tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post7657765844463683387..comments2024-03-08T02:38:36.918-08:00Comments on Playing at the World: War of the Empires (1969), Gygax's Space Conquest CampaignJon Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-54421236910183462782018-01-27T22:25:04.419-08:002018-01-27T22:25:04.419-08:00Me am love all jonblogsMe am love all jonblogsShane Stackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001346677979009921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-46103862009548293972018-01-27T11:48:36.486-08:002018-01-27T11:48:36.486-08:00Jon
I've only just found your blog via another...Jon<br />I've only just found your blog via another blogger. Fascinating reading.Maudlin Jack Tarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-9878742199815938062018-01-26T09:46:40.002-08:002018-01-26T09:46:40.002-08:00It does, for the "tabs" on your uniform,...It does, for the "tabs" on your uniform, but I don't think it corresponds in any obvious way to the MA color bands or the Expedition's color cards.Jon Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-10980710224858807282018-01-26T09:28:14.641-08:002018-01-26T09:28:14.641-08:00Gygax was promoted to "Sub Commander (Gray)&q...Gygax was promoted to "Sub Commander (Gray)". I note that "Gray" is the color of the "Ship Commander and top officials" in Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. Does War of the Empires use a color coding scheme for rank?Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-53526405319426943272018-01-26T09:23:37.132-08:002018-01-26T09:23:37.132-08:00Not that I readily see. Most people seemed to play...Not that I readily see. Most people seemed to play as themselves, with their names prefixed by their ranks in the League or Empire.<br /><br />You do see planet names drawn from fantasy and science-fiction literature quite a bit.Jon Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824427209908111302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-29407886796960482132018-01-26T09:23:27.439-08:002018-01-26T09:23:27.439-08:00Gygax earned a "Shield of Freedom Medal"...Gygax earned a "Shield of Freedom Medal" from the League for action against the Greatest Empire. Perhaps the name of the "Shield Lands" in Greyhawk, where Gygax played the Earl of Walworth (as Jon as pointed out before), is an echo of that.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-72538772895264687212018-01-26T09:17:02.117-08:002018-01-26T09:17:02.117-08:00The game had a Planet Arkham! "...Commander A...The game had a Planet Arkham! "...Commander Aspirant Gary Gygax, a Terran now residing the planet Arkham (Ankaa II) has been awarded the Shield of Freedom Medal and admitted into the Legion of Space for his outstanding success in an action which took place some two years ago"Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-66917073948246492662018-01-26T06:48:40.005-08:002018-01-26T06:48:40.005-08:00There's a lot of similarity between that and t...There's a lot of similarity between that and the commercial PBM (play by mail) games of the 70's and 80's (a few of which are still being run today), like StarMaster, StarWeb, Galactic Conflict, etc.Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-60718007016595046672018-01-26T04:39:44.597-08:002018-01-26T04:39:44.597-08:00Excellent work, and such fascinating information.Excellent work, and such fascinating information.Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-10907570019751635602018-01-25T21:15:59.709-08:002018-01-25T21:15:59.709-08:00So what amounts to a tabletop version of "Mas...So what amounts to a tabletop version of "Master of Orion", one of my all-time favorite old school DOS games. That sounds incredible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992979848977012379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-53629141647919944002018-01-25T20:24:11.295-08:002018-01-25T20:24:11.295-08:00Fascinating reporting as always, Jon!Fascinating reporting as always, Jon!Andy Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230751305411973866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688079707543352822.post-76295331830954620132018-01-25T18:40:52.623-08:002018-01-25T18:40:52.623-08:00Years later, the enemy of the World of Greyhawk...Years later, the enemy of the World of Greyhawk's version of the Great Kingdom is The Iron League, which echoes "The League of All Worlds".<br /><br />Any signs of anagramming and backwards-naming among the players in these earlier wargames too, Jon?<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.com