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" Let's assume that the average game-playing lifetime lasts 50 years. Dividing 50 years into the $5.00 price of Tactics Il you get 10¢ a year. Simple as that!"

from an Avalon Hills catalogue in 1975.

I want to find the person who's been playing Tactics II for fifty years.

has anyone else played #cuttle?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttle

its the closest i've ever seen to magic the gathering with a standard deck. the rounds are fast and fun but they have enough RNG that it feels more fair to have like three rounds of best of three, or something, because otherwise, you don't feel like you actually get a chance to see who is better.

its interesting to me that the wikipedia entry doesn't specify when or where the game came from, but, via reference - pagat mentions its the "earliest combat card game" - pagat.com/combat/cuttle.html - but it doesn't really have references otherwise. i'd be curious to know if some #boardgame or #cardgame person wants to enlighten me :)

i think a lot of merveilles folks would like this game though in general as it reminds me of #donsol, but two player, faster and a bit more dynamic and strategic.

en.wikipedia.orgCuttle - Wikipedia

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