Beowulf03809
03-20-2013, 08:49
Greetings all.
I discovered this forum thru the SoG KS page. I'm going to be contributing to that soon, just trying to decide between Lieutenant (with some upgrades :sly: ) and Captain which I really can't afford but is OH so tempting... :hmmm:
By way of quick intro: I am from Florida, lived about ten years in Nebraska while in the USAF and now reside in New Hampshire, USA. I started gaming in the early 80s and enjoyed both RPGs and wargames. Richthofen's War, War at Sea, Panzerblitz, Star Fleet Battles, Risk, and others occupied many of our weekends. I held on to most of my gaming materials when I joined the Air Force and though "life" kept me from most gaming for the next couple decades I'd still find time to enjoy what I could when I could. :rum:
Almost 10 years ago a friend and co-worker introduced me to the Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game (I'm a major Tolkien fan since my youth), my wife supported and encouraged me and I got back into gaming. In addition to miniature battles for Middle Earth I also currently play Flames of War (WWII) and Star Wars X-Wing miniatures. My local group has been getting big into Black Powder and I love Napoleonic and US Civil War period battles but just can't take on another system where I need to paint models. I LOVE doign it but have a huge backlog already and want more time to actually play. I was looking for a modern version of Richthofen's War since it was a favorite and my oldest two kids would enjoy it too and discovered Wings of Glory. JUST when I was about to commit...I saw a link on the page to the Sails of Glory Kickstarter...
With about as much love of Age of Sail as I have for any other historical period, having recently hooked my oldest son on the original Sid Mier's Pirates Gold! game and finishing up my third or fourth read of Adam Nicolson's Sieze the Fire (http://www.amazon.com/Seize-Fire-Heroism-Nelsons-Trafalgar/dp/B0046LUCS4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1363790879&sr=8-4&keywords=seize+the+fire) I was futile to resist. It turns out a few other local players are watching the KS as well and on the fence. I think we'll probably be contributing 2-4 new pledges between us all within the next week as we boost each other on.
Thanks for reading all this babble and Huzzah!
:minis:
I discovered this forum thru the SoG KS page. I'm going to be contributing to that soon, just trying to decide between Lieutenant (with some upgrades :sly: ) and Captain which I really can't afford but is OH so tempting... :hmmm:
By way of quick intro: I am from Florida, lived about ten years in Nebraska while in the USAF and now reside in New Hampshire, USA. I started gaming in the early 80s and enjoyed both RPGs and wargames. Richthofen's War, War at Sea, Panzerblitz, Star Fleet Battles, Risk, and others occupied many of our weekends. I held on to most of my gaming materials when I joined the Air Force and though "life" kept me from most gaming for the next couple decades I'd still find time to enjoy what I could when I could. :rum:
Almost 10 years ago a friend and co-worker introduced me to the Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game (I'm a major Tolkien fan since my youth), my wife supported and encouraged me and I got back into gaming. In addition to miniature battles for Middle Earth I also currently play Flames of War (WWII) and Star Wars X-Wing miniatures. My local group has been getting big into Black Powder and I love Napoleonic and US Civil War period battles but just can't take on another system where I need to paint models. I LOVE doign it but have a huge backlog already and want more time to actually play. I was looking for a modern version of Richthofen's War since it was a favorite and my oldest two kids would enjoy it too and discovered Wings of Glory. JUST when I was about to commit...I saw a link on the page to the Sails of Glory Kickstarter...
With about as much love of Age of Sail as I have for any other historical period, having recently hooked my oldest son on the original Sid Mier's Pirates Gold! game and finishing up my third or fourth read of Adam Nicolson's Sieze the Fire (http://www.amazon.com/Seize-Fire-Heroism-Nelsons-Trafalgar/dp/B0046LUCS4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1363790879&sr=8-4&keywords=seize+the+fire) I was futile to resist. It turns out a few other local players are watching the KS as well and on the fence. I think we'll probably be contributing 2-4 new pledges between us all within the next week as we boost each other on.
Thanks for reading all this babble and Huzzah!
:minis: