Nothingt's wrong with SF or Hx or Fx!

I used to think I was 'strange' (well, I am but not just because of that!)
because I play all three genres. But, while still not a plurality (much less a
majority) I am finding that there are some people who enjoy historical games
AND Science Fiction games AND Fantasy games besides me.

I grew up a bookworm (we have at my parents film - remember home movies?
-  of me (before I could 'read') looking through encyclopedias) and I
was gifted with several men and women known as "teachers" who instilled a love
of literature and a love of history which led to historical war games (Board
then miniatures and a short experiment with computer games) while I also
enjoyed playing with plastic models and 'toy soldiers' from an earlier age
(preparing me for painting miniatures by painting each
'army' of toy soldiers in different color helmets - Long Live the Yellow
Army whose men were seldom lost in the grass of our yard!) and
__reading__  lead me to Tolkien [and Lewis but that is a non-wargame
thread] (and Fantasy - and a long side trip through white box D&D)  and
Andre Norton (which led me to Science Fiction and then back to Fantasy) so how
could I NOT love playing all three genres? Books are the key to many universes

Hx, SF, and Fx (my abbreviations for History, Science Fiction, and Fantasy)
are like different ethnic foods. Hx is like the Steak and Potatoes meal to me,
a lot to chew on, delicious if cooked correctly,
nutritious and Filling.  Fx is like Italian cooking - flavorful, rich,
and open to many interpretations (spices) - some of which I dislike and
some of which I love - I admit to being fixated on those dwarves and
slighting Elves.  Science Fiction gaming is like Mexican food - Spicy,
comes in many forms (Chihuahua (the state not the dog) style cooking is
not Mex-Tex) which can please or punish the palate, can be filling but
not authentic (Taco Bell) or very authentic (the Loco Burrito lunch place
I love - where I get the Northern Mexico style burritos) but always
capable of satisfying your hunger.

Long live ALL genres of War Gaming!

Gracias,