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John Hill (game Designer)
John Evans Hill (February 21, 1945 – January 12, 2015) was an American designer of military board wargames, as well as rules for miniature wargaming. He is best known as the designer of the Avalon Hill board game ''Squad Leader'' and the American Civil War miniatures game ''Johnny Reb (game), Johnny Reb''. He was inducted into the Charles Roberts Awards Hall of Fame. Early life John Evans Hill never knew his biological father, John T. Hill, who was killed in action during World War II while his mother Marian Jane Hill was pregnant. John Evans Hill was born on February 21, 1945 in Chicago and grew up in Elmhurst, Illinois. When Hill was three years old, his mother married Edward F. Whitley, who became the man Hill identified as his father. Hill also had a half-brother, Richard Whitley, a notable film and television writer. Hill was raised as a Catholic, attending and graduating from IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, Illinois), Immaculate Conception High School. After high school, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purdue University
Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science, technology, and agriculture in his name. The first classes were held on September 16, 1874, with six instructors and 39 students. It has been ranked as among the best public universities in the United States by major institutional rankings, and is renowned for its engineering program. The main campus in West Lafayette offers more than 200 majors for undergraduates, over 70 masters and doctoral programs, and professional degrees in pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and doctor of nursing practice. In addition, Purdue has 18 intercollegiate sports teams and more than 900 student organizations. Purdue is the founding member of the Big Ten Conference and enrolls the largest student body of any individual univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem! Tactical Game Of The 1948 War
''Jerusalem! Tactical Game of the 1948 War'' is a board wargame published by Simulations Design Corporation (SDC) in 1975 that simulates the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Description ''Jerusalem!'' is a two-player game in which one player controls Israeli forces and the other player controls Arab forces, both vying for control of Jerusalem. Components *15.5" x 30" unmounted paper hex grid map of Jerusalem and environs *32-page rule book *270 die-cut counters *two set-up and reinforcement charts and a terrain effect chart Gameplay The game lasts twelve turns. Game mechanics are taken from ''Battle for Hue (wargame), Battle for Hue'', published by SDC in 1973. The structure of each turn is: #Israeli movement #First Fire Phase: If Israeli units have moved adjacent to an Arab unit, and the Israeli player has announced an attack against the Arab unit, the defending Arab unit may fire first. Then all remaining units on both sides may fire at enemy units within sight and range. Each un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
