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Salviati

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4. Just Illuminati...

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 01:29 PM

Sep 2017

and it's fun but it, along with Munchkin, does suffer from what we called "Steve Jackson Game Syndrome"... Which is to say that the person after the first person to make a serious bid to win usually wins.

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Have you ever heard of, or played the following games: [View all] FSogol Sep 2017 OP

I used to play Avalon Hill games Kaleva Sep 2017 #1

My first one was France 1940 unblock Sep 2017 #6

My first was Stalingrad Kaleva Sep 2017 #10

I use to play AH and SPI atreides1 Sep 2017 #8

Stalingrad may still be in the closet at the old farm where I grew up. Kaleva Sep 2017 #14

I'm still playing games like that. Codeine Sep 2017 #9

I should check that out. Kaleva Sep 2017 #13

Blitzkrieg! Iggo Sep 2017 #11

Panzer Leader, Squad Leader, Jutland. Good times! Kaleva Sep 2017 #12

I loved AH games. Some of my faves... Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #24

I liked Panzer Blitz and Panzer Leader as you could combine the boards Kaleva Sep 2017 #25

I remember one game of Panzer Leader... Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #29

Yes to cosmic wimpout hopeforchange2008 Sep 2017 #2

I vaguely remember illuminati unblock Sep 2017 #3

Just Illuminati... Salviati Sep 2017 #4

Traveller atreides1 Sep 2017 #5

Three out of four ain't bad. Codeine Sep 2017 #7

I've played Cosmic Wimpout & Illuminati, but not the other two. nt Binkie The Clown Sep 2017 #15

I've played Illumaniti comradebillyboy Sep 2017 #16

Sure, I ran a Traveller campaign a few decades ago... malthaussen Sep 2017 #17

I had all the Traveller books, but could never find campaings to play in. Everyone was obsessed with FSogol Sep 2017 #22

None of those. How about 43 man Squamish? DFW Sep 2017 #18

They forbade 43 man squamish at my junior high school gratuitous Sep 2017 #19

You could afford squamishes? FSogol Sep 2017 #20

Kudos to your school for providing a flutney to play it on DFW Sep 2017 #21

I was Offensive Nibling for the All-State squad! jberryhill Sep 2017 #27

Now THERE's a claim not too many can make! n/t DFW Sep 2017 #28

But did you actually play it per the MAD Magazine rules? Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #30

I have played the first three. Dave Starsky Sep 2017 #23

This is Free Trader Beowulf, calling anyone Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #26