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Spotlight Articles

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

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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PE TANG 1900 Q&A with Marco Campari

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PE TANG 1900 Strategy Tips

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PE TANG 1900 Introductory War Game Review

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A B C D E F G H I
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Game: Broadside



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Publisher: Milton Bradley
Series: American Heritage Series
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Uncredited
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Naval battles in the age of sail.


Articles


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Article Description
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1307
Date: 2/22/2025
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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1306
Date: 1/25/2025
Poster: Pat L.
A Naval Battle Game for 2 Players

drownzsurf posted the 2nd article on this page that includes a nice description of the game components followed by the complete rules.
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1305
Date: 12/28/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Files: Broadside Rules

Sails of Glory has a pdf version of the rules for Broadside.
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1304
Date: 11/30/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Broadside, a Naval Battle of the 1812 War

Here is a complete description of the game with some strategy tips from Fun Board Games.
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1303
Date: 10/25/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Featured game: Milton Bradley's 1962 Broadside (wargame review)

Seth Owen gives a good description of the components and rules amid some reminiscing. “Overall Broadside is a mildly amusing abstract game with a sailing warship theme and a nice presentation.”
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1302
Date: 2/27/2022
Poster: Pat L.
Games - American Heritage Games

Michel Russell summarizes his impressions of Milton Bradley’s American Heritage series of war games including: Battle-Cry, Broadside, Dogfight, and Hit the Beach published between 1961 and 1965. Russell doesn’t mention Skirmish, the American Revolution based game in the series, published in 1975.
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1301
Date: 6/21/2020
Poster: Pat L.
American Heritage: The War Games of The 1960s Generation (from Milton Bradley)

“In 1961, American Heritage Magazine and toy-maker Milton Bradley teamed up to release a series of memorable “American Heritage” war games. Each of these board games recreated for young gamers a war scenario or milieu from American history.” Thanks to John Kenneth Muir for this short and illustrated listing.
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1300
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

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