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Thursday, August 29, 2019
Nostalgia Thursday - Games Workshop Retrospective
There's been an update on "Dice Men: Games Workshop 1975 to 1985" by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson with Jamie Thomson, "a full colour, highly illustrated hardback 288 pages long, A4 (210mm x 297mm) printed on 140gsm gloss art stock, colour printed endpapers and bookmark ribbon." It's been a struggle getting definitive information on those early years and they are being careful to make sure it is complete and honest. Read more here.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Wargaming Wednesday - 40K @ LGG
The excellent Mike Anderberg has asked Lake Geneva Games to set up some dates for 40K in the next four months including the second Sunday in September and October and the Third Sundays in November and December, from 1 PM to 5 PM. For this, the "secret" game room has been set aside allowing for three tables of 40K for two or four players per table.
These are FREE events and Mike will host them, setting up the matches on the given day from among those who show up with armies and are ready to play. In some cases, matches might be set up in advance by Mike in the LGG40K Facebook group here.
He has structured the events as follows:
The Basic Rules
▪ Armies will consist of 750 points or less, and must be constructed using ONE of the following options:
⁃ 0-1 Modified Combined Arms Detachment:
⁃ 0-1 HQ
⁃ 1-6 Troops
⁃ 0-1 Elite
⁃ 0-1 Fast Attack
⁃ 0-1 Heavy Support
⁃ All trips in this Detachment gain the “Objective Secure’ special rule.
⁃ An additional supplemental unit 0-1 Elite, Fast Attack, or Heavy Support.
⁃ 0-1 Unique Codex Detachment
▪ Players MUST use the same army list throughout the tournament.
▪ Codices, Codex Supplements and Warhammer 40K Campaign Supplements that are released prior to the day of the event will be allowed in this event. Apocalypse War Zone supplements, Apocalypse Formations, Forge World army lists and material from the Horus Heresy books WILL NOT be allowed in this event.
▪ Unique units, Imperial Knights, Allied Detachments, Data Slates, Fortifications, Lords of War, Imperial Armor Units (Forge World) will NOT be in used in this event.
▪ Rules Modification (Vehicles):
⁃ Vehicles with armor value facings over 12 are considered to be 12 for the duration of all games, but may be reduced further due to game effects.
⁃ Vehicles with more than 3 hulls points are reduced to 3 at the start of the game. Hull points may not be restored beyond their starting value.
▪ Rules Modifications (Psykers):
⁃ All Psykers may only attempt to manifest ONE Warp Charge psychic powers.. Psykers may exchange powers as normal.
▪ All models must be WYSIWYG.
⁃ Suitable conversions and/or stand ins are allowed.
▪ Missions will comprise of objective based scenarios and will have 1 main objective and multiple secondary objectives.
These are FREE events and Mike will host them, setting up the matches on the given day from among those who show up with armies and are ready to play. In some cases, matches might be set up in advance by Mike in the LGG40K Facebook group here.
He has structured the events as follows:
The Basic Rules
▪ Armies will consist of 750 points or less, and must be constructed using ONE of the following options:
⁃ 0-1 Modified Combined Arms Detachment:
⁃ 0-1 HQ
⁃ 1-6 Troops
⁃ 0-1 Elite
⁃ 0-1 Fast Attack
⁃ 0-1 Heavy Support
⁃ All trips in this Detachment gain the “Objective Secure’ special rule.
⁃ An additional supplemental unit 0-1 Elite, Fast Attack, or Heavy Support.
⁃ 0-1 Unique Codex Detachment
▪ Players MUST use the same army list throughout the tournament.
▪ Codices, Codex Supplements and Warhammer 40K Campaign Supplements that are released prior to the day of the event will be allowed in this event. Apocalypse War Zone supplements, Apocalypse Formations, Forge World army lists and material from the Horus Heresy books WILL NOT be allowed in this event.
▪ Unique units, Imperial Knights, Allied Detachments, Data Slates, Fortifications, Lords of War, Imperial Armor Units (Forge World) will NOT be in used in this event.
▪ Rules Modification (Vehicles):
⁃ Vehicles with armor value facings over 12 are considered to be 12 for the duration of all games, but may be reduced further due to game effects.
⁃ Vehicles with more than 3 hulls points are reduced to 3 at the start of the game. Hull points may not be restored beyond their starting value.
▪ Rules Modifications (Psykers):
⁃ All Psykers may only attempt to manifest ONE Warp Charge psychic powers.. Psykers may exchange powers as normal.
▪ All models must be WYSIWYG.
⁃ Suitable conversions and/or stand ins are allowed.
▪ Missions will comprise of objective based scenarios and will have 1 main objective and multiple secondary objectives.
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Monday, August 15, 2016
Minis & Modeling Monday - Fantasy Figs
Over on cheapfantasyminis.blogspot.com, 1Mac popped up after a summer hiatus with "Guards and Bandits and Bondic" here.
Also, on The Lost and The Damned some years ago, Mortis showed off his Skaven Army here.
Finally, on the Dungeonmaster Mark YouTube channel from earlier this year, as part of his GM Tips, he showed us how to "Make your own custom D&D minis." Enjoy!
Also, on The Lost and The Damned some years ago, Mortis showed off his Skaven Army here.
Finally, on the Dungeonmaster Mark YouTube channel from earlier this year, as part of his GM Tips, he showed us how to "Make your own custom D&D minis." Enjoy!
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and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Wargaming Wednesday - 40K @ LGG
We've been having more and more impromptu 40K events at Lake Geneva Games lately and Mike requested we put some on the calendar. He checked his own availability and gave us four upcoming Sundays, one per month, to schedule afternoon events. We're happy to add more (and Age of Sigmar events!) but for now get ready for 1 pm to 5 pm on September 11, October 9, November 20, and December 18. We'll create a Facebook event for each of these dates as they get individually closer.
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Monday, July 25, 2016
Minis & Modeling Monday - LotR Minis
Over on quendilsworld.blogspot.co.uk, they show us "Saruman addressing his armies" here.
Also, on sodemons.com, they share "Mithril Gold Fellowship Ents & Huorn" here.
Finally, on games-workshop.com, they still have some great LotR and Hobbit minis here.
Also, on sodemons.com, they share "Mithril Gold Fellowship Ents & Huorn" here.
Finally, on games-workshop.com, they still have some great LotR and Hobbit minis here.
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and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Nostalgia Thursday - HPB Finds Cont.
Along with the wargames I mentioned yesterday here, I managed to pick up a few older items at Half Price Books on recent trips. A couple of days ago, I was surprised to find a copy of Waterdeep and the North (1987) by Ed Greenwood from TSR. This copy was in plastic, though not shrinkwrap, and had the original map in great shape. From Wikipedia: "Waterdeep and the North describes the region of northwestern Faerûn, known as 'The North', particularly its leading city and port, Waterdeep. (. . .) The book describes Waterdeep in detail, including its history, neighborhoods, defenses, sewers, guilds, political factions, noble families, and important personalities. The book includes seven adventure scenario suggestions. (. . .)Waterdeep and the North comprises a 64-page book and a large color map of the city, wrapped in a removable six-paneled gatefold cover. The outside gatefold contains a map of Waterdeep, the inside front cover has a map of the city's known sewers, and the inside back cover has diagrams of basic floorplans that might be found throughout the city."
Also, on the same trip on Tuesday, I discovered a copy of the Celts Campaign Sourcebook (1992) from TSR. It, too, came with the map and is in great shape. A copy of Charlemagne's Paladins: Campaign Sourcebook was also on the shelf but didn't have the map so I passed it by. Graeme Davis, who wrote the book, has a lot of neat freebies on his website that you can download in PDF format and utilize in your tabletop gaming here.
Finally, on a trip not so long ago, and because I hadn't found time to mention them in a blog previously, I also stumbled upon two of the supplements for Warhammer Historical wargaming system from Games Workshop: El Cid (2003) by James Morris and Spartacus (2004) by Simon Brown. I'll need to find a copy of Warhammer Ancient Battles at some point to make full use of these supplements but I have enough on my plate right now to occupy me, I am sure.
Also, on the same trip on Tuesday, I discovered a copy of the Celts Campaign Sourcebook (1992) from TSR. It, too, came with the map and is in great shape. A copy of Charlemagne's Paladins: Campaign Sourcebook was also on the shelf but didn't have the map so I passed it by. Graeme Davis, who wrote the book, has a lot of neat freebies on his website that you can download in PDF format and utilize in your tabletop gaming here.
Finally, on a trip not so long ago, and because I hadn't found time to mention them in a blog previously, I also stumbled upon two of the supplements for Warhammer Historical wargaming system from Games Workshop: El Cid (2003) by James Morris and Spartacus (2004) by Simon Brown. I'll need to find a copy of Warhammer Ancient Battles at some point to make full use of these supplements but I have enough on my plate right now to occupy me, I am sure.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Wargaming Wednesday - HPB Finds
I found a few wargames at the Brookfield, WI, Half Price Books when I was up that way yesterday. I'll blog about them individually at some point in the future. The first is a game from Games Workshop from the turn of the century called Warmaster (2000). I've had a copy of the Ancient Armies supplement for this wargame for a while now and have been watching for the chance to grab a copy of the main rulebook to go with it. I'm not sure if I will ever put a 6mm to 10mm army together on stands to try it out in full but I might make due with some labeled counters just to give it a whirl. From Board Game Geek (BGG): "The command mechanism in Warmaster is simple but evocative. Each leader model has a Command factor. To issue a command, such as 'move forward' to a unit, two dice must be rolled against that target command factor. For every subsequent order attempted the target number becomes more difficult to achieve. As a consequence, despite being on the surface a move-counter move system, the turns are variable length and each player may not have the full opportunity to achieve everything they may want to. This simple mechanism introduces enjoyable tension into what is otherwise a largely conventional set of wargame rules."
Also, among the boxed games, they had a copy of Hibernia (2008) by Eric B. Vogel from Closet Nerd Games. I read about this one a few years ago and had it on my list of games to keep an eye out for. When I spotted it yesterday, after having already found some other goodies, I felt very pleased. From BGG: "Set in Iron Age Ireland, Hibernia is a fast, simple wargame with strong European-style mechanics. It depends on well-balanced and clever play rather than pure aggression. Die rolls restrict when players can attack or reinforce their positions, and a unique scoring mechanism changes the resources which players need to score points each turn, keeping player positions dynamic."
Finally, another Vogel game called Cambria (2009) from the same publisher. I became aware of this game around the same time as Hibernia and put it on my mental list as well. From BGG: "It is 400 AD and the Roman occupation of Britannia is drawing to a close. Most of the Legions have been withdrawn. The system of Roman fortresses and roads is only thinly defended, particularly in Cambria. Across the sea, Hibernian warriors prepare to invade… Cambria is a fast and aggressive game of siege combat. To win, the players must make skillful use of their die rolls to surround and capture Roman fortresses. Cambria combines the simple, clever mechanics of a European-style game with the direct player conflict of an American-style game."
Also, among the boxed games, they had a copy of Hibernia (2008) by Eric B. Vogel from Closet Nerd Games. I read about this one a few years ago and had it on my list of games to keep an eye out for. When I spotted it yesterday, after having already found some other goodies, I felt very pleased. From BGG: "Set in Iron Age Ireland, Hibernia is a fast, simple wargame with strong European-style mechanics. It depends on well-balanced and clever play rather than pure aggression. Die rolls restrict when players can attack or reinforce their positions, and a unique scoring mechanism changes the resources which players need to score points each turn, keeping player positions dynamic."
Finally, another Vogel game called Cambria (2009) from the same publisher. I became aware of this game around the same time as Hibernia and put it on my mental list as well. From BGG: "It is 400 AD and the Roman occupation of Britannia is drawing to a close. Most of the Legions have been withdrawn. The system of Roman fortresses and roads is only thinly defended, particularly in Cambria. Across the sea, Hibernian warriors prepare to invade… Cambria is a fast and aggressive game of siege combat. To win, the players must make skillful use of their die rolls to surround and capture Roman fortresses. Cambria combines the simple, clever mechanics of a European-style game with the direct player conflict of an American-style game."
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Wargaming Wednesday - Warhammer 40K (1993)
Last week, Norm broke out some of his old Warhammer 40,000 (1993) stuff, though we played a more recent edition (4th?). Most of the group hadn't played a lot of Games Workshop systems but we all had enough experience to jump on in with a brief primer. We utilized the tabletop boards and some of the scenery available at the excellent Lake Geneva Games and sent the Space Marines up against some Orks.
The description from Board Game Geek is as follows:
Once we picked our sides and got the minis moving things developed rapidly. My Orks kept Norm's Marines pinned down on a ridge while John's Orks crept up along the board edge to close with Will's Marines and corner them away from any support. Although the early long range shooting favored the Marines, once John's Orks were able to close, the slaughter began. With some from some mid-range shooting my Orks were able to develop later in the game, Norm's Marines were unable to make a closer assault and take advantage of the damage he inflicted in the early going. By the end of the night, the Orks were able to prevail after their own heavy, heavy losses.
The description from Board Game Geek is as follows:
Warhammer 40,000 is a table-top miniature-based war game set in a dystopian future. Although usually played by two players, theoretically any number of players can participate at once.
Players can choose one of a number of factions from within the Warhammer 40,000 universe - examples include, humanity's defenders, the Space Marines and Imperial Guard, the nearly extinct race of Elder, the all-consuming Tyranids or the corrupted once-human forces of Chaos. Each race also how their own sub-groups and flavours - for example there are Chapters of Space Marines with their own specialisations, whilst a Chaos army that worships the war-god Khorne would look very different to one worshiping the pleasure god Slaanesh.
Players select their armies based on the miniatures they own. To ensure balance each miniature is assigned a points value (with the value rising for optional upgrades) and players usually agree a points limit for each army before play. Similarly, players will agree the rules and victory conditions for a specific scenario.
Each turn proceeds in phases covering movement, melee combat, ranged combat and so forth. No game board is used, players make or purchase their own scenery. Physical measurement is used to determine movement and weapon range, with dice used to calculate everything from damage to morale and the effectiveness of physic powers. Special 'scatter dice' are used to calculate random or quasi-random events such as the movement of a gas cloud or fire.
Games usually last for a specified number of turns, after which the player who has accumulated the most victory points (by achieving pre-set goals and destroying enemy miniatures) is the winner.
Expansions and new armies are regularly released for Warhammer 40,000, with new editions of the game itself being released roughly every four years.
Once we picked our sides and got the minis moving things developed rapidly. My Orks kept Norm's Marines pinned down on a ridge while John's Orks crept up along the board edge to close with Will's Marines and corner them away from any support. Although the early long range shooting favored the Marines, once John's Orks were able to close, the slaughter began. With some from some mid-range shooting my Orks were able to develop later in the game, Norm's Marines were unable to make a closer assault and take advantage of the damage he inflicted in the early going. By the end of the night, the Orks were able to prevail after their own heavy, heavy losses.
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Monday, November 16, 2015
Minis & Modeling Monday - Tigers, Troopers, & Bretonnians
Over on aquamine's imgur pages, a plastic, dollar store tiger is given a makeover here.
Also, on toyland.gizmodo.com, they tell us "A Death Star Filled With Plastic Stormtroopers Is a Better Bucket of Army Men" here.
Finally, on the Blue Table Painting YouTube channel, they share a "Studio Update- the Bretonnian Host musters on the field." Enjoy!
Also, on toyland.gizmodo.com, they tell us "A Death Star Filled With Plastic Stormtroopers Is a Better Bucket of Army Men" here.
Finally, on the Blue Table Painting YouTube channel, they share a "Studio Update- the Bretonnian Host musters on the field." Enjoy!
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
Nostalgia Thursday - Greyhawk, Warhammer, & Rare Boardgames
Over on greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com, recently posted a familiar essay "On Settings" here.
Also, on abc.net.au, they explain "Fantasy role-playing game Warhammer offers kids a challenge not found online" here.
Finally, on geekandsundry.com, they suggest "Ten Rare Board Games to Snap Up the Second You Can" here.
Also, on abc.net.au, they explain "Fantasy role-playing game Warhammer offers kids a challenge not found online" here.
Finally, on geekandsundry.com, they suggest "Ten Rare Board Games to Snap Up the Second You Can" here.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Wargaming Wednesday - Black Eagles, Star Fleet Command, & Citadel Figure Cases
Over on theboardgamingway.com, they give us an advance look at "Black Eagles Over Belgium" by Legion Wargames here.
Also, on senselesspastimes.com, they update what is happening with "Operation: Star Fleet Command" here.
Finally, on the Warhammer TV YouTube channel, they feature "The All New Citadel Figure Cases." Enjoy.
Also, on senselesspastimes.com, they update what is happening with "Operation: Star Fleet Command" here.
Finally, on the Warhammer TV YouTube channel, they feature "The All New Citadel Figure Cases." Enjoy.
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Monday, March 2, 2015
Minis & Modeling Monday - EZPainter, Cauldron Scenery, & Citadel Paint Conversion
There is a new painting service on the rise offering 25% off on introductory jobs with five or more figures called EZPainter here.
Also on jst3p.com, check out the "Large Cauldron Terrain WIP Update (with Video!)" here.
Finally, there have been a few folks asking around about the best version of the Citadel conversion chart and I think the best one is on the Tale of the Painters blog here.
Also on jst3p.com, check out the "Large Cauldron Terrain WIP Update (with Video!)" here.
Finally, there have been a few folks asking around about the best version of the Citadel conversion chart and I think the best one is on the Tale of the Painters blog here.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Wargaming Wednesday - A Tabletop Gamer's Diary
There is a wonderful Wordpress blog wherein a certain gamer, who shall remain nameless (cause I couldn't find it), posts bits and bobs about his tabletop gaming escapades and includes some pictures to help illustrate his tales. There is some RPG and design stuff but today I am particularly focusing on the wargaming goodness like his recent report on his ongoing Mighty Empires campaign. See more on "A Tabletop Gamer's Diary" here.
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Monday, December 8, 2014
Minis & Modeling Monday - GW's Smaug
It might be fun to introduce Tolkien's Smaug to your tabletop gaming by way of the Games Workshop miniature here.
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Nostalgia Thursday - Visiting GW in 1979
Over on the excellent blog Dear Tony Blair last month, David Wood posted a series of scans of some literature from May of 1979 focused on Games Workshop. See more here.
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Nostalgia Thursday - Half Price Books Around Milwaukee
I had a chance to visit some of the Milwaukee area Half Price Books earlier this week after checking out a couple of movies up that way. For those interested, I enjoyed both Lucy and Hercules 3D for a variety of reasons that I'll try to find time to blog about down the line. In any event, aside from the Half Price Book stores, I popped in to a couple of hobby shops that were just east of the first HPB stop in Greenfield, east on Layton Ave. I discussed this trip a bit yesterday on the CMG Blog Triad here but wanted to expand a bit today because of the nostalgia factor that imbues trips to HPB; there's almost always something from yesteryear at a decent price. The following this rough map of my route:
My first stop was the Greenfield HPB located in Greenfield Place at 5032 S. 74th St. Greenfield, Wisconsin 53220 (414-281-0000). Marked on the map above by the "A." Some of the nostalgic highlights include:
My second stop was Greenfield News & Hobby 6815 W. Layton Avenue Greenfield, WI. 53220 (414-281-1800). This is located just east of the "A" on the map above. Not much in the way of gaming but fans of Hot Wire Foam Factory will appreciate the deal I got on some of their accessories (which I detail more here).
The third stop on this tour was The Board Game Barrister in the Greenfield Towne Center at 6120 West Layton Avenue Greenfield, WI 53220 (414-423-7100). This is just a bit further east from the "A" on the map above. Again, this didn't have much in the way of Nostalgic finds but the giant chess pieces were neat and they had a ton of board games to purchase.
My fourth stop was the Highland Plaza HPB up north in Milwaukee in Highland Plaza at 8514 W. Brown Deer Rd. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224 (414-354-1235). This is marked on the above map with a "B" and is the only HPB actually in the city limits of Milwaukee, though just barely it would seem. I snagged a Warhammer Siege supplement but they had some other nostalgic goodies too.
Lastly I stopped in the Brookfield HPB in The Plaza in Brookfield at 17145 W. Bluemound Rd. Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005 (262-789-0280). Marked on the above map by a "C." In the nostalgic vein, this location had the most items. In particular, a lot of older wargaming goodies.
There are a lot more pics from this trip to check out either in my Facebook album here or over on Google Plus here. If you are interested in any of the items, they can often be had through the HPB online interface or transferred from one HPB to another. As always, call the individual store to find out their policy in this regard.
In the same spirit, and if you're a gamer who has been around and gaming for a great many years, I also started a thread over on the Board Game Geek forums that might interest you, and to which you might contribute. It asks folks where they purchased wargames in the 1970s and the list of outlets has surprised me. Locations include a pharmacy, many bookstores (some mainstream, some not), lots of toy stores (some large chains, some regional, and some ma & pa toy stores). Anyway, chime in there if you want to add to the informal database.
My first stop was the Greenfield HPB located in Greenfield Place at 5032 S. 74th St. Greenfield, Wisconsin 53220 (414-281-0000). Marked on the map above by the "A." Some of the nostalgic highlights include:
My second stop was Greenfield News & Hobby 6815 W. Layton Avenue Greenfield, WI. 53220 (414-281-1800). This is located just east of the "A" on the map above. Not much in the way of gaming but fans of Hot Wire Foam Factory will appreciate the deal I got on some of their accessories (which I detail more here).
The third stop on this tour was The Board Game Barrister in the Greenfield Towne Center at 6120 West Layton Avenue Greenfield, WI 53220 (414-423-7100). This is just a bit further east from the "A" on the map above. Again, this didn't have much in the way of Nostalgic finds but the giant chess pieces were neat and they had a ton of board games to purchase.
My fourth stop was the Highland Plaza HPB up north in Milwaukee in Highland Plaza at 8514 W. Brown Deer Rd. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224 (414-354-1235). This is marked on the above map with a "B" and is the only HPB actually in the city limits of Milwaukee, though just barely it would seem. I snagged a Warhammer Siege supplement but they had some other nostalgic goodies too.
Lastly I stopped in the Brookfield HPB in The Plaza in Brookfield at 17145 W. Bluemound Rd. Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005 (262-789-0280). Marked on the above map by a "C." In the nostalgic vein, this location had the most items. In particular, a lot of older wargaming goodies.
There are a lot more pics from this trip to check out either in my Facebook album here or over on Google Plus here. If you are interested in any of the items, they can often be had through the HPB online interface or transferred from one HPB to another. As always, call the individual store to find out their policy in this regard.
In the same spirit, and if you're a gamer who has been around and gaming for a great many years, I also started a thread over on the Board Game Geek forums that might interest you, and to which you might contribute. It asks folks where they purchased wargames in the 1970s and the list of outlets has surprised me. Locations include a pharmacy, many bookstores (some mainstream, some not), lots of toy stores (some large chains, some regional, and some ma & pa toy stores). Anyway, chime in there if you want to add to the informal database.
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