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General Category => Fuck it all => Topic started by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 13, 2014, 11:04:31 am



Title: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 13, 2014, 11:04:31 am
A is for Axis and Allies by Avalon Hill
(http://www.wizards.com/global/images/ah_prod_axis_pic2_en.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 13, 2014, 11:08:31 am
But "B" is for Blitzkrieg, my first wargame
(http://www.searchamateur.com/pictures/blitzkrieg-board-game-lightning-warfare-2.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Rockhopper on July 13, 2014, 04:18:57 pm
Dare I be the first one to pull it off in The Game Box?

I Shall!

CASE BLUE


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Calandale on July 13, 2014, 06:42:32 pm
Dare I be the first one to pull it off in The Game Box?

I Shall!

CASE BLUE

Desert Fox (one of my favorites):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bUC03PIA_Q


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: S Trauth on July 14, 2014, 05:33:30 am
Dare I be the first one to pull it off in The Game Box?

I Shall!

CASE BLUE

Desert Fox (one of my favorites):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bUC03PIA_Q

E is for Edelweiss

(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic39834_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 14, 2014, 07:50:20 am
I wonder what the dice roll modification is for singing at your enemy

F is for Fortress Europa
(http://www.wargameacademy.org/FSE/FSE_box.gif)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: usrlocal on July 14, 2014, 08:19:40 am
'G' is for GD '42 and all the other TCS titles that I still have to play.   ;D

(http://www.gamersarchive.net/thegamers/archive/images/GD42_cover-web.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Calandale on July 14, 2014, 09:48:08 am
(http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1513384/hitlers-war)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: usrlocal on July 14, 2014, 07:20:40 pm
I can't read Enrico's post, so I'm going to claim 'H' too.

'H' is for 'Hell's Highway' -- a Victory Games title that I really need to acquire!

(http://gamers-garage.com/images/Victory_Games_Hells_Highway.gif)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Sluggonics on July 14, 2014, 09:02:14 pm
I is for

(http://wargaming.bismarckslounge.com/ir2/IR2box.JPG)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 17, 2014, 07:01:53 am
J is for Jutland
I bet theres a game called Jutland lets just google this
(http://www.usedwinnipeg.com/photos/01/79/38333079_614.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Greeves on July 17, 2014, 08:13:44 am
K is for Kaiser's Pirates

(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic512074_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: anarchy on July 17, 2014, 12:58:49 pm
L is for Labyrinth.

(http://www.gmtgames.com/images/Product/large/346.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 17, 2014, 06:05:26 pm
I would love to play
Midway
(http://prestonm.com/military/midway/image/MidwaySet3b.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: capt_s on July 17, 2014, 06:38:36 pm
"N" is for the beautiful  ...

(http://www.simmonsgames.com/products/Austerlitz/BoxFrontSplash.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Sluggonics on July 18, 2014, 11:43:43 am
O is for Onward, Christian Soldiers!

(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic167374.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 18, 2014, 12:09:15 pm
wow, what an interesting game title
I think the only way it could be fairly resolved is with a dice roll at the conclusion of the game to determine whether or not there really is a god.
anyway
P is for Panzer Blitz, another fine avalon hill game
(http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mBm7DZbZEp66Huz7o3gLioQ.jpg)



Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: anarchy on July 18, 2014, 12:13:08 pm
Not many choices for Q...

So, Q is for Queen of the Celts.

(http://940ee6dce6677fa01d25-0f55c9129972ac85d6b1f4e703468e6b.r99.cf2.rackcdn.com/products/pictures/193090.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Sluggonics on July 18, 2014, 01:58:49 pm
Wow, Queen of the Celts cover right out the pages of Heavy Metal!  Or lifted off the side of some stoner's van.

R is for Richard III!

(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic568525_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 20, 2014, 07:06:37 am
yeah she was hot
anyway, S is for Squad Leader
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ym_9NUECtKY/TW5Mf4zeOSI/AAAAAAAADAA/BBhFSRHFIRU/s1600/SquadLeader.jpg)



Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: The Grinch on July 20, 2014, 07:29:39 am
T is for the game that started it all.
(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic172808_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: The Grinch on July 20, 2014, 07:31:16 am
U is for U-Boat
(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic1212883_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: The Grinch on July 20, 2014, 07:32:24 am
V is for Victory in the Pacific
(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic188896_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: The Grinch on July 20, 2014, 07:33:25 am
Therefore, W is for War at Sea.  ;)
(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic497221_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Calandale on July 20, 2014, 09:01:34 am
Hah!

I'll help you over this one



Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 20, 2014, 09:07:18 am
aww man, i was gonna say
Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)
(http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/725444495/Fold-3D-Romance-of-the-Three-Kingdoms-Chinese-Chess-font-b-set-b-font-font-b.jpg)
oh well


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: usrlocal on July 20, 2014, 10:23:35 am
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yhYK8%2BifL._SX300_.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Schwerpunkt on July 20, 2014, 03:37:22 pm
And possibly the last game in the alphabet, from Vae Victis, Zurich 1799.

How do you get an inline image posted?


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Calandale on July 20, 2014, 03:55:16 pm

Code:
[img]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yhYK8%2BifL._SX300_.jpg[/img]

Is the prior post image.

You can see the structure by quoting things.


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: The Grinch on July 20, 2014, 08:48:38 pm
I have Xhenor - I just didn't want to hog the thread ;D

Anyway, now we can start over.  A is for:
(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic23608_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 21, 2014, 02:14:41 pm
boy, without repeating ourselves, a second round is going to be tough
but, "B" could also stand for Battlestandard Ancient Rules
which ive never even heard of but you guys probably all have it already
(http://ancientwargame.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/cropped-swr_banneri.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Schwerpunkt on July 21, 2014, 03:43:56 pm
A game that I will almost certainly never buy.

(http://www.multimanpublishing.com/DesktopModules/Store/Thumbnail.aspx?IP=/Portals/0/ProductImages/CC-cover-v2.jpg&IW=300)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: usrlocal on July 21, 2014, 05:09:20 pm
An old fave. One of my first 'serious' wargames back in the early 80s:

(http://midcontinentalgames.com//Dauntless.gif)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: The Grinch on July 22, 2014, 10:26:47 am
E is for:
(http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic75368_md.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: LuckyDiceRolls on July 27, 2014, 01:10:53 pm
f is for fandango
a really weird stupid kid's boardgame
(http://www.boardgamesoftheworld.com/jpegs/fanorona.jpg)


Title: Re: Game - A.B.C.'s of Wargame titles
Post by: Calandale on July 27, 2014, 01:41:42 pm
It's time to move folks....