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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: The Punic Wars: Rome vs Carthage, 264-146 BC



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Publisher: SPI
Magazine: Strategy & Tactics #53
Game Type: Magazine
Designer(s): Irad B. Hardy
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Articles


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Pub Date
Article Description
Source
653
Date: 2/12/2023
Poster: Pat L.
THE 20 BEST S&T MAGAZINE GAMES FROM THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF SPI

Joseph C. Beard III in his “Map and Counters” blog takes us down memory lane to see his 20 favorite games from Strategy & Tactics Magazine. The article includes links for the 15 “also rans” and interesting discussions with several commenters.
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652
Date: 3/27/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Second Punic War AAR with pictures

Some of the old classic wargames from SPI still hold their play value today despite outdated graphics. The Punic Wars: Rome vs Carthage, 264-146 BC in Strategy & Tactics # 53 is one of those games and here we have a nice pictorial After Action Report from Nap George on Boardgame Geek
Web Link
651
Date: 5/26/2017
Poster: Ed Sommers
Punic Wars - Player Aid Card

Punic Wars S&T #53 charts from the map now on a Player Aid Card for ease of reference. Great for aging eyes! Shared by Stephen Oliver.
Grognard Hosted
650
Date: 12/19/2015
Poster: Mark D.
The Punic Wars: Rules Scan (PDF)

Rules for "The Punic Wars: Rome vs Carthage, 264-146 BC", originally published in 1975, scanned and shared by Nicholas Bell.
Grognard Hosted
649
Date: 12/19/2015
Poster: Mark D.
Stephen B. Patrick: Historical backgrounder

Outstanding historical background piece on The Punic Wars: 264-126BC, written by Stephen B. Patrick and originally published in S&T magazine. Scan shared by Nicholas Bell.
Grognard Hosted
644
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
strategy

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645
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

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646
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
article index

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647
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Italian rules translation (Word file)

Grognard Hosted
648
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
play aid (Powerpoint file)

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