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Outstanding articles that are not necessarily linked to one particular game, but may have broad appeal to gamers.

Jack Greene, 1949 – 17 March 2025

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Kevin Zucker shares some memories of his recently passed friend, designer Jack Greene.

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Post Date: 3/24/2025


Wargaming Clubs of the Warring Clubs Era 1965-69

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Alan Arvold has shared a fascinating article with us, meant as "...a supplement to the History of Wargaming article..., specifically to the sidebar on Wargame Clubs. It is a listing of the known clubs." Thanks Alan!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/24/2025


My Top 3 Wargames designed by… John H. Butterfield!

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"...focus on creations of one author, whom you can treat as a whole wargaming history in micro-scale." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, covers his three favorite John Butterfield games. See which game has a feature that "...creates fog of war as you do not know which part of enemy forces can still act in a turn."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/19/2025


Wednesday War Stories ~ Iron Ships & Iron Men at the Battle of Hampton Roads

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"In some ways the game was frustrating; how could it not produce a clearly superior victor?" RockyMountainNavy, in Armchair Dragoons, has an interesting discussion of the classic "Monitor versus Merrimac" clash, and how that applies to wargaming. Check out what conclusion he reaches, reinforced by the comment: "No better description of the impact of the Battle of Hampton Roads on naval warfare exists than the response of the Royal Navy upon hearing of the battle."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/14/2025


The Vietnam War Miniatures Collection (video)

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The Dusted Game Shelf dusts off his proud collection of miniatures suitable for table top Vietnam War battles.

Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 3/1/2025


Rodger B. MacGowan Has Passed Away at Age 77

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W. Eric Martin reports the sad news: "Artist/designer Rodger B. MacGowan passed away on February 22, 2025, and if you have been a gamer for any amount of time over the past fifty years, you have likely seen his work."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/26/2025


Rebellion in the Colonies (American Revolution, #1)

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America's "...humble beginnings – as a collection of colonies in strife with their British metropolitan government." Clio, in Inside GMT Games, begins a series on the American Revolution, in honor of the upcoming 250th anniversary of its founding.

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Post Date: 2/21/2025


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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.

PE TANG 1900 Optional Line of Sight Table

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Game: Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/26/2025 8:29:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Multi-Player Variant for Illusions of Glory

"Here is a variant for up to two players on a side." Perry Silverman, in Inside GMT Games, lays out intriguing elements to make this World War I game multiplayer. For example, "...an AP (Allied Powers) player may choose to play a Strategy Card from his own hand or the other AP player’s hand, simulating the friction in Allied Powers decision-making and allowing some 'interesting' and 'exciting' table talk."

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GMT Games

 
Date: 3/26/2025
2025 Spring Sale Buyer’s Guide

GMT Games offers insights to get the most out of their upcoming Special Spring Sale!
Grognard Challenge Time!

 
Date: 3/23/2025 11:29:00 AM
New Challenge Clues! Last Challenge Results!

See the graphic clues for the new Challenge (#1219) for 23-March-2025 and the winners for the last Challenge (#1218).
Game: Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/23/2025 7:40:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Learn As We Play: Fort Sumter (video)

In this video, The War Room discusses the rules, setup, and game mechanics.

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Game: Brandywine

Series: Battles of the American Revolution Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/23/2025 7:35:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Brandywine - Battles of the American Revolution (GMT Games) AAR (video)

Justegarde presents this after-action report in this nicely done video. The battle ended in a disaster for the Colonials. The reviewer loves the game system calling it a “fantastic experience playing through all of these games” in the series playing both solo and head-to-head. The last minute mentions other games in the series that he played recently.

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Game: Empires of the Middle Ages

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/22/2025 7:56:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Download parts for SPI Games

SPIGAMES.net is an excellent source for all things related to SPI Games. This link presents downloads for rules, counters, charts, and maps. Scroll down for parts related to Empires of the Middle Ages.

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Game: NATO Division Commander

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/22/2025 7:23:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
NATO Division Commander(SPI)

This video describes the Japanese version of this game including an unboxing and game review from もりつち シミュレーション・ウォーゲームで歴史を学ぼう. Be sure to use auto translate to understand the commentary.

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Game: Nieuchess

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/22/2025 7:08:00 AM
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: Urban Battle

Publisher: Forsage Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/21/2025 8:06:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
2 Games Which Make Me Feel Like a Kid at Christmas! Urban Battle and Urban Battle Junior – Board Game Preview

"...fun and challenging and perfect for a quick afternoon gaming session...". Rick Martin takes a look at this pre-release tank battle game (and its junior version), of which he feels the "...scenarios in both games are very well thought out and fun."

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Game: American Revolution series

Series: American Revolution Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/19/2025 1:04:00 PM
Poster: Doug Holt
Mentioned In Dispatches S14 E7 ~ GMT’s Battles of the American Revolution series

Armchair Dragoons hosts an interesting audio podcast to discuss "...GMT’s long-running Battles of the American Revolution series...". (Page down to see the podcast link)

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Game: The Battle of Khalkhin Gol

Publisher: Princeps Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/18/2025 6:25:00 AM
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Interview with Vukasin Nisavic, designer of The Battle of Khalkhin Gol by Princeps Games

In below material we shall talk about The Battle of Khalkhin Gol, one of the less known episodes of WWII, which had dramatic consequences long-term. Please enjoy the interview with designer, Vukasin Nisavic!

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Game: Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945 (Second Edition)

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/18/2025 6:22:00 AM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


Pacific War – Video Review

Let us present today a Video Review for fantastic game by Mark Herman - Pacific War. Recent reprint by GMT Games really brings that game to the top quality level. Enjoy the material!

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Game: Here I Stand

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/17/2025 8:49:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
How to Win as the Ottomans in Here I Stand

"The Ottomans! Straightforward gameplay, huge armies, and the always-popular piracy make them a power like no other." Clio, in Inside GMT Games, offers some excellent insights on how this flank power "...can easily get to 25 VP just by doing their two favorite activities..."!

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Game: Brandywine

Series: Battles of the American Revolution Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/16/2025 7:02:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Battle of Brandywine Creek - Gmt after action report (video)

Caledonian reviews the situation after the British won a victory.

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Game: Normandy '44

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/16/2025 7:00:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
NORMANDY 44 - Mark Simonitch -GMT

José MD Bernal discusses strategy and mechanics in this illustrated review. Be sure to use page translation to convert the text from Spanish to your language.

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

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 3/15/2025 7:56:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Let's Play Wreck Of The BSM Pandora (video)

In his 2nd play, Blue Botic loses most of his crew but manages to restart the ship.

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Game: 30 Years War

Publisher: Decision Games
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 3/15/2025 7:47:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Cyberboard Gamebox Module for 30 Years War

Flavio Etzio has added a Cyberboard gamebox for Decision Games’ 30 Years War game. You will need to be a registered user at Boardgamegeek to download this file. Cyberboard is a Windows game engine, created by Dale Larson, for building and playing online adaptations of board games and war games via Play By EMail (PBEM). The files that are created/used for each individual game title are known as 'Gameboxes'. Cyberboard is very popular amongst wargamers for PBEM. Compared to the other PBEM game engines, creating Cyberboard 'gameboxes' is more involved than for ZunTzu, but less technical than for Vassal.

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Game: Civil War Game 1863

Publisher: Parker Brothers
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/15/2025 7:14:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Civil War Game 1863 (1961) Board Game

Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The game is recommended for ”… families looking for an educational game, and casual gamers who enjoy light to moderate strategy.”

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Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941

Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41
Publisher: VentoNuovo Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/12/2025 2:55:00 PM
Poster: Doug Holt
Moscow '41: Video Premiere - Kickstarter Launched

VentoNuovo Games has an Air Module premiere video for the Moscow Expansion. Kickstarter has launched!

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Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941

Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41
Publisher: VentoNuovo Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/12/2025 8:11:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
MOSCOW '41: A story from a(nother) convention

VentoNuovo Games offers more background as they close in on the Kickstarter launch!

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Game: Fields of Fire

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/10/2025 9:43:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Fields of Fire Deluxe AAR

"Much to my delight this deluxe edition has not only a rewritten rule book with plenty of examples of play but also two Field Manuals to help you learn the basic rules step by step." Armchair Dragoons brings us a fun AAR with this tactical infantry command game. See how the fight proceeds as things go from "1st platoon’s team heads into the marsh and bumbles right into an enemy LMG team who seems to be looking for a good place to set up.", to "...this is where 2nd Platoon's luck runs out.", and then "This will be a tough nut to crack."!

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Game: Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/9/2025 7:55:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Let’s Play Fort Sumter!

Avguardian Gaming plays the computer version as the Secessionists. He starts with a nice intro and covers game description, mechanics and strategy.

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Game: Into the Woods: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862

Series: Great Battles of the American Civil War
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/9/2025 7:00:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Interview with Bill Byrne Developer for Great Battles of the American Civil War Volume VIII Into the Woods: The Battle of Shiloh from GMT Games

Grant Kleinhenz from The Players’ Aid, interviews Bill Byrne who develops games in the Great Battles of the American Civil War series for GMT Games. The interview includes a behind the scenes look at game design and development and a detailed discussion of new design features.

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Game: Omaha Beach

Publisher: Rand Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/9/2025
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: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941

Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41
Publisher: VentoNuovo Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/8/2025 3:57:00 PM
Poster: Doug Holt
Moscow '41: Expansion on the way

VentoNuovo Games brings more details about the upcoming expansion and Kickstarter!

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Game: Swashbuckler

Publisher: Yaquinto
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/8/2025 7:33:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Swashbuckler First Look (video)

David Lent, aka The Centurion, unboxes this tactical sword-fighting game from 1980. You, too can be Errol Flynn!

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Game: Where There is Discord: War in the South Atlantic

Publisher: Fifth Column Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/8/2025 7:28:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Falklands - Where There Is Discord Board Game

Sapper Joe compliments a war game publisher’s generosity.

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Game: Bismarck

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/8/2025 7:25:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for Bismarck

Here is a module for Bismarck from Avalon Hill courtesy of jw62. 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: Old School Tactical Vol IV

Series: Old School Tactical
Publisher: Flying Pig Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/7/2025 8:22:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Old School Tactical Volume 4: Italian Theater 1943-45 by Flying Pig Games

"The Soaring Swine have, and rightly so, a reputation for beautiful and huge, not just large, wargames." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, takes a first look at this Old School Tactical series game. His inner "detail" guy is also "...very happy to see that they included one of the more successful Italian pieces of armor: the Semovente."

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Game: Fields of Fire

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/5/2025 8:42:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Fields of Fire Deluxe Edition News

"Fields of Fire Deluxe Edition is finally here!" Andrew Stead, in Inside GMT Games, covers some of the cool things coming available with this project. Check it out!

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Game: Blitz in the East

Publisher: VentoNuovo Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/5/2025 8:05:00 AM
Poster: Ken McElhaney
Scorched Earth Expansion for Blitz in the East

In this short video, we unbox the Scorched Earth Expansion for Blitz in the East by Vento Nuovo Games. The video covers the components found in the game, the Scorched Earth card, the Final Restoration Phase which is new for Blitz in the East. And two historic and two what-if scenarios, the latter based on the Balkans Campaign never occurring.

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Game: Chancellorsville (1st Edition)

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/5/2025
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: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941

Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41
Publisher: VentoNuovo Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/3/2025 9:19:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Moscow '41 Expansion - VVS' catastrophe during Barbarossa's opening

VentoNuovo Games is working on a fascinating expansion for the Barbarossa Trilogy series, with a Kickstarter coming soon. See what's up!

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Game: All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918

Series: COIN
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/2/2025 7:51:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming!

Grant Kleinhenz from the Players’ Aid did a series of articles celebrating games with beautiful components. This is a deep dive into the map board graphics with plenty of illustrations that show how the map ties in with game mechanics. Scroll to the bottom to see related links for this game and other games in the Beautiful Boards series.

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Game: A Time for Trumpets: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/2/2025 7:32:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Interview with Bruno Sinigaglio Designer of A Time for Trumpets

Grant Kleinhenz from The Players’ Aid conducts a thorough interview covering game mechanics. Mr. Sinagalio has a long history working as a designer of Battle of the Bulge games.

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Game: Battle for Stalingrad

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/1/2025 7:19:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
A tribute to game designer John Hill

Dana Lombardy posted this tribute to game designer John Hill. Mr Hill designed several games including: Squad Leader, Johnny Reb, Across a Deadly Field, Jerusalem!, Battle for Hue, Battle for Stalingrad, and Eastern Front Tank Leader.

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Game: Where There is Discord: War in the South Atlantic

Publisher: Fifth Column Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/1/2025 7:07:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Review: Where There Is Discord from Fifth Column Games – “The Empire Strikes Back”

Alexander Klein has mixed feelings for a game he loves. See why in this illustrated review. The game covers naval engagements during the Falklands War, a rare topic for war games.

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Game: A Victory Awaits

Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/1/2025
Poster: Bill Clancy
Can Germany achieve victory, or will its armies run out of steam?

Released in 2022 by Multi-Man Publishing (MMP), A Victory Awaits: Operation Barbarossa 1941 (or AVA for short) is a simulation of the first three months of the titanic clash between Germany and the Soviet Union. Designed by Tetsuya Nakamura, AVA is a relatively low complexity hex and counter wargame.

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Game: The Awful Green Things from Outer Space

Publisher: Steve Jackson Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 3/1/2025
Poster: Pat L.
Unboxing Video: Classic Pocket Box Games Bundle from Steve Jackson Games

Alexander Klein from the Players’ Aid received the Classic Pocket Box Games Bundle produced by Steve Jackson Games and unboxed the 6 games in this video: Kung Fu 2100, Raid on Iran, Necromancer, One Page Bulge, Undead, and The Awful Green Things from Outer Space. From the looks of the contents, it appears that the previous owner created copies of various parts to preserve the original components.

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Game: Sergeants Miniatures Game: Day of Days

Publisher: Lost Battalion Games
Game Type: Miniatures
Date: 3/1/2025
Poster: Pat L.
NJ Con 7 - June 12 and 13, 2015 (Wargame Convention Report and AAR)

Blogger Michael in his blog, Games, Games, and Wargames (and Books and Movies) Oh my! describes his weekend at NJ Con 7 in 2015. NJ Con is a convention for miniatures war gamers. The post includes a quick review of the venue followed by a description of Michael’s two days of miniatures wargaming. There are several after action reports for both Sergeants D-Day and Sergeants Miniatures Game: Day of Days with illustrations and many photos from the gaming tables room.

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Game: Wargames Rules for Armoured Warfare at Company and Battalion Level 1925 to 1950

Publisher: (Web Published)
Game Type: Miniatures
Date: 2/28/2025 9:01:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
New (but old) WWII tactical rules

"It is like stepping back in time. I am that teenager again!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, looks over this recently released rule set intended to fill the gap left by a “missing” set. Check out Norm's analysis as he addresses a question: "One of the first things I do when looking at a new WWII system is to see how the author has handled the German Tiger I tank compared to the Panther tank."

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Game: The Fetterman Fight

Publisher: Martin Anderson
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/26/2025 9:25:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
The Fetterman Fight

Smitty's Game Table offers a video review of the components of this self-published game covering a fascinating Old West clash between a small U.S. Army unit and Native American tribes.

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Game: Blitz in the East

Publisher: VentoNuovo Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/24/2025 7:12:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East The Russian Campaign 1941-45 by VentoNuovo Games

"You would think by the size of the game and the terseness of the Rulebook that this would be more of a beer & pretzels game. In this you would be highly mistaken." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, checks out this strategic East Front game. See why he comes to the conclusion that, as "...one of those people who thought that because the Russian Front was so massive you need a big game to simulate it. Luckily, I persevered with a Blitz in the East and found that I was totally mistaken."

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Game: Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61

Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/23/2025 7:11:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Unboxing: Fort Sumter from GMT Games - The Players' Aid (video)

Grant Kleinhenz from The Players’ Aid unboxes and covers game mechanics for this card driven game from GMT Games.

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Game: NATO Division Commander

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/22/2025 7:52:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
NATO Division Commander - Leadership under Fire

Here is a short exchange in the Harpgamer forum that includes several after action reports from pmaidhoff.

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Game: Broadside

Series: American Heritage Series
Publisher: Milton Bradley
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/22/2025 7:45:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Broadside (1962) Board Game

Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The game is ”… a great introduction to board games for younger players and a nostalgic treat for those who remember playing it in the past.”

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Game: Civil War Game 1863

Publisher: Parker Brothers
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/22/2025 7:41:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
1863 (game) war game review

Chuck Rothman in his Great but Forgotten blog, reminisces over this vintage game from 1961. Is the game unbalanced? Read the comments!

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Game: Heights of Courage: The Battle for the Golan Heights

Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/21/2025 2:15:00 PM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


First Look at Heights of Courage

Let us have a look at Heights of Courage - one of the more accessible and easy to play Standard Combat Series (SCS) wargames from Multi Man Publishing. Today we shall look at its components and discuss basic rules. Enjoy!

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Game: Root

Publisher: Leading Edge
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/21/2025 2:00:00 PM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


Introducing new players to the ROOT universe

As said by one of my colleagues, Root is always a blast – and it’s surprisingly approachable for new players! Let see how it went with another two introduced to this great game!

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Game: Up Front

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 2/19/2025 8:33:00 AM
Poster: Ken McElhaney
Up Front: Reinforcements and Entrenchments

A short video that explains how reinforcements and entrenchments work for Up Front. The video covers how reinforcements enter the game and how they can enter in terrain. Also, how groups can create entrenchments.

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