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Spotlight Articles

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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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Grognard Originals

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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 Optional Line of Sight Table

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PE TANG 1900 Introductory War Game Review

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Publisher: GMT Games
Series: Great Battles of History Series
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Richard Berg, Mark Herman
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in Great Battles of History Wars of the Roman Republic 275-197 BC


Articles


Article ID
Pub Date
Article Description
Source
919
Date: 11/22/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Great Battles of History (GBoH) – my 3 favorite

The Great Battles of History series designed by Richard Berg and Mark Herman for GMT Games is a system to refight battles at the tactical level spanning almost 3000 years starting with Sumer (ca 2320 BC) to Thirty Years War battles in Europe, Africa, the Middle east and Japan. The Boardgames Chronicle tells which are the favorite three games of the series and explains why.
Web Link
918
Date: 11/8/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
SPQR A Look at the classic.

The Great Battles of History Series published by GMT Games remains a popular tactical warfare system covering ancient battles. The Big Board reports on their recent play session of SPQR stating that the game itself is not complicated however they had difficulty navigating the rules.
Web Link
917
Date: 12/2/2019
Poster: Harvey M.
SPQR Bagradas Plains 255 BC Solo Replay

I love Ancients and though complex, the GMT's Great Battles of History Series is probably the best simulation of the era given our current knowledge. The Boardgames Chronicle give us a solo replay of SPQR's Bagradas Plains scenario It is nearly end of the First Punic War and Carthage is almost defeated. The Romans land in North Africa and the Punic leaders, being desperate, hire a Spartan general, Xanthippus, who managed to actually organize the Carthaginian forces and plan for the best use of their assets.
Web Link
916
Date: 3/31/2019
Poster: Mark D.
Unboxing Video - SPQR - The Boardgames Chronicle

"Being a big fan of Mark Herman Great Battles of History series, I anxiously anticipated SPQR reprint, which contains all the bonus and extra scenarios / modules. And finally it arrived - short unboxing, presentation of components and my expectations in the article and movie."
Web Link
910
Date: 8/8/2016
Poster: Mark D.
Links for some SPQR Files

This link includes several player aids for SPQR from GMT Games including: the SPQR Condensed Rulebook, Shock Combat Charts, and Leader Charts. We thank Archive.org for preserving this web site.
Archive.org
920
Date: 5/7/2015
Poster: Pat L.
SPQR Sample Game

Dave Townsend used to have a web page dedicated to the Great Battles of History Series from GMT Games. This link follows a step by step replay of the learning scenario from SPQR. Other links within the page take you to subsequent game turns and Townsend's home page for the series. We thank Archive.org for preserving this web page.
Archive.org
915
Date: 8/7/2011
Poster: Mark D.
Intro to SPQR (video)

Enrico Viglino aka "Calandale" takes a first look at SPQR from GMT Games' Great Battles of History series.
Web Link
911
Date: 12/2/2008
Poster: Mark D.
Errata and clarifications for SPQR DeLuxe (PDF file)

muxiqi posted errata and clarifications for SPQR Deluxe as of November, 2008 on Boardgamegeek.com. You will need to be a registered user to download this file.
Web Link
898
Date: 11/11/2000
Poster: Mark D.
Official errata for SPQR 2nd Edition as of November 11, 2000

Errata courtesy of GMT Games .
Web Link
894
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
errata

Grognard Hosted
895
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Grognard Hosted
896
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
variant

Grognard Hosted
899
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
variant

Grognard Hosted
900
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review (Word file)

Web Link
901
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Beneventum replay

Grognard Hosted
902
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
introduction (PDF)

Grognard Hosted
903
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
joint rulebook with Great Battles of Alexander (PDF)

Grognard Hosted
904
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Replay of Agathocles Tower scenario (PDF)

Grognard Hosted
905
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Replay of Castrum Album scenario (PDF)

Grognard Hosted
906
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Replay of Cirta scenario (PDF)

Grognard Hosted
907
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
variant (PDF file)

Grognard Hosted
912
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Web Link
913
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
video replay of Castrum Album

Web Link
914
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
video replay of Trebbia River

Web Link