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February 05, 2012

Co Cdr Strummer

Peter P. at Boardgamegeek notices something odd about the character names in his copy of Cityfight (hat tip to Pocket War Comics).

Cityfight: Modern Combat in the Urban Environment was an incredibly innovative tactical wargame published by SPI in 1979. I played it a lot when I was in high school, but it is only now in my mid-40s, and thanks to the magic that is BGG, that I finally got the biggest in-joke in wargaming that I've ever seen.

I happened to be perusing the City Fight countersheets tonight, looking over the NATO leader counters, and this one caught my eye...

Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 5, 2012 10:07 AM