User:Rindis

Rindis is a too-busy person with interests in history, science-fiction, and gaming as well as being an all around general geek.

The name doesn't really mean anything. But it's handy, pronouncable, and allows me to use the same user name on all the various boards and the like I'm on. (Instead of being 'JamesL1352' on one and 'JamesL448' on another.)

...though Google does tell me that a 'Universal Rindis' is a type of lathe....

I have a sandbox where I have notes to remind me what I'd like to do/write up. And I need to remember to go through my sources to help with a few articles.

Current projects
Trying to get some organiziation with WikiHobby on wargaming-related articles:


 * Provide some better history info for Avalon Hill and Simulations Publications.


 * Expand List of board wargames. - Let's also do something those redlinks too, hey?


 * Do an article on the Microgame line?


 * Happy to see the Jack Scruby article. Hoping to stumble across a bio of him somewhere on the web.


 * Gaming magazines: Against the Odds (magazine), Autoduel Quarterly, Boardgamer, C3i, Captain's Log (ADB), Conflict (magazine), Command Magazine, The Courier (magazine), The Grenadier, Historical Miniature Gamer Magazine, International Wargamer, Moves (magazine), Nexus (game magazine), Panzerfaust Magazine, Panzershrek (magazine), Operations Magazine, Sorcerer's Apprentice (magazine), The Space Gamer, The Spartan, The Wargamer (magazine)....


 * Game publishers: Australian Design Group, Avalanche Press, Avalon Hill, Battleline Publications, Clash of Arms, Conflict Games, Decision Games, Dwarfstar Games, Eagle Games, Fact and Fantasy Games, Game Designers' Workshop, The Gamers, Games Publications Group, Game Research/Design, Gametime Games, GMT Games, Good Industries, Histo Games, JagdPanther (company), Jedko Games, L2 Design Group, Last Stand Games, Marshal Enterprises, Operational Studies Group, Overlord Games, Phalanx Games, Quarterdeck Games, Rand Game Associates, Research Games, Simulatons Design Corporation, Simulations Publications, Inc., Task Force Games, Third Millenia, Udo Grebe Gamedesign, Valley Games, Victory Games, Yaquinto Publications, 3W (company)...

Major work

 * Area movement
 * Avalanche Press
 * Board wargame
 * Federation and Empire
 * Gorn Confederation [deleted w/redirect per 2nd AfD]
 * Great War at Sea series
 * House organ
 * Klingon Empire (Star Fleet Universe) [deleted w/redirect per 2nd AfD]
 * Kzinti Hegemony [deleted w/redirect per AfD]
 * List of board wargames
 * List of SPI games
 * Romulan Star Empire (Star Fleet Universe) [deleted w/redirect per 2nd AfD]
 * The Space Gamer
 * Star Fleet Battles
 * Star Fleet Universe
 * Star Fleet Universe timeline [merged back into SFU per AfD]
 * Tholian Holdfast [deleted w/redirect per AfD]
 * United Federation of Planets (Star Fleet Universe) [deleted per 3rd AfD]
 * Wargaming

New stubs

 * 1835 (board game)
 * Battleline Publications
 * Dungeon (game)
 * Napoleon (game)
 * Omega Octant
 * Orion Pirates
 * Squad Leader
 * War at Sea
 * We the People (game)

Minor additions

 * Ace of Aces
 * Advanced Squad Leader
 * Avalon Hill
 * Board game
 * Block wargame
 * Captain's Log (ADB)
 * Feudal (game)
 * Game Designers' Workshop
 * Game mechanic
 * Impulse-based turn
 * Hydran Kingdom
 * List of Avalon Hill games
 * Moves (magazine)
 * Ogre (game)
 * Simulations Publications, Inc.
 * Stalingrad (wargame)
 * War in Europe (game)