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Epic Revolution (AWI)

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"Another instalment in Warlord Games’ Epic series has just been released..."! Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, checks out the latest figures/ruleset package in this series. "... a lot of work has gone into this rule set to make it AWI specific - well done that team."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/30/2025


War reaches northern Italy, 215 BC

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"Hannibal has come over the Alps..."! Prufrock and his friend Ian P bring us an intense Punic War clash that doesn't look too promising for the Romans, when they "...win the first move and mostly freeze."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/26/2025


Interview with Robert Phaneuf Designer of Secession 1861: The American Civil War and The Armada from Fortress Games Currently on Kickstarter

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"...there are few more fertile areas for educational, simulation-ai gaming." Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, interviews designer Bob Phaneuf about his two upcoming games. See why he thinks that "...Secession 1861 will mature as a classic solitaire nail-biter."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/18/2025


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


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Malaya (v2.5) War Game Review

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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: Gettysburg (1958 edition)



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Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Charles S. Roberts
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Miniatures simulation from the American Civil War.


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165
Date: 9/22/2025
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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164
Date: 12/8/2024
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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163
Date: 9/26/2021
Poster: Pat L.
The Miniatures Page Forum

The Miniatures Page is a web site for all things of interest to war game miniatures enthusiasts. Here we post 2 forum entries about Avalon Hill’s original Gettysburg game ; and favorite Gettysburg war games.
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162
Date: 9/26/2021
Poster: Pat L.
The Invasion of the North: Opening Moves

Starting with a book discussion, Magnacetaria seques into a discussion of several games based on the battle of Gettysburg. Games discussed include: Avalon Hill’s Gettysburg (1958 edition),(1977 edition), and Roads to Gettysburg; AgeOD’s American Civil War; Ultimate General and Ultimate General Civil War from Game-Labs LLC; The Guns of Gettysburg from Mercury Games; Battleground 2: Gettysburg from TalonSoft; Civil War Generals 2 from Sierra; and Civil War Campaign Gettysburg from HPS Simulations. Quite a list for Gettysburg war game enthusiasts to try.
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161
Date: 9/26/2021
Poster: Pat L.
Gettysburg (game)

Here is the Gettysburg entry from the Card and Game Database web site. This web site allows enthusiasts to create and edit reference information pertaining to games.
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160
Date: 9/19/2021
Poster: Pat L.
Avalon-Hill's 1958 Game "Gettysburg"

Here’s a great illustrated description of Avalon Hill’s 1958 version of Gettysburg concentrating on the map design. James N. posts his thoughts on the Civil War Talk blog. Additional comments add to the map design discussion.
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159
Date: 9/18/2021
Poster: Pat L.
Gettysburg - Avalon Hill – 1958 (video)

Gilbert Collins dusts off his 1958 version of Gettysburg from Avalon Hill. He covers the game components, a brief history of the various game versions, movement, and combat. The game features a Tournament version of the rules that follows the basic format used in miniatures games. Collins closes with a lot of reverence toward this game that he calls “almost like the founding game of our hobby”.
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158
Date: 6/6/2004
Poster: Mark D.
Unboxing Gettysburg (1958 edition) (Word file)

John A. McKinley describes the contents of the first edition of this early war game from Avalon Hill.
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