Troll wrote:
I had the original version of both Ogre and GEV. Played both any number of times and eventually ended up selling both games on eBay a few years back. Wasn't the original publisher of Ogre et al called Microgames? Ogre was part of a series of "pocket" games, geared to low cost entertainment?
The games were Melee, Wizard, Ogre, Rivits, Deathtest and a few others. I enjoyed and played all of them extensively.
My favorite was Rivits. Can't tell you how many times I played that game. Myself and the other combatants created custom maps and rules for multi-player warfare. I still have my original copy of that game. Jackboppers Rule! Rocketboppers definitely had their role, though...
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Steve Jackson worked for Metagaming Concepts when he designed Ogre and GEV, and they were published under the Microgame line (Ogre was Microgame #1). He was able to obtain the copyright for these games when he struck out on his own. Steve Jackson Games is mainly known for their Munchkin line nowadays, but they maintain a fan website for devotees of some of his older classics like Ogre/GEV, Melee, Car Wars, and Illuminati.
Rivets was published by Metagaming as Microgame #5, but was designed by Robert Taylor. It was apparently recently available from Decision Games here:
http://shop.decisiongames.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=rivets&Search.x=0&Search.y=0(The item description says both "In Stock" and "unavailable", so you'd have to contact them to find out which it is.)
Anyway, I played a number of these microgames in high school and college. They were quick to learn, cheap, and lots of fun. Brings back fond memories.
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