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Spotlight Articles

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John Hill (game designer)

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Here is a reference page for John Hill, a war game designer, who designed games in the early 1970’s including Bar-Lev and Squad Leader.

Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 2/15/2025


My top anticipated wargames of 2025

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"It is a pretty broad selection, containing solitaire, two-player and multiplayer titles, recent conflicts or very ancient ones." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, takes his annual look at his most anticipated new titles. Check out which game has him concluding "I simply could not pass on this."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/5/2025


RBM Studio Update: The Palisades Fire

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Rodger MacGowan has seen his home and RBM Studio facility destroyed in the Palisades fire in California. His son Steven has set up a gofundme account where you can learn what happened and offer recovery help if you wish.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/24/2025


Obituary: Alan Emrich, game designer and writer, has died

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The site Game Developer brings us news of the passing of this industry titan.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/10/2025


2024 Christmas Newsletter

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"Hopefully all the socks and after shave that one could ever dream of, have graced your Christmas stocking and perhaps a wargame treat or two has sneaked in and brought a smile!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields and Warriors, brings us another entertaining sum up of his wargaming year!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/25/2024


Pournelle on “Does it matter if you call it a wargame?”

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"Much of what the Department of Defense calls wargaming is not actually wargaming, and that matters." Rex Brynen, in PAXsims, taps in on a discussion by analyst and former officer Phil Pournelle on what passes for "wargaming" in the DOD. "Failing to wargame properly in advance may mean having to learn in actual combat and risk it all."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/20/2024


Princeton 1777

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"...this one proved to be the decisive battle that really cemented the American survival in the early months of the Revolution." Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, covers the fascinating follow-up engagement to Trenton. Check out the action as "Just when everything seemed to be falling apart, Washington came galloping up."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/13/2024


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Gaming Conventions

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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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PE TANG 1900 Introductory War Game Review

My review for this great introductory war game concerning an obscure siege of a cathedral during the Boxer Rebellion. Use this game to recruit new war game players.

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Game: Battle for Stalingrad



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Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): John Hill
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Description:


Battalion/Company level, Axis vs Soviets, late 1942, World War II.


Articles


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486
Date: 3/1/2025
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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485
Date: 2/1/2025
Poster: Pat L.
The Battle for STALINGRAD (video replay)

This video describes the Japanese versions of this game followed by a replay of several turns 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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484
Date: 1/18/2025
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for Battle for Stalingrad

Here is a module for Battle for Stalingrad from SPI courtesy of Simulations Publications, Inc.. 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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483
Date: 1/4/2025
Poster: Pat L.
Battle for Stalingrad (1980) Board Game

Michail from Board Game Guys posts a positive, concise review. The game offers a “…good introduction for newcomers” but “…experienced players might find the game’s mechanics and realism lacking compared to more modern wargames. “
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482
Date: 12/21/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Battle for Stalingrad house rules

After a quick overview, wargame grogs offers several variant rules to improve game play.
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481
Date: 12/7/2024
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 Battle for Stalingrad.
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480
Date: 11/12/2018
Poster: Ed Sommers
Battle for Stalingrad - Review (PDF)

Review of "Battle for Stalingrad", written by Jerrold Thomas for Moves magazine (Issue #56). Thanks to Christian LeBlanc for sharing this outstanding classic review.
Grognard Hosted
479
Date: 6/30/2015
Poster: Mark D.
Battle for Stalingrad: Glam Shots and Donuts

You don't often see "Glam Shots", "Battle for Stalingrad" and "Donuts" in the same article, but then you must not often read Kevin Sharp's Big Board Gaming blog…
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478
Date: 12/31/2009
Poster: Mark D.
Jason Cawley: Review

Nice detailed review by Jason Cawley for BGG.
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477
Date: 12/31/2009
Poster: Mark D.
Q&A (Word)

Q&A for Battle for Stalingrad
Grognard Hosted
475
Date: 9/14/1999
Poster: Mark D.
Richard Simon: Review

Matching mini-reviews by Richard Simon and Michael Junkin.
Grognard Hosted
474
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Fire & Movement: Errata

Errata from Fire & Movement magazine.
Grognard Hosted
476
Date: 12/9/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Article Index

Article index for Battle for Stalingrad
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