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Star Fleet Battle Manual 3rd Edition - Completed!
Back CoverThese past few months I have been dedicating a lot of time in the hopes of finally finishing the 3rd edition of Star Fleet Battle Manual. And even with my daughter getting married and...
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Star Fleet Battle Manual Update
Col. Lou Zocchi holding the new 3rd edition of theStar Fleet Battle ManualJust got back from Origins. I could only make it down for a short time this year. The test print ofthe 3rd edition of Star...
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Star Fleet Battle Manual 3rd Edition is HERE!
It is finally here! After more years than I would like to think about, and the on-again-off-again battles with Lou, the project is done and available for sale.Ā Ā Hopefully this release will go well for...
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Deluxe Avalon Hill's Midway
While I may not have been doing a lot of gaming this past year, I was keeping busy. I had a number of game related projects to keep me busy during last winter through early spring. One was to reduce my...
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Battle of Britain and Civil Air Patrol
I see that it has been over a year since I last made a new post to this blog. While I had such good intentions of working last winter on catching up on my backlog of post that I wanted to share on my...
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Golden Age Air Racing & Civil Air Patrol
Last evening my Civil Air Patrol squadron had its weekly meeting. As the aerospace education officer it was my night to have the program. The plan had been to work on astronomy and celestial...
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Deluxe QED's Blue VS Gray
Back in the late 1990's (I think it was 1999), I had the pleasure of meeting Evan Jones (the designer of Blue vs. Gray), and his partner from QED Games at Origins. They were there to demo and release...
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3D Aces of Valor Board For WW1 Aerial Combat Games
For those of you who have followed my blog you know how I love to pimp my games, and use games in an educational setting. During the centennial of WW1 I have been looking for a game to use with my...
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Apollo 11: The 50th Anniversary of Man's Moon Landing - My display at our...
Several months ago I approached my local library to see if any of the departments would like to borrow some of my space history items for the upcoming anniversary of Apollo 11. Rather than borrow a few...
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The Last Starfighter Combat Game Rules
While organizing my game collection recently I unearthed some old favorites. While the Last Starfighter Combat game is not one of the best space combat games it is fun. Looking over the various...
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Prep for Origins 2010
I just submitted my events for Origins 2010. I've been a bit concerned about Origins this year since their website has been undergoing redesign since November with no end in site. I just hope the wait...
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1st Intergalactic Star Fleet Battle Manual Tournament
In 1977 a group of us traveled to Cleveland (our parents actually drove us since none us could drive yet), for our first Star Trek convention. It opened up a whole new world for us - young teens from...
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Dateline Egypt 1936: This years Origins' .45 Adventure
Here's a teaser for my .45 Adventure scenario that I am running at Origins this year. The title is Flight of the Flying Wing and it will be run in the miniature hall on Saturday, June 26th at 4:00...
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Origins 2010
Whew! What a week it was at Origins 2010. Now that I'm home and have had time to get somewhat caught up on some sleep I think I might be able to share some of my experiences.I arrived in Columbus with...
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Fight of the Flying Wing
Ok, so it's been a few months since Origins 2010, and it is only now that I am finally posting more information on my .45 Adventure scenario, Fight of the Flying Wing. I've been busy, but here it is,...
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Gatling Pistol
Over the past few months I've been working on a little project - a Gatling pistol. My daughter has enjoyed steam punk for a number of years now; over 10 I believe. In fact this past May we attended the...
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Deluxe GM Screen
Over the years I have had many GM screens. I still have my hardboard 1st edition D & D screen, plus many of the variations that have been released over the years. Plus ones for Star Wars, Kingdoms...
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Origins 2012
After taking last year off from running events at Origins I will be back this year. I am looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. The event registration isn't up yet, so I can't post...
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Updated Edition of Star Fleet Battle Manual
After almost 20 years Lou Zocchi's Star Fleet Battle Manual will be getting an update. First published in 1972 as the Star Trek Battle Manual (you can imagine how long that title lasted), then reissued...
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Strategy Camp 2012
This past July, I spent a week at Camp Wanake (a United Methodist Church camp near Canton, OH), as the director/counselor for a summer camp program know as Strategy Camp. A full decription of the camp...
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Victory In the Pacific
Many years ago, when I was fairly new to gaming, I received Avalon Hill's Victory In the Pacific for Christmas. It quickly became a favorite with our gaming group. Over the years it still comes out....
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Deluxe Liftoff! Game
(Note: Liftoff! is still available from its creator, Fritz Bronner. So please do not ask for my version of it. I own a copy of the original game and just made a deluxe version for my own personal use....
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Star Fleet Battle Manual 3rd Edition Update 1
The past few months have seen progress on the 3rd edition. The ship record sheets compass cards, and the various markers for the game have been completed. Just before Christmas all the updates and...
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Star Fleet Battle Manual 3rd Edition Record Sheets
Well progress on Lou Zocchi's 3rd Edition of Star Fleet Battle Manual is slowly happening. I've gotten a lot done on the extras for the game; ship compass cards, markers like the new plasma bolt and...
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Star Fleet Battle Manual 3rd Edition Progress
For the many of you who have contacted meĀ with your enthusiasm for this project here is an update. The good news is that the graphics, rule changes (mostly the Romulans and Tholians), and layout have...
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