I have attended about a dozen games run by Spiro“ Black Cat” Mamaligas and his company, Blackcat Productions. In fact, I had the honor to command one of the most iconic Blackcat games ever... the famed Fort Ord Prison game. But before Spiro was a producer, he was a player.
One of his teammates on Joint Fury, Bobby Gogolin, told me,“ Spiro was one hell of a role player. His gunslinger abilities were not to be underestimated. To him, there was no idea too outrageous, no plan too far-fetched, and a great leader for Joint Fury. His ability to direct forces from the box was unrivaled at the time. He would go undercover, infiltrating the enemy ' s base, win their confidence, and in more than one instance, wound up on the radio transcribing mission for the enemy. He would send them to the wrong places, or wrong style of missions, and direct the enemy into predetermined ambushes. He was so good at that it he wound up getting the MVP awards from both teams.”
Some consider Spiro to be one of the early scenario celebrities and personalities. Spiro played many of Wayne ' s games with Joint Fury, as well as on his own. After running a few small events in New Mexico in 2000 and 2001, Spiro formed Blackcat Productions in 2002. Spiro took the“ Wayne Dollack” formula and pushed the role-playing aspect of his games to levels no one had seen before.
TB Wright remembered how detailed they were.
“ Spiro Mamaligas produced deeply immersive, role-play-heavy events that flew under the radar at the time,” he said.
Joint Fury, Skirmish, 1998
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