11-19-2015, 05:48 PM,
(This post was last modified: 11-19-2015, 05:49 PM by Crossroads.)
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8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
The article is from 2014, but just bumped to it so why not:
8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
Quote:What follows, in chronological order, is my fond and rose-colored recollection of a several Avalon Hill games that I spent way too many hours playing - as well as screaming at my sister "Don't kick the table!" These weren't all the best games, and this is by no means an all-inclusive list, but they are the games that helped shape my current love for real-time and turn-based strategy video games.
I did a lot of screaming to our dog too
But as for the listing, at #1: Rise and Decline of the Third Reich (1974). At #2: Panzer Leader (1974)
Hard to argue
Air Assault at Crete was something I always wanted but never ended up ordering. Ordering a boardgame in late 70s early 80s was quite an adventure to a young lad: going to the bank with my mom to have the cashier's check in USD, sending the order US, the agonizing weeks(!) waiting for the box to arrive...
Thoughts, comments, memories?
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11-20-2015, 01:35 AM,
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RADO
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RE: 8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
(11-19-2015, 05:48 PM)Battle Kat Wrote: The article is from 2014, but just bumped to it so why not:
8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
Quote:What follows, in chronological order, is my fond and rose-colored recollection of a several Avalon Hill games that I spent way too many hours playing - as well as screaming at my sister "Don't kick the table!" These weren't all the best games, and this is by no means an all-inclusive list, but they are the games that helped shape my current love for real-time and turn-based strategy video games.
I did a lot of screaming to our dog too
But as for the listing, at #1: Rise and Decline of the Third Reich (1974). At #2: Panzer Leader (1974)
Hard to argue
Air Assault at Crete was something I always wanted but never ended up ordering. Ordering a boardgame in late 70s early 80s was quite an adventure to a young lad: going to the bank with my mom to have the cashier's check in USD, sending the order US, the agonizing weeks(!) waiting for the box to arrive...
Thoughts, comments, memories?
Wow! All those are late comers in board games, so I guess I'm dating myself. I don't think Avalon Hill was even the original publisher of Wooden Ships & Iron Men. For me, the classics like Battle of the Bulge, D-Day, Afrika Korps, & Stalingrad were the main stay of my youth in board games from Avalon Hill. Way back then, Strategy & Tactics magazine used to have a board game in every issue. Of course, what really steered me away from board games was miniature gaming, & that I still do.
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11-20-2015, 03:27 AM,
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RE: 8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
Late comer board games, eh?
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11-20-2015, 03:52 AM,
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RE: 8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
Anzio and Gettysburg. SPI also had War between the States, Wacht am Rhein, Terrible Swift Sword. I got to be part of a few miniature battles along with micro armor, that was a blast especially when stationed at Ft. Riley, KS where they had a building full of 2' by 4' tables of actual terrain in Germany in '79. Also put a lot of time into Status Pro Baseball and some college and pro football games I don't remember the names of.
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11-20-2015, 05:16 AM,
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Boisforas
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RE: 8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
And Jutland, both AH & pre-AV version. Long table tops or on the floor-hours of ship to ship combat!
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11-21-2015, 04:33 AM,
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RADO
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RE: 8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
(11-20-2015, 03:27 AM)Battle Kat Wrote: Late comer board games, eh?
Absolutely! For all you youngsters! lol
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11-21-2015, 05:44 AM,
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RE: 8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
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11-21-2015, 12:12 PM,
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fastphil
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RE: 8 Avalon Hill Board Games That Deserve New Life
(11-20-2015, 03:52 AM)Outlaw Josey Wales Wrote: Anzio and Gettysburg. SPI also had War between the States, Wacht am Rhein, Terrible Swift Sword. I got to be part of a few miniature battles along with micro armor, that was a blast especially when stationed at Ft. Riley, KS where they had a building full of 2' by 4' tables of actual terrain in Germany in '79. Also put a lot of time into Status Pro Baseball and some college and pro football games I don't remember the names of.
Got them all including a rump brigade of mixed US Mech and Russian micro armor . Have AH Longest Day and SPI Atlantic Wall, the GBCW series, Ironclads, and all the ASL titles(twice over). Did some playtesting for KGP and the BDT HASL series. Started going PC with SPI Bomb Alley and Guadalcanal on my APLE IIe. I would buy Bomb Alley again in a heartbeat.
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