Grognard
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Grognard (Fr. "grumbler") may mean:
- Napoleon Bonaparte's name for old veteran soldiers.
- slang for someone who enjoys playing board wargames. This use is supposed to have been coined by John Young in the early 1970s while employed by Simulations Publications, Inc.. Originally this term refered to the "old guard" of gamers who were playing tactical board games prior to 1969.
- Inside the computer game development industry, the term grognard is used to name fans who will buy every game released in a certain genre of game (RTS, RPG, etc...). These dedicated game players are often viewed as a blessing and a curse, as they will ensure a certain minimum level in sales, but they will also be the most critical of any mistakes or bugs in the game.
A link that would be useful for games that one would consider to be for "Grognards" would be, obviously, www.grognard.com. They have a list of many, many games and related links.