tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post6178787491155745968..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: The Ukraine crisis reminds me of an old board gameDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-15444556120139025592014-03-07T09:39:09.552+00:002014-03-07T09:39:09.552+00:00Without Sevastopol, Russia didn't stand a chan...Without Sevastopol, Russia didn't stand a chance. I've certainly reflected on that a few times in the last couple of weeks.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169248413912949059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-32970750358706912452014-03-04T20:35:09.225+00:002014-03-04T20:35:09.225+00:00Many years ago we had a very long running game in ...Many years ago we had a very long running game in the office , with one move a day, at lunchtime. The boss had to intervene as people spent more time plotting and making alliances than getting on with the job in hand.Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743262251212584449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-53442684617918108112014-03-04T12:43:31.091+00:002014-03-04T12:43:31.091+00:00Diplomacy - best board game ever. Except if you w...Diplomacy - best board game ever. Except if you were Germany as you could not win if you were. Would have been good if the German high command had tried it out in 1913.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106405909275151119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-37917663602011625612014-03-04T09:22:46.066+00:002014-03-04T09:22:46.066+00:00There's a great game called "Twilight Str...There's a great game called "Twilight Struggle" with one player being Soviets and the other American and the 1945-1989 time frame. <br /><br />Recently it's seemed inappropriate for me to play it.<br /><br />*the captcha to this comment displays "containment".Mariusz Hermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237823043853143223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-71570045956718146052014-03-04T07:55:00.212+00:002014-03-04T07:55:00.212+00:00As I remember, Sevastopol was a pivotal location o...As I remember, Sevastopol was a pivotal location on the Diplomacy board.Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743262251212584449noreply@blogger.com