tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666978649455308448.post9218833099839026284..comments2023-01-25T03:08:44.188-05:00Comments on State of Play--The Gaming Blog: Charles S. Roberts, Inventor of the Wargame, Dies at 80Thomas L. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02979614603654670063noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666978649455308448.post-23244084206133537802010-12-05T20:14:20.757-05:002010-12-05T20:14:20.757-05:00I have been in love with the hobby since I bought ...I have been in love with the hobby since I bought my first wargame, Third Reich, on my sixttenth birthday at Christmastime 1977.<br /><br />My life has never been the same.<br /><br />Thank you Mr. Roberts. May you have all the gaming space and time you need. :0)(c)2014 Richard L. Kent, Esq. (MichiganSilverback at gmail dot com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16113272821958559898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666978649455308448.post-43666987286535492332010-08-31T22:08:55.035-04:002010-08-31T22:08:55.035-04:00I find I have less time for the big wargames, but ...I find I have less time for the big wargames, but I made a point of taking out Gettysburg yesterday to play with my young son. I plan to teach him some more advanced ones as well. That's the only way these things get passed on.Thomas L. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979614603654670063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666978649455308448.post-78716628340571704992010-08-31T19:39:30.928-04:002010-08-31T19:39:30.928-04:00Once upon a time I played Panzer Blitz and its seq...Once upon a time I played Panzer Blitz and its sequel Panzer Leader, Tactics II, Gettysburg, Tobruk, and other Avalon Hill games. Some games put out by their competitors, such as Highway to the Reich, required half a day to set up, a ping pong table to play upon, and weeks to play from start to finish. Eventually I gave up games so as to spend my time with chess (a war game that is 1500 years oldJames Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666978649455308448.post-46956541296166247422010-08-30T20:00:09.259-04:002010-08-30T20:00:09.259-04:00Actually, I'm pretty sure I still have your co...Actually, I'm pretty sure I still have your copy of Panzer Leader. Or was UpFront?Thomas L. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979614603654670063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666978649455308448.post-36539346800249641662010-08-30T09:53:47.356-04:002010-08-30T09:53:47.356-04:00Wow. Of all the types of gaming that I've enc...Wow. Of all the types of gaming that I've encountered over the years, I am the most fond of Avalon Hill style war gaming. I remember hours with Panzer Leader, and hours reading the rule book to Squad Leader in its various forms (Complexity level 10!!). I remember vividly landing an entire squad of Troopers on top of a Bug mine (I loved war games, but was never very good). These were a Gary Chapinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675650998864708627noreply@blogger.com