tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1191838829034244475..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: 4th DimensionJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43100558339006904502011-04-14T14:30:34.137-04:002011-04-14T14:30:34.137-04:00Re: diversification: I just visited my brother'...Re: diversification: I just visited my brother's new house and, while getting a tour, saw an original Basic Set! Turns out my brother's fiance used to play D&D and she's been holding on to the set for years. I borrowed it and inside is a 1980-81 TSR catalog. There are a lot fo games here I've never heard of 'Divine Right''Warlocks and Warriors' 'Fight in the Skies' - and some game called 'Snit's Revenge!', the unfortunately ambiguous cover font-age for which had me doing a triple take...Saladin Ahmedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052841870041946321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44361462168211193062011-04-13T20:23:53.351-04:002011-04-13T20:23:53.351-04:00A you point out, TSR did seem to be working hard t...A you point out, TSR did seem to be working hard to diversify in the 80's and 90's. However, like so much they did in that time, they may have done more harm than good. Here's an article from '96 that blames TSR for the collapse of wargaming as a hobby: <br /><br />http://www.costik.com/spisins.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65510237067003769902011-04-13T19:39:32.570-04:002011-04-13T19:39:32.570-04:00The Awful Green Things From Outer Space - best TSR...The Awful Green Things From Outer Space - best TSR board game ever. Loved that game!!<br /><br />Also very fond of (non-TSR games): Axis & Allies, Fortress America, Risk, Diplomacy, and Chess.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863118245243138750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90847966272209926662011-04-13T12:54:43.442-04:002011-04-13T12:54:43.442-04:00I think I only ever saw this game in advertisement...I think I only ever saw this game in advertisements, but I searched for it in every hobby shop I visited. I always wanted to play it. It was one of several TSR games (including <i>Divine Right</i> and <i>Empire of the Petal Throne</i>) that the stores in my area never carried.Gordon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907319916602597979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61446782133596425052011-04-13T12:01:19.033-04:002011-04-13T12:01:19.033-04:00Stratego really bored me, not the least of which b...Stratego really bored me, not the least of which because there was no real give-and-take, there was simply a "this piece beats this piece" kinda thing, which to me takes all the fun out of it. There was more action to Battleship and Chess than Stratego, and when I graduated to offerings like "Risk" and "Car Wars" and "Ogre," I never looked back.Eric R. Wirsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632409261940844934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22600983219764016422011-04-13T11:24:28.375-04:002011-04-13T11:24:28.375-04:00The RPS effect makes me think of Stratego. Loved m...The RPS effect makes me think of Stratego. Loved me some Stratego... still somehow believe my choice of setup inevitably tied me to victory...Sir Yobgod Ababua the Handlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880522667399635154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49358709912762111762011-04-13T10:51:06.010-04:002011-04-13T10:51:06.010-04:00I played this game a fair amount in the early 80s,...I played this game a fair amount in the early 80s, and I still have my copy of it. My main memory of playing is having my pieces decimated by a friend of mine, who then offered to switch sides. We did, and he proceeded to beat me.John Harper Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592827787099084705noreply@blogger.com