Classic Gaming
Wasteland 2 – The Classic Computer RPG Returns
I ran across Wasteland 2 on Kickstarter. This really is a sequel to the original Wasteland from Interplay I remember playing so long ago on my Commodore 64. Remember the classic line “Rabbit is reduced to a thin red paste”?...
GURPS Conan Returns!
Those who enjoy the generic GURPS role playing system from Steve Jackson Games, and who are fans of Robert E. Howard’s world famous barbarian, are sure to be thrilled with the reprinting of the classic supplement and adve...
Abandon Ship! A Review of Fletcher Pratt’s Naval Wargame: Wargaming with Model Ships 1900-1945
Game Name: Fletcher Pratt’s Naval Wargame: Wargaming with Model Ships 1900-1945 Author: John Curry Publisher: Wargaming.co Year: 2011 (Originally published in 1940) Players: 3-120 Ages: 10+ Playing Time: Three hours to days ...
Fletcher Pratt’s Naval Wargame Returns for the 21st Century
I was very pleasantly surprised to run across an interesting item last week while popping around on Amazon.com. On a lark, I searched for Fletcher Pratt as it turns out that I now longer have my copy of the 1973 edition of the ...
Nuclear War….A Blast from the Past
Recently, when Jeff was in Chicago, I decided to pull it off the shelf and relive some memories.
Happy 50th Anniversary to Strat-O-Matic Baseball
Hal Richman received an honor five decades in the making on Saturday, when his labor of love reached an impressive milestone of longevity. Richman, the creator of Strat-O-Matic Baseball, saw legions of fans descend upon the Com...
Wishlists, Grails, and the Joy of Gaming
At a time of year when family demands can seem onerous, games can help us slow down as we come together over a cleared table.
B-17: Queen of the Skies – A Look Back
B-17: Queen of the Skies is a strategy game which re-creates the early bombing missions and aerial combat of the B-17 (F Model) bombers of the US Eighth Air Force over Europe between October 1942 and May 1943.
Star Fleet Battles: Go Back to the 23rd Century
Star Fleet Battles is alive and kicking!
I hadn't realized that this fun space combat game from my youth set in the Star Trek universe, is still out there. In fact, you can still buy a new set and start battling right now.
Gaming Classics: Call of Cthulhu
I still remember the first time I held Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game in my trembling hands. Alright, I’ll be honest, my hands weren’t really trembling. They weren’t trembling because at that moment, back i...
Ace of Aces: World War I Aerial Combat in a Book!
The game for two players was published by Nova game designs in 1980 (designed by Alfred Leonardi) and consists of two books, one for the Allies, and one for the Germans.
Flick, Yes!
I want to point out that games are not your life. It makes me a little uneasy to say that, but it’s true. But it’s true in the way that photographs are not your life, much as Kodak would love to advertise to you the exact o...
The Life of a Fleet Commander
I don't remember who first introduced us to the Fletcher Pratt Naval War Game, perhaps Jeff does, but just thinking about it brings up the most exciting memories of battling on the high seas in WWII.
Gaming Classics: Nuclear War
Back in the day when the real threat of nuclear annihilation was in the air, the doomsday clock ticked away, and the feel good ABC film The Day After was on the horizon, only one game had the cojones to poke fun at the threat o...
An Ode to the Small One and Two Day Conventions
This weekend is MichiCon 2010, being held at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and I sure do hope that any gaming hobbyists in the area are planning to attend. It’s a two day event and I’ll gather that there’ll be...
Gaming Classics: Fletcher Pratt’s Naval War Game
One of the earliest games that I began to play, outside of D&D, was Fletcher Pratt’s Naval War Game. It was freshman year and I was attending Lane Tech High School in Chicago. A few weeks into my high school career my...
