Gaming Classics
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Thoughts and Ramblings
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 Community Church of New York to jointly celebrate the game's 50th anniversary and its…
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Thoughts and Ramblings
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.
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The War Room
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.
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RPGs
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 in 1981, I had no idea of what in the world Cthulhu could be or…
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The War Room
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.