Welcome, SPI gamers!
This website exists to provide enjoyment and support
for players of any of the original SPI (Simulations
Publications, Inc.) series of war and strategy games!
NEW! Looking for opponents for SPI Games via
PBEM or FTF? Sign up
here!
See map of available gamers
here!
(Use the first link to get added to the map!)
Need Cyberbox or Vassal modules for SPI games? Click
here!
There are a multitude of pages and information about SPI games on
this site,
and I continue to add new resources all the time.
List |
For a complete list of all SPI games from the 1969-1982 era.
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Errata |
Looking for official errata SPI printed for various
games?
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Scenarios
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Wish you had additional scenarios SPI published for
the game?
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Profiles |
Need access to articles and notes on the game?
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Variants |
Published variants for SPI games
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Replays |
Pages of full
color replays of many SPI games! Great way to learn about the
game and how to play it!
(Don't see your favorite? Send me the pictures and your notes!) |
Extras |
Extras and other things of interest
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Ads |
Old SPI advertisements were text-heavy reviews of
their games! I have many of these delightful indepth mini articles
on tap here! |
Formats |
Tracking the formats for SPI games! Lots of data
here, including lists of which games appeared in boxes and flat
packs!
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S&T
Supplements |
The S&T Supplements! Yes, a number of these hard
to find 'fines from the early SPI days are here in PDF! |
Catalogues |
Would you like to see an old SPI catalogue? Here is
1975!
Click Ads link above to find 1974 and 1977! |
The Phoenix
Magazines |
Listings and downloads of The Phoenix, the British
SIMPUBs issues. |
Redmond Simonsen |
RAS's Thoughts on Wargame Design
link
And a message in a (GEnie)'s bottle
link |
Videos for SPI Games
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Introductions and overviews to many classics SPI
games on this list. Think of it as a curated list of videos worth
watching to learn about these great games. (New ones added all the
time.)
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Learning Terrible Swift Sword /
GBACW! |
Learning TSS /
GBACW version 1 - a series of slides on PDF and on VIDEO! |
TSS/GBACW Free
Downloads |
Lots of free items for Terrible Swift
Sword and other Great Battles of the American Civil War games known
as GBACW! |
TSS/GBACW Stories and Discussions |
Stories from the
Designers, Developers, and Playtesters of TSS/GBACW |
TSS/GBACW Tactics Discussions |
Some multi-person discussions of the
rules for Terrible Swift Sword and Great Battles of the American
Civil War |
Victory Point Excel Sheets |
Monmouth, Cedar Mountain, Pea Ridge,
and more! Tracks VPs and calculates current victory standing,
BCE levels, etc. |
I am trying to get to a set of pages for every SPI game -
like these:
Terrible Swift Sword |
Wellington's Victory |
I would enjoy discussions of the games, with tactics you've tried and results you achieved.
Here is an example of that with SPI's
Terrible Swift Sword / GBACW series:
TSS/GBACW discussions
I also have an opponent's wanted section for TSS/GBACW, but
it could be expanded to all SPI games.
Opponents Wanted
But there is much more to be done! However, this is my
Christmas present to all of you. Explore the site, and let me know what you
think.
And good gaming!
----Russ
By the way - I'd appreciate any feedback you'd like to offer.
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