Re: (North) American games...(perhaps I should rephrase this :-) )

In message <32b287a3.2027338@202.12.87.97> bobblanchett@iname.com (Bob
Blanchett) writes:
> 
> Personally I regard the UK as the historical and spiritual home of
> miniature wargaming, but the US has to come out ahead as far as RPG's
> go (ceratinly in quantity, but there have been a few gems).
> 

Fairynuff, but don't forget that the USA is also responsible (I think)
for TSR, 
and that in itself is a very dodgy thing... <G>

> The US has lead for a long time in boardgaming, with fine companies
> like AH, SPI and GDW and  our Canadian cousins have straddled the
> divide with consistently high quality productions like the Wargamers
> Journal. 

Hmm. Now this I'm not sure I agree with.

If AH, SPI or GDW lead the way in boardgaming, where does GW come in? I
know 
it's a money greedy company, but many of their products are undeniably
good and 
they are, as a company tremendously successful. 

Does anyone know of a company with a greater income in
wargaming/whatever than 
GW, apart from TSR?

> Some smaller English and European Companies are beginning to produce
> games which can no longer be considered to be boutique. Those of you

Like 40k, Warhammer Fantasy and Epic, you mean? <very big grin>

> who have visited the Essen show will	know what I mean.
> I shouldn't also have to say where World in flames and Empires in Arms
> came from.
> 
> 
> I beleive FT and GZG should capitalize on it's strengths and
> complexity and rules catholicism and the school of integration and
> play-balance-or-death are things the game deliberately set out to
> avoid.
> 

Very good point.

> By all means play FMA if you want, I think they have some good ideas
> (some very good)  and that's	as it should be,  "Tuffley's house has
> many mansions"  to coin a verse. 
> 
> An American may not have written FT, but it took an Amercian to write
> SFB and I'm sure Jon Tuffley would be the first to doff his hat at the
> effort,  the game and maybe the inspiration....
>

Sorry; I've forgotten what SFB is. Anyone?

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> Bob Blanchett
> bobblanchett@iname.com
> ----------------------
> 

 Tom Payne

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