Nothingt's wrong with SF or Hx or Fx!

I used to think I was 'strange' (well, I am but not just because of
that!) because I play all three genres.  But , while still not a
plurality (much less a majority) I am finding  that there are some
people
who enjoy historical games AND Science Fiction games AND Fantasy games
besides me.  

I grew up a bookworm (we have at my parents film - remember home movies?
-  of me (before I could 'read') looking through encyclopedias) and I
was
gifted with several men and women known as "teachers" who instilled a
love of literature and a love of history which led to historical war
games (Board then miniatures  and a short experiment with computer
games)
while I also enjoyed playing with plastic models and 'toy soldiers' from
an earlier age (preparing me for painting miniatures by painting each
'army' of toy soldiers in different color helmets - Long Live the Yellow
Army whose men were seldom lost in the grass of our yard!) and 
__reading__  lead me to Tolkien [and Lewis but that is a non-wargame
thread] (and Fantasy - and a long side trip through white box D&D)  and
Andre Norton (which led me to Science Fiction and then back to Fantasy)
so how could I NOT love playing all three genres?  Books are the key to
many universes

Hx, SF, and Fx (my abbreviations for History, Science Fiction, and
Fantasy) are like different ethnic foods.  Hx is like the Steak and
Potatoes meal to me, a lot to chew on, delicious if cooked correctly,
nutritious and Filling.  Fx is like Italian cooking - flavorful, rich,
and open to many interpretations (spices) - some of which I dislike and
some of which I love - I admit to being fixated on those dwarves and
slighting Elves.  Science Fiction gaming is like Mexican food - Spicy,
comes in many forms (Chihuahua (the state not the dog) style cooking is
not Mex-Tex) which can please or punish the palate, can be filling but
not authentic (Taco Bell) or very authentic (the Loco Burrito lunch
place
I love - where I get the Northern Mexico style burritos) but always
capable of satisfying your hunger. 

Long live ALL genres of War Gaming!

Gracias,
Glenn - warbeads@juno.com, maybe the last man on Earth without a web
site
.
6 mm miniatures rule!  Well, anyway in my mind they do!
.

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