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Grant’s Top 10 Solitaire Wargames of 2024!

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Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, offers an intriguing list of solitaire games from last year. See which one had him commenting "...I was very much intrigued by the concept but more importantly about how this game planned to do just that."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/7/2025


Historicon 2025

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Historical Miniatures Gaming Society July 16-20, 2025. Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster, PA. Hundreds of tabletop miniatures games for you to participate in; tournaments; hobby classes; lectures; a board game library; and over 60 hobby-related vendors.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/29/2025


Keeping SPI Alive in ’25! -- Welcome, SPI Gamers!

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"SPI's Alive in 2025!" Convention! July 16-20-2025 in Lancaster, Penn! HISTORICON offered space for a National SPI Wargame Convention! Your chance to play face to face with other SPI enthusiasts! The program will feature structured matches, open gaming, Quad, and monster games. See www.spigames.net for details.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/29/2025


Fight for Bühl

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"The Austrian artillery is now somewhat exposed, worse - they go low on ammunition (maximum fire is one die - as per a random event ….. unlucky!)" Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, brings us a fast-paced French/Austrian Napoleonic clash, using his home brew rules. Can the Austrian gunners save themselves and the day when they "...keep up the pressure on the horsemen and eventually, the mauled French cavalry are deterred from making any further attacks..."!?!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/23/2025


Breed's Hill 1775

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"...given all the SNAFUs on both sides of this early battle of the American Revolution, it seems apt that this battle be named for the wrong place." See how Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, elegantly explains that this was "The battle that should never have happened".

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/16/2025


German WWII Pocket Army in 10 / 12mm

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"WWII can pass across the painting table at surprising speed compared to other periods and so it makes for a good quick project to fit in between other bigger projects...". Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, discusses a new World War II Pocket Army project he has underway: "...kampfgruppe Schmidt is ready for action..."!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/4/2025


Jack Greene, 1949 – 17 March 2025

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

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


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Game: Napoleon in Egypt



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Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Pascal Toupy and Tom Toupy-Durant
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Description:


Napoleon in Egypt is a two-player, card-driven, operational wargame that allows you to recreate the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, from the landing of the French troops to the surrender of General Menou on August 31st, 1801. The game draws inspiration from other top-selling CDGs like Here I Stand and Twilight Struggle. A good and fast-playing introductory wargame thanks to its tight ruleset with few exceptions, the game will also please the veteran wargamers with 100 cards dripping with flavor, challenging players with the hand management every CDG fan has come to love!


Articles


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Date: 2/12/2025
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon in Egypt: The Battle of the Pyramids

"The Mamluks are blindly overconfident in their renowned cavalry. They look with contempt on the invader and think they’ll trample them underfoot." Designer Pascal Toupy, in Inside GMT Games, provides a fascinating recount of what he dubs "A Victory that Forged Bonaparte’s Reputation".
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5
Date: 10/11/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
The Medical Breakthroughs of the Armée d’Orient in Egypt (Part 1)

"...they were crucial in the emergence of modern military medicine and played a full part in the expedition’s scientific achievements." Pascal Toupy, in Inside GMT Games, offers some interesting background about two pioneering French physicians with Bonaparte's Egyptian force. "Did the Egyptian campaign change military medicine?"
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4
Date: 10/9/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon in Egypt: Local Units Side with the French (Part 1)

"Bonaparte had no choice: if he wanted to swell his ranks and benefit from fresh troops, he had to recruit local units, a principle he would later adopt throughout the Empire." Pascal Toupy, in Inside GMT Games, offers some interesting details and insights regarding Auxiliary Units in the game. Click here for Part 2 of the article.
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Date: 6/23/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon in Egypt: Dramatis Personae, Part 2

"...two formidable cavalry commanders who would become Marshals of the Empire...". Designer Pascal Toupy brings us more insights into fascinating historical figures behind this GMT Games title, including one who "...met Napoleon with whom he did not get along well..."!
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2
Date: 5/19/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon in Egypt: Dramatis Personae, Part 1

Designer Pascal Toupy brings us some insights into what he calls the "…explosive mixture that would form the basis of the Napoleonic adventure…", the fascinating historical figures behind this GMT Games P500 title. Join him as he explores this group of "…talented and spirited military men, reform-minded administrators and innovative scientists." And if you find the topic interesting, consider giving Pascal a helping hand with an order. He is about two thirds of the way to the 500 orders he needs for GMT to publish.
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Date: 3/27/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
A Short Story of the French Campaign in Egypt, Part 1 – The Conquest

"The French Directory, which then ruled Republican France, finds this general far too popular and begins to fear him." Designer Pascal Toupy begins a series of articles setting the stage for this new GMT Games title. Check out the history after Napoleon decides "…his time has not yet come and that this fabulous expedition could increase his glory and fame even more."
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