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Spotlight Articles

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

John Hill (game designer)

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Here is a reference page for John Hill, a war game designer, who designed games in the early 1970’s including Bar-Lev and Squad Leader.

Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 2/15/2025


My top anticipated wargames of 2025

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"It is a pretty broad selection, containing solitaire, two-player and multiplayer titles, recent conflicts or very ancient ones." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, takes his annual look at his most anticipated new titles. Check out which game has him concluding "I simply could not pass on this."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/5/2025


RBM Studio Update: The Palisades Fire

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Rodger MacGowan has seen his home and RBM Studio facility destroyed in the Palisades fire in California. His son Steven has set up a gofundme account where you can learn what happened and offer recovery help if you wish.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/24/2025


Obituary: Alan Emrich, game designer and writer, has died

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The site Game Developer brings us news of the passing of this industry titan.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/10/2025


2024 Christmas Newsletter

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"Hopefully all the socks and after shave that one could ever dream of, have graced your Christmas stocking and perhaps a wargame treat or two has sneaked in and brought a smile!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields and Warriors, brings us another entertaining sum up of his wargaming year!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/25/2024


Pournelle on “Does it matter if you call it a wargame?”

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"Much of what the Department of Defense calls wargaming is not actually wargaming, and that matters." Rex Brynen, in PAXsims, taps in on a discussion by analyst and former officer Phil Pournelle on what passes for "wargaming" in the DOD. "Failing to wargame properly in advance may mean having to learn in actual combat and risk it all."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/20/2024


Princeton 1777

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"...this one proved to be the decisive battle that really cemented the American survival in the early months of the Revolution." Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, covers the fascinating follow-up engagement to Trenton. Check out the action as "Just when everything seemed to be falling apart, Washington came galloping up."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/13/2024


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Gaming Conventions

Gaming Conventions

Another new feature for Grognard.com, the Gaming Convention calendar will make it a snap to keep up with all the latest gaming conventions in your area. But we need your gaming convention information, so please contribute.



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Grognard Originals

In addition to our links to great content all around the internet, expect to see more Grognard.com "originals" in the future.

PE TANG 1900 Q&A with Marco Campari

Some Q & A between myself and Marco Campari, designer of Pe Tang 1900 from Lumaca Games.

PE TANG 1900 Strategy Tips

This is the strategy I developed after playing Pe Tang 1900 from Lumaca Games.

PE TANG 1900 Optional Line of Sight Table

Here is an optional table to make it a little more difficult to eliminate the Boxer artillery.

PE TANG 1900 Introductory War Game Review

My review for this great introductory war game concerning an obscure siege of a cathedral during the Boxer Rebellion. Use this game to recruit new war game players.

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S T U V W X Y Z '-9

Game: Up Front



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Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Courtney F. Allen
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132
Date: 1/15/2025
Poster: Ken McElhaney
Up Front: Artillery Rules

In this short video, the artillery rules for Up Front are explained. Up Front is a game originally released by Avalon Hill and now available through Wargames Vault. The video demonstrates how to call an artillery strike using the radio. How the accuracy of the strike is affected by concealment cards. What effect does a strike has against armored fighting vehicles. And how the radio can malfunction.
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131
Date: 12/25/2024
Poster: Ken McElhaney
Up Front: 501 City Fight in Four Compellation

From Seek Out & Play, a video that compiles the 501 City Fight in Four nation videos complete with a new introduction.
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130
Date: 11/23/2024
Poster: Ken McElhaney
Up Front: DYO Optional Rules

A short video that describes the Design Your Own or DYO optional rules in Up Front. The rules can be found on pages 25 and 26 of the Up Front rulebook. The video covers all three DYO options for setting up any scenario.
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129
Date: 6/16/2021
Poster: Harvey M.
How to Play Up Front: AFVs

The popular World War II tactical card game Up Front, published by Avalon Hill continues to be played despite being published 4 decades ago. In this video from Seek Out and Play, they teach you how to use armored fighting vehicles in the game.
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128
Date: 6/4/2021
Poster: Mark D.
How to Play "Up Front": City Fight 504 in 4

How to Play Up Front: City Fight 501 in 4 From my YouTube channel, Seek Out & Play A short video describing how to play the City Fight 501 in 4 option as described in The General Volume 26, #5. The video explains how the option works and provides suggestions from the article as to the different weapons that may be used. Produced by Seek Out and Play.
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127
Date: 5/5/2021
Poster: Harvey M.
How to Play Up Front: Infiltration & Close Combat

Seek Out and Play brings us another instructional tutorial covering Up Front published by Avalon Hill. This one covers infiltration and close combat.
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126
Date: 3/21/2021
Poster: Harvey M.
How to Play Up Front Solitaire

Up Front, another legacy wargame published by Avalon Hill broke new ground in its depiction of tactical World War II combat utilizing a card based game system that set the standard for future designs. In this video, Seek Out and Play shows us how to play this game solitaire despite its 2 player default format.
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125
Date: 2/17/2021
Poster: Mark D.
Up Front - Seek Out & Play Review (video)

Up Front: Overview From the Seek Out & Play YouTube Channel. This is a short overview of the game using the original Avalon Hill version. The video covers the components, basic rules, and concepts of Up Front. Also included are the components for its supplements, Banzai and Desert War.
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124
Date: 5/6/2015
Poster: Mark D.
Homefront Wargame Center

The Homefront Wargame Center is reporting the new that this classic game may be in line for a reprint. See their article for details…
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70
Date: 10/18/1995
Poster: Mark D.
Erich Schneider: Review

Originally posted by Erich Schneider to the Usenet newsgroup rec.games.board on October 18, 1995.
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68
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
PBEM aide (DOS)

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69
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
website

Web Link
71
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
mailing list

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72
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
article index

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73
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
zine

Web Link
74
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
player supplements (Zip file)

Web Link
75
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replacement cards (Zip file)

Web Link
76
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
reviews

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77
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
historical campaign games (Zip file)

Web Link
78
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
historical campaign games (Zip file)

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79
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
historical campaign games (Zip file)

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80
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
historical campaign games (Zip file)

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81
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
historical campaign games (Zip file)

Web Link
82
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
RPC probabilities

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83
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Java based version

Web Link
84
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Q&A

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85
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
rules

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86
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
rules variant/Q&A (Word file)

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87
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
strategy

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88
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
website

Web Link
89
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Web Link
90
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
mailing list

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91
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
strategy

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92
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
comments on 3rd ed rules changes

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93
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
fire combat resolution flow chart for 2nd ed rules (PDF file)

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94
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
fire combat resolution flow chart for 3rd ed rules (PDF file)

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95
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
parts inventory

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96
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
2nd edition rules changes (Word file)

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97
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
strategy (Word file, 3Mb)

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98
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
campaign game variant (Word file)

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99
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Q&A

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100
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
website

Archive.org
101
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
website

Archive.org
102
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
unnofficial errata

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103
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

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104
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Web Link
105
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

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106
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

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107
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Web Link
108
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

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109
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
introduction #1

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Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
introduction #2

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111
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
introduction #3

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112
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
introduction #4

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113
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
introduction #5

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114
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
2nd ed. rules changes

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115
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Blood and Sand variant #1

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116
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Blood and Sand variant #2

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117
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Blood and Sand variant #3

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118
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Blood and Sand variant #4

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119
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Blood and Sand variant #5

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120
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Blood and Sand variant #6

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121
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Blood and Sand variant #7

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122
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
errata

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Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
errata

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