| War Panda | 29 Jul 2016 12:22 p.m. PST |
We all probably have a historical Commander or General that we believe was the greatest or one of the greatest in the history of war but what about the history of war-"gaming?" If wargaming is in anyway representative of war shouldn't we have a few Napoleon's, Rommel's, Alexander's, Lee's or Hannibal's out there? Is there a recognized legend of the tabletop battlefield; even if it's within your own local club? I'd even propose a type of competition:
Nominate your Greatest Wargaming General with perhaps some anecdotal evidence of their exploits and based on this the good people of TMP can judge who seems most worthy of the title and put it to a vote |
Skeets  | 29 Jul 2016 12:51 p.m. PST |
I can't really comment on this as my sample base is too small to be relevant or meaningful. |
| Old Contemptibles | 29 Jul 2016 12:56 p.m. PST |
That is what tournaments are for. How do I know a guy from another part of the country. I only know my local group and we don't do tournaments to find out. It's not like being a chess Grand Master. With chess everyone plays by the same rules. But in miniature gaming there are so many rules and house rules on top of that. You might be unbeatable with one set of rules and horrible in another set. |
| War Panda | 29 Jul 2016 12:59 p.m. PST |
Sheets, that's kind of my problem too. My gaming experience is within a small circle of friends and we're each as tactically inept as the other But maybe there are a few gamers that really stand out from the crowd in clubs etc around the TMP globe? |
| War Panda | 29 Jul 2016 1:07 p.m. PST |
Rallynow, I agree but to be fair if it's even within the players own specialized area of conflict let's give them the benefit of their rules of specialization. Ie if the guy is amazingly unbeatable at FoW then let's judge him on that. Whose to say Hannibal's studious training won't have applied to WWII naval conflict |
| Winston Smith | 29 Jul 2016 1:15 p.m. PST |
I have a feeling that my success lies south of 40%.
So I guess it's not me. |
| Just Jack | 29 Jul 2016 1:35 p.m. PST |
I win the vast majority of wargames… against myself. My six year-old boy has recently demonstrated quite a winning percentage against his old man. As I know I am a tactical genius, and he's beating me, he gets my vote! ;) V/R,
Jack |
| Brian Smaller | 29 Jul 2016 1:57 p.m. PST |
Back in the day there was a guy here in NZ (well he still is here in NZ but I have no idea if he is gaming or not) called Russell Patton. He must have taken something from his last name because he was one of the most consistently successful table top generals I had ever seen. Ancients mostly from what I remember. He regularly won all the main tournaments here and I think he went to Australia and kicked but over there as well a few times. |
| Cheriton | 29 Jul 2016 2:20 p.m. PST |
Jack. et al: Was curious to find what people were coming up with. Then I saw your TMP "handle" and thought "of course!"…but I am afraid that I refer not to you but the immortal Jack…Scruby. To a very "green" group of undergraduates from Fresno State College (40 miles north of Visalia and Scruby Miniatures) in the late 1960s he had to be "The Greatest", if not the "only".  Uncanny winning record, you see. But then it was his wargames room, his figures, his rules, his Wargames Factory…geez come to think it was HIS hobby (at least in the US) at that time!
He was a [WWII] Marine that could completely wilt a wargaming naif with a look and a sigh from across the table. Very nice guy, but no nonsense, I know he trimmed my fuzz a few times.
 
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| Mooseworks8 | 29 Jul 2016 5:16 p.m. PST |
My solo-wargaming buddy wins quite often utilizing superior tactics and sound strategy. Aside from him I would probably say… Doc McBride?
Duke Seifried?
Tony Bath?
Bob in Edmonton?
Donald Featherstone? |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 29 Jul 2016 8:03 p.m. PST |
Same as Winston,my friends are good,and I'm so bad with anything more complex than Wings of War,that I sometimes get a "handicap". Say,I really like you guys' icons! Who's "Sheets",BTW? |
| Grignotage | 29 Jul 2016 8:26 p.m. PST |
My uncle rarely loses, mainly by keeping closer attention to victory conditions than the vast majority of gamers! |
| 14th NJ Vol | 31 Jul 2016 4:26 p.m. PST |
Our group has 'Herb'. Former Army officer,he is supremely aggressive in attack and crafty force multiplier in defense. Understands the in's and outs of all the rules we play. If you want to win that day you choose to be on Herb's side. Or if you really want that feeling of accomplishment, you fight opposite of him. The few times he comes up short is a pretty good feeling if you are on the winning side. Great gamer, a scholar and a pleasure to roll dice with. Andy |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 01 Aug 2016 1:07 p.m. PST |
Our group has a "Herb",too;same deal,don't play an infantry game with him,unless you don't mind getting crushed! Great guy,though. |
experiments at 11x.
