Five Avalon Hill games I like

[@ericneff9908]

Panzer Leader was my first wargame. I bought it at the Gamekeeper in Bangor, Maine in 1978-ish. Still have it on my shelf. It opened up a whole new world for me that's still expanding 45 years later. Good ol' Avalon Hill!

[@NerdWorkshop1]

I was one of my favorite when I started. Thanks for Watching.

[@johnreuter4916]

Hi Eric. I'm a gamer in the Portland area. Are you still in Maine? Always looking to meet fellow gamers.

[@ericneff9908]

@@johnreuter4916 Me too. I know how that is. But alas no, while my folks still live in Wells, I live in Connecticut now.

[@charleslatora5750]

Got them. Some more than a single copy. Avalon Hill. 62 separate games. The core of my collection.

[@NerdWorkshop1]

I have double of some of them.

[@MeanderingMikesManCave]

Of those shown, I have only played 1776 so far. They are all on my eventual To Do list ... so many games ... so little time !

[@NerdWorkshop1]

I like 1776, Fun game.

[@allenm5443]

Thanks - good presentation. Please do the "flat-box" series - those are the ones I grew up with!

[@NerdWorkshop1]

Thanks Allen, I will do a flat box AH games soon.

[@_User333]

A few are in my top 10 Avalon Hill list, KZbinrs that read my mind

[@NerdWorkshop1]

Welcome aboard! Thanks User333.

[@QuayleTBird]

A nice review .... Though I was much more of an SPI gamer in the 1970s, I played both 1776 and Luftwaffe often. Both games leave a great deal of room for new strategies and innovation. Thanks for discussing older games.

[@NerdWorkshop1]

Thanks for watching Nick. I like both 1776 and Luftwaffe.

[@billwales4861]

Oh Yes, the memories ! Played all those except 1776. Blitzkrieg was my first wargame from AH. What a monster to start with but finally got it. Between myself and a friend, we had 95% of the AH games. Would like to see if you play/have some of the later (late 80's, early 90's) AH games. My five favourites from that period would be Breakout Normandy, Advanced Third Reich, Titan, History of the World and ASL. Enjoy your videos, thank you for your time and effort. BTW, still trying to convince the wife on a 3D printer. Any recommendations on size, make and model, for mainly counter tray use?

[@NerdWorkshop1]

I got out of gaming during the late 80s and got back in a little over a year ago. So I never really played any those, but that is not saying that I won't be getting them. I just have the Ender 3 pro which is not really expensive. For me it had worked well.

[@lightspeedlagu]

Great video. Clear, concise. No unnecessary distracting music. Well done, sir!

[@NerdWorkshop1]

Thank you!

[@davidcook8230]

That's a great list. I own them all and even gave two copies of PB and PL to do macrogames with them. Please do the five flat boxes. Afrika Korps was my first wargame at age eight in 1975. I would like to hear your thoughts on Decision Games version of Luftwaffe as well.

[@NerdWorkshop1]

Yeah, Dave. I hope to check out the Decision Games Luftwaffe soon. I will be doing the flat boxes soon.

[@pelmen1294]

Panzer leader, squad leader , submarine, bismarck, war at sea , victory in the pacific. there are all kinds of games.

[@NerdWorkshop1]

Good variety of game types there.

[@pelmen1294]

@@NerdWorkshop1 ya . I have a lot more then that. I was am a game junkie hehehe.

[@rode8173]

great video. Hello from Korea. I like the chit plastic storage units in Panzer Leader. Where did you get those?

[@NerdWorkshop1]

I made them on my 3D printer Ro dee. Thank you for watching.

[@Anymouse6980]

I have all of the except 1776. My dad picked up Luftwaffe and then let me have it. I want to play these with my kids. The grandkids are still too young.

[@NerdWorkshop1]

Hopefully they will want to play in a couple of years.

[@jsharp7813]

Do "My Top Five Flat Box Avalon Hill Games"

[@NerdWorkshop1]

That will be coming very soon. Thanks for Watching

[@markvacc13]

No such thing as hidden movement in a board game.

[@jsharp7813]

Avalon Hill's Midway.

[@markvacc13]

@@jsharp7813 It's right on the table like Battleship. Closest attempt I saw was 3 guys tried War in the Pacific. They set up two copies of the game in separate rooms. One Jap player, one Allied player and one referee who tried handling anybody who was spotted, rules challenges etc.

[@jsharp7813]

@@markvacc13 Yeah, on the table, but hidden by a screen. The screen wasn't much, but I made a larger "hood" that covered both movement boards. We often had a referee to assure we followed the movement and spotting rules. Worked pretty good! I still have that cardboard hood, made out of a McDonalds French fry box. Folded flat for transport. I dug it out a few years back at the WBC. Vince Meconi and I played a game using it. A blast from the past!

[@markvacc13]

@@jsharp7813 I had Midway. Never thought to use anything to cover the top or a referee. I was only 11/12 that year. I wish computers were around then.

[@NerdWorkshop1]

No hidden movement when you are playing solo for sure.

[@willannand9988]

I love all three PB-PL-AIW. I recently found a free updated rulebook called "Tactical GameX" it is worth a look

[@NerdWorkshop1]

Very cool, where did you find that?

[@willannand9988]

@@NerdWorkshop1 Relative Range website. Designer Michael Nagel. The designer of Flying Colors Series.