Who are we, that wait for a game like a child on Christmas morning?

@taamvan:

“Rumple Mintz” Victory Condition (Punishment)

Rumple Mintz;  Each time Germany takes Moscow, Leningrad, or Stalingrad, it must also take one (1) shot of Rumple Mintz.   If Russia recaptures Moscow or Berlin, it must take one shot of Schnapps (Germany player decides revolting flavor).   The second and subsequent time that Germany takes a Russian capital, it must take one additional shot of Rumple Mintz.

hmm… thought rumple minze was schnapps. Guess I need to do some research : )
Should prove to be an enjoyable process : )

The last starfighter is a fun movie, but it’s less of a controller than it is an Arcade game.

Great article marc!

@ Tall Paul: No offence taken in any way, I just needed to state it  :-)

I am really happy that the lot of you steps up for FGM all the way and in fact, this has a very soothing effect on me which in turn helps me being more patient! I do know that one man can only work, breathe, live and stay mentally sane so much, even if a good intention is spoiled, that´s the disheartening truth and what makes me sad about this.
And just to let you and Jeremy know: Once this episode is over, I am thinking about buying a dice tray and some chips. They say, that once you have been through hell with your customer and came out in a way that both can keep their head held high, this is the real trust builder. Personal experience taught me that they are right :)

@Jeremy (if you ever read this): In my first anger, I have written some lines on Facebook and in another thread in this forum. Though they were not impolite, they certainly were not positive. I deleted both of them before anyone could reply, to not put more pressure on you than the circumstances demand and keep your reputation unharmed, as you certainly deserve it. The internet is a shark-pit and it never forgets, but sometimes I do. I apologize for not keeping my temper in check.

Parm

I am impressed to read such a powerful story about Axis and Allies .org Forums: Start new topic. I will post a link on my coupon site to this blog post. I will be back to read more.

@reloader-1:

Calvin, you would know more about this than us, but to the uninformed observer this just reinforces perceptions of India as a huge, chaotic mass that can’t accomplish much.

Any observations/points you would like to make? I am truly interested in learning more about India’s potential.

True, India is a developing country. It needs and takes help from the West, including the UK and US, to grow. Of course, it has the 2nd largest population in the world, so they have a lot of people to support. It will be difficult, but it has a lot of potential that can be and is being tapped.

Depending on where you live you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a comic book shop or card shop or dedicated game shop that would have a copy of something on the shelf. There isn’t really a national game store franchise. It is mostly just some guy with a store or maybe a regional concern with four or five shops.

My local shop usually gets one copy for anyone who’s a regular who asks and one for the shelf when a new version comes out. Typically though he doesn’t replace that till Christmas shopping season but will order one for you with a small deposit. The markup on these games isn’t very high so you probably aren’t going to go to one shop and find a copy of everything.

Toys R’ Us probably has copies of ‘42 and maybe a decent chance of Guadalcanal or a less decent chance of BOTB. I’d think it pretty slim to find a copy of Pacific or Europe at Toy R’ Us given the price point.

Try your yellow pages under hobby, or games, or comics. Also you might try something like www.comicshoplocator.com and give your closest shop a call. You might also try something like this Days of Wonder Store Locator. Someplace that sells games like that is likely to have a copy or two of Axis and Allies.

Something like this might help.

@Brain:

Looks great. Can’t wait to see the video of the new game pieces.

Can’t wait to make it!  :-)

Good, I will contact you soon to make my order.