tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post2986314245594319187..comments2024-01-13T03:07:48.472-08:00Comments on Map and Counters: TAHGC, THIRD REICH, 4th Ed. (1974/1981)JCB IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-26580066950746548362022-09-17T04:31:00.938-07:002022-09-17T04:31:00.938-07:00This was the first game I owned, bought in 1977. ...This was the first game I owned, bought in 1977. Played it to death as others have said in high school. What I think makes it fun is the players are driven to more or less follow history in the play of the game. Playability is good, the rule book is not overwhelming. A great Grand Strategy game. Joe Pulkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927934817936030024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-49009948103300028502021-05-27T04:11:27.083-07:002021-05-27T04:11:27.083-07:00You can check on ebay for 50 €You can check on ebay for 50 €Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11671901029919265814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-78826462475688199142020-06-28T06:13:03.967-07:002020-06-28T06:13:03.967-07:00The game first came out in 1974 and a small group ...The game first came out in 1974 and a small group of us played the game twice for our senior high school History project with the thesis of "How would a change in Lend Lease have affected the War." We played the two games between January and May 1975 and the teacher gave our paper 250 points out of 200 (yup, we got a 50 point bonus). I'm thinking that might make our group among Jim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11500598661694584994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-9331717642541673502018-03-20T06:24:21.913-07:002018-03-20T06:24:21.913-07:00$500 is a ridiculous price. There are much cheaper...$500 is a ridiculous price. There are much cheaper copies via eBay as Joe mentioned, but also through the forums on ConSimWorld or BoardGameGeek.<br /><br />I didn't realise there was a 4th edition? I thought there was a 3rd edition box with 4th edition rules?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219332920735932615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-64301109887412798332018-03-20T06:17:37.812-07:002018-03-20T06:17:37.812-07:00Greetings Daniel:
I realize that nostalgia can be...Greetings Daniel:<br /><br />I realize that nostalgia can be a powerful motivator, but before you plop down $500.00 for a "mint," shrink-wrapped copy of the game on Amazon, I strongly suggest that you check the wargame auction at eBay to see what is currently available. Moreover, I also think tat you would be better served to look for a 4th edition of THIRD REICH as this edition has theJCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-34887393988416737372018-03-19T21:06:53.074-07:002018-03-19T21:06:53.074-07:00I had three Third Reich games. (one original and t...I had three Third Reich games. (one original and two 3rd editions) I lost some Italian counters in the first edition...so I bought another for the extra counters. The third game I bought and never opened. I used to play the game for hours/weeks. I played solitaire mostly. (I never cheated...well maybe once I did a do over when I got an A eliminated at 3-1 odds) My biggest mistake was to letAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495346858407746655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-83242887393342019552018-02-18T11:11:32.533-08:002018-02-18T11:11:32.533-08:00In '92 I got a copy of the A3R rules and used ...In '92 I got a copy of the A3R rules and used it with the map an counters for 3R4. It worked quite well to my surprise. I wasted many a weekend with this game and the A3R varient.Steven Michael Seyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07809935502307219692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-45740038444102263712017-10-07T16:34:53.287-07:002017-10-07T16:34:53.287-07:00I helped make a large format map of the 4th ed. Th...I helped make a large format map of the 4th ed. Third Reich map. Grab it and enjoy. You can print this out 72 inches wide if you wish.<br /><br />https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwtwFemoHRx5WUY2ajMwZGxfUm8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-85590757954653309282016-06-01T10:44:04.415-07:002016-06-01T10:44:04.415-07:00Loved this game (still do), but hated the flip-flo...Loved this game (still do), but hated the flip-flop. How is it justified? Don't answer that - I can't handle the argument. Ropeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359273144714619141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-46583873022786961842015-03-04T08:39:03.668-08:002015-03-04T08:39:03.668-08:00Thanks Joe. There are different options in the Thi...Thanks Joe. There are different options in the Third Reich family tree - it's hard to know which versions are good budget buys for a beginner who wants to explore something at this level.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219332920735932615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-83382157734848203972015-03-04T08:07:16.740-08:002015-03-04T08:07:16.740-08:00Greetings Mike:
Although I have looked at JOHN PR...Greetings Mike:<br /><br />Although I have looked at JOHN PRADOS' THIRD REICH, I confess that I have not personally spent enough time with this latest iteration to offer an informed opinion.<br /><br />In point of fact, after purchasing -- over the years -- four different versions of the original; and then, against my better judgment, adding ADVANCED THIRD REICH to my game collection, I JCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-19760830067831704402015-03-04T07:46:23.933-08:002015-03-04T07:46:23.933-08:00What do you all think of John Prados' Third Re...What do you all think of John Prados' Third Reich, the successor to The Rise and Decline of the Third Reich?<br /><br />http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2904/john-prados-third-reichMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219332920735932615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-20262709867956890092015-02-12T18:32:06.682-08:002015-02-12T18:32:06.682-08:00Just wanted to pass along a history lesson a frien...Just wanted to pass along a history lesson a friend learned years ago while playing this game with me as the Axis, "The one thing I've learned while playing this game is: HITLER HAD TO BE STOPPED!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-28662947216686892352015-01-09T16:05:28.846-08:002015-01-09T16:05:28.846-08:00Greetings VMA:
I appreciate your interest and you...Greetings VMA:<br /><br />I appreciate your interest and your kind words. And thank you for sharing your memories of this great old game; like many "grognards" that I know,I still have a soft spot for it even after all these years.<br /><br />Best Regards, JoeJCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-59112457883109833112015-01-08T19:56:48.146-08:002015-01-08T19:56:48.146-08:00I remember solo playing both "Third Reich (2n...I remember solo playing both "Third Reich (2nd ed.)" and "WWII: ETO" almost endlessly as a teenager (in the 1990s). I picked 3R up, as I recall, at Brookhurst Hobbies in Aneheim, CA, during a visit there with my grandfather (I don't remember where I got "ETO" from). <br /><br />Unfortunately, growing up I lived in a rural area and there was no one else around to vmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-36759875460365422482014-10-08T15:29:19.387-07:002014-10-08T15:29:19.387-07:00Greetings Chuck:
Thanks for visiting and for shar...Greetings Chuck:<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and for sharing your recollections.<br /><br />I suspect that you are not alone, and that there are actually many experienced 3rd REICH players who have wonderful memories of this great old game.<br /><br />Best Regards, JoeJCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-36547509624138943192014-10-06T17:25:16.094-07:002014-10-06T17:25:16.094-07:00I remember playing many great games of Third Reich...I remember playing many great games of Third Reich, but two stick in my mind. In one a good wargaming friend and I were having a really good game, but we were playing at a home where we could not leave the game set up. We carefully wrote every counter and its location down and resolved to play the next weekend. When that time came we set the board back up, and my opponent attacked London with Chuck de Youngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-64764265836666866472014-09-06T15:51:19.614-07:002014-09-06T15:51:19.614-07:00Greetings Anon:
Except in those rare situations i...Greetings Anon:<br /><br />Except in those rare situations in which I was introducing a new player to '3rd REICH', I really didn't play the shorter scenarios very often: there was just so many more strategic options (for all players) in the full "campaign" game. On the other hand, I know what you mean about the satisfaction of salvaging what seemed, on it face, to have JCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-31584279413739876052014-09-06T05:42:03.346-07:002014-09-06T05:42:03.346-07:00I remember playing a wonderful '44 scenario as...I remember playing a wonderful '44 scenario as the Germans. I split up all my air units on the eastern front to small units. Whenever the Soviets attacked I'd add just enough air power to reduce the odds by one. Somehow I also managed to keep my panzers back to destroy any breakthroughs. <br />After a few seasons of this the Soviet player basically gave up.<br />I was then able to totallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-81058459916556873332011-02-03T10:36:00.603-08:002011-02-03T10:36:00.603-08:00Greetings Deadkenny:
Yes, I still like the scope ...Greetings Deadkenny:<br /><br />Yes, I still like the scope and scale of the fourth edition of "THIRD REICH." In my view, its only shortcoming is that, if the 1939 Campaign Game (my personal favorite) is attempted, the game just takes so darn long to play to completion if all of the participants are both knowledgeable and relatively evenly matched!<br /><br />Best Regards, JoeJCB IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490081362549015107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-85134990996581412292011-02-03T09:39:17.257-08:002011-02-03T09:39:17.257-08:00The 3rd Edition (effectively 4th, once incorporati...The 3rd Edition (effectively 4th, once incorporating errata / the DBQ) was also the version that I remained most interested in. Good to find others feel the same.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908532165169663662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4836956334020662322.post-56593884363417209712010-12-11T11:23:42.952-08:002010-12-11T11:23:42.952-08:00Played this game to death in the '70s and earl...Played this game to death in the '70s and early 1980s, almost always multi-player with at least four players (and often five). You provide a very accurate description of the problems with the original game and the 4th Edition is indeed "definitive." What has been a bit sad for me as an old 3R grognard was that the game could not settle--ADVANCED THIRD REICH took hold and then it Eric M. Waltershttp://social.consimworld.com/profile/EricWalters?xg_source=profiles_memberListnoreply@blogger.com