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As participants register, this section will detail in alphabetical
order the biography and specific MonsterGame.CON comments provided.
A great way to find out more about the colleagues you will be
meeting, and perhaps joining in a specific gaming session. We
encourage you to contact those with similar interests for some
possible pre-event coordination. Note: Gaming preference is listed
in order of priority.
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Participants registered to date (100): Vincent Aken • Perry Andrus • Paul Bean • Gene Billingsley • Joe Blanchette • David Bolt • Joel Borie • Buzz Borries • Richard Bossi • John Bowen • Tom Buhrman • David Bustamante • Peter Card • Jim Clark • Bob Cloyd • Shannon Cooke • William Cooper • Eric Crawford • Keith Cumiskey • Trow Davis • Michael Day • Rick De Girolami • David Dean • James Doughan • Colin Dunnigan • David Ells • Marc Elwinger • Alan Emrich • Rick Engelbart • Ed Enslinger • Chris Farrell • Robert Flores • Skip Franklin • Charles Gerber • Greg Geyer • Rick Gill • Robert Greene • Jim Gutt • Jim Hambacher • Bryan Hoernke • Stephen Hogie • Don Johnson • Don Joswick • Ken Keller • George Keyes • Nathan Kilgore • John Kisner • Carl Kleihege • Scott Koberstein • Roberto Koljevina • Jeroen Koopman • Mike Lam • Bruce Langlois • Tim Lawless • Chris LeFevre • Alan Martel • Larry McIntire • David McKnight • Tom Meier • Bill Mitchell • Linden Moore • Rob Mull • Bob Munns • N-Z Listings
Last update: 21 May 1330 PST
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Vincent Aken, Concord, CA
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king_vinnie@versata.com |
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World in Flames Deluxe + Modules (ADG)
Wacht Am Rhein (SPI) |
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Biography
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I have been gaming since I was 12 (which at my current level of
maturity makes it about 6 months)during which I have played a
ton of different games (it's been a busy 6 months). Most of my
time lately has been spent playing WiF (it is Tuesday, so it must
be WiF Deluxe) with some Macro Panzer Leader. I am looking forward
to returning to my old stomping ground and harassing those I haven't
seen in quite some time. |
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I selected WiF because regardless of which version I still love
the game. I have been playing for years and I still don't have
a clue. |
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Perry Andrus, Costa Mesa, CA
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pandrus@earthlink.net |
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Enemy at the Gates (Gamers)
Playtest Games: Guderian's Blitzkrieg II and Beyond the Rhein
(Gamers) |
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Biography
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Historical board wargamer since early 1960's.
Playtester for all recent OCS games from The Gamers. |
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Enemy at the Gates requires at least four players experienced
in the OCS system. The local gaming group normally does not have
four players and we usually don't have the space because an OCs
playtest game is already setup.
I will act as OCS rules "umpire" for MonsterGame.CON, unless Dean
Essig is present (he is presently scheduled to be overseas). Most
likely Tony and I will bring one or two OCS playtest games (Guderian's
Blitzkrieg II and Beyond the Rhein) as they are both large and
work best with at least four players.
I really hope to meet more experienced OCS players so we can have
a good game. A novice to the OCS system is better served playing
one of the smaller scenarios rather than jump directly into a
large campaign as I plan to pursue. |
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Paul Bean, Melrose, MA
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paulbean@aol.com |
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War in Europe (DG/SPI)
Three Days of Gettysburg, 2nd Ed. (GMT) |
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I am 47 years old and I work for a small internet company. I have
been gaming since 1971 when a friend at college introduced me
to Richtoffen's War. I wish I had more time to play the big games
and MonsterGame.CON sounds like the perfect opportunity to do
so. I have attended a dozen or so Origins starting with #1 back
in 1975 and have attended Avaloncon/WBC since 1995. Looking forward
to getting trounced at the end of May, see you then. |
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I've switched my gaming preference from La Bataille to War in
Europe since the former was not garnering enough interest. My
second choice is 3DoG. I haven't played 3 Days yet, but own a
copy. I have played TSS and others in the GBACW series, so I have
a reasonable feel for the play of the game. I will again study
the rules and solitaire a scenario or two before the con. |
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Gene Billingsley, Hanford, CA
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gmtgames@aol.com |
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Third World War Series (GDW)
Vietnam 1965-1975 (Victory Games) |
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Gene is one of the founders of GMT and serves now as President
and Director. He lives in Hanford, California with his wife, Mary,
and his three children. |
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I'm still open to playing just about anything, but I WOULD LOVE
to play Third World War (the three north games) from GDW if anyone
is interested, and Vietnam from Victory Games. |
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Joe Blanchette, Graham, WA
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gruntmatic@aol.com |
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Korsun Pocket (PWG)
This Terrible Sound (Gamers) |
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Hi! I've been gaming off-and-on since '69. Love monster games.
Haven't played many in the past couple decades as work (the Army)
and family (wife and daughter) have demanded most of my time. |
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Korsun Pocket was/is my favorite game of all time. I played it
a LOT...20 years ago! Don't remember much of the rules, etc, but
am trying to make the time to refamiliarize myself. I'm more interested
in the history than the mechanics/victory conditions of games
and am easy to get along with (not a First Sergeant anymore <g>).
Can't wait to put faces to names from ConsimWorld and am greatly
looking forward to meeting everyone. |
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David Bolt, San Francisco, CA
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hbtlf@aol.com |
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Special Event: Clash of Eagles Sneak Peek (May 25-26) |
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I began playing wargames in the 1960s when my father played them
while serving in SAC missile silos to pass the time. I spent the
1970s playing monster games, everything from the original La Bataille
series (which I playtested) to SPI monsters (Highway to the Reich,
Next War et al). I designed my first game "The Cossacks Are Coming!"
eighteen years ago. Since that time I've designed "Gazala: Clash
of Armor" (PWG), "Lodz: First Blitzkrieg" (3W), "Race for Tunis
(3W), "To the Wolf's Lair" (PWG with Gary Helmer) "Duel for Kharkov"
(PWG with Jack Radey),"Home Before the Leaves Fall" (COA), "Lodz
1914" (MiH) and the upcoming "Clash of Eagles." I have also contributed
to more than a dozen other games, including my personal favorite,
"For Whom The Bell Tolls" (GRD). When I'm not playing board wargames,
I produce television documentaries for Studio Miramar in San Francisco.
I have a grown son who is a web designer. |
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I must confess that I'm not coming to play games per se as much
as I am coming to interact with people that play monster games,
a life-long interest of mine. If anyone is playing one of my games,
I'll be glad to answer questions and kibbitz. I will also have
playtest maps and counters for "Clash of Eagles" the east front
counterpart to "Home Before The Leaves Fall." I look forward to
seeing old friends, making new ones and consuming some of the
fine tequila that resides in Tempe. |
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Joel Borie, Scottsdale, AZ
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JMBorie@worldnet.att.net |
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Paths of Glory (GMT)
Victory Block Series (Columbia) |
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Biography
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Frenchman, wargaming since 1985. In the US since 1990. Phoenix,
AZ, resident; married, with 2 children + 1 due for June. |
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Paths of Glory is by far my favorite game. Although this does
not qualify as a monster game officially, this is the title I
look forward to playing as part of the open-gaming venue provided.
Second choice is Victory Block series because it was my favorite
of the list provided. Other favorites for open-gaming: Most Napoleonics,
War and Peace, For the People, We the People, Empires of the Middle
Ages, many multi-player games. |
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Buzz Borries, Colorado Springs, CO
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Buzzardb@worldnet.att.net |
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East Front Series (GMT)
The Longest Day (TAHGC) |
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I started playing wargames with AH's Gettysburg 2nd ed. back in
third grade. In 1975 I saw Europa for the first time and got hooked
on monster games. But serving in the Navy kept my playing time
to a minimum. I retired from the Navy, bought a big house, have
a great job that gives me the freedom to do these conventions
and now have time and room to set these big games up. |
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I started playing the EFS last year and have fallen in love with
the system. Having someone to play against makes it even better.
I have played all but Typhoon, both sides and most scenarios.
I am excited about playing the entire front with several players
for both sides, will make an interesting game. I picked TLD second
because this has been my favorite since it came out. I have played
this game the most of all my games, against several people as
the only german and as the allied both US and Brit. I like almost
all aspects of this game and have seen both sides win. I look
forward to meeting new players, learning the games better and
just having a great time. |
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Richard Bossi, Folsom, CA
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WargamingWorld@arretworks.com |
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open-gaming only |
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Biography
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I represent WargamingWorld.Com. This is a new website dealing
about the hobby that is Table Top Strategy Gaming. It is written
for, by and about the War Board Gamer. Hobby enhustsist view of
games, companies, and hobby related information and history. Gamers
share information, scenarios, game tips, ideas and experiences
to the rest of the Game World. |
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I will cover game play of this and others throughout the gathering.
Watching actions, interactions, and report on the life and interests
that are gamers and the true viability of game simulations. |
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John Bowen, Arvada, CO
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bassbros@msn.com |
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Summer Storm (COA)
War Between the States (SPI) |
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Biography
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I am a 30+ year gamer who has enjoyed large games for many years.
I have usually been fortunate in being around a group of games
so I have tried almost everything. |
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Monstergame.con is a real opportunity for me to see the big games
in action and to enjoy some new friends. I have not been to a
big convention since GenCon in the early 80s. I like Summer Storm
and am looking forward to giving it a try. If not, I have wanted
to play War Between the States for years. |
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Tom Buhrman, Mesa, AZ
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tbuhrman@amug.org |
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East Front Series (GMT)
BAR Series: Zorndorf/Kolin (COA) |
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Biography
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Phoenix native, gaming since mid-1960's, job situation makes gaming
challenging, changing shifts and work days. Eastern Front is a
favorite subject. |
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The EAST FRONT SERIES from GMT is very detailed and long, but
with the designer in-house we should spend more time gaming and
less time on rules questions. I have played the Army Group North
part of AG Center and would like to continue AG North in the new
game. |
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David Bustamante, Tucson, AZ
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dbustam@ci.tucson.az.us |
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Vietnam 1965-1975 (Victory Games)
Wellington's Victory (SPI) |
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Biography
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Former Marine now working for the City of Tucson. I cut my teeth
on good old "Panzerblitz" in the early '70's and really haven't
stopped since. |
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Picked Vietnam since there seems to be another person who is definitely
interested in the game. My experience with the game is meager,
to say the least, I've solitared about 3-4 game turns with the
campaign game. As you know, this game is not really suited for
solitare play. To do it justice, you really need a face to face
setting.
I picked Wellington's Victory as a second choice because I think
it's a great game. Played it twice before many years ago, lost
once and won once, wouldn't mind trying it again, to break the
tie, so to speak....Looking forward to meeting fellow gamers! |
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Peter Card, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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peter.card@ntlworld.com |
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Totaler Krieg (Decision)
EuroFront (Columbia Games) |
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Biography
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Forty two years old and counting, I should probably know better.
I'm single, and work as a computer programmer / systems engineer
at the "hot fusion" Joint European Torus facility in Oxfordshire,
although my degree is in astronomy. My first board wargame was
American Civil War, the issue game with S&T43, and I am still
at it twenty something years later. These days I get most of my
competetive play with "Euros", but wargames still appeal to me. |
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Totaller Krieg! is the biggest game that I have serious experience
with, having been suckered into sitting down and playing a home-brewed
playtest version with Ananda Gupta at the last ever Avaloncon.
Blame him. I have soloed several games, enough to understand the
flow of the game. I haven't been following the Further Development
threads though. Classic TK! for me.
I own several of the Eurofront block games, although I haven't
played them. Before the con would be a good time to rectify that,
if only solitaire. |
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Jim Clark, Rochester, MN
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clark@infonet.isl.net |
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Wellington's Victory (SPI)
War in Europe (DG/SPI) |
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Biography
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I have been playing wargames since Afrika Korps in '68. Have played
many monster games and was part of the GR/D "Second Front" playtest
teams. Now with first son off to college (ASU), have more time
again to invest in games. Recently been playing several computer
games, including "War in Europe", but would rather play face to
face. Married for 23 years but visiting solo for this trip. Plan
to play till I drop, which might be sooner than later. |
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Have played WV several times and am very familiar with it. I am
hoping that someone else will pick it as a first choice too. I
would rather play that game as a commander and lose than another
as a "Northern Front Wing Leader" and win. I also want to meet
lots of other gamers, to share replays and observations of games.
And see some of the newer games, have someone experienced explain
the rules, to judge if I would enjoy the game also before buying
it. |
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Bob Cloyd, Prescott Valley, AZ
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bob_cloyd@yavapai.cc.az.us |
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This Hallowed Ground (Gamers)
This Terrible Sound (Gamers) |
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Long-time wargamer, CWB Honcho for The Gamers, and all-round good
guy! |
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Shannon Cooke, Cedar Bluff, VA
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E-mail
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templar@netscope.net |
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Vietnam 1965-1975 (Victory Games)
DAK (Gamers)
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Biography
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I am 33 years old, married, no kids but three cats and a big dog.
Both my wife and I are attorneys in rural southwestern Virginia.
This will be our first time "out west" and we both are looking
forward to it. I have been gaming since high school with "Squad
Leader" and Yaquinto's "Panzer/88/Armor" being my first games.
I game mostly solitaire so I will be easily trounced by anyone
with any experience. |
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I chose Vietnam as my first choice (even though I don't think
I will get to play it) because of an interest in the topic and,
more particularly, the game itself. The integration of the political
and military aspects of the war makes this game an under-appreciated
gem and I am dying to play the full campaign to watch it work.
I have only played scenarios, and those only solitaire, so I am
looking for a novice or someone to show me the ropes.
I chose DAK as my second choice because of the subject matter
and a long desire to learn how to play the OCS games properly.
I have only solitaired the smaller scenarios with the 2.0i rules
once or twice, so I am looking for someone new to the OCS series
or a veteran who will take pity on me.
I hope to come away from the convention with some new gaming friends
and some great memories of playing these big games. |
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William Cooper, Chatham, NJ
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billcoop4th@nac.net |
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Summer Storm (COA)
Pacific War (Victory) |
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Biography
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I've been gaming since 1972, beginning with Midway and Waterloo.
I teach US History, Government and Debate in New Jersey, have
playtested The Devil's to Pay for Rick Barber and am developing
Victory in the Galaxy for GMT. I live in an 1875 farmhouse with
two black cats and my great-great-grandfather's sword (104th NY
Regiment of Volunteers, 1861-1865). |
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I've picked Summer Storm as my first choice, because I think the
system best captures the chaos of control of the Civil War; the
design is elegant--although the rules are sometimes problematic.
I'd love the opportunity to play this game as meant to be played,
as a free wheeling Op/Game. I've been playing SumStm since shortly
after it came out, and believe I've got a firm grasp on the systems.
I'm looking forward to the people and the gaming, in that order. |
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Eric Crawford, Mesa, AZ
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eric.karin@juno.com |
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Empire in Arms (AH)
Pacific War (Victory) |
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Biography
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Started gaming in 1978, I am 34 and live in the Phoenix area.
Recently laid off from my job in the computer industry, I'm looking
forward to a weekend of strategy and cardboard mayhem while the
wife heads for some R&R in San Diego. |
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I consider Empires in Arms the best all-around game in my collection,
except for having trouble finding opponents for a campaign. Hope
we can get 5 players, minimum 4, to get the full advantage of
the multiplayer aspects. If not, I may try Pacific War, which
I have not played in more than ten years. The system is quirky,
but I love the subject and had fun playing it. |
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Keith Cumiskey, Cedarburg, WI
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khcumiskey@ra.rockwell.com |
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Empire in Arms (AH)
Seven Days Campaign (Gamers) |
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Biography
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 I've been gaming since 1973. Currently employed in a Product Marketing
role. Married with two children. I've been gaming with the same
group since 1984.
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Played Empires in Arms in 1987-88 and have longed for the experience
ever since. |
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Trow Davis, Riverside, CA
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Trow-K2@pacbell.net |
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East Front Series (GMT)
Korsun Pocket (PWG) |
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I'm an Arny officer that works full-time with the California National
Guard. |
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Michael Day, Phoenix, AZ
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Day777@Juno.com |
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Advanced Third Reich/Rising Sun (AH) |
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Biography
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Born in New York. Moves to Arizona at age eleven. Attended U of
A. Career as a presentence invetigator for the Arizona Superior
Court. Happily married at age 30. One child. Been paying wargames
since the age of eight. |
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Third Reich 30 times. Rising Sun 3 times. Global War about 5 times.
Still occasionally get a rule wrong. An opportunity to actually
play the game itself (2 of 4 of us who quasi-regularly played
it moves to other states)with a new opponent. Prefer varients
over research and prefer no diplomacy. Our group usually picked
5-10 varients per each side (many blank or bogus ones included
in the mix) including some ones we made up ourselves similiar
to the ones which were later published. Fun to attend the atmosphere
of the monster com. |
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Rick De Girolami, Ocala, FL
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Rickr2d2@att.net |
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East Front Series (GMT)
Totaler Krieg! (Decision) |
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I have been gaming for 30+ years and look foward to playing with
a bunch of guys/gals to have fun and share some historical perspectives.
Enjoy all periods. |
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I have selected the GMT Eastern Front series not because of any
particular experience but with the hope of actually playing these
games. I rarely play any strategic level WWII Games and have had
a great desire to try Totaler Krieg! with people than can teach
it as well as play it. I usually attend Homercon so I see this
as a new opportunity to try a larger game not published by The
Gamers. |
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David Dean, Mesa, AZ
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kingmaker@asu.edu |
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Wacht Am Rhein (SPI)
Three Days of Gettysburg, 2nd Ed. (GMT) |
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I am a PhD History student at ASU. I have been wargaming for over
fifteen years and enjoy a wide variety of games. I started with
Squad Leader and PanzerBlitz and graduated to monster games when
I fell in with a band of vagabond gamers in the mid-eighties.
I consider myself an intermediate to advanced gamer with an occasional
strategic epiphany. |
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I have played Wacht am Rhein and am looking forward to playing
this masterpiece at a pace that truely gives one the spirit of
the battle and the nature of its difficulties for both sides. |
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James Doughan, Narberth, PA
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doughan@home.com |
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Totaler Krieg! (Decision)
Empire in Arms (AH) |
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Biography
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35 Years old. Married. Three children. I work in the securities
business.
I have played wargames since the age of 12, competitively since
the age of 15. I mostly play AH titles, particularly Breakout:
Normandy. I have won the BKN tournament at Avaloncon twice, and
this year I will try my hand at running the tournament. |
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I chose TK!, because I have some experience with it, and would
like to play it FTF with other committted players. I have a hard
time with PBEM, if I have not played a game ftf first. I have
played TK! twice before, and enjoyed it, but my opponents were
not as committed as I was. I look forward to playing the game
with seasoned players.
I have always wanted, but never had the chance to, play Empire
in Arms. I doubt I will play it this weekend either. |
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Colin Dunnigan, Tucson, AZ
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ancaric@throneworld.com |
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East Front Series (GMT)
War in Europe (DG/SPI) |
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Colin lives in Tucson and has no space to play real monster games. |
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David Ells, Portola Valley, CA
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davells@aol.com |
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Totaler Krieg! (Decision)
Pacific War (Victory) |
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Biography
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I am 32, started gaming in 1980 and kept up with the hobby as
best I can since, subscribe to Command (since it's founding) and
S&T, F&M & Moves since 1991. I used to enjoy big land operational
games, then moved on to WW2 tactical (ASL and Panzer/88/Armor),
then air games (Air War, Kights of the Air, Fighting Wings & Canvas
Falcons, and finally Birds of Prey. Also, for the last 10 years
I have been working on a nice Pacific carrier/naval game, and
it is nearly done. |
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I own both Totaler Krieg! & Pacific War. I played Krieg once and
very much enjoyed it, and I have owned Pacific War but never played
it, which I regret since it got rave reviews. My first monster
game was PWG's Cossacks are Coming, and I accepted the fact that
I would always have to play them solo. I had switched to tactical
games to find opponents due to their instant gratification factor
& easy victory conditions (wipe the other guy off the map). Still,
I miss the monsters. It's been a few years, but recently I played
Gamers OCS Tunisia and liked it a lot (and did well), and look
forward to making sweeping manuevers. I also played Columbia's
Front series, but have found that they often need more developement
before repeated playing, someing Krieg does _not_ suffer from.
I missed Paths of Glory the first time but look forward to it's
immenent rerelease. |
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Marc Elwinger, Melbourne, FL
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E-mail
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melwing@iu.net |
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Highway to the Reich (SPI)
War Between the States (SPI) |
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Biography
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Ex CW3 US Army Helo Pilot (Cav/Medivac). Combat Panama. Gamer
since AH Midway. Programer. Favors large Stratigic games. |
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HTTR- Great tactical game, but only plays well if the campaign
is played. Helps if players know the rules as there are some technicalities.
WBTS- One of the few games I know where you can be counting on
a leader piece so much you can curse out a piece of cardboard
when a leade fails an activation role. :) |
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Alan Emrich, Irvine, CA
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alanemrich@aol.com |
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Totaler Krieg! (Decision) |
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Biography
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Alan Emrich is someone you might recall as having done the MODERN
NAVAL BATTLES card game series, 2nd Edition A HOUSE DIVIDED, published
FIRE & MOVEMENT and BATTLEPLAN magazines, and more recently from
his work on TOTALER KRIEG! and its upcoming sequel IKUSA! (strategic
Pacific WW2). |
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I'm the designated event facilitator for all of the TOTALER KRIEG!
games. (It's what I live for!) |
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Rick Engelbart, Scottsdale, AZ
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azironduke@yahoo.com |
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This Terrible Sound (Gamers)
This Hallowed Ground (Gamers) |
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I'm 34 years old, have a BS in Electrical Engineering, and work
at an insurance company (of all places). I have been wargaming
for about 20 years. |
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I'm more of a WW2 gamer, but as I have other engagements for Sunday
morning and afternoon I chose a couple of team-style games so
that the other players could keep going without me for a while.
I've played quite a bit of This Hallowed Ground, but my experience
with This Terrible Sound is rather limited. |
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Ed Enslinger, Edmond, OK
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ee1957@yahoo.com |
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Wacht Am Rhein (SPI)
World in Flames Deluxe + Modules (ADG) |
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Biography
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Historical simulation gamer since '72. Work in the legal field
and do some freelance publishing in the military history field. |
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I had acquired a copy of WaR and would like to play the game.
I look forward to meeting other interested gamers. |
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Chris Farrell, Cupertino, CA
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chris.farrell@excite.com |
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Enemy at the Gates (Gamers)
EuroFront (Columbia Games) |
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Biography
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Long-time boardgamer, currently living in Cupertino but lived
most of my life in Ohio. Current wargame favorites include OCS,
EFS, Paths of Glory, and anything by Columbia, but I've played
a huge variety of games from train games to eurogames to wargames.
Have had game reviews published in Counter, Sumo, and the Strategist.
Long-time die-hard ASL player, although haven't played in a while
now. |
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Have some modest experience with OCS, having played many scenarios
over the past year and having just finished my first campaign,
of Sicily (at HomerCon west). Since hopefully I'll get my EFS
fix in at GMT GamesDay, I'm looking forward to doing some more
OCS here! Failing that, I'm a huge fan of everything Columbia
makes, including primarily the Front games, so that's my second
choice. I have played EastFront a number of times, and I've played
all of Columbia's games a lot. |
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Robert Flores, Los Angeles, CA
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roboftalca@aol.com |
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War Between the States (SPI)
Three Days of Gettysburg, 2nd Ed. (GMT) |
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Skip Franklin, Oklahoma City, OK
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wargamr@earthlink.net |
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Wacht Am Rhein (SPI)
Iron Tide playtest (N.Kilgore project) |
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Biography
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 Wargamer since the early 70's with Battle Cry, Dog Fight, Broadsides,
Minitanks and Airfix men. First wargame was Lost Battles from
S&T magazine. |
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The plan is to Bulge the whole time in Tempe. "We don't need no
stinking sleep." |
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Charles Gerber, Granada Hills, CA
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E-mail
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egerber@mminternet.com |
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War in Europe (DG/SPI)
Thunder at the Crossroads (Gamers) |
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Greg Geyer, Gilbert, AZ
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E-mail
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azcat1990@qwest.net |
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Empire in Arms (AH)
Wellington's Victory (SPI) |
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Biography
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My Dad introduced me to gaming with Blitzkrieg when I was a kid
and from there to Afrika Korps, 3rd Reich, etc. Have played Diplomacy
almost exclusively at conventions since 1986 (Gateway and Orccon
in LA from 83-90, then AvalonCon from 92-00). Live only 10 miles
away so this is a no-brainer as long as the wife doesn't get too
mad! |
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Chose EIA because I've managed to play it by e-mail several times
(never finished or even got into the 4th year) and had a blast.
Wellington's Victory is a gorgeous game and I've always wanted
to actually play it (never have, just the intro scenario to acquaint
myself with it). |
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Rick Gill, Phoenix, AZ
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E-mail
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RickGillinPhx@aol.com |
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This Hallowed Ground (Gamers)
Summer Storm (COA) |
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Biography
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I'm a 50ish amateur historian & prolific wargame collector, primarily
on two campaigns: The Battle of Gettysburg and the East Front
in WWII. I own ~40 different games on the former and 140+ on the
latter. I have also built a wonderful library on both. For circumstantial
reasons, I've done more playing and reading on the former -- as
well as have visited the battlefield multiple times. But, truthfully,
I've held my game-playing and reading in check in favor of my
career interests during my adult life, having only recently loosened
up and tried to carve a regular place in my leisure time activities
to pursue these passions on an on-going basis. Recently, I've
become somewhat enamored with the Pacific Theatre in WWII, as
well, and have begun seriously collecting games on that subject.
I hope to publish something on the Battle of Gettysburg within
the next 5-10 years. |
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"This Hallowed Ground" is my first choice because a friend of
mine and I studied it pretty seriously two years ago and compiled
a decent set of notes on it. I also like the support The Gamers
give their games. "Summer Storm" is my second choice primarily
because I know its designer, Rick Barber, and can get good support
for this game, as well. I also chose it because all my study of
THG will serve me in good stead here, as well. I also own the
complete set of Bachelder's maps and all sorts of other references
on Gettysburg, in addition to having walked (& talked!) the battlefield
many, many times. So playing one of these games should be playing
to my strength.
As I've hinted, I don't have all that much gaming experience,
and therefore want to position myself for (and believe this will
be) a winning experience. |
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Robert Greene, Santa Clara, CA
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E-mail
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robert_greene@prodigy.net |
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Totaler Krieg! (Decision) |
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Biography
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I began D&Ding when I was a cherub, which is Northwestern's summer
program for high school students. When I went to college, I found
some other people on the floor who did gaming. I remember playing
my first game of Victory in the Pacific on the fourtieth anniversery
of Pearl Harbor. I lost by a POC.
I met my wife at Duckon (DUpage County KONvention) which is a
science fiction convention. I was on the board of directors and
ran the gaming department. I'm an engineer, having spent nine
years with Motorola. I design chips, mostly mixed circuit (analog
and digital). I now work for a small startup company called Platolabs.
I'm working on a gigabit ethernet chip. We've done some CDMA chips
and some sigma delta codecs and stuff. |
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I like to play Totaler Krieg! because I think it captures the
mindset though not necessarily the exact events of the participants.
Most of my games are posted on CSW so people can form their own
opinions of the quality of my play. |
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Jim Gutt, Chandler, AZ
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j.gutt@motorola.com |
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Pacific War (Victory)
War in Europe (DG/SPI) |
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Biography
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Hello, I'm Jim, and I'm a game-aholic! I keep coming to these
club meetings, but it doesn't seem to do any good -- I still need
a fix every so often, more and more now as I get older... I live
in Phoenix but am on assignment in Austin, commuting back on weekends.
Would be willing to pre-arrange Pacific War or War in Europe.
I'm 44 and an engineer suffering through the downturn in hi-tech.
Help me with my Jones!! |
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#1 interest is WWII. Pacific is first, then European theater.
Ergo, arguably two of the biggest monsters, if not the best!!
Have Pacific War but have only played it solitaire.
Played WitE and WiE several times, both solitaire and face-to-face.
Playing the Russians and building a couple of artillery pieces?
They just don't seem worth it, most of the time...
Actually, playing the Japanese and doing it right -- hunt down
every American ship you can right off the bat and take Midway
ASAP!
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Jim Hambacher, Tucson, AZ
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E-mail
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jimhambacher@compuserve.com |
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Totaler Krieg! (Decision)
War Between the States (SPI) |
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Biography
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I live in Tucson AZ and have been a gamer for about 29 years.
I prefer to play operational level games and am interested in
most periods from the Napoleonic period to the future. |
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I have played Krieg and Totaler Krieg! several times and really
enjoy the system and the uncertainty that is built into the game.
I am looking forward to a large convention that I do not have
to board a plane to attend! |
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Bryan Hoernke, Payson, AZ
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E-mail
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jebe@dancris.com |
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HASL Campaign (sponsored by MMP) |
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Biography
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Stephen Hogie, Santa Ana, CA
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E-mail
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shogie@deltanet.com |
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East Front Series (GMT)
Totaler Krieg! (Decision) |
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Biography
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Wargaming since 1976 when an experianced gamer kicked my but in
PGG. Like big games at regiment/divisional level or higher. Play
all my games on the wall with magnets. For work, I practice law
(business and employment law). My 19 year old son is in the Marine
Corps and seems to be getting interested in gaming. |
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I picked GMT East Front 'cause I have in up on the wall and have
been forced to play it solitare as no players are forthcoming.
I've solitared it a couple of times on each map and have played
AGC and AGS together twice. Currently, I am running through AGN
and AGC. My second pick was Krieg 'cause Alan's a cool guy! |
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Don Johnson, Manassas, VA
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E-mail
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djohn37050@aol.com |
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War Between the States (SPI)
War in Europe (DG/SPI) |
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Biography
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 I enjoy operational and strategic level land wargames, love old
SPI and Command games. |
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MonsterGame.CON
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I am the errata compiler for War in Europe and am also compiling
comprehensive errata for War Between the States. I enjoy discussing
stategy with my teammates and also saving/getting saved by them
via reinforcement due to unforeseen events. |
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Don Joswick, Hales Corners, WI
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E-mail
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khcumiskey@ra.rockwell.com [registered online by K.Cumiskey] |
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Game Sign-up
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Empire in Arms (AH)
Three Days of Gettysburg, 2nd Ed. (GMT) |
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MonsterGame.CON
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 Lousy die roller. Gaming since 1967 with Afrika Korps. Gaming
with the same group since 1974. Favorite period is Napoleonic.
Expert terrain-maker.
K.Cumiskey will forward any e-mails you wish to send me at his
address. Thanks!
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Ken Keller, Scottsdale, AZ
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E-mail
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kellerbuy@home.com |
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Game Sign-up
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Totaler Krieg! (Decision)
HASL Campaign (sponsored by MMP) |
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Biography
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Live in Phoenix area. Wargaming since 1977. |
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MonsterGame.CON
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I look forward to actually playing an entire Totaler Krieg! campaign
game at a con. Also will be fun just checking out the progress
of various monster games going on thru the weekend. HASL is my
backup selection in case I get bumped from TK. I have a fair amount
of experience at TK and countless hours (years) spent at the ASL
table. |
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George Keyes, Los Lunas, NM
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E-mail
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snorky@spinn.net |
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This Hallowed Ground (Gamers)
Fallschirmjaeger (Gamers) |
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Biography
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I am married with 3 small daughters and live near Albuquerque,
New Mexico. I am completely new to gaming. |
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I selected This Terrible Sound because I own it but have yet to
play it. My second choice from the list is Enemy at the Gates.
While I do not own that game, I do own other games from that series
and I would like to see it played. My purpose in attending the
conference is to meet people and see how these things are played
and hopefully shorten the learning curve considerably. Any body
in need of a sure victory? I have been collecting games for some
time, recently with vigor. I own some old games that I have never
seen mentioned anywhere such as Thunder at Cassino and Raid on
St. Nazaire. Lately I have taken an interest in learning games
published by The Gamers. |
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Nathan Kilgore, Norco, CA
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E-mail
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Nathnkilgore@aol.com |
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Operation Typhoon (SPI)
Wacht Am Rhein (SPI) |
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Biography
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Avid wargamer since the 1970's. Designer of "Iron Tide: Panzers
in the Ardennes" in pre-publication. I will demo this game sometime
during the convention, look for announcement. Favorite games are
thr Victory in the West series (SPI). Attend 3-4 conventions per
year in the Los Angeles area. Father of three. |
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I am bringing Typhoon (SPI). I have been playing this game for
18 or so years but don't get the chance to play multiplayer very
often. I am looking forward to seeing all of the hard core dedicated
Monstergamers at their best. |
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John Kisner, Windsor Heights, IA
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E-mail
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kisner@qwest.net |
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Summer Storm (COA)
Korea (Gamers OCS playtest) |
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Biography
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I'm 43 and live in Iowa with my wife and two daughters. Apart
from family, my twin obsessions are wargaming and baseball. |
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Summer Storm: The local gaming scene is pretty active, but for
some reason I've had no luck finding an opponent for this game.
Monster.Con is the perfect venue for finally getting around to
playing this. I'd be a novice player, but promise to have the
mechanics down before Heth engages Buford.
Enemy at the Gates: I really enjoy the OCS series, and have been
playtesting next year's Korea. I'd actually prefer something a
little smaller than EATG, but I like the system so much it doesn't
really matter. |
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Carl Kleihege, Emmett, MI
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E-mail
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Carl@millcreekvent.com |
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Game Sign-up
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March to Victory (GR/D)
Seven Days Campaign (Gamers) |
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Biography
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I have been a war gamer for over 30 years. My main interest is
the American Civil War, although the World Wars and Modern Conflicts
are close behind. I have been the "Answer Guy" for the Great War
Series of Europa games produced by GRD for over three years now. |
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I have volunteered to run the March to Victory/Over There game
because of my affiliations with the game. Needless to say, I am
extremely experienced with March to Victory and am familiar with
the rules changes in Over There.
If I cannot get players (which I find doubtful), then I will play
in the Seven Days campaign game by the Gamers. While I have not
yet been able to play the campaign game, I have played the individual
games and other games in the series for the past five or so years. |
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Scott Koberstein, Surprise, AZ
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E-mail
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gs9@qwest.net |
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Game Sign-up
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HASL Campaign (sponsored by MMP)
Wacht Am Rhein (SPI) |
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Roberto Koljevina, LittleNeck, NY
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E-mail
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werewolf509@yahoo.com |
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Totaler Krieg! (Decision) |
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Jeroen Koopman, Cave Creek, AZ
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E-mail
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Fairway_Landscape@msn.com |
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Operation Typhoon (SPI)
Wacht Am Rhein (SPI) |
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Biography
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I'm 40 years old and have been boardgaming and miniatures gaming
for 25 years. I consider myself a history buff and enjoy getting
together with people to replay a historic event. I'm a fairly
accomplished wargamer. I enjoy reading about WWII,WWI, Napoleonic
wars, Age of Sail, and The American Civil War. I served in NATO
with the Dutch army in the early 1980's. I have traveled quite
extensively in Europe. My parents are both of Dutch origin and
lived through the German occupation during WWII. I have been told
many stories about the war from them. |
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[admin] Jeroen recently changed his first selection and now has
opted to go with SPI's Operation Typhoon. |
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Mike Lam, San Jose, CA
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E-mail
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mike_lam@mindspring.com |
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Game Sign-up
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Highway to the Reich (SPI)
The Longest Day (AH)
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Biography
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Ex-military, been playing wargames since high school in the 70's.
Mostly interested in strategic WW2 games, air, land or sea. |
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Both games covers subjects I am interested in.
HttR - Have both editions, last played about 12 years ago but
the game system is simple to pick up again. I like the design
your own airdrops and have played using various free drops plans.
Looking forward to playing either German or Allied and I would
like for the Allies to have some kind of modified DZ, mix & match
serials as I played a few historical drops that were German victories.
TLD - Last played about 8 years ago. Like HttR, the game system
is easy. I'm like to play Allied but being Germans will be okay
too. I like how the supply system works, having to save up and
move supplies to the front. I'd like to see a house rule about
the coastal artillery and Para HQ replacements for this event. |
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Bruce Langlois, Aurora, CO
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E-mail
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langloisb@home.com |
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Game Sign-up
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HASL Campaign (sponsored by MMP) |
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Biography
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My name is Bruce Langlois, I am 41 years old. I have been gaming
since 1979, rpgs, minatures, and board games. I do not get the
opportunity to play as often as I would like. I enjoy the chance
to pit my wits against an opponent, and appreciate both historical
simulations as well as purely 'what if' scenarios. |
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I have played asl on and off again for some time, (at one point
I played almost every week for several months). I enjoyed the
larger scenarios like Stalingrad. I look forward to a challenging
contest, and to see if I can do well despite my die rolls. |
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Tim Lawless, Port Republic, MD
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E-mail
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tim180@olg.com |
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Game Sign-up
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Enemy at the Gates (Gamers)
Highway to the Reich (SPI) |
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Biography
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I grew up playing Panzerblitz, Panzerleader, USN, PGG and others
in the mid-Seventies. I bought War in the Pacific, and DNO/Unentshieden,
but never was able to find an opponent interested in monster games.
I drifted away from board gaming when I went off to college, although
I never completely lost interest. Now at the age of 40, and employeed
as an engineer for Naval Aviation, the desire for boardgaming
is burning strong again. |
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My primary interest is WWII operational gaming, particularly on
the East Front. I am very impressed with the Gamers OCS, and getting
to play either EatG or DAK would be a joy. I will likely bring
a copy of Sicily, if someone wants to play a pickup game. Highway
to the Reich was always one of those games which intrigued me,
so I'd love to give that one a spin. However, I am quite inexperienced
with all the games, so I have no expectations of getting into
a game with The Masters. I am also willing to pinch hit in most
any of the other games if an opponent is needed, because my interests
also include the American Civil War, Napoleonics, WWI and ancients...as
long as someone would be patient enough to teach me the rules. |
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