Tabletop Gamers

[NovaStorm]

I used to play tabletop when I was a teen, but not so much the war game variety. First I started with D&D by the rules but then went to crafting my own games and rules minus a lot of the weird stuff. I used to love spending hours making my games from scratch, printing it all out on my C64, and DM’ing them for my friends. Stopped when I was around 18 after moving and losing my fellow tabletop adventurer friends. I picked up game design again about five years ago, starting with MUD development and now MMO, but I do miss the old days of hanging out in the living room tossing die with friends.

[somekindofzombie]

I play both board and miniature games:

Board: Avalon Hill classics like Bulge '81, Advanced Squad Leader, Panzer Leader, Panzer Blitz, Caesar at Alesia, Luftwaffe, Upfront, The Russian Campaign, and others... I play SPI and other companies games as well. I like some of the newer games like Carcassone, Power Grid, and games like that too.

Miniatures: Warhammer 40k (Imperial Guard and Dark Eldar), Flames of War, Fire and Fury, Johnny Reb, as well as countless other lesser known and home-brewed games. Even a wargame I invented with my son's dinosaurs!

Playing games is a great way to make friends with non-Christians. I use my freedom in Christ to go to a local game store once a week and play these games with many non-believers. Paul said, "I become all things to all men in order that I might win some." To me gaming is exactly what Paul is talking about. I do play in a store with some questionable comic books and other stuff, but I am absolutely convinced that the Lord has led me to this place, a place where He might be found if He were here in the flesh. It gives me a chance to rub shoulders with lost people an make friends in hopes of sharing the Gospel with them. Think about doing likewise!:thumb