Wild Bill Wilder passes

[Michael Dorosh]

William Howard Wilder, Jr. Obituary August 20, 2020 - Leaf Cremation Georgia

View William Howard Wilder, Jr.'s obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

www.leafcremation.com

Obituary above. "Consumer Alerts" aside, he helped shape the hobby space. Well known and liked in the Combat Mission community, and active in Squad Leader and more recently ASL as a third party publisher.

 

[von Marwitz]

So some wild times have come to rest...

R.I.P. Bill

von Marwitz

 

[Eagle4ty]

? Sad to hear. Bill was a really nice guy though I had never met him personally but corresponded with him on several different matters, ASL included. He certainly had some "wild" ideas but was well read & had varied interests. Regardless of what one may have thought about his ventures in the world of ASL related materials, he will be missed. May he rest in peace.

 

[Michael Dorosh]

? Sad to hear. Bill was a really nice guy though I had never met him personally but corresponded with him on several different matters, ASL included. He certainly had some "wild" ideas but was well read & had varied interests. Regardless of what one may have thought about his ventures in the world of ASL related materials, he will be missed. May he rest in peace.

Well said.

I had a couple emails with him in recent years and my impressions are the same as yours.

 

[MAS01]

No matter what we may think about his ASL material, there is a large family that will miss him. He was the same age of my mother is today; makes you think about what is important.

We have lost another gamer.

 

[daveramsey]

Sad to hear this news.

Does anyone have a recommendation for one of his scenarios (or perhaps one of his that's been subsequently modified, as I've seen has been done with some of his designs)?

 

[Martin Mayers]

No matter what we may think about his ASL material, there is a large family that will miss him. He was the same age of my mother is today; makes you think about what is important.

We have lost another gamer.

Agreed.

Personally speaking I don't care about the inferior quality of his ASL material.

I think, aside from Don Greenwood, John Hill and perhaps David Braben, that there is no-one who has entertained me in my life as much as Wild Bill (Steel Panthers).

Rest in Peace. And, thank you very much indeed.

 

[Xavier 658]

May he Rest In Peace.

 

[Honza]

So he was a game designer before he did his ASL releases?

 

[Michael Dorosh]

So he was a game designer before he did his ASL releases?

Before you were born, laddie.

From 2000:

Thank You Wild Bill and his Raiders

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! just got done w/ fear in the fog... me as allied default setup computer ai set at +2 fun fun fun!!!!!! i got some screen shots on my page go to HTTP://ponyshow.com/porca/screens.html the brewed panther in the screens accualy had a head on collision w/ a st...

community.battlefront.com

The earliest work I'm aware of is his Blood and Sand (?) variant for Squad Leader in the 1980s, published in Keith Poulter's WARGAMER magazine.

Blood & Sand: Pacific Variant for Squad Leader

Maps and scenarios for fighting Pacific skirmishes using the original Squad Leader.

boardgamegeek.com

 

[Vic Provost]

RIP indeed, another hobby legend for sure, deepest sympathies to his family and friends, Vic.

 

[Alan Hume]

I never knew the man but I certainly knew of him RIP

 

[holdit]

A great loss.

 

[pixelgeek]

Well that is sad news.

 

[Ray Woloszyn]

I recall a few of his earlier ASL projects but was never aware he did "Steel Panthers" as I avoided computer wargames completely. RIP