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Battles of Heraclea Lyncestis, 219 BC and Emporiae, 218 BC (Med Campaign 9)

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"Reports are in of a battle in northern Macedon between the invading Illyrians and a force scrambled together to meet them...". Prufrock continues with two more nicely photographed AARs in the ongoing Med Campaign! "...in Nearer Spain, Proconsul Aaronius Dubius Scipio Calvus, having landed a force near Emporiae, was engaged by an alliance of indomitable Iberian tribes...".

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/9/2025


My pre-orders analysis – what is new and coming!

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Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, covers his current game preorders, and why he is anxiously awaiting them. See which game has him commenting that "...we are getting so many new elements – from graphical representation, to add-ons and optional rules – that this it will be a great, refreshing comeback to fantastic classic!"

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/6/2025


My Top Solitaire Wargames: New Designs and All-Time Classics

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Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, reveals his favorite recent and all time solitaire classics. Check out the game he describes as "...probably the best small units combat simulation ever created, which has fantastic planning phase and unfolds completely differently each time.", and the one that challenges you to "...harness a brilliant mind, titanic energies, and a sometimes terrifying charisma to leave your mark on history?"

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/4/2025


Soviet 12mm WWII Pocket Army

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"My second WWII Pocket Army is now complete..."! Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, brings us a Pocket Army update pictorial.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/26/2025


The Battle of the Sacred Grove (Med Campaign 5)

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"Upon sighting the lead elements of Roman forces, being the swift-moving Equites and Velites, this mass of warriors descended from the heights to fall upon Regulus’s army." Prufrock brings us a nicely photographed Roman/Barbarian minatures clash set in 225 BC. How do the Romans fare, while already engaged, when "...a large body of the Boii tribe arrived to the north, moving southwestward towards the ridge, aiming to bolster their colleagues..."?

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/21/2025


Grant’s Top 10 Solitaire Wargames of 2024!

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Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, offers an intriguing list of solitaire games from last year. See which one had him commenting "...I was very much intrigued by the concept but more importantly about how this game planned to do just that."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/7/2025


Historicon 2025

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Historical Miniatures Gaming Society July 16-20, 2025. Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster, PA. Hundreds of tabletop miniatures games for you to participate in; tournaments; hobby classes; lectures; a board game library; and over 60 hobby-related vendors.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/29/2025


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Malaya (v2.5) War Game Review

Pat La Pella reviews this post-card sized game and its computer editions. Can the UK Commonwealth prevent the Japanese from occupying Singapore in 1941?

Malaya Player Aid (pdf)

Pat La Pella created this player aid to clarify special movement rules for the Japanese player for Amphibious Movement and Reinforcement beach landing hexes. Computer versions of the game show eligible hexes automatically when the Japanese player selects a unit for movement.

PE TANG 1900 Q&A with Marco Campari

Some Q & A between myself and Marco Campari, designer of Pe Tang 1900 from Lumaca Games.

PE TANG 1900 Strategy Tips

This is the strategy I developed after playing Pe Tang 1900 from Lumaca Games.

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Date: 6/8/2025 2:06:00 PM
New Challenge Clues! Last Challenge Results!

See the graphic clues for the new Challenge (#1230) for 8-June-2025 and the winners for the last Challenge (#1229).
Game: Pike and Shot: Campaigns

Publisher: Slitherine
Game Type: Computer
Date: 6/8/2025 7:54:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Pike and Shot Campaigns Review

General Moss introduces this computer game from Slitherine/Matrix Games. The game covers the time period that includes the Great Turkish War, the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War.

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Game: Rhode Island and Newport

Series: Battles of the American Revolution
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/8/2025 7:42:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
The Battles of Rhode Island & Newport (2020) Board Game (war game review)

Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The game “…offers a challenging and rewarding experience for those interested in the American Revolution and strategic gameplay.”

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Game: Malaya: V-Mail Postcard Game #1

Publisher: @games online
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/8/2025 7:09:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Malaya (v2.5) War Game Review

Pat La Pella reviews this post-card sized game and its computer editions. Can the UK Commonwealth prevent the Japanese from occupying Singapore in 1941?

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Game: Waterloo

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/7/2025 7:49:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Waterloo Tournament Page

The Boardgame Players Association has hosted Waterloo game tournaments since 2016. This page lists tournament results, tournament rules, and play by play recaps. 2025’s final round started in March with turn results posted as the game progresses. Feeling confident? Sign up for a future tournament.

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Game: Bunker Hill

Publisher: XTR
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 6/7/2025 7:20:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Bunker Hill (XTR) (war game review)

Grayde Bowen presents a detailed look at the rules and game mechanics along with strategy tips. This somewhat negative review counters his positive view of the previous game in the series, Hougoumont.

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Game: Nieuchess

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/7/2025 7:18:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for Nieuchess

Here is a module for Nieuchess from Avalon Hill courtesy of Brian Mason. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the VASSAL web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.

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Game: Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India, 1290-1398

Series: Irregular Conflicts Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/4/2025 7:50:00 AM
Guest Poster:

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Vijayanagara: Let's Get Started

A short video that covers setting up the board, creating the event deck, and sequence of play for Vijayanagara by GMT. It is recommended that you follow along with the setup and sequence of play rules to better understand how starting your first game works.

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Game: Pavlov's House

Publisher: Dan Verssen Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/3/2025 9:19:00 AM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


Pavlov’s House Video Review

Pavlov's House was definitely a wonderful entry into the world of solitaire wargames. Please enjoy it detailed review!

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Game: Thunder in the East - GMT

Series: ETO Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/3/2025 9:18:00 AM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


Video Unboxing & Overview for Thunder in the East

Let us have a look at this huge beauty - we do today overview & unboxing for Thunder in the East! Enjoy!

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Game: The Great Battles of Alexander Deluxe Edition

Series: Great Battles of History Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/2/2025 10:50:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Great Battles of Alexander: The Battle of Issus

"Most generals of the day would not fight a battle in such terrain unless they were desperate." Alan Ray, in Inside GMT Games provides a playing hints guide for the game, and a first game turn solitaire play of the Battle of Issus. "Alexander had little choice but to fight (he fell into that desperate category) and that he won is testament to his generalship and the high quality of his veteran army...".

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Game: Bismarck

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/2/2025
Poster: Pat L.
In Memoriam: Revisiting the Avalon Hill Classics, Part II (game inventory)

Joseph J. Scoleri III posted this complete inventory and physical description of the box contents for Avalon Hill’s vintage war games from the 1950’s and 1960’s.

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Game: La Bataille de Dresde

Publisher: Clash of Arms
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/1/2025 9:17:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for La Bataille de Dresde

Here is a module for La Bataille de Dresde from Clash of Arms created by Dave Jones. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.

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Game: Combat Commander: Europe

Series: Combat Commander
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/1/2025 7:49:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
If You Love It So Much, Why Don’t You Marry It Then? (war game review)

klkitchens posted this positive review including his thoughts on solitaire play.

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Game: Malaya: V-Mail Postcard Game #1

Publisher: @games online
Game Type: Board
Date: 6/1/2025 7:11:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Malaya Player Aid (pdf)

Pat La Pella created this player aid to clarify special movement rules for the Japanese player for Amphibious Movement and Reinforcement beach landing hexes. Computer versions of the game show eligible hexes automatically when the Japanese player selects a unit for movement.

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Game: Barbarian Kings

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 6/1/2025 7:07:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Barbarian Kings - SPI and ares #3

bqsfgame reviews Ares magazine issue #3 and Barbarian Kings from SPI. Ares was an SF/Fantasy based war game magazine produced by SPI. Each issue included a game. The review is mostly positive covering game features and strategy written in the style of Japanese writers. Be sure to use your browser’s translate feature to translate from the original Japanese.

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Game: Miniature Wargames du temps de Napoleon

Publisher: John C. Candler
Game Type: Miniatures
Date: 5/31/2025 7:48:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
John C Candler: Miniature Wargames du temps de Napoleon

Vintage Wargaming posted this description of Candler’s book of miniatures rules for the Napoleonic era.

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Game: D-Day

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/31/2025 7:38:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Trip down memory lane Avalon hill D-day (video)

Mark Ruggiero, aka ‘clarkcommando1983’ unboxes the 1977 edition of Avalon Hill’s D-Day. This is an earlier version of his commentary found in this link: July 28,2024.

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Game: Empires of the Middle Ages

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/31/2025 7:04:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Empires of the Middle Ages (war game review)

R. Sandell gives a mixed review while praising the game’s playability. The review includes a thorough game description of the components, sequence of play, and game mechanics.

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Game: Balkan Fury II

Series: TSWW Series
Publisher: TKC Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/30/2025 3:35:00 PM
Poster: Doug Holt
Balkan Fury by TKC Games

"This is a late 1970s wargame on steroids and using all of what the 21st century manufacturing can muster." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews this monster game covering the campaign that may have "...delayed Operation Barbarossa long enough to make certain that Germany did not win..." See why Robert contends that the "...game was made for players who love minutiae and well written rules that allow us to see a glimmer of what the actual commanders saw."

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Game: Traces of Hubris

Publisher: VUCA Simulations
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/28/2025 8:00:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Traces of Hubris

"...a hugely playable game where your head is rarely going to be in the rule book and your attention is almost entirely focused on what's happening on the map in front of you." Polydor, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews this Eastern Front title. Check out which game feature has him observing that "For the Axis player this creates an element of potential risk taking when trying to create pockets or in lunging for VP targets."

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Game: Eagles Strike

Series: Squad Battles
Publisher: HPS Simulations
Game Type: Computer
Date: 5/25/2025 7:27:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Squad Battles Eagles Strike Merli the Man (video)

The Wargaming Guy plays the Merli the Man scenario, based on the day that Merli earned the Medal of Honor. The action is fast and furious as it was on that day in 1944.

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Game: Ace of Aces: WWI Air Combat Handy Rotary

Series: Ace of Aces
Publisher: Nova Game Designs
Game Type: Other
Date: 5/25/2025 7:00:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Ace of Aces: Ameritrash in your pocket (war game review)

Merkles reviews what he calls “…the perfect portable, two player game.” A nice conversation of comments trails the review.
Game: NATO Division Commander

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/24/2025 7:28:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
NATO Division Commander (1980) war game review

Nathangun explains why this maligned game is actually quite desirable.

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Game: D-Day

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/24/2025 7:23:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Avalon Hill's D Day (vassal replay) (2 videos)

“Nate Dawg” aka Hex & Counter Replay played D-Day with his friend Tim McBride via Email and VASSAL. This is the game from 1961 using the updated rules from 1977. VASSAL has several versions of the game available to play. In these videos, Nate replays the game using VASSAL’s log process, a nice way to review what happened, demonstrating one of VASSAL’s fine features. The log includes game activity and comments from the players.

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Game: Antietam Campaign

Publisher: Decision Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/24/2025 7:19:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Antietam Campaign (1995) Board Game (war game review)

Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The game is “ideal for wargaming enthusiasts and history buffs...”

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Game: Fields of Fire

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/23/2025 10:31:00 AM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


Fields of Fire Company Basics Academy

We continue with the Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition Academy. Today we shall focus on training materials for Company activation & combat. Enjoy!

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Game: No Peace Without Spain!: The War of the Spanish Succession 1702-1713

Publisher: Compass Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/23/2025 10:29:00 AM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


No Peace without Spain! System Overview

We present today overview of three games in the "No Peace without Spain!" system. Hope you will enjoy the material!

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Game: Baltic Empires: The Northern Wars of 1558-1721

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/23/2025 8:53:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Foreign Intervention in Baltic Empires: Part Two

Try the card that can cause "...constant attacks from the Habsburgs [which] can be a great way of distracting other players who would otherwise cause trouble in your lands." Designer Brian Asklev continues his series on the influence of the great powers in the game. And which card involves units that "...can be placed in any of these areas [of Germany] and not only in friendly or Independent-controlled areas, and can therefore really set back an opponent who has spent lots of effort and expense to carve out an empire in Germany."?

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Game: Tactics

Publisher: The Avalon Game Company
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/22/2025
Poster: Pat L.
How To Play: Nieuchess (video)

The Name of the Game discusses the entire rules set and then plays a game using the VASSAL version on a computer. The video starts with a concise review of the early Avalon Hill games when Charles Roberts owned the company including war games from Tactics to Afrika Korps and the educational non-war games Verdict, Dispatcher, and Management. The Nieuchess review is at the 5-minute mark.

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Game: Up Front

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/21/2025 8:14:00 AM
Guest Poster:

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Up Front: Wounds

A short video that explains how wounds work for Up Front, a game released by Wargames Vault and originally created by Avalon Hill. The video covers how wounds occur and their detrimental effects.

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Game: Battles of the English Civil War: A Solitaire Wargame

Publisher: Mike Lambo
Game Type: Other
Date: 5/21/2025 7:03:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Battles Of The English Civil War by Mike Lambo (video)

Private Will introduces his YouTube channel and discusses his personal war gaming history. See the game description and components starting at the 10 minute mark.
Game: Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212

Publisher: Histoire et Collections
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 5/19/2025 9:04:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Website dedicated to Frédéric Bey wargames and articles

Elliot Wilen has kindly provided us with a link to a site dedicated to Frédéric Bey games. Thanks Elliot!

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Game: Viceroys

Publisher: Task Force Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/18/2025 7:58:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Review of Viceroys from a Solitaire Player's Perspective (2 videos)

Eric Lai discusses why he favors solitaire games and then demonstrates play mechanics for the solitaire version of Viceroys from Task Force Games. Click these links to see: Part 1; and Part 2.

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Game: Viet Nam

Publisher: GameScience
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/18/2025 7:24:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Viet Nam (for Interested Americans) (wargame review and AAR)

This nicely illustrated review and after-action report covers components, game mechanics, and strategy. The elements and subject of the game were quite novel at the time.

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Game: Empires of the Middle Ages

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/17/2025 7:59:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for Empires of the Middle Ages

Here is a module for Empires of the Middle Ages from SPI courtesy of Jeffrey Sims, Alecrespi, and Mark McG. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the VASSAL web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.

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Game: Fighting Ships

Publisher: Helen of Toy
Game Type: Miniatures
Date: 5/17/2025 7:48:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Helen of Toy Wargames: Comic Book Toy Soldiers

We turn now to the days of comic book ads in the 1950’s and 1960’s where abstract war games based on plastic toy soldiers cost $1.25! The Helen of Toy Company sold a wide series of such games with titles that ranged from Medieval times to World War II including Fighting Ships featured in posts from Doug's Soldiers and Jeff’s Comics. Click these links to see actual ad illustrations from: Doug's Soldiers; and Jeff’s Comics.

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Game: Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 5/17/2025 7:32:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora - Classic solo Sci-Fi survival (video)

Category's Solo Game Table gives an overview of game mechanics and recaps a recent play through. His preference is for the companion game, Voyage of the Pandora but he still gives a thumbs up for this “…dungeon crawl in a spaceship.”

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Game: Battles in Normandy

Series: Decisive Battles of World War II
Publisher: Matrix Games
Game Type: Computer
Date: 5/17/2025
Poster: Pat L.
Battles in Italy Review

James Allen gives a 7 out of 8 rating to this PC based game from SSG and Matrix Games. The review is mostly positive “…it is the best tactical wargame I have seen.” The major caveat is for owners of the other games in the Decisive Battles series (Korsun Pocket and Battles in Normandy) who may not want to pay a high price for essentially 3 new scenarios. Scroll down to August 26, 2005 to see the review. We thank Archive.org for preserving this web site.

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Game: Ju 87 Stuka Ace

Publisher: LNL Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/16/2025 9:05:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Ju 87 Stuka Ace by Lock 'N Load Publishing

"You will be happily bombing some target or parachuting to avoid the flames in no time flat." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things reviews this solitaire tactical air combat game. Check out what other reasons Robert gives for hugely liking the game, in addition to the fact that "...you get to fly all of the different versions of the JU 87..."!

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Game: General Victor's Determined Stand

Publisher: Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Magazine
Game Type: Miniatures
Date: 5/14/2025 9:04:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
The First Assault on Marengo 1800

"...and then one of those quirky moments, a Random Event generates ‘Confused Orders’ and the French guns pull out of the line...Oh No!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, tries out the Marengo scenario article by Roy Harper from Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy Magazine #135. Check out the action and see why Norm concludes "I very much enjoyed the game, which was small enough to give one of those elusive opportunities for a mid-week outing...thank you Mr. Harper."

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Game: Warfighter: The World War II Tactical Combat Card Game

Series: Warfighter Series
Publisher: Dan Verssen Games
Game Type: Card
Date: 5/14/2025 7:50:00 AM
Guest Poster:

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Warfighter: Eras & Settings

A short video that covers the eras and settings rules in Warfighter. The video covers how soldiers are used in different eras from World War II, the Cold War, Modern, and Fantasy.

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Game: Target: Iran

Publisher: Decision Games
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 5/13/2025 5:31:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
Target: Iran Review

First time playthrough and commentary by Andrew Kluck. Review ends on a positive note. Posted on BoardGameGeek Feb 2014.

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Game: Conquest of Paradise

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/12/2025 7:51:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Conquest of Paradise Ransom Event Cards

Alan Arvold offers an article on Ransom Event cards, discussing "...how they work in the game and the best way to play them." Thanks Alan!

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Game: Balkan Hell

Publisher: XTR
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 5/11/2025 7:33:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Aptly Named - Balkan Hell

In this amusing review, David Fox notes many problems with this game. The review includes strategy tips.

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Game: Destination: Normandy

Publisher: DDH Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/11/2025
Poster: Pat L.
D-Day Board game reviews of Bill’s collection of some very old war games! Avalon Hill D-Day (video)

Bill Molyneaux, war game designer, compares games related to D-Day in his collection. Games covered include: D-Day from Avalon Hill (original and 1991 versions), Omaha Beach from Rand, Caen from Excalibre, and Destination Normandy and June ’44 from DDH.

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Game: D-Day

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/10/2025 7:54:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
AH DDAY (1977 version, 4 videos)

In his first play, Patriot 1776 introduces the components and rules and plays the first 2 turns. Click these links to see the full set of videos: Intro; Turn 1; Turn 2 Allied; and Turn 2 German.

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Game: Barbarian Kings

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 5/10/2025 7:39:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Board Game Collection - Barbarian Kings

The Dusted Game Shelf unboxes and reminisces about this game from Ares Magazine that he played many times in the 1980’s.

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Game: Nieuchess

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/10/2025 7:01:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Steam Tabletop Simulator for Nieuchess

Steam has added a module for Nieuchess from Avalon Hill for their Tabletop Simulator. The Tabletop Simulator allows you to make your own online board games or play the thousands of community-created modules with players in the Steam community.

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Game: Tsar

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 5/9/2025 8:00:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Deciding the Fate of the Tsarist Regime

"The end result might be a repeat of history, a stable constitutional monarchy, a fearsome police state, or a dysfunctional kleptocracy hanging by a thread." Designer Paul Hellyer, in Inside GMT Games, takes a look at game mechanics affecting the Tsarist regime. "...there are many feedback loops in the game, which can be either positive or negative."

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