Rip Van Winkle Time

[Ricky B]

I'm so rusty I posted this in the wrong forum (would an admin be so kind as to clean up my spill over in Panzar Battles Forum, same subject heading).  


Okay so I took a decade off, it's not like I didn't think about the place once or twice during the past 10 years LOL

So the world has changed a bit in my absence I see.  Hopefully some of my old compatriots will fill me in on what I need to know to get a game together without failing to even get the game loaded.  I once was considered fairly competent, now I'm not even sure I'm on the right field.  I did a search and found out that some old friends passed in my absence, and some seem to have retired form the business.  Someone will have to tell me how and why my beloved HPS Simulations stopped being, and if the new JTS series games are the "same just different" or if I need to reacquire dozens of games in order to be able to play again. 

Wow, I can't believe it's been 10 years.  Time flies. 

Okay, if someone has time for an old fart please let me know what's what and then if I have what I need I will look for a game or two to ease back into the swing of things.

Damn I'm old.

My god (I don't think I ever expected to write that for anything!), welcome back Paul - I can sure believe it has been 10 years, sad to say. I had to really think about who Templar was, since I still remember Steel God, so it took a moment to remember for sure.

There have definitely been changes, although other things have stayed the same.

HPS is still alive but not involved with the latest PzC versions, sad in some ways. As to playing the games, I think some still have the HPS versions, but probably very few here at the Blitz. What is by far most unfortunate is JTS was offering a free conversion to their versions of the games for a few years now, but literally just ended that offer a week ago.

The JTS versions do have a lot of chrome changes, and some new rules as always. There is even a free demo you can get at the JTS site to check things out.

From what I remember you aren't quite as old as I am, but no matter what we are all getting older.

Drop me a line at rickbancroft at q.com Paul, and we can talk a bit more offline.

Regards
Rick