Then Don Greenwood shut himself up for 2 years, and when he re-emerged, the world was graced with ASL. That's the single most important thing in the hobby, imho, play what you like & be happy Feel free to (politely, thank you) disagree, eulogize it, and everything in between.Īpologize for being sometimes tongue-in-cheek, I made this list for fun, other than trying to be of some help (hope so), and had fun in the process: games are games, and meant to be played, and enjoyed if something fits YOU, while not me, then fine! Those are my 10 PERSONAL suggestions, by no means in strictly best->worse order they're all almost in print and available (as far as I know). So suppose somebody politely knocks on your wargaming-hexed-map-covered table asking for a beacon in the darkness. But nowadays, we have a number of systems (as well as TV/web offerings) to choose from. Just as much as the TV offered a mono-package. Back then in the good old days (when mama sang us to sleep) there was pretty much a set course: Squad Leader, by the wargame designer legend John Hill.