Category: Strategy Games
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, December 24, 2023, or: A Quick Pre-Christmas Life Update from Madison, New Hampshire
Late Morning, Sunday, December 24, 2023, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s Sunday morning here in my small – and chilly – corner of “almost Canada” (as one of my Facebook friends calls New Hampshire). It’s also the day before Christmas, so if you celebrate the holiday (be it as a religious or secular…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Confessions of a Digital Armchair General
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in Blogging, Computer and Video Games, Computer Games, Crusade in Europe (1985 game), Crusade in Europe (Command Series game), Family History, Gaming, Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Silent Service II, Steam, Strategic Command series, Strategic Command WWII: World at War, Strategy GamesChildhood Dreams vs. Cold, Hard Reality When I was nine years old and my mom allowed me to dream about careers that were realistically out of my reach because I have cerebral palsy, one of my “I want to be X when I grow up” roles that I wanted most was “professional military officer.” Even…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Reliving Pickett’s Charge in ‘Ultimate General: Civil War’
“The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things… It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads.” ― Shelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative If you are a regular reader of A Certain Point…
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Old Gamers Never Die: War is All Hell in Ultimate General: Civil War’s Battle of Philippi
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s midafternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Saturday, August 7, 2021. It’s a typical summer day. Currently, the temperature is 83˚F (28˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 59% and the wind blowing from the south-southwest at 8 MPH (11 KM/H), the heat index is 90˚F (33˚C). The forecast…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, January 30, 2021: Another Weekend in My Corner of Paradise
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s midafternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 72˚F (22˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 43% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 72˚F (22˚C). The forecast for the rest of the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, January 29, 2021: A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s a chilly late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, January 29, 2021. The current temperature is 57˚F (14˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 51% and the wind blowing from the northeast at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is also 57˚F (14˚C). Today’s forecast calls for…
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Old Gamers Never Die: Altering History in ‘Strategic Command WWII: World at War’ is Fun, Challenging
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s mid-afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Friday, January 15, 2021. Right now it’s a mild early winter day; the temperature is 75˚F (24˚C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the west-southwest at 15 MPH (15 KM/H) and humidity at 50%, the feels-like factor is 75˚F (24˚C). The…
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Computer Game Review: ‘Strategic Command WWII: World at War’
The Challenge of Command As we enter the sixth month of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the third month of living with social distancing and an economic lockdown, I have found ways to keep myself occupied and not go “stir crazy.” As a writer and blogger, I usually spend my waking hours at my desk,…
A Certain Point of View, Too 