Re: An introduction

On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, John Kovalic wrote:
> I've been a gamer for about 20 year now (gaaah!). I'm 36, which
bemuses me.
> A year ago, someone referred to me as a "veteran of the gaming
industry,"
> which scares the hell out of me.

Hiya John!  Don't worry, there are quite a few of us in the "over 40"
club on
this ML.  No need to be scared . . .

Since everyone is doing a gaming bio in response to your "hello" post, I
might
as well toss my info into the void.

Let's see, I'm 43 and I've been playing games ever since I can remember.
My
father was a frustrated Bridge and Pinochle player, so I got "tutored"
in card
and board games from *real* early on - whether I wanted to or not <g>. 
Hint
Of The Day: Do *not* try and teach your 6 year old son to play
tournament
rules Bridge - having been on the receiving end of that treatment, I can
tell
you from personal experience that it does *not* work. :)  However,
Cribbage,
Gin Rummy, Canasta, and other rummy varients work just fine at that age.

I started playing Chess in 5th grade, and then went on to all of those
lovely
Avalon Hill and SPI games: Luftwaffe, Midway, Third Reich, Platoon,
Squad
Leader, Panzerblitz, Wolfpack, Army Group Center, and the like.  Too bad
I
gave away my copy of Starforce:Alpha Centauri about 10 years ago. :(

I got involved in D&D from 75 to 80, and burned role playing thoroughly
out of
my system with that.  Played some sand table microarmor for a few years,
then
I got involved in computer gaming.  Played Battletech in the late 80s,
and I'm
just not getting back to miniatures gaming these last two years. 
Currently,
I'm playing Heavy Gear, Full Thrust, Car Wars (a little), and starting
in on
Clan War.

Know of any good 28mm Highlander figs? :)

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