Something for the weekend. Finlandia Hymn. My Bride and I are off to Winter War 44, a war gaming and rpg convention that I have been attending since 1976. Go here to read about it. We usually pick up some new games from the vendors and more at the game auction. Twenty-five years ago we brought our four month old twin baby boys through a blizzard to their first war game convention. Ah, time is a river and the current runs fast.
For the more venturesome, or crazed, among you, here is a link to Open General, a free computer game that has dozens of campaigns and hundreds of scenarios set in various time periods in which you command various military units to achieve the victory conditions of the scenario you are playing. If you choose to download it, follow the installation instructions carefully. Happy gaming!
An image of Billy Crystal’s character in the movie version of The Princess Bride entered into my mind as I read your post this morning; “Have fun storming da’ castle.”
Indeed. Have a good break from your law mines. TAC wouldn’t exist without your commitment. No disrespect to the other contributors, however I stand by my statement. 🙂
I’m there too, in the dealer room at the Monroe St. Press book table. Did you stop by today and I just didn’t know it? We will be open from 8 am to 2 pm Sunday so please stop by so dear daughter and I can finally meet one of my favorite bloggers! ?
We walked right by you Elaine and I didn’t make the connection! If you come back next year my Bride and I will do a meet and greet!
Thank you for posting Winter War. My dad and his brothers were veterans of WW II’s European theater.
In the 50s and 60s extensive war footage was shown on TV. We watched as a family and listened to my dad’s commentary on various campaigns. I remember him extolling the bravery of the Finns troops in their guerrilla warfare against the Russians. Snow and invading Russians made an impression on us kids because we had been stationed in Alaska in the mid 50s and remembered the evacuation drills. The threat of the Russians invading from the Soviet military base on Big Dioamede Island was a possibility.