A trip down memory lane.....

[PoorOldSpike]

Ah, 2001, I wasn't even on the internet then..:)
That's the year I just happened to be clicking through a PC magazine coverdisk and came across a demo of something called 'Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord', so I had a go at it thinking it'd be just another nothing-special wargame, but it completely blew my socks off and I've been hooked ever since..:)

Then CMBB came out in Oct 02 so I abandoned CMBO forever to train myself up with CMBB against the AI for a while, then signed up for the internet and began pbemming against people for fun and was amazed to find I was winning more than I was losing!

The next logical step would have been to join a ladder club but I kept chickening because I doubted I'd be any good against the mighty Ladder Gods themselves-
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” - Edgar Allen Poe

But I eventually took the plunge and joined a club, and became a ladder god myself in mid-03 ha ha ha..:)