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RARE OLD GEEKLISTS for Wargamers, Collectors, and Nostalgic 30+Something Gamers
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Do you have an old wargaming, collecting, or nostalgic-TPSG geeklist that has been neglected since it dropped off the front page? Then add it to this meta-list for a revival! Think of it as "old lists for new users", or:

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1. Board Game: Tales of the Arabian Nights [Average Rating:7.42 Overall Rank:316]
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Paragraph Based Board Games
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Paragraph systems have seen diverse and creative uses over the years, having been used in wargames, fantasy games, science fiction games, mystery games, and solitaire games. This list of 17 games is intended to cover every game which relied on a paragraph mechanism in a significant way.
2. Board Game: Dogfight [Average Rating:6.08 Overall Rank:2257]
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Milton Bradley's American Heritage 'Command Decision' Series
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A 1960s war-themed game series that many wargamers were raised on -- Battle-Cry (aka Civil War), Broadside, Dogfight, and Hit the Beach. Skirmish was added to the series in the 1970s.
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This was very popular when I was in junior high, along with the companion games, one about the Civil War, one about sailing ships ("Broadsides"?). Encountered it in someone's collection 30+ years later when some of us were at his house, he was finishing up another game, so another friend and I decided to play something while waiting, and both of us immediately chose Dogfight.
3. Board Game: Siege [Average Rating:5.20 Unranked]
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Milton Bradley Goes To War
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Yet more games that made gamers. A chronological listing of 26 Milton Bradley war-themed games, with plastic or wooden pieces, that were based on historical or hypothetical military conflicts.
4. Board Game: Conflict [Average Rating:4.86 Overall Rank:5186]
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Parker Brothers Goes To War
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A chronological listing of 13 Parker Brothers war-themed games with plastic or wooden pieces.
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Owned this when I was a mini-droid, and got a lot of play out of it.
5. Board Game: Goblin [Average Rating:6.15 Unranked]
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The Dwarfstar Fantasy and Sci-Fi Games
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This list is more abbreviated than the others because most of what I have to say about these games is posted at the Dwarfstar games website. You can also download seven of these 1980s games to print-and-play! If you want to skip the middle-man, go directly to http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/
6. Board Game: Attack of the Mutants! [Average Rating:5.92 Overall Rank:3498]
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The Yaquinto 'Album Games' Series
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A series published by Yaquinto Games in the 1980s. At first glance, an Album Game looked like the sleeve for a double LP record. However, when you opened it up, it functioned as the game board. The Album Games covered a diverse range of genres - fantasy games, sci-fi games, wargames, and family games.
7. Board Game: Strange New Worlds [Average Rating:5.97 Unranked]
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The Gametime Games
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A series of six games released by Heritage USA in 1978 and 1979. All of these games were multi-player affairs with short rules (4 pages or less). The components were generally colorful and sturdy, with extra-thick counters (in the style of Battleline/Yaquinto). The games covered sci-fi, fantasy, and historical genres.
8. Board Game: Intruder [Average Rating:6.49 Overall Rank:1868]
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The Task Force 'Pocket Game' Series
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Task Force Games released 25 titles in this microgame series which ran from 1979 through 1983.
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9. Board Game: 1941 [Average Rating:6.59 Overall Rank:3003]
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GDW Series 120 Games
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A series of introductory-style wargames published in the late seventies and early eighties by Game Designer's Workshop. The Series 120 Games covered a wide variety of eras (ranging from ancients to science-fiction) at various scales (from tactical to strategic). A series that offers something for nearly every grognard!
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10. Board Game: Red Baron [Average Rating:5.64 Unranked]
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Wargaming Cover Art of Rodger B. MacGowan
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A tribute to 30 years of evocative and memorable game box cover art by Rodger MacGowan. The list currently includes 75 games - but I am probably missing a few new games and/or images that weren't available at the time I made the list. Bet you can't pick just one favorite...
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11. Board Game: The Complete Book of Wargames [Average Rating:6.50 Unranked]
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Games in 'The Complete Book of Wargames' (1980)
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Snippets from 25 of the reviews found in this vintage board wargaming book.
12. Board Game: Ace of Aces - Handy Rotary Deluxe Edition [Average Rating:7.01 Overall Rank:1098]
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Ace of Aces Picture Book Game System
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This list surveys the ten games that were part of the Ace of Aces series or which used the same basic game system.
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13. Board Game: Foxbat & Phantom [Average Rating:4.85 Overall Rank:5297]
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Air Combat in the Jet Era
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This list of 30 games is intended to be a comprehensive overview of wargames and other boardgames which portray post-WWII air-to-air combat (with the exception of games in which the air units are highly abstracted and not the focus of the game).
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I was in old very small thrift store burning a few minutes of time one day. Hanging off a shelf, I spotted a copy of Foxbat and Phantom. I am a big fan of the old SPI, so I was game to look at it.

I opened it to find half the pieces missing. The rules were torn and the map had a large stain on it. I am a pack rat and I have a special place for these games in my heart. I almost spent the $5.00 they wanted for it just to give it a good home. I knew if I did it would probably never be opened again.

Alas, I left it there 15 years ago and I have regretted it ever since. :(:cry::shake:
14. Board Game: Ambush! [Average Rating:7.19 Overall Rank:258]
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'Ambush' Solitaire Wargame Family From Victory Games
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Ambush! was a landmark solitaire wargame portraying man-to-man combat between the Americans and Germans in World War II, with history taking a back seat to Hollywood-inspired heroics. It is highly regarded for its innovative mechanics, as well as its tense and addictive gameplay. The game family consists of the base game, three expansions, a Pacific Theater based game and expansion, a less popular tank game, and a two-player version of the game system.
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15. Board Game: Cityfight: Modern Combat in the Urban Environment [Average Rating:6.42 Overall Rank:3016]
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Double-Blind Land Warfare Wargames
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For you non-grognards, a double-blind game is one in which neither player can see the other player's pieces absent the units coming into contact or in sight of one another. While double-blind play was common in naval board wargames, it was more complicated to implement in a two-player game involving ground forces. This comprehensive (?) list sets forth nine boardgames which made the effort.
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We used to play Armor ( http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/4291) double blind as well. Not sure if that was part of the rules (since I never read them) but that is the style we played
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Shouldn't SPI's NATO Division Commander have been included in this list?
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Shouldn't SPI's NATO Division Commander have been included in this list?


I believe NDC only allowed double-blind play through a referee, while the list focuses on games with mechanics that permit double-blind play without the need for a third person.
16. Board Game: Torpedo! [Average Rating:6.60 Unranked]
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SimCan's Tactical WWII Naval Wargames
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Between 1978 and 1980, Simulations Canada (SimCan) released a trilogy of tactical ship-to-ship naval wargames which sought to depict combat between surface, air, and subsurface craft in all theaters of World War II. In 1984, a fourth game was released which covered small craft actions involving PT Boats, E-Boats, and gunboats.
17. Board Game: Great Board Games [Average Rating:6.43 Unranked]
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From Sid Sackson's Collection to Mine (or Yours)
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A list for games in your collection that came from the Sid Sackson collection. If you happened to pick up any games at the Sackson estate auction, or from intermediate sellers, add them to this list!
18. Board Game: The Forgotten War : Korea [Average Rating:5.14 Unranked]
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Remembering MEDAL OF HONOR Recipients
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A tribute created for Veteran's Day 2005, not the standard fun and games fare.
19. Board Game: Grade Up to Elite Cow [Average Rating:4.58 Unranked]
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 The Island of Misfit Games
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Those who remember the Gaming Dumpster (pre-BGG) may also recall Frank Branham's special list of the unusual and exotic games titles that he relegated to The Island of Misfit Games. Frank later transcribed his list to BGG.
20. Board Game: Grant Takes Command [Average Rating:8.16 Overall Rank:588]
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 AMERICAN CIVIL WAR GAME SERIES
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There are many American Civil War (ACW) games that share common rules with other games. In wargames this can be very efficient as it takes time to learn rules. The ability to transfer that knowledge to another game is probably what lead to these game series. Some of the series are in, or close to, double digit in games. I found some that were only sets, but I included them as they could grow later.
I'm sure there are series that are missing and would like to see this list grow.
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21. Board Game: Stonewall Jackson's Way [Average Rating:7.69 Overall Rank:679]
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The Great Campaigns of the American Civil War series

A collection of all the games in this venerated series of operational ACW games.
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Here's the link:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
22. Board Game: The Creature That Ate Sheboygan [Average Rating:6.37 Overall Rank:1430]
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Happy Birthday Godzilla !

A list of games that feature the big lug.
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Here's the link:

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How could I have forgotten the links??? Honestly, sometimes I don't know what keeps my head attached to my body . . .zombie
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I recieved this game in SPI magazine in the late 70s. I still have it. Haven't played it in years. I used to play solo on rainy days. Loved it.
23. Board Game: Bonaparte at Marengo [Average Rating:7.60 Overall Rank:167]
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 Wargamer to Euro to occasional Grognard
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Okay Joe, here is another list I did which has kind of turned into a diary of my game closet transformation from pure Euro to war about 30% war games.
I have been a game player since the early '70s, but after ~ 1983 I bought few new games until the early '90s and Robo Rally opened my eyes. When the Mayfair version of Settlers of Catan appeared, I was first in line to buy. Euro game buying and playing continues to this day.
My original big games were SPI and AH wargames but I had not bought a true wargame since the early 1980's. I wanted to look into drifting back to the war game genre.This started as a small list of war games I was starting to acquire, but soon the list ballooned as did my war game shelf! Ebay can be a great place to expand your game closet while exhausting your wallet.
Others interested in trying war games might find some games of interest on this list. Add others you think I need or convince me what order to try these in. Pitch your favorites!
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24. Board Game: Acquire [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:60]
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 The 3M Bookshelf

A list of the 3M bookshelf games from the late 60s/early 70s

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25. Board Game: The Battle of Little Big Horn [Average Rating:5.59 Overall Rank:4326]
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OK this one is quite a personal list, but basically charts the various wargames that got me to where I am in gaming today. Putting this together was a real trip down memory lane and I'm sure any 30+ geek will see some familiar faces in here.
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Excellent, thorough list! There's lots of interesting stuff to dig through here. Thanks for compiling it. This should waste many, many... I mean, um, this should keep me occupied for a very long time!:)
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Super!:D This is going to take the best part of my next week!!!:p
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Thanks for compiling it.


Admittedly there wasn't too much compiling to do since my entries all came from here:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=viewlists&...

However, I am enjoying the new additions and hoping to see some more old lists added!
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What a great walk down memory lane...and reminder of a few titles to keep an eye out for. Thanks.
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Thanks for putting this together!
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