Citations:grognard

English citations of grognard

Noun: wargamer

• 1999, Michael, “How to recognize a grognard? :-)”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical (Usenet):

  When will I know that I've turned into a Grognard? What games are considered Grognard games?

• 2003, Mark H. Walker, Games that Sell!:

  I'm an old-time grognard and still prefer the old pen-and-paper monster games over computer games.

• 2006, Will Kaufman, The Civil War in American Culture‎^[1]:

  ... supported by an industry of grognard-designers who have turned the Civil War battlefield into an 'audiovisual diegetic space' —that is, an on-screen ...

Unsorted

This appears to be an adjectival sense.

• 2003, Katie Salen, Eric Zimmerman, Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals‎^[2]:

  So are so-called "hardcore gamers," from grognard historical wargamers to deathmatch clan leaders with tricked-out custom PCs. In general, dedicated players ...