as well as other games, such as " Virgin Queen" or " Here I Stand"that have historical settings which interest me.Although I like these two last games a lot, their biggest drawback is that being multiplayer, at least with these two designs, sometimesdead waiting times come out between your turns while the other players “do their things”.Īpproximately six years ago I discovered GMT’s" Churchill" and I began playing with much pleasure and gusto. Now CDGs account for almost 90% of my game collection:" Paths of Glory" (and its sequels), " Crusade & Revolution", " For the People", " Barbarossa to Berlin", " Twilight Struggle", " Unhappy King Charles", “ Wellington”. This includesdeciding the order of play of cards and how to best play a multi-purpose card. I also find it enormously easy to depict how events are included in a game and the player stresscreated through handling a hand of cards. There are also CDG’s which allow various actions during an opponent’s play: such as the decision to intercept, retreat, or play Response Cards. It eliminates the desperate time of watching your opponent move, combat, and act while you're sitting idly by. Furthermore, as the movement and combat of piecesis limited to a few units (only activated ones),the waiting time between one player's move and the next is enormously shorter. This mechanic made them more agile, faster, and of enormously wide scope. through " Hannibal" the joys of Card Driven Games (CDG). However, the moment I truly changed my perspective of wargames was when I discovered. and many othergames of vast scope gave me many pleasant moments, passionate discussions, and resulted in greatly improvingmy ability to interpret rulebooks. Best to be the “ Big Dog”, eh? Thus, " Third Reich", " The Russian Campaign", " Vietnam War". I also took my first steps with the Avalon Hill Game Company’sASL, but realized I preferred being either a general in chief or emperor, rather than a commander or a colonel. You could better ask me what wargames I don't like since I practically like them all! I started gaming with Napoleonic wargames using lead miniatures, although I immediately moved on to the Napoleonic strategic board gamessuch as" War & Peace" and " Empires in Arms". I reside in a small, somewhat out-of-the-way, town in the southwest of Spain.Consequently, I have had problems finding players andable to play incessantly games after game!For me, the computerized arena of Vassal has been a belated discovery but enormously exciting! After many terrible defeats, I learned to get Family Points (FPs) to be able to continue dedicating myself to this wonderful and addictive hobby of ours. I have always liked various games, military miniatures and especially history and games involving history. I am 63 years old and have been playing wargames for 45 years. I am also a business entrepreneur and own/manage several companies dedicated to the agro-industrial sector. I am Francisco Esparrago (called, “Frank” in America and “Quique” in Spain).
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