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About Me

Born 1946, started playing AH's TACTICS II and GETTYSBURG in 1960, and buying Jack Scruby minis in 1961. PhD in history from U Va, teach history and political science in Chattanooga. Son David is Splintered Light minis. Author of PRIDE OF LIONS rules for 15mm fantasy and Dark Ages, and of SONG OF THE SPLINTERED LANDS, a campaign for SONG OF BLADES AND HEROES. Currently (2011) working on 2nd edition for PRIDE, plus a campaign system and a grand tactical (company-level) system for PRIDE, as well as some other projects.

Games Played

15mm fantasy, ancients, ACW, 7YW, WWII; 28 mm ACW, F&I, AWI, Alamo, Trojan War, fantasy (marginal WH); 1:600 ACW ironclads. Plus others. Love JOHNNY REB. Write my own rules, mostly, and do lots of gaming with kids at school and summer camps.
Real Name
john mcbride
Status:
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Location
United States of America, Tennessee, Hamilton County
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TMP Zones of Interest:
  • General
  • Fantasy
  • Ancients
  • Medieval
  • Renaissance
  • 18th Century
  • Napoleonics
  • American Civil War
  • 19th Century
  • World War One
  • World War Two - Land
  • World War Two - Sea
  • World War Two - Air
  • Modern
  • Science Fiction
  • Toy Gaming
First Visit:
6 March 2000
Most Recent Visit:
10 March 2014
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# of Posts:
937 (as of 3 a.m. PST)
# of Characters Posted:
275,031
Average Characters per Post:
294
Date of Last Post:
25 February 2014
# of Stifles:
83
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