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> GGG sounds like just the thing for an armchair infantry weapons freak like
> me:) Now for the questions: What is BTRC and do they export to overseas?
BTRC is the Blacksburg Tactical Research Center, which is a small gaming
company that started at Virginia Tech (in Blacksburg, VA). Greg Porter
is the guy that does most of the development work. It is now based in
Richmond. Anyway, he has one main game called Time Lords, which has a
very realistic but somewhat complex combat system. That is the one that
uses all the parameters and stuff you saw in GGG. He has a couple of
scenario books for Time Lords, plus GGG, and a couple of other spoof games
along the lines of "Mutant Biker Nuns from Hell" or something like that.
I knew him at VT, and my friends and I playtested Time Lords thru many
variations and campaigns. It was a lot of fun. And GGG is just the thing
for you armchair infantry weapons freaks - Greg is one and he wrote it!
Plus there were several others in our group. A LOT of research went into
it as well, so current tech designs are very realistic. Future tech weapons
are also dealt with, but depend on assumptions that may or may not fit with
the typical trav campaign - things like battery storage density vs. tech level.
But you could certainly have fun and learn a lot from trying it out.
BTRC does not export overseas themselves, but they are available thru
many dealers and distributors. I got mine from a mail order place called
Adventure Games Unlimited (where everything is 35% off retail). They do
ship overseas. Email me if you want more info on them and I will send it
to the mailing list. They have nearly every game in print, plus lots of
miniature figures and also some books and magazines.
Jim