RARE OLD GEEKLISTS for Wargamers, Collectors, and Nostalgic 30+Something Gamers
THE MAVERICK
Afghanistan
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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:
For those who came in late...
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THE MAVERICK
Afghanistan
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Paragraph Based Board Games
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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.
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THE MAVERICK
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Milton Bradley's American Heritage 'Command Decision' Series
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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Board Game: Siege
[Average Rating:4.56 Unranked]
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Afghanistan
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Milton Bradley Goes To War
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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.
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Board Game: Goblin
[Average Rating:6.29 Unranked]
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The Dwarfstar Fantasy and Sci-Fi Games
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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/
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THE MAVERICK
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The Yaquinto 'Album Games' Series
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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.
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THE MAVERICK
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The Gametime Games
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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.
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Board Game: 1941
[Average Rating:6.55 Overall Rank:3520]
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GDW Series 120 Games
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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THE MAVERICK
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Wargaming Cover Art of Rodger B. MacGowan
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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THE MAVERICK
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Games in 'The Complete Book of Wargames' (1980)
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/4841
Snippets from 25 of the reviews found in this vintage board wargaming book.
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THE MAVERICK
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Air Combat in the Jet Era
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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THE MAVERICK
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'Ambush' Solitaire Wargame Family From Victory Games
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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Double-Blind Land Warfare Wargames
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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Board Game: Torpedo!
[Average Rating:6.50 Unranked]
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SimCan's Tactical WWII Naval Wargames
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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.
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THE MAVERICK
Afghanistan
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From Sid Sackson's Collection to Mine (or Yours)
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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!
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Tony Nardo
United States
Ellicott City
Maryland
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The Island of Misfit Games
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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.
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Scott Henshaw
United States
East Bridgewater
Massachusetts
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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR GAME SERIES
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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Iain K
United States
Arvada
Colorado
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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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Iain K
United States
Arvada
Colorado
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Happy Birthday Godzilla !
A list of games that feature the big lug.
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Scott Henshaw
United States
East Bridgewater
Massachusetts
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Wargamer to Euro to occasional Grognard
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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Mark Bretherton
Australia
Sydney
Unspecified
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http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
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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Snohomish
Washington
Topeka
Kansas
(Currently far from) Herald
California
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!
Greenfield
Massachusetts
Mooresville
North Carolina