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	Game: Empires & Alliances Publisher: Compass Games Game Type: Board Date: 10/25/2023 3:35:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Empires & Alliances Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Empires & Alliances from Compass Games created by TheLockers. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.
	Game: Bloody Monday: Napoleon at the Gates of Moscow Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 10/21/2023 2:00:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Bloody Monday by Ventonuovo Games (Wargame Review) Robert Peterson from “A Wargamers Needful Things” gives a nicely illustrated overview including components, turn sequence, game play, and some strategy tips. “I have five boardgames and a few computer ones that deal with the Battle of Borodino. The design choices made in this game have made it a clear winner for me, and has been put on my favorites list. I can readily endorse this game to any gamer.”
	Game: Napoleon Against Russia Series: The Library of Napoleonic Battles Series Publisher: Operational Studies Group Game Type: Board Date: 10/21/2023 1:03:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Napoleon Against Russia unboxing (video) Blastpop unboxes the 2015 version of Napoleon Against Russia, from OSG.
	Game: Stalingrad: Inferno on the Volga Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 10/21/2023 10:23:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Interview with Emanuele Santandrea Designer of Stalingrad: Inferno on the Volga from VentoNuovo Games Grant Kleinhenz from the Players Aid interviews war game designer, Emanuele Santandrea. The interview delves into the design and game mechanics, map design, and the designer’s poetic approach to game design. “When we can take the time to play a game, it’s better to get an intense feeling of the style and period covered…we aim to provide both. Intense flavor makes a good Capuccino. We believe it makes a good game too!”
	Game: Strike Them a Blow: 1864 North Anna River Series: Civil War Brigade Series Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 10/20/2023 8:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	History of the Battle of North Anna River Excellent Detailed Article by Bill Munns covering the May 1864 Battle of North Anna River
	Game: October War: Doctrine and Tactics in the Yom Kippur Conflict, 1973 Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 10/18/2023 10:45:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	October War Variant "The game certainly deserved an advanced version and so I present this set for your gaming enjoyment." Alan Arvold brings us a variant and supporting materials for this classic SPI title. Seven scenarios for Advanced October War Variant counters for Advanced October War rules and scenarios.
	Game: Spartacus Imperator Publisher: Hexasim Game Type: Board Date: 10/16/2023 3:30:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Spartacus Imperator Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Spartacus Imperator from Hexasim created by Pierre Bulle. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.
	Game: Operation Crusader Publisher: Game Designers Workshop (GDW) Game Type: Board Date: 10/15/2023 12:17:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	GDW, OPERATION CRUSADER (1978) Joseph C. Beard III aka JCB III discusses this gem from 1978 in his Map and Counters blog. Beard provides a short historical background and a comprehensive description of the game components and features.
	Game: Constantinople Publisher: Steve Ashing Game Type: Board Date: 10/15/2023 11:21:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Constantinople Board Game – gameplay video (Android/iOS version) Boardnaut Studios shot this game play video for their phone version of the game.
	Game: Spartacus Imperator Publisher: Hexasim Game Type: Board Date: 10/15/2023 11:00:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Hexasim - Spartacus Imperator (video) Here is an unboxing and a description of game play from Hexasim.
	Game: Desert Storm: The Hundred Hour War Publisher: Accurate Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 10/15/2023 8:00:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Interview with Eric Harvey Designer of Desert Storm: The Hundred Hour War from Accurate Simulations "The main impetus for designing this game was all the new info about the war that became de-classified a few years ago." Grant Kleinhenz interviews designer Eric Harvey about his new Gulf War game. Check out the interesting design features that Eric used to create "...a wargame that concurrently emphasizes the political and diplomatic angle of the war, so it’s not simply enough for the Coalition to run roughshod over the Iraqi army..."!
	Game: Waterloo 200 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 10/14/2023 2:00:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing: WATERLOO 200 (2nd ed.) (video) Block game enthusiast and blogger, Wargame Blockhead, posted this complete unboxing of the 2nd edition components.
	Game: Spartacus Imperator Publisher: Hexasim Game Type: Board Date: 10/9/2023 3:40:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Rules of Play (pdf) Hexasim shares this set of English Rules for Spartacus Imperator. The rules are 8 pages but there are also several well-illustrated play examples and a short history of the Servile Wars.
	Game: Battle Card: Market Garden Publisher: (Web Published) Game Type: Board Date: 10/9/2023 1:47:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Games in History Education Project (free wargames) Feather River College is promoting the war game hobby as a tool for learning history in their Games in History Education Project. The project currently includes 4 computer versions of war games available for free. History teachers will want to explore this web site.
	Game: Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001-? Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 10/9/2023 11:50:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Unofficial Scenario for Labyrinth: The War on Terror "The variants presented in the 'Intel Wars' scenario totally change the complexion of the game." Grognard "Administrator Emeritus" Mark D'Agosta brings us this interesting re-balance variant scenario that "...leaves the Jihadist player free to pursue the victory that always seems just out of reach in the standard game."
	Game: The Guns of August Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 10/7/2023 7:23:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Empires & Alliances WWI Strategic Board Game Unboxing (video) In this unboxing, Helcarexe26 reviews the components for this reimplementation of Avalon Hill’s The Guns of August (1981). Watch for the final minutes where the reviewer shows the entire map followed by still shots of the game components.
	Game: 1914: Germany at War Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 10/7/2023 2:37:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Review: 1914 Germany at War Block game enthusiast and blogger, Wargame Blockhead, posted this greatly illustrated unboxing covering components, game play, and combat.
	Game: Berthier Campaign Manager Publisher: Tony De Lyall Game Type: Computer Date: 10/5/2023 10:06:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Berthier Campaign Manager v11.2.1 (Free Software) Tony De Lyall is offering a new update to the free Berthier Campaign Manager software (Version 11.2.1). As Tony explains: "Berthier has been updated with some changes in functionality. See the README.TXT file in the package for details."
	Game: Global War: World War II Worldwide Series: State of Siege Publisher: White Dog Games Game Type: Board Date: 10/4/2023 8:00:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Global War: World War II Worldwide 1939-1945 – new State of Siege game from Ben Madison "...it really touches all the crucial elements of World War II, while keeping it simple and on [a] strategic level." Michał, in The Boardgames Chronicle, reviews this solitaire look at the Second World War, meant to be played in three hours time. He's clearly into it, enthusing at one point about "This is an extremely strategic view. Points are simplified to make it playable and to emphasize the 'cool stuff' of World War II..."!
	Game: Gettysburg 150 Series: Hold the Line Series Publisher: Worthington Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 10/2/2023 10:43:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Gettysburg 150 game report Norm Smith presents this comprehensive and well-illustrated game report. The report includes extensive game analysis and Norm’s proposed rule enhancements to improve the game. “For a simple system, it works very well and it does allow a full three-day battle to be played in a single session.” American Civil War Grognards will want to take note!
	Game: Panzer 44 Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 10/2/2023 9:25:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Soviet and Additional German Counters Joseph Hadley brings us counters and information for the Panzer 44 East Front Expansion. Additional German Units Info Soviet Units Info
	Game: Constantinople Publisher: Steve Ashing Game Type: Board Date: 10/1/2023 10:57:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Constantinople Review (Android/iOS version) Pixelated Cardboard reviews the phone versions of this print and play game. The illustrated review covers all aspects of game play and rates the game at 4 on a scale of 5. “Constantinople pulls off the risk management/risk reward thing quite well in a quick playing game.”
	Game: Empires & Alliances Publisher: Compass Games Game Type: Board Date: 9/30/2023 3:22:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Empires & Alliances WWI Strategic Board Game Unboxing (video) In this unboxing, Helcarexe26 reviews the components for this reimplementation of Avalon Hill’s The Guns of August (1981). Watch for the final minutes where the reviewer shows the entire map followed by still shots of the game components.
	Game: La Der des Ders Publisher: Vae Victis Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/30/2023 12:55:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	La Der des Ders (Rules PDF) Rules from Vae Victis magazine issue #145 courtesy of Vae Victis, 2019. Scroll down to issue 145.
	Game: What Price Glory? Series: International Game Series Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/30/2023 12:32:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for What Price Glory? Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for What Price Glory? from Multi-Man Publishing created by Joel Toppen. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.
	Game: What Price Glory? Series: International Game Series Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/30/2023 12:27:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Rules of Play (PDF) Rules from Special Ops issue #4 courtesy of Multi-Man Publishing, 2013.
	Game: Crimean War Publisher: Decision Games Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/29/2023 7:54:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Quick Looks: Cimean War Battles - Tchernaya River "House rules aside, is this any good? Yes in short." Check out this review of the Tchernaya River scenario from Crimean War Battles in S&T 193. See what "...gives the game a good Crimea feel which was characterised by units breaking under fire or slogging through hails of bullets."
	Game: Gettysburg 150 Series: Hold the Line Series Publisher: Worthington Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 9/25/2023 10:17:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Gettysburg 150 Review (video) Dave Lent, The Centurion, ably assisted by Len Krol produced this short video review with some game play. Rated at 7.6 out of 10, the game’s one flaw is the missing movement allowance on the counters!
	Game: Combined Arms: Combat Operations in the 20th Century Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/25/2023 9:10:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Advanced Combines Arms Variant Counter Set Alan Arvold brings us the counter set for his previously posted Advanced Combines Arms variant.
	Game: Constantinople Publisher: Steve Ashing Game Type: Board Date: 9/24/2023 10:26:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Interview with Steve Ashing - Constantinople The Print and Play News Blog interviews game designer Steve Ashing, designer of Constantinople.
	Game: Israeli Independence (Web) Publisher: (Web Published) Game Type: Computer Date: 9/23/2023 5:47:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Games in History Education Project (free wargames) Feather River College is promoting the war game hobby as a tool for learning history in their Games in History Education Project. The project currently includes 4 computer versions of war games available for free. History teachers will want to explore this web site.
	Game: Great Northern War Series: Musket & Pike Series Publisher: Wargame Design Studio Game Type: Computer Date: 9/22/2023 8:28:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Great Northern War by Wargame Design Studio "Great Northern War brings to our computers battles that have never been seen before and campaigns that we have just dreamed about." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews this computer version of the two-decade, early 18th century conflict in the Baltics. See why Robert likes this offering, and what leads him to comment "...WDS has given you one game that you can tweak to your hearts content down through the years."
	Game: Santa Cruz 1797 Publisher: Bellica Third Generation Game Type: Board Date: 9/19/2023 12:03:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Interview with Francisco Ronco Designer of Von Manstein’s Triumph from NAC Wargames Grant Kleinhenz from The Players Aid interviews Francisco Ronco, designer of Von Manstein’s Triumph from NAC Wargames. The interview covers game components and mechanics, with lots of illustrations. Ronco discusses how he developed the game starting with the design for the game, Santa Cruz 1797 from Bellica Third Generation and includes strategy tips. Most interesting is the developer’s view of the play test challenges and solutions during a 5-year development process.
	Game: Gettysburg 150 Series: Hold the Line Series Publisher: Worthington Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 9/18/2023 10:26:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Gettysburg 150 Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Gettysburg 150 from Worthington Games created by Judd Vance. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.
	Game: Lost Battles Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/18/2023 9:17:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	The Unit Counters of Lost Battles Article Alan Arvold brings us more player aids and information to support his Advanced Lost Battles project. Thanks Alan! Counter sheet for the original Lost Battles counters Variant counters for Advanced Lost Battles Colorized version of the Lost Battles mapsheet Unit Function Chart for the original counters for Lost Battles Unit Function chart for the variant counters for the Advanced Lost Battles
	Game: Constantinople Publisher: Steve Ashing Game Type: Board Date: 9/17/2023 1:46:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Games in History Education Project (free wargames) Feather River College is promoting the war game hobby as a tool for learning history in their Games in History Education Project. The project currently includes 4 computer versions of war games available for free. History teachers will want to explore this web site.
	Game: The Great War: Western Front Publisher: Frontier Foundry Game Type: Computer Date: 9/15/2023 8:56:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Grogheads Impressions! The Great War: Western Front "As all true Grogheads [Grognards] know, the First World War was costly in terms of men and material and that is satisfyingly represented in this game." Steve Keledjian, in Grogheads, reviews this World War I computer simulation, and finds it an enjoyable, well thought out and realistic experience. Check out why he concludes: "The battles are entertaining and sometimes even nerve wracking to play, but they do a good job of showing the difficulties and complexities of what trench warfare may have been like."
	Game: Berthier Campaign Manager Publisher: Tony De Lyall Game Type: Computer Date: 9/13/2023 7:39:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Berthier Campaign Manager v11.1.1 (Free Software). Tony De Lyall is offering a new update to the free Berthier Campaign Manager software (Version 11.1.1), in which "Texture files have been renamed to a single consistent naming standard". Tony further explains that "Since this required changes to the Berthier (BTH) file structure a data conversion utility needs to be run to convert your existing files to the new format. See the README.TXT in the download package for more details on how to do the conversion. No new functionality has been added in this release.".
	Game: Bloody 110th Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 9/13/2023 5:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Tactical Combat Series Rules v4.02 (2020) The Tactical Combat Series (TCS) contains realistic, playable games of specific tactical actions during and after World War II. The system’s emphasis is on command and combined arms effects. Version 4.02 introduces a number of minor changes from Version 4.0 in order to clean up a few little details to smooth out the 4.0 experience.
	Game: The Battle of Wakefield: Yorkshire, England 30 December 1460 Series: Men of Iron Series Publisher: RBM Studio Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/11/2023 3:29:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	C3i Magazine Nr 31 from RBM Studio – What’s in the Box? (or Bag) wargame unboxing (video) Grant Kleinhenz from the Players Aid takes a close look at the 25th Anniversary Edition for RBM Studio in their magazine, C3i, number 31.
	Game: Gettysburg 150 Series: Hold the Line Series Publisher: Worthington Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 9/11/2023 10:06:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Gettysburg 150 – Boardgame Review Armchair General’s Rick Martin gives this a 90% rating (Passed Inspection), concluding with: “...few minor flaws notwithstanding, Gettysburg 150 is a great game and provides tons of replay value. It also serves as a great way to get new players into Civil War–era war gaming!”
	Game: Pea Ridge: The Gettysburg of the West March 7-8 1862 Series: Great Battles of the American Civil War Series Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 9/11/2023 10:05:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Pea Ridge Play Through and Review (8 videos) Enrico Viglino aka “Calandale” produced this detailed series for SPI’s Pea Ridge. Click these links to see the full set of videos: Intro; Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; and Review.
	Game: Constantinople Publisher: Steve Ashing Game Type: Board Date: 9/10/2023 11:22:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Review of Constantinople David Wiley in his Swords and Chit blog presents this illustrated review for Constantinople, a print and play solitaire game from Steve Ashing. “This game is fast, fun, and extremely table-friendly….3 out of 5 swords”.
	Game: Lost Battles Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/8/2023 7:36:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Advanced Lost Battles "...I thought that the game deserved another look." Alan Arvold brings us a variant for this SPI title that "...corrects some errors in the original game and expands it as well."
	Game: The Dauphin and the Sword Series: Au Fil de l'Epée (By The Edge of the Sword) Series Publisher: Ludifolie Game Type: Board Date: 9/7/2023 2:22:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	The Dauphin and the Sword Review (video) Marco Arnaudo presents another in his series of war game video reviews. He starts with a review of the components followed by a short discussion of the situation for each battle and discusses game mechanics including a detailed discussion of the combat phase. He likes the system and says that it compares favorably to the Men of Iron series by offering something extra and recommends this, the 13th game in the series, as a good introduction to the system as the battles are smaller.
	Game: Afrika: The Northern African Campaign, 1940-1942 Series: Standard Combat Series Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 9/7/2023 6:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Afrika II Rule Clarifications Many thanks to James Bourke and his opponents for creating this useful list
	Game: Burma Series: Operational Combat Series Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 9/5/2023 7:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Official Game Specific Rules for the 2nd Edition In the spring of 1944, two equally matched opponents faced each other in the jungles and mountains of Northern Burma.
	Game: Black Wednesday Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 9/5/2023 5:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Tactical Combat Series Rules v.4.02 (2020) The Tactical Combat Series (TCS) contains realistic, playable games of specific tactical actions during and after World War II. The system’s emphasis is on command and combined arms effects. Version 4.02 introduces a number of minor changes from Version 4.0 in order to clean up a few little details to smooth out the 4.0 experience.
	Game: Afrika: The Northern African Campaign, 1940-1942 Series: Standard Combat Series Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 9/5/2023 Poster: Robert Holifield	Afrika II errata Afrika II SCS Game Specific Rules Errata
	Game: The Battle of Wakefield: Yorkshire, England 30 December 1460 Series: Men of Iron Series Publisher: RBM Studio Game Type: Magazine Date: 9/4/2023 3:27:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	“Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain” wargame review Alexander Klein from the Players Aid posted this preview/review that describes game mechanics and components with some nice illustrations. “The system is really fun.”


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