We all start somewhere. I remember loving all games and strategy to back before I even began school. I have my father to thank for that because he too shares my love of strategy games. My first real memory of learning how to formulate a strategy came from the old hexadecimal ocean warfare game, "Dreadnaught." My dad and I were playing one of countless historical scenarios he knew by heart--he is a fantastic history buff--and he was swabbing the deck of some steel-hulled behemoth with me. Flabbergasted by his near magical ability to destroy my superior units, I asked how in the world he was able to do that. What followed next could only be described as a moment of pure genius.
I know he was clean-shaven, but in my mind, somehow my father instantly sprouted a two foot Fu Man Chu mustache and became a wizened 200 year old strategy kung-fu master. With an obligatory "Ah so, Grasshopper," he proceeded to teach me the forward pass of strategy gaming...
To be continued...
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