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Hmm, I'd say your experience with BT is not dissimilar to accounts I've seen by other experienced gamers who encounter the game later in life.

It's true that nostalgia plays a lot in BT's popularity amongst we grognards. I certainly play it with a wry smile on my face.

But, I do sincerely believe there is something very satisfying in filling in the 'bubbles', and rolling on the hit location tables. The granularity is very suitable for a 4-a-side Lance fight, but it becomes a struggle when you get to the company level.

Some of my most memorable gaming moments have come through BT, and the universe is absorbing. That helps to keep me getting out the hexboards and ignoring that machine guns in the year 3055 have a range of 90 metres.