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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Sept 9, 2021 14:06:19 GMT -5
I enjoyed the old microgames that Steve Jackson Games put out in the early 80s. Two of my favorites were Car Wars and OGRE. I enjoyed Car Wars but I just kind of dabbled in it. I played it and had the box and maybe two of the small expansions. OGRE was probably my favorite microgame. I had the old rules plus GEV and SHOCKWAVE. I got the big OGRE box from back in the day that had a ton of counters in it. I used to play a ton of OGRE. I haven't played it in years but last Christmas there was a sale at one of my local game stores and I picked up 6th Edition and it's pretty impressive! I missed out on the Designer's Edition KS but I'm gonna order the Reinforcements pack so I will have a close approximation.
Some of my other favorite SJG microgames were Illuminati and Necromancer.
How about you? Did you play Car Wars or OGRE? Did you prefer a different microgame?
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Sept 9, 2021 15:53:08 GMT -5
I enjoyed the old microgames that Steve Jackson Games put out in the early 80s. Two of my favorites were Car Wars and OGRE. I enjoyed Car Wars but I just kind of dabbled in it. I played it and had the box and maybe two of the small expansions. OGRE was probably my favorite microgame. I had the old rules plus GEV and SHOCKWAVE. I got the big OGRE box from back in the day that had a ton of counters in it. I used to play a ton of OGRE. I haven't played it in years but last Christmas there was a sale at one of my local game stores and I picked up 6th Edition and it's pretty impressive! I missed out on the Designer's Edition KS but I'm gonna order the Reinforcements pack so I will have a close approximation. Some of my other favorite SJG microgames were Illuminati and Necromancer. How about you? Did you play Car Wars or OGRE? Did you prefer a different microgame? I never did see these or even learn of them until years later. |
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Post by hengest on Jun 12, 2022 22:20:43 GMT -5
I enjoyed the old microgames that Steve Jackson Games put out in the early 80s. Two of my favorites were Car Wars and OGRE. I enjoyed Car Wars but I just kind of dabbled in it. I played it and had the box and maybe two of the small expansions. OGRE was probably my favorite microgame. I had the old rules plus GEV and SHOCKWAVE. I got the big OGRE box from back in the day that had a ton of counters in it. I used to play a ton of OGRE. I haven't played it in years but last Christmas there was a sale at one of my local game stores and I picked up 6th Edition and it's pretty impressive! I missed out on the Designer's Edition KS but I'm gonna order the Reinforcements pack so I will have a close approximation. Some of my other favorite SJG microgames were Illuminati and Necromancer. How about you? Did you play Car Wars or OGRE? Did you prefer a different microgame? Never saw any of these. What made them "micro"? |
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Post by mao on Jun 13, 2022 2:30:53 GMT -5
The start of my gaming was Ogre. saw an ad for it in Analog mag and sent away A couple of other cos imitated . it
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 13, 2022 2:31:46 GMT -5
I enjoyed the old microgames that Steve Jackson Games put out in the early 80s. Two of my favorites were Car Wars and OGRE. I enjoyed Car Wars but I just kind of dabbled in it. I played it and had the box and maybe two of the small expansions. OGRE was probably my favorite microgame. I had the old rules plus GEV and SHOCKWAVE. I got the big OGRE box from back in the day that had a ton of counters in it. I used to play a ton of OGRE. I haven't played it in years but last Christmas there was a sale at one of my local game stores and I picked up 6th Edition and it's pretty impressive! I missed out on the Designer's Edition KS but I'm gonna order the Reinforcements pack so I will have a close approximation. Some of my other favorite SJG microgames were Illuminati and Necromancer. How about you? Did you play Car Wars or OGRE? Did you prefer a different microgame? Never saw any of these. What made them "micro"? They came in pocketboxes which were basically the size of a paperback book. So, they were micro compared to the standard box size for games. The box was something like 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and half an inch deep. Not exact but that will give you the basic idea. |
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Post by mao on Jun 13, 2022 2:44:05 GMT -5
Ogre was first made by Metagaming.
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Post by mao on Jun 13, 2022 2:45:26 GMT -5
Also the boxes came along later
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 13, 2022 18:04:46 GMT -5
Ogre was first made by Metagaming. Along with several others. They also did The Fantasy Trip and The Space Gamer magazine. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jun 13, 2022 18:05:46 GMT -5
Also the boxes came along later Yep. Originally, they were in a ziploc bag and then small, flimsy cardboard boxes. |
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