jec@iuvax.UUCP (05/16/84)
[] Does anyone know if the game "Hof Gap" was ever published in Strategy & Tactics? And if so, what issue? Also, did SPI ever manage to finish any more of the Central Front Series after BAOR? Has anyone played any of these games and if so -- what was you opinion? Also, if anyone knows a source for SPI games (preferably mail-order), would they send me the address. I would like to buy a few games before they are impossible to find anymore. -- From Hill #1600 James Conley Indiana University 68K Education Board Project ...{isrnix|iuvax}!jec
tmh@ihldt.UUCP (Tom Harris) (05/17/84)
Hof Gap was never published in S&T, it was only done as a seperate game. As far as I know TSR has not shown any further interest in the central front series (I'm not even sure if that was part of the part of SPI that they got when SPI folded as many of the games were owned by the developers). Since it has been about two years since SPI folded your chances of finding a mail order place that has a good selection is pretty minimal. TSR has however been printing S&T and putting out some games (most notably the Anteitam version of the TSS series) so there is always hope of central front being finished. Although personally I think I could care less. Give me GDW anyday (but then I'm predjudiced), Tom H.
cozadde@trsvax.UUCP (06/01/84)
#R:iuvax:-970000200:trsvax:52100005:000:924 trsvax!cozadde Jun 1 14:56:00 1984 To: James Conley I concur with Tom H.'s information on Hof Gap by SPI. But I don't agree with his opinion of the games. I liked the games very much except for the concept of giving the Warsaw Pact player the optimum possible scenario of complete surprise and reinforcements availabi- lity. Although some of the problems of depth of theater, supply, etc. were to be resolved in later editions of the Central Front game system, none have been forth coming from whomever retained the rights to the series. I have toyed with the idea of working out some of those problems for my own gaming experiments, but I haven't devoted any time to that project at this time. If you are interested in exchanging information, ideas, and/or opinions on these or other similiar games, just send me a note. lt. of marines ...microsoft!trsvax!cozadde ...laidbak!trsvax!cozadde ...ctvax!trsvax!cozadde