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Besides family meetings, I have organized four (non ASL) gaming days.
Among others, we will be playing Wingspan, Arkham Horror (3rd ed.), Zombicide Invader, Arkham Horror Last Hour, History of the World (2018 ed.), SmallWorld (different versions), Galaxy Defenders...
 

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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year to all my fellow ASL Berserkers!
Cheers ya'll!
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Frohe Weihnachten und Friede auf Erden ( though that is very blue eyed)
 

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Merry Christmas from Indiana!
No white Christmas this year, almost 60 degrees Fahrenheit!
 

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Almost wasn’t a white Christmas in Alaska. But it’s snowing now. About two inches so far with more on the way.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a peaceful new year.

Allan
 

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As always, someone else said it best. It's pretty much impossible to top Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe's letter to his soldiers on Christmas Eve, 1944:

MERRY CHRISTMAS

HEADQUARTERS 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

Office of the Division Commander

24 December 1944

What’s Merry about all this, you ask? We’re fighting – it’s cold, we aren’t home. All true but what has the proud Eagle Division accomplished with its worthy comrades the 10th Armored Division, the 705th Tank Destroyers Battalion and all the rest? Just this: We’ve stopped cold everything that has been thrown at us from the North, East, South and West. We have identifications from four German Panzer Divisions, two German Infantry Divisions and one German Parachute Division. These units, spearheading the last desperate German lunge, were headed straight west for key points when the Eagle Division was hurriedly ordered to stem the advance. How effectively this was done will be written in history; not alone in our Division’s glorious history but in World history. The Germans actually did surround us, their radios blared our doom. Their commander demanded our surrender in the following imprudent arrogance:


December 22nd 1944

“To the U.S.A. Commander of the encircled town of Bastogne.

The fortune of war is changing. This time the U.S.A. forces in and near Bastogne have been encircled by strong German armored units. More German armored units have crossed the river Ourthe near Ortneuville, have taken Marche and reached St. Hubert by passing through Homores-Sibret-Tillet. Libremont is in German hands.

There is only one possibility to save the encircled U.S.A. Troops from total annihilation: that is the honorable surrender of the encircled town. In order to think it over a term of two hours will be granted beginning with the presentation of this note.

If this proposal should be rejected the German Artillery Corps and six heavy A.A. Battalions are ready to annihilate the U.S.A. Troops in and near Bastogne. The order for firing will be given imemditately after this two hour’s term.

All the serious civilian losses caused by this Artillery fire would not correspond with the well known American humanity.

The German Commander”

The German Commander received the following reply:


22 December 1944

“To the German Commander:

NUTS!

The American Commander”


Allied Troops are counterattacking in force. We continue to hold Bastogne. By hold Bastogne we assure the success of the Allied Armies. We know that our Division Commander, General Taylor, will say: “Well Done!”

We are giving our country and our loved ones at home a worthy Christmas present and being privileged to take part in this gallant feat of arms are truly making for ourselves a Merry Christmas.

/s/A.C. McAULIFFE

/t/ McAULIFFE

Commanding.
 
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