Second entry.

Thanks again.

Then here comes my plan B (second entry). Thanks again, Lou.

Second entry too.

And thanks again!

Second entry, also for le_chevalier. ;)

Hmm, it would seem my strategically placed second entry did cause my competitors to counter with second entries of their own!

I'm in.
Thank you for the giveaway

Bumpy Eastern Front

Double "you're very welcome". ;)

Second entry for CoH. Once again thank you.

Not in but more thanks Lou +1

Thanks for the opportunity Lou, I have been following the Storm and wish to try and weather it myself this week. Please count me in.

As to strategy games, there are really so many that I've enjoyed over the years. I too enjoyed Axis & Allies in my younger days, Risk too even if that is not nearly as strategic. Other varieties of games could be conceived as strategy too since it really is a broad category these days.

Some of my favorites though over the years have been the Civilization series, Warlords series, Master of Orion series, XCom series, but when it comes to historical wargames in particular then my favorite has got to be Panzer General, never actually got the 2nd though I've often heard it had improvements over the first. I had so much fun playing the first though that I didn't see the need and wanted to spend my limited gaming budget of those years on other things. The Gettysburg! and Antietam! were both really interesting for those of us in the states at least, never actually owned those, but enjoyed watching a friend play and was impressed by the level of detail involved. More recently the Europa Universalis series have been very rich with historical wargame goodness; but, not in the way of a computer based 'board game'. I'm definitely of the opinion though that I like turn based games whether they are 'board game' like or not rather than a real time game since I like to consider my options and review information ad nauseum.

Several more recent strategy boardgames I've enjoyed but not really wargames, are Settlers (of Catan that is) and Carcasonne.

If you've never looked at it, you may also want to check out Modern Naval Battles / Cold War Naval Battles which was redistributed under the second title for free as a print and play game and I had many enjoyable hours playing it. Unfortunately the download links are broken at this point (Update: found alternate download links on this page [url=http://home.comcast.net/~mpnagel/Relative_Range/Cold_War_Naval_Battles.html]http://home.comcast.net/~mpnagel/Relative_Range/Cold_War_Naval_Battles.html[/url] )

Not In. But thx for the topic.

Having spent 8 yrs. in the U.S.M.C. i am not a fan of "war time" games of any genre. That aside, I am an avid fan of both Science Fiction and Fantasy games, books, etc... The game that sticks in my mind the most when it comes to strategy war games is Fantasy General. This game took fantasy and turn-based war gaming and combined them in a way that allowed me to, for the first time, enjoy a military campaign of any sort. When you look at how many war-fans enjoyed the Panzer General and other "General" games of similar vein, you can easily understand how such a game was a breakthrough for someone who had never been able to enjoy a war-game. As far as strategy games in general go, the Heroes of Might and Magic series has LONG been a staple on any computer I have used/owned since HOMM2 first came out though I have never had the opportunity to play the last in the series, HOMM5. I hope to remedy that situation in the near future.

You may have noticed HoMM V is here on GOG. You might also like to know there is a HoMM VI available on Steam that also has an expansion out which was released not too long ago.

Last but not least, thank you for your service to our country. I am grateful to those who serve for the freedom I enjoy each day.

Ok - I am still here but very busy - My daughter had her Baby (Girl) - That's my third Grand-daughter and her second daughter - I will do the draw in the next day or so - so keep entering.