Merry Christmas!

[KG_Jag]

We wish a very happy Christmas and/or holidays to all. Even, perhaps especially, in challenging times it is important to count our blessing; spend time with and remember family and friends; and keep in mind the true reason for the season.

As I'm sure that all of us have been good this year (well--at least been good sometime during the year), here are some links to download five classic free war games (all legit--no hinky stuff) playable in XP and/or VISTA that can be both shared and passed on to others.

The Ardennes Offensive by SSG and originally released by SSI. It runs well in XP and hopefully will run in VISTA. You can find the link for the free game at the bottom of this web page:

http://www.ssgus.com/ardennes-download.htm

winSPWWII for classic World War II Steel Panthers play (for the free game--and game patches download links--see the third column on this page):

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/WW2/WW2_page.html

For Steel Panthers post WW II combat—winSPMBT (for the free game download link--see the third column on this page):

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Camo_Workshop/MBT/MBT_page.html

For World War II strategic play—War in Russia:

http://www.matrixgames.com/products/236/details/War.in.Russia:.Matrix.Edition

and Pacific War:

http://matrixgames.com/products/235/details/Pacific.War:.Matrix.Edition

Now that's better than coal in your stocking!

Have a great Christmas!