Having a bit of a tidy up at Roleplay Geek Publishing HQ and I dug out these two unplayed boardgames.
The big question is should I punch it out and play it or punt it out on eBay?
Civilization (Gibson Games)
The original boardgame that didn't launch a million computer games or make Sid Meir a household name. This is infact the earlier boardgame version by Francis Tresham and is complete, unpunched and minty fresh.
Clearly an unwanted Christmas gift from circa 1988. The giftee must have opened the box looked at all the tiny pieces of cardboard and smiled back saying "thanks I can't wait until they bring out a version of this on my MS DOS PC."
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| Civilization (Gibsons Games) circa 1988 |
Soldier Raj (Avalanche Press)
One for the real Grognards. Soldier Raj is a traditional counter wargame simulation of the British Raj period between 1767-1848. I'm not one to cast aspersions about the people who like to play these sorts of heavy wargames.
My introduction to gaming was through my father who was a dedicated wargamer back in the 80s. He gravitated from Napoleonics to Ancients, dabbled in a bit of micro-armour gaming and even converted the Pony Wars game to the Condominium of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1899 - 1956.
Sadly, playing this sort of game comes lower on my bucket list than poking my eyes out with red hot pokers. Never mind "The Struggle for India" I'm struggling to stay awake and I've only just opened the box.
eBay-ability: Unknown
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| Soldier Raj The Struggle for India 1767-1848 |
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