tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4995682409079123115..comments2024-03-29T00:32:33.920-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: OgreJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90665063353154762982011-03-21T12:07:17.610-04:002011-03-21T12:07:17.610-04:00Another awesome science fiction tank game is "...Another awesome science fiction tank game is "Grav Armor" from Dwarfstar/Heritage Games available for download at<br /><br />http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/ds_gravarmor.html<br /><br />and a nice review of the terrain chart here<br /><br />http://www.projectrho.com/game/gravarmor.html<br /><br />Oh and back on thread is the recent announcement form SJG that they are planning on a limited print run, $100 dollar reprint later this year, including GEV and Shockwave and 1.5 inch hex maps.Brewmiesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326434449476576356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-26968490538755625832011-01-25T15:42:59.201-05:002011-01-25T15:42:59.201-05:00Owned this and several other microgames. This was ...Owned this and several other microgames. This was a lot of fun, but I want to see Ogrethulhu!Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7077929169109794012011-01-19T22:29:35.016-05:002011-01-19T22:29:35.016-05:00OGRE (the computer game) is available for free fro...OGRE (the computer game) is available for free from Abandonia. You have to run it through DosBox (which is also free and available from Abandonia).<br /><br />I tried running it without DosBox, and my computer didn't like that at all... but it does work through DosBox!<br /><br />http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/27663/Ogre.htmlButchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470617214750867482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15360366900542506122011-01-18T05:49:50.625-05:002011-01-18T05:49:50.625-05:00Happy memories of past games with Ogre and GEV. A ...Happy memories of past games with Ogre and GEV. A new edition has been promised for sometime now, but I wouldn't hold your breath or anything. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43436211836779477942011-01-17T09:29:27.767-05:002011-01-17T09:29:27.767-05:00I played Ogre quite a bit. In my experience, the ...I played Ogre quite a bit. In my experience, the game almost always ended with the Ogre limping its way toward the command post with a few tread points and maybe one gun left, while a couple of surviving tanks and a handful of infantry desperately tried to stop it. At which point either the defenders picked off the last couple treads and brought the Ogre to a halt, or the Ogre just barely managed to get close enough to blast the CP (often the Ogre would have no guns at all left by this point, and would have to actually roll over the CP to destroy it). Good fun.<br /><br />The third major Steve Jackson pocket box game (along with Car Wars and Ogre) was the equally awesome Illuminati. Put them all together and you had a lot of misspent afternoons.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30525266495690847242011-01-13T13:33:06.719-05:002011-01-13T13:33:06.719-05:00OGRE was so much fun back in the day. GEV was fun...OGRE was so much fun back in the day. GEV was fun, too. The Apple version was fun in the fact that you could set the options for it, to make your own scenarios. I miss the microgames...Eric R. Wirsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632409261940844934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23942402284694474632011-01-13T01:24:36.993-05:002011-01-13T01:24:36.993-05:00This is one game I regret never having...This is one game I regret never having...Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-64966138579598958942011-01-12T21:48:00.876-05:002011-01-12T21:48:00.876-05:00I love Ogre. But I enjoy the supplements as well....I love Ogre. But I enjoy the supplements as well. More maps units, and even Ogre class machines? Brilliant. Its just such a well designed and FUN hex n chit wargame.Captain Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296697477771399357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23250251796123918172011-01-12T20:53:35.604-05:002011-01-12T20:53:35.604-05:00Perhaps this spate of OGRE-love will herald in a n...Perhaps this spate of OGRE-love will herald in a new golden age of retro-wargaming, pushing the OSR aside for an even older school.<br /><br />If so, then I was ahead of the curve - I used have a (pre-blog) OGRE website:<br /><br />http://members.shaw.ca/k-slacker/OGRE.htmK-Slackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012672821387508266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-17125718988866877562011-01-12T17:24:04.537-05:002011-01-12T17:24:04.537-05:00I love Ogre as well a GEV, played them a ton in my...I love Ogre as well a GEV, played them a ton in my younger days. I am pleased to hear the the former is slated for a re-release. Great review.Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91470628660544508042011-01-12T16:56:11.374-05:002011-01-12T16:56:11.374-05:00There already was a $90 version at the turn of the...There already was a $90 version at the turn of the millennium which included miniatures. I don't think they will repeat that release strategy in this market. My favorite version of the game was the non-miniatures Deluxe Ogre that cost $14.95 when it came out as a box.Christian Lindkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79317936023235693232011-01-12T16:34:57.338-05:002011-01-12T16:34:57.338-05:00My first wargame too. I still have the Ogre and GE...My first wargame too. I still have the Ogre and GEV books and even had Battlesuit at one time. Another really great set of microgames was Helltank and Helltank Destroyer.crowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90276559425758642262011-01-12T14:35:51.597-05:002011-01-12T14:35:51.597-05:00Looking at the Steve Jackson Games page, it looks ...Looking at the Steve Jackson Games page, it looks like most of their old stuff is out for sale in $30 boxes. I suspect they find that anything cheaper for slow-selling reprints isn't cost-effective. I suspect, given all the Ogre miniatures they have still available, that they're burnt out on Ogre.Prosfilaeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567819936724569257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83727455241300984092011-01-12T14:17:59.146-05:002011-01-12T14:17:59.146-05:00My first exposure to OGRE was the old computer gam...My first exposure to OGRE was the old computer game on my Commodore 64. It was a pretty rad game and I logged many hours playing it.Higgipediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898074416237354260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2396138537028420792011-01-12T11:42:58.805-05:002011-01-12T11:42:58.805-05:00That's one of those games I always meant to tr...That's one of those games I always meant to try but never got around to. I think I still have a copy somewhere.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116795932377593506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24738577450131882802011-01-12T11:29:55.012-05:002011-01-12T11:29:55.012-05:00Ogre is, was, and always will be awesome. It was m...Ogre is, was, and always will be awesome. It was my first ever wargame, adventure game, whatever you want to call it -- that's where it started for me. Even before I ever played D&D, there was Ogre.<br /><br />I snapped up the supplements when they were re-released back in the late 90s or so (was it really that long ago?) But you're right - they do take away from the classic game. (I do like GEV, though, but that's a game in its own right and not just a supplement.)<br /><br />One problem though is the fiddly little counters. I got around that by scanning one of the sheets from the Reinforcements supplement and cleaning it up a bit on the computer. Then I printed it out at 150% on a full-page sticker and stuck it to heavy cardboard, making a large, heavy-duty version of the countermix. It'll go great with the large mapsheet from the version with the miniatures (if I can ever find that back).<br /><br />I also had the computer game for the Apple. It was a good adaptation. I enjoyed it a lot.Will Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379173017869751088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82298212062230262582011-01-12T11:05:53.959-05:002011-01-12T11:05:53.959-05:00I always found the human's choice of units to ...I always found the human's choice of units to be the telling part of the game. Generally the human tactics can spread on an axis from "wear the Ogre down" to "break the Ogre as soon as possible" (with the first option tending to favour GEVs). If the Ogre decides to play the human's game then the humans can generally win, but if it plays the opposite strategy it can always win (all dice rolls being equal). Of course, it's not actually a black or white problem, but rather a continuum.<br /><br />Then again, my favourite piece of Ogre canon (?) is <i>The Lone GEV</i> from Space Gamer #52. I believe the author was Mike Stackpole. This story resulted a fun post-apocalyptic RPG (using the 1st edition <i>Twilight 2000</i> rules IIRC).Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61394907519841996032011-01-12T10:58:32.226-05:002011-01-12T10:58:32.226-05:00Ogre's a game I also wish I played and never d...Ogre's a game I also wish I played and never did. I'm intrigued by highly asymmetric wargames (such as <i>Bismarck</i>, <a href="http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2010/10/retrospective-bismarck_11.html" rel="nofollow">to which I compared it</a>.)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44429941737168254872011-01-12T10:14:25.448-05:002011-01-12T10:14:25.448-05:00Nice coverage of a wargame I never got around to, ...Nice coverage of a wargame I never got around to, sadly. And here's hoping that no one is desperate enough to produce a $90 version of a game that came in a ziplock bag for $3 or whatever it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19270002002882818312011-01-12T09:57:17.126-05:002011-01-12T09:57:17.126-05:00I loved that game. We played it, Car Wars, and Wa...I loved that game. We played it, Car Wars, and WarpWar a ton in High School.Joshua Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838733328132877699noreply@blogger.com