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Post by CanadianPitbull on Apr 18, 2016 11:40:43 GMT -5
I must say there is nothing like waiting for that Filsinger Games envelope to show up. The feeling is still as strong as it was back when I was a kid. The anticipation and excitement is there each and every time you open up the envelope like Charlie getting his golden ticket. And all of us have had the game be rather therapeutic at any given time in our lives.
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Post by Tournament Master on Apr 18, 2016 11:58:36 GMT -5
I must say there is nothing like waiting for that Filsinger Games envelope to show up. The feeling is still as strong as it was back when I was a kid. The anticipation and excitement is there each and every time you open up the envelope like Charlie getting his golden ticket. And all of us have had the game be rather therapeutic at any given time in our lives. Yeah, I have to say that is the biggest drawback of sending out the games myself now!
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Post by natureboi on Apr 18, 2016 18:58:38 GMT -5
PWI was where I first saw an add with Wolf wrestling with Star Warrior in the ring. It's funny, I was actually looking thru the mag for the Superstar Wrestling game, which advertised SWG could be bought at the Compleat Strategist hobby store on 33rd street in manhattan. Bought SWG and played that for years, thought it was good. About 30 years later or so around 2006, went back to the Compleat Strategist and there r ight in front of the store was the original starter sets to Legends and Champions. Realized t he cover of cotg was the same picture I saw in 86 and said, thats cool that game is still around. Small world. I "discovered" the Superstar game at the Compleat Strategist back in the early 1980's and bought all the game editions there. Having long since moved out of the city, I had no idea the place was still in business as recently as ten years ago, and that it was selling Filsinger products. As someone mentioned, there's no charge like opening up your mailbox and finding that the much-anticipated envelope from Filsinger Games has arrived. But there's also something to be said for the joy of spotting a game you think you'd like at a store and then taking it home with you. A great game can create a place of temporary refuge from life's cares and hardships much as a great book, or a great movie or great music can. This is a great game we all play.
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Post by cman on Apr 18, 2016 21:15:30 GMT -5
I had been playing a play by mail wrestling game for awhile, and wasnt very good at it, so I picked up a PWI one day and spotted the ad with Bishop Hell, this was in 97. I talked my dad into going all in and buying every set to that point, and when we came back from vacation and picked up our mail there were a bunch of envelopes waiting for me. I played on and off over the next few years and twice everything I had disappeared so I had to rebuy everything, but eventually I was caught up. Then when Legends came out, I scooped up every set and am still going strong, with all the indies. Here is hoping that FG goes another 30 years and beyond.
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Post by brucetosis on Apr 21, 2016 11:29:30 GMT -5
Hi all! I first saw an ad for COTG while looking through a PWI at a drugstore, and ended up buying the mag just to order the game! When the game came in November 1986, I was hooked. I still have all the postcards, etc. that was sent to me over the years. In the late 90s, I tried to return the favor to Tom for so much fun by bringing him onto a radio show I was doing for an interview. Such a nice guy. Over the years I have stopped and started again, and just a couple of months ago I got back into it after at least a 10 year absence. I'm up to Revolution 2098 with my fed, and while it was a little hard to get back into it I fought through and am now rolling along. I found the boards and am happy I'm not the only one so far behind on sets..lol. This is a great thread...hey, it got me to post!
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Brocster
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Post by Brocster on Apr 21, 2016 13:03:36 GMT -5
I had seen the ads in PWI for years before buying the game. Before Champions of the Galaxy I was addicted to the IWA play-by-mail game. I was pretty good at it, but as a 13-year-old middle school student, I couldn't afford to keep playing the amount of matches needed to do well, and my interest slowly faded. In June of 1997, my mother asked me what I thought my dad would want for Father's Day. I showed her the ad for Champions of the Galaxy and said it was something he and I could play together. I chipped in the little money I had and we bought the first game for my dad. When the cards first arrived, I admit, I didn't like the sci-fi aspect of it. After playing a few cards with my dad, Comrade Terror became my favorite character and I was hooked!
We played every night for for weeks before we attended our first GalactiCon. At the time Tom said we had to be the newest game fans to make it to the con after only playing a couple of weeks. There I had a great conversation with Steve Minskoff who took the time to explain all of the mythos of the game universe and clarified some rules questions I had. He also gave me some bootlegs he had made of a tag-team called Armageddon! That lit the fire under me and I have been making bootleg characters ever since. Some of my characters were cool, but looking back, a lot of them were really bad... I also met so many other friends that day, most of which I'm still in touch with to this day. Sam Luptak and I have daily conversations about the happenings in our feds.
My dad and I attended GalactiCon every year up until his unexpected passing in June of 2008. One of the first people to call to check in on me after my dad's passing was Mike Fortune. That meant so much to me! With the Con being so close to my father's death, I wasn't sure if I would be able to go. I'm so glad I made the plans to go because the great community this game has did something very special. At GalactiCon in 2008 a special tribute card was released of my dad's e-fed character, TroyBoy. Sam suggested it to Tom, and with Todd and Werner taking the reins, this card was produced in a matter of days and made available at the convention. It was such an amazing gesture of friendship, and one that I will remember the rest of my life. This game to me is more about the community of awesome people who play it. I look forward to seeing everyone at the conventions and having fun.
I almost didn't make it to Wrestling Geek Fest this past summer as life hit me hard. I got married on June 13, I moved on June 14, I changed jobs after nine years on July 25, and then my mother passed on July 28. I had such incredible highs and terrible lows, but I did manage to go to Ohio on August 14 (my mom's birthday), and hit up the convention. It was just what I needed. An escape from all the drama in my life! Everyone who I knew from this community showed so much support to me that weekend. This game has provided me with such an escape!
My interest in playing comes and goes, but I always make sure I have all the cards coming out as I enjoy collecting. Each summer my batteries are recharged and I'm eager to play as much as I can. I also love introducing new players to the game. We play every Saturday at my local comic shop, and our group keeps growing. With Werner's amazing art, we have been making cards of the guys who play. It's been a blast! I don't see any point in my life where this game and community will not be a part of it.
Now that I've written an autobiography, I guess I can move on to playing a bit.
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Post by Tournament Master on Apr 21, 2016 14:10:35 GMT -5
That was great to read Broc. Really highlights how this great little community can mean so much to many of us. I was so happy we were able to do the Troyboy card in honor of your dad...I hope he kicks butt in the tournament next weekend!
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Post by TTX on Apr 21, 2016 14:31:00 GMT -5
Troyboy is still one of my favorite bootlegs of all time. Definite props to Broc and his dad for that character.
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Post by throwingtoasters on Apr 21, 2016 14:51:58 GMT -5
I must say there is nothing like waiting for that Filsinger Games envelope to show up. The feeling is still as strong as it was back when I was a kid. The anticipation and excitement is there each and every time you open up the envelope like Charlie getting his golden ticket. And all of us have had the game be rather therapeutic at any given time in our lives. Yeah, I have to say that is the biggest drawback of sending out the games myself now! But that two or three days of being the only one with a copy of the set make up for it, right?
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Post by Tournament Master on Apr 21, 2016 15:23:24 GMT -5
Yeah, I have to say that is the biggest drawback of sending out the games myself now! But that two or three days of being the only one with a copy of the set make up for it, right? Not always, since I am usually so busy getting sets out that I don't get a chance to play it for a while. Although it is nice when I get that handbook draft from Tom a few weeks in advance of everyone reading it.
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