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Kev.
United States
Austin
Texas
TheBigBoard-Blog www.meshtime.com
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This is a reblog of Dales post with some added images and minor edits.
http://meshtime.com/2011/11/04/contrasting-mechanics-in-borg...
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Kev.
United States
Austin
Texas
TheBigBoard-Blog www.meshtime.com
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Kev.
United States
Austin
Texas
TheBigBoard-Blog www.meshtime.com
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Where in the world is Alexander the Great Clue # 3.
The mystery continues in Simple GBoH, The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition (hmm does any 1 have a mint Alexander the Great for sale?)as we speculate on where Alexander could be, and what battle and when he is fighting. Here is an additional clue!
you wont find him in Field Commander: Alexander in this battle.
Are there other GBoH titles that are involved?
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Kev.
United States
Austin
Texas
TheBigBoard-Blog www.meshtime.com
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Well I stuffed up the capturing of video of our fun live session. About six of us include Don Johnson were online to look at his special Baby.
Proud Monster.
I think we all enjoyed. None so more than me.
I had many ohh thats freaking cool moments.
Lots of good comments from the gang and Don seems like a real class act.
I was going to post the opening together with extended comments to you tube and my non BGG blog.
But Technology thwarted us.
If you are a fan of Eastern Front games you will enjoy these shots.
I am starting a scenario as soon as I finish the GD '42 my campaign.
So here are some shots of the game for those that missed out.
See them here please:
http://meshtime.com/2011/07/12/proud-monster-opening-mea-cul...
and I popped a bunch of pics in the BGG folder for PM. I just saw this neat post of F.book. So I will stop uploading:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.218238098218501.558... This has similar pictures.
I really like the counter size, the charts and summary tables. Excellently thought out graphics, colors and rules lay out. IT feels like a real team effort. Congrats to all including:
Ty Bombathe original designer, Todd Davisand the cast of dozens who play tested. Good job Compass Games for making this a reality.
Related Items:
Proud Monster: The Barbarossa Campaign
Death & Destruction: The Russian Front 1942-44
The Russian Campaign (fourth edition)
Operation Typhoon
Barbarossa
The Barbarossa Campaign
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Kev.
United States
Austin
Texas
TheBigBoard-Blog www.meshtime.com
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Objective: Schmidt paints a bloody picture. Maybe there is a story in there.
Sometime ago I started a campaign version of this classic old TCS title. We will follow 2 threads. One an AAR the other a pictorial essay of the game as it plays out over time.
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AAR
The 2/983/275’s The Oberstleutnant named Kriegler fumed as he hurried to organize his troops. This was an unexpected turn of events.
Here they were supposed to be preparing for an offensive to push back the Americans into France but instead they had attacked us! Did the Americans know they were just miles from our staging areas in the Ardennes. Gott in Himmel. This is a disaster. He groaned inwardly.
Vossenack has fallen so rapidly Kriegler barely had time to think. The 1/983 had retreated quickly in the face of the combination of heavy artillery , tanks and heavy weapons teams from the Americans. It was not more than 45 minutes of fighting along the main road, only to find that they were surrounded at the crossroads by a company of US soldiers and tanks who had flanked the 1/983’s position.
Oberstleutnant Kriegler had begun to move his men from 2/983 to support but quickly adjusted course when he saw the ensuing rout. Disaster. Well we can hold them at the Kall he thought.
They headed for the Kall Trail. After 2 hours of heavy rain there was little chance the Americans would be able to bring their tanks to bear, at least this was some good news! If they could reconnect with the other platoons and remnants perhaps we can hold them off until reinforcements arrived.
The dam Artillery commander would not release more ammunition until Divisional Command provided authorization. F$%#. Idiots. Units from the 89th Division were due in tomorrow. But for now they would have to hold by them selves. Looking around the dense forest and steep drop offs it was good defensive terrain. But the line was too long for one battalion of men. If the Americans flanked us we would have issues. Once down near the stream the trails ran easily along each side. Covering all of those locations will be difficult without AT guns or arty support he thought.
Looking at his watch he saw it was 1340.
Just then he heard the distinctive crack of enemy fire from ACROSS the river! He hurried to a radio man.
To Be Continued......
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Kev.
United States
Austin
Texas
TheBigBoard-Blog www.meshtime.com
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Well I'm supposed to write something useful here...ahem.
However rather than re invent the wheel I will be offering content such as Objective: Schmidt + other TCS titles The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition, Space Infantry , Combat Commander: Europe other MMP/Gamers, GMT, LnL and SPI titles and all sortsa stuff in one place (here in this blog )from my You Tube channel 80+ videos, and my Blog on Wordpress called Bigboard
We are all busy, but I decided that re posting to here would help more people see more play of more games, some in depth, some not so much. With a hope that maybe we get one new wargamer/conflict simulation player out of the exercise.
I'm an rookie historian, recidivist gamer and wannabe video/writer/picture taker guy. Mash that stuff together and thats me.....on this site 
I will slowly add new content here, some will be previous AARs, but most will be new content.
It is also hopefully a place where you can while away 10 minutes reading a story instead of participating in various flame wars that occur from time to time in the forums, or worrying about how Grognard worthy you are.
Ok on with the game then!
P.S. Am I doing that add item thing right? I was trying to get cute lil pics of the game box.
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