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

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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Game: Mr. President



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Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Gene Billingsley
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Description:


Mr. President is a solitaire game about governing as the President of the United States. It's not an election game. It begins after you've been elected. It's about sitting in The Chair and trying to advance your agenda while navigating ongoing crises, political enemies, public opinion, your relations with Congress and the press, and keeping your country secure in a world of rival nations and agendas that just seems to keep blowing up around you. Mr. President is a resource management game, where you never have enough resources to achieve your entire agenda, and the path you take through an always unpredictable storyline rests on the choices you make. Depending on the results of those choices, and on the unfolding of a "different every game" story, you'll either be thinking "POTUS? Piece of Cake!" or "Why was it that I WANTED this job?" many times in each game.


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Date: 8/25/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
FIRST IMPRESSIONS, SOLITAIRE SUNDAY First Impressions: Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020 from GMT Games

"I really enjoyed our play of Mr. President and as a solitaire game it ticks all the boxes for me." Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, reviews this game about governing as President of the United States. See what critical aspect of the game leads Grant to comment that "This part of the game is very stressful and I found the tension to be real..."!
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4
Date: 12/16/2022
Poster: Doug Holt
“Cat-Herder-in-Chief”: Playing the Mr. President 2017 Hard Scenario (Part 3)

"An important strategy in Mr. President is to solve problems before they blow up in your face." Rick Engelbart, with comments by game designer Gene Billingsley, continues a replay of the "hard scenario", showing some of the twists and turns possible in this game. Check out what elicits this comment: "Ugh! What a lousy card to get at the end of the Activation Phase. It did indeed bring some unwanted Chaos to the game."
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3
Date: 9/2/2022
Poster: Doug Holt
“Cat-Herder-in-Chief”: Playing the Mr. President 2017 Hard Scenario (Part 1)

"No game of Mr. President will ever be the same; in fact, no scenario setup will ever be the same...". Veteran playtester Rick Engelbart starts an AAR of GMT Games' Mr. President, accompanied by tongue-in-cheek comments from designer Gene Billingsley. Things get interesting when Rick has to deal with a major adversary: "Since its now Cold War II, I’ll need to hit China with both Multi-lateral and Unilateral sanctions…"!
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2
Date: 8/5/2022
Poster: Doug Holt
Pragmatism, Tension, and the Power of Cooperation in Mr. President

"...in Mr. President, you allow your alliances to weaken at your peril." Gene Billingsley discusses key elements in his GMT Games' Mr. President, "...a solitaire game about governing as the President of the United States...". Gene covers player tradeoffs, to include frustrations: "If I only had a nickel for every time I’d heard a tester (or myself) bemoaning, 'How do I reign in the Israelis?'"
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1
Date: 8/4/2017
Poster: Doug Holt
Domestic Tranquility (or not!) in Mr. President

"The game has you manage quite a bit of unexpected chaos..." Gene Billingsley discusses design progress on domestic issues in his GMT Games' Mr. President. Seems Gene will force you to you juggle both foreign and domestic crises if you want to "…become an amazing President – loved by at least 51% of the people!"
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