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« on: July 14, 2014, 05:54:06 pm » |
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I'm a long time gamer - started out with Origins of WWII, and began trying to make real wargames because of that design: without knowing IT was derived from real wargames. It, the MB Heritage games (Skirmish was my first there), 3M stuff, some weirder family games - they all caught my attention. My family always gamed though - Monopoly, Risk, card games.
Found my first wargames at a tail gate sale. Picked up seven used S&Ts in the late 70's (for about $5!). I was totally hooked at that point. Searching for more SPI games got me into AH, GDW, and even D&D. From their, I branched across all of adventure hobby gaming.
When my ex-wife gave me the boot, I ended up going back to school, and didn't have time or space for games. A good four years in school, and about that many working, all without what had always sustained me. Different things took their place (spamming, computer games, dancing). I had a couple of my games here, and ordered a few more, but nothing was really getting me excited about the hobby the way I once was.
Then, someone online suggested Imperial, and I tried it online and loved it. Ended up ordering a few very good euros, some CDGs, and other newer designs, and was back into gaming big time. When I did a video DAR of the Seven Days (three game series of CWB games by The Gamers), I saw that people actually wanted to watch solo plays - so I started what's been a continuing habit of posting a lot of vids. They moved from just playthroughs, to including rules intros and even final thoughts as reviews.
Ah...and BGG. When I first showed up at BGG, it was pretty dull - especially in terms of wargames. But, when I got back, excited again by the hobby, it seemed to fill a need. The site's gotten richer since then, but I'm sick and tired of pulling bans for just discussing stuff. Maybe I'm a troll; maybe I'm not. I don't really give a ****. I bent over backwards to try and not upset people enough - but I'm sick of that ****. It serves one purpose to me now - a place to post my vids. The symbiotic relationship there cannot be jeopardized by my need to have a place to discuss games freely. So, I'm done posting there (at least for some time - but I feel pretty much finished).
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