Wow. "Tank Battle"... my FIRST "wargame". I got it for Dec 6 (a Christmas holiday in Germany... my mom is German) in 1975 I think. That dark evening in a distant time and place, I was sitting at the dinner table and the doorbell rang. My mom said, "Oh! That must be Nicolaus! Go see at the door!" I ran to the door and swung it wide open as the snow in the doorway blew in. At my feet were 4 board games. One of them was Tank Battle. Another was "Carrier Strike". And another was "Lost Gold". I THINK the last one was Uncle Wiggly. Before I closed the door, I shouted into the wintery night: "Thank you Nicolaus!" Of course, it had been my dad coming home a bit early from work who hopped back in his car and zipped off after the delivery. Thanks papa. Miss you.
Yes Times are very different than they use to be. I was born in the late 60’s and grew up in the 70’s, things were just simpler back in those days, not just for kids but everyone I think
Thanks for posting, my game had a dice for the antitank guns, 5 sides with a single black dot which were for a miss, and one side with a single red dot to show the anti tank gun had destroyed your tank.
@@grahamlloyd7157 really? I never knew about such version. I always believed that it was just the spinner. That is very interesting, I would really like to own such a copy
@@privatewill68 Mine has a dice as well. The tanks in my game are both the German versions either in dark grey or in tan. And I do not recall the tank shaped cardboard things...they probably were just straight things. I still have this game in very good condition but I can not check the shape of these cardboard things as the game is still at my parental home. My version was bought in The Netherlands.
I still have this game too, But mine has a dice for the anti tank guns and my tanks are either dark grey or tan, but both sides are the same models. The German types, just like your tan ones. I can not recall the tank shaped cardboard things you showed....probably they were just straight. But as this game is still in my parental home I can not check it right now. This version I own was bought in The Netherlands.
I had this game with the dice and had the green and tan panthers too. A lot of the contents was different as well. The box illustration was also different, I think mine was an older version. I bought in in the mid 1970s when I was in my early 20s. It was very addictive and my friends and me would play it for hours!
I never heard of the game until I found it laying in a outside dumpster. Complete and all. Box everything. I still have ot sitting in my closet. I have to say it was a gold find. But I do not often look in dumpsters though.
The precursor to "World of Tanks".... When I went through basic, at Fort Knox (circa1998) I saw a few of these games laying about in the barracks. Pretty cool. Thanks for explaining it.
@@ijsbeermeneer9952 thank you for watching. No unfortunately this game is long out of print. But you can find good ones for sale on the Internet that still look pretty good
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Wow. "Tank Battle"... my FIRST "wargame". I got it for Dec 6 (a Christmas holiday in Germany... my mom is German) in 1975 I think. That dark evening in a distant time and place, I was sitting at the dinner table and the doorbell rang. My mom said, "Oh! That must be Nicolaus! Go see at the door!" I ran to the door and swung it wide open as the snow in the doorway blew in. At my feet were 4 board games. One of them was Tank Battle. Another was "Carrier Strike". And another was "Lost Gold". I THINK the last one was Uncle Wiggly. Before I closed the door, I shouted into the wintery night: "Thank you Nicolaus!" Of course, it had been my dad coming home a bit early from work who hopped back in his car and zipped off after the delivery. Thanks papa. Miss you.
Beautiful story. I'm trying to create those memories for my kids now. It isn't easy with modern "stuff" but your comment inspires me.
Yes Times are very different than they use to be. I was born in the late 60’s and grew up in the 70’s, things were just simpler back in those days, not just for kids but everyone I think
OMG I had this as a kid. After a while I didn’t play the game just played with the tanks as toy soldiers
thanks for watching, I think we all did that 😀
I bought this two decades ago, never played it, have no rules and missed some stuff, so this was very helpful.
Thank you for watching. I think the rules you could probably get a copy online, the missing pieces that is a bit more tricky
Thanks for posting, my game had a dice for the antitank guns, 5 sides with a single black dot which were for a miss, and one side with a single red dot to show the anti tank gun had destroyed your tank.
@@grahamlloyd7157 really? I never knew about such version. I always believed that it was just the spinner. That is very interesting, I would really like to own such a copy
@@privatewill68 Mine has a dice as well. The tanks in my game are both the German versions either in dark grey or in tan. And I do not recall the tank shaped cardboard things...they probably were just straight things. I still have this game in very good condition but I can not check the shape of these cardboard things as the game is still at my parental home. My version was bought in The Netherlands.
I still have this game too, But mine has a dice for the anti tank guns and my tanks are either dark grey or tan, but both sides are the same models. The German types, just like your tan ones. I can not recall the tank shaped cardboard things you showed....probably they were just straight. But as this game is still in my parental home I can not check it right now. This version I own was bought in The Netherlands.
@@dutchgamer-m9x thank you for watching. Others have mention they also had dice, really never heard of that I always believed it was just the spinner
I had this game with the dice and had the green and tan panthers too. A lot of the contents was different as well. The box illustration was also different, I think mine was an older version. I bought in in the mid 1970s when I was in my early 20s. It was very addictive and my friends and me would play it for hours!
I never heard of the game until I found it laying in a outside dumpster. Complete and all. Box everything. I still have ot sitting in my closet. I have to say it was a gold find. But I do not often look in dumpsters though.
thanks for watching, that is one lucky find I must say
The precursor to "World of Tanks".... When I went through basic, at Fort Knox (circa1998) I saw a few of these games laying about in the barracks. Pretty cool. Thanks for explaining it.
Thank you for watching, fun game to play back in the days
I had that too. Used to set it up next to my Guns of Navarone set from the Sears Wishbook.
Thank you for watching. Yes I also spend many hours dreaming while watching the Sears Christmas catalogue
Very cool, I had this as well as a kid.👍
Thanks for the view, it was a truly fun game
This was a great game. My brother in law game it to me for Christmas.
@@docmatteson2010 thanks fir the comment. We used to have so much fun with this when I was a kid
Wow, seems like a decent, simple but thought out game! Ill see if i can get my hands on a set, as i assume this game doesnt get produced anymore ;)
@@ijsbeermeneer9952 thank you for watching. No unfortunately this game is long out of print. But you can find good ones for sale on the Internet that still look pretty good
Thanks for the review. Too bad there were no rules for infantry!
@@RobertWF42 thank you for watching. Yeah this was 9 years or so before we got Axis & Allies it was just a tank base game
What was the game with the plastic overlay with the helicopters and planes called?
Chopper Strike?
yes it was Chopper Strike
@@joew426 Thanks! THAT is the one. When I saw the Tank game, THIS was what I had in the back of my mind.
@@privatewill68 Thanks as well. You gave me a good thought for the day, and took me back for a few minutes of a good memory time.
I played the hell out of Chopper Strike until I got introduced to hex and chit wargames.
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Thanks for watching, it was such a blast to play this game as a kid
Hi! I am 62. We never had this one. Do want to come and play Medal of Honor with me?
thanks for watching, I am located in a small town, I usually have to play solo
@@privatewill68 Well, it's a free, online video game. Do you have a PC and Internet?