My life as a Gamer
I've been gaming since the '60s. Some of my earliest games were Milton Bradley's Command Series - Dogfight, Broadside, Battle-Cry. My father thought that history based games would just the ticket. Later on my brother got me a subscription to Strategy&Tactics magazine. I liked the analysis in the magazine and there was a game in each issue. The die was cast I was hooked.
Wargames
Primarily I am wargamer as well as an avid reader of history. You will find strong historical themes in my games. I am much more driven by the theme in a game by the mechanisms used. I feel the mechanisms are a tool to accomplish the theme.
While most eras interest me, I do have my primary interests.
- American Civil War
- Ancient Rome & Greece
- Napoleonic
- The Great War
- Medieval
- However, an interesting topic in any other era will catch my eye.
To the right is some of my wargames as a shelfie.
Trains
I have a passion for rail games. Trains are a theme I love. Fortunately while my wife does not go for wargames she loves the economic and construction aspect of train games.
Of course I added a Ticket to Ride picture to emphasize this
I've been active on Boardgame Geek BGG for a long time. you can see my collection on my profile. https://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/rajungamer
There are some very active boardgaming groups in Birmingham. There is a session most every day of the week Check out https://www.meetup.com/theBBG/ for details of the different groups and gaming sessions. Find one close to you
My Day Job
I've been in Information Technology since the '70s as well.
I've Seen a lot of changes over the years. It is amazing how much it has changed. Currently I consult on Oracle and SqlServer databases for Clearwinds Technologies. The picture to the right represents what was a database when I started.
