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Alumwell Wargame Show 2024

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"...I actually enjoyed this show more than any other that I have been to in the past couple of years." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, regales us with sights and surprises from this show, along with some great pictures! And check out the source of an insight that led Norm to conclude "It made me realise that considering these things went into the air in their thousands, the financial investment in longbow archers must have been huge."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/22/2024


Fields of Corn & Rye

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"...I was pretty sure that I had found something that might do the job." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, discusses a way he's found to address an old itch, namely adding texture and/or crop fields to tabletop settings. Check out what he finds to be a reasonable, cost-effective approach, considering that "...sometimes I think we have made ourselves a picture perfect world and lost something along the way."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/11/2024


On wargames campaigns (after Polemarch)

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"If one is to do this, it is quite useful to read Caesar to see the kinds of things he considered important when choosing if or when to give battle." Prufrock muses about the value of running campaigns for the ancients gaming he prefers. See why "It turned out I'd rather refight Zama for the tenth time than try to sustain interest in endless minor encounters between similarly equipped neighbours over local concerns."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/28/2024


Lord Stanley arrives at Piggy Longton 1472

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"...Piggy Longton is under the certain threat of Yorkist attack." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, sets the stage for our next Piggy Longton encounter. Why must Lord Darcy cautiously accept help from one who is "...gaining a reputation of duplicity based upon political expedience."?

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/29/2024


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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.

Fast, simple, not expensive, little errata, but only reasonably fun. (War game Review)

In his review on BoardGameGeek, Brendan Whyte first turns a critical eye towards the components and rules and lists their shortcomings. Game play fares better: “…the game is fast and quite fun”. Whyte then goes into comprehensive details covering game mechanics and spares no criticism for the game opponent (AI). His discussion concerning solitaire board games vs solitaire computer games is very interesting.

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.

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Game: 7 Ages

Publisher: Australian Design Group
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/27/2024 8:00:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Steam Tabletop Simulator for 7 Ages

Steam has added a module for the Australian Design Group’s 7 Ages for their Tabletop Simulator. The Tabletop Simulator allows you to make your own online board games or play the thousands of community-created modules with players in the Steam community.
Game: Vikings: Scourge of the North

Publisher: Decision Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/27/2024 8:00:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Recon! Vikings: Scourge of the North (video)

Wayne Hansen struggles to unbag the game but then finds several pleasant surprises inside.
Game: The Cruelest Month

Publisher: Against the Odds
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 1/26/2024 11:21:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
The Cruelest Month: Air War Over Arras, April 1917 by Against The Odds Magazine

"This game puts you in the general's seat of either side." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews this ATO Annual Edition title about what the Royal Flying Corps called "Bloody April." Check out why Robert feels this game confirms his adage that "As with any issue of ATO, you get a huge dose of history and a well-designed game."
Game: 7 Ages

Publisher: Australian Design Group
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/21/2024 8:00:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for 7 Ages

Here is a module for 7 Ages from the Australian Design Group created by Craig Davout. 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: NATO: The Next War in Europe

Publisher: Victory Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/21/2024 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
Review of NATO by Victory Games Part II

Replay and Review of NATO - The Next War in Europe by Victory Games, Turn 3 and Notes. Special thanks to Hex 2 Hex YouTube Channel
Game: Barren Victory: The Battle of Chickamauga

Series: Civil War Brigade Series
Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/21/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Barren Victory PBEM

Jim Lauffenburger conducted a three year play by email game with a group of war game enthusiasts and chronicled it in this defunct web site. The illustrations are gone but the game details remain. We thank Archive.org for preserving this web site.
Game: NATO: The Next War in Europe

Publisher: Victory Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/17/2024 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
Review of NATO by Victory Games Part I

Replay and Review of NATO - The Next War in Europe by Victory Games, Turns 1 and 2 and Notes. Special thanks to Hex 2 Hex YouTube Channel
Game: The Last Success: Quadrigame of the War Against Austria, April-July 1809

Series: The Library of Napoleonic Battles
Publisher: Operational Studies Group
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/14/2024
Poster: Pat L.
The Last Success, Parts 1&2 (Abensberg, April 20th, 1809) (2 videos)

Youtube bloggers Thursday Night Gamers present these 2 video replays where you will get a very brief view of their game session. Click these links to see the two videos: Part 1; and Part 2.
Game: This Terrible Sound

Series: Civil War Regimental Sub-Series
Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/14/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Loss Charts (pdf)

Courtesy of the Gamers.
Game: Sopwith

Publisher: Gametime Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/13/2024 10:35:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
For Whom The Die Rolls Sopwith Games (PBEM web site)

Keith Thomasson maintains a play by email site for several board games including Sopwith from Gametime Games. The site includes play by email rules and statistics for games and players.
Game: Napoleon's Wheel

Series: The Library of Napoleonic Battles Series
Publisher: Operational Studies Group
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/13/2024 9:23:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for Napoleon's Wheel

Here is a VASSAL module at the Limey Yank Games web site for Napoleon's Wheel from OSG created by Andreas E. Gebhardt. 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: Chickamauga: The Confederacy's Last Hope

Series: South Mountain System
Publisher: West End Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/13/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Article Index (pdf)

Article Index.
Game: Epipolae: The Athenian Expedition in Sicily, 415-413 BCE

Series: Levy & Campaign Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/8/2024 10:29:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Epipolae: The Setting — The Map, Cities, Routes, and Supply Sources

"If the Athenians cannot secure their supply, they’ll need to rely on Foraging and silver Coin from the Delian League." Designer Jason Walonoski covers the importance of setting for this ancient campaign, concluding "...rather than name the game after one of the leaders, the title 'Epipolae' refers to the prominent hill or plateau dominating the landscape outside Syracuse."
Game: Bull Run: The First Major Battle of the American Civil War

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/7/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Replay

An unusual text-free replay featuring illustrations at the end of each player turn from a game played between Baron August and Hank Buckhalter.
Game: This Terrible Sound

Series: Civil War Regimental Sub-Series
Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/7/2024
Poster: Pat L.
CWB Regimental Subseries (Rules pdf)

Rules for the entire Regimental Subseries of games spun off the Civil War Brigade Series.
Game: Blue Max: World War I Air Combat

Publisher: Stratelibri
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/6/2024 12:35:00 PM
Poster: Pat L.
Blue Max General Information

Allan Wright maintains this interesting page including game information, update information, and player impressions.
Game: Napoleon's Wheel

Series: The Library of Napoleonic Battles Series
Publisher: Operational Studies Group
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/6/2024 9:16:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Unboxing Napoleon's Wheel (OSG 2020) (video)

Ardwulf unboxes Napoleon’s Wheel from OSG.
Game: Melee

Publisher: Steve Jackson Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/3/2024 10:01:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
The Fantasy Trip: Melee

Steve Jackson games is giving away the all-digital version of Melee free for download!
Game: Velikiye Luki

Publisher: Legion Wargames
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/1/2024 8:56:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Velikiye Luki - Something for Everyone

"As much as I describe this game as being ideal for first time players, it is equally good as a game and teaser for regular players." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, takes a look at this Mini-Game covering an engagement sometimes called "The Stalingrad of the North". See why Norm comments that "All told, it is a nicely presented package that invites itself to get quickly to the table!"
Game: Gaines Mill - The Battles of the Seven Days, June 1862, Volume 1

Series: Civil War Brigade Series
Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 1/1/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Gaines's Mill (Blood Before Richmond Series): Overview & How to Play (video)

Diagonal Move reviews components and play mechanics with this in-depth video.
Game: Bull Run: The First Major Battle of the American Civil War

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/31/2023
Poster: Pat L.
PBEM Aid

Vintage play be Email instructions.
Game: Napoleon on the Danube

Publisher: New England Simulations
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/31/2023
Poster: Pat L.
Errata

John Hodgeson and John Leggat assisted "$k" to compile this errata list for Napoleon on the Danube. Note that the browser tab labels this page incorrectly as "Dresden Errata". We thank Archive.org for preserving this errata.
Game: Napoleon's Wheel

Series: The Library of Napoleonic Battles Series
Publisher: Operational Studies Group
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/30/2023 9:15:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Napoleon's Wheel - Battle of Schoengrabern – AAR (video)

Matt White describes his play through for the Schoengrabern scenario from OSG’s Napoleon’s Wheel. This session covered the day of battle scenario that runs 5 turns.
Game: Combined Arms

Publisher: Philip Sabin
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/29/2023 2:42:00 PM
Poster: Doug Holt
Combined Arms played with Figures

Phil Sabin offers a New Year's treat! He has posted a video showing a complete game of his free solitaire Combined Arms design portraying battalion attacks in WW2, using his new 3D playset with painted plastic figures and models.
Game: Red Badge of Courage

Series: Great Battles of the American Civil War Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/25/2023
Poster: Pat L.
Red Badge of Courage 2nd Bull Run (unit roster) (pdf)

We thank Archive.org for preserving this file.
Game: Stalingrad: Verdun on the Volga

Publisher: Against the Odds
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/22/2023 8:00:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Stalingrad: Verdun on the Volga, New Edition

"...more realistic modeling of German combat attrition and a much more accurate Soviet order of battle, based on most recent publications of post-Cold War Soviet sources...". Against the Odds Magazine has a Kickstarter to reprint this classic game, which will give "...players 'more' of the Stalingrad situation than they are used to..."!
Game: Thikvin, 1941. Northern Typhoon

Publisher: Ludopress
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/20/2023 8:08:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
English rules for Thikvin, 1941. Northern Typhoon

Ludopress offers English rules for this East Front title.
Game: 7 Ages

Publisher: Australian Design Group
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/20/2023 8:00:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
Review of 7 Ages

As a non-war game player, Tom Vasel didn't like many of the features of this civilization building war game. But in the end, he declared the game to be "THE definitive civilization game".
Game: 1565 Siege of Malta

Series: The Great Sieges
Publisher: Worthington Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/20/2023 7:57:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
The Siege of Malta 1565 by Worthington Publishing

"...the mechanics of playing are extremely streamlined. This is great for people who do not have dedicated wargame space." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews this game covering what he considers "...one of the greatest sieges of the Renaissance." See if you agree about The Great Sieges series: "Worthington games has made a point of making a lot of these, I hate to say it, easy to learn and hard to master wargames."
Game: War Room

Publisher: Nightingale Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/19/2023 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
War Room Errata & FAQ for the 2nd Edition

WAR ROOM: A Larry Harris Game 2nd Edition Official FAQ & Errata Nightingale Games May 1, 2023
Game: Total Domination

Publisher: Phalanx Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/18/2023 7:52:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
First Impressions for Total Domination from PHALANX

"This is a light, fast and brutal simulation of WWII conflict, playable in a very reasonable time." Michał, in The Boardgames Chronicle, takes a look at this strategic WWII game. Check out why he comments: "One thing which I have to stipulate and which indeed made a great impression on me is significantly reduced randomness."
Game: The Third Winter

Series: Operational Combat Series
Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/18/2023 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
Unboxing MMP's The Third Winter

The Third Winter depicts the Russo-German War in Southern Russia and the Ukraine. The game begins with the Germans in full retreat to the Dnepr in late September 1943. By the campaign’s end in late April 1944, four Axis armies will have faced four Soviet fronts in a titanic struggle. Several scenarios supplement the main campaign, as the German army fights its “Third Winter” in Russia. Special Thanks to Ardwulf's Lair YouTube channel.
Game: Three Battles of Manassas

Series: Civil War Brigade Series
Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/18/2023
Poster: Pat L.
The Union gives a little better than it gets at First Bull Run (Replay)

Mike Windsor plays both sides and produces a gripping narrative. Be sure to read the comment section for further insights into the game and battle.
Game: Battle of the Bulge

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/17/2023 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
How To Play Avalon Hill's The Battle of the Bulge

Includes a brief background, a rules overview, and a playthrough using VASSAL. Thanks to The Name of the Game YouTube Channel. There are many other how to play wargame videos on this channel.
Game: Bailen 1808

Series: Shadow of the Eagle Series
Publisher: Ludopress
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/15/2023 8:02:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Bailen 1808 English Rules

Ludopress offers English rules for this game covering the first open-field defeat of a Napoleonic army.
Game: Eastern Front Solitaire

Publisher: Omega Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/14/2023
Poster: Robert Holifield
Game Review

Game Review of Eastern Front Solitaire by Peter Phelps
Game: Eastern Front Solitaire

Publisher: Omega Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/14/2023
Poster: Robert Holifield
Replay (Word File)

After Action Report by Peter Phelps
Game: Waterloo 1815, Fallen Eagles II

Series: Eagles of France Series
Publisher: Hexasim
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/13/2023 7:53:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
The Prussian Steamroller at Plancenoit 1815

"The French must decide what to do. Stand and fire defensively? or attempt an emergency order (read go into square)... They fail …. Oh Dear!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, brings us an exciting replay of this Hexasim title. Are the French really in trouble when "The Guards hold Plancenoit and its victory hexes, but they must now be concerned that the Prussians will slip by them, exit the map and win on a sudden death result!"?
Game: Fortress Berlin

Publisher: Against the Odds
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 12/13/2023 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
Fortress Berlin Review

Fortress Berlin review and game play examples. Special thanks to Wojennik TV - Gry Planszowe
Game: La Bataille de Corunna-Espagnol

Series: La Bataille Series
Publisher: Clash of Arms
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/12/2023 9:30:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
La Bataille - Corunna-Espagnol - La Bataille des Corunna vs Ramón Rea (VASSAL version)

War game blogger, La Grande Armee, shares a second marathon session with Ramon Rea in a marathon session using the VASSAL version to facilitate play. This set of 12 videos is in Spanish (auto-translate to English is available but sometimes unintelligible).
Game: Sagrajas, 1086

Publisher: Ludopress
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/11/2023 7:55:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Sagrajas, 1086 English Rules

Ludopress offers English rules for this game covering the battle between Christian and Muslim forces in 1086.
Game: The Other Side of the Hill

Publisher: NAC Wargames
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/11/2023 7:41:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
The Other Side of the Hill Kickstarter Campaign

NAC Wargames announces their Kickstarter project for this game focused on power relations within the German High Command during World War II.
Game: War Room

Publisher: Nightingale Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/11/2023 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
Unboxing War Room 2nd Edition

WAR ROOM, a deluxe global World War II game for 2-6 players. Designed by Larry Harris, the designer of Axis & Allies series of games.
Game: Tamburlaine the Great: The Battle of Angorra 1402

Series: Great Medieval Battles Series
Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Magazine
Date: 12/11/2023
Poster: Pat L.
S&T; GAME ERRATA PART 1

jamiranda posted errata for several SPI games. Scroll down to see missing combat tables for Great Medieval Battles (S&T 197). We thank Archive.org for preserving this web site.
Game: 8th Army: Operation Crusader – The Winter Battles for Tobruk, 1941

Publisher: Game Designers Workshop (GDW)
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/10/2023 11:31:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
8th Army: Operation Crusader, The Winter Battles for Tobruk 1941, Game Designers’ Workshop on Vassal

Jonathan Jones in his JJ’s Wargames blog, describes the action in this illustrated after action report from a game played with friend, Steve. This is the VASSAL version of the game allowing the players to play via computer and it includes a unique double-blind system where opponents cannot see opposing units until contact and can lose sight of those opponents upon withdrawal. Steve manages to outdo Rommel in this one!
Game: Fredericksburg

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/10/2023 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
How to Play Fredericksburg: The Union Repulsed

History Through Gaming presents the background, rules overview and playthrough of SPI's 1975 game Fredericksburg: The Union Repulsed
Game: Fourteen Days in June: the Waterloo Campaign

Publisher: Strategemata
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/6/2023 9:16:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Fourteen Days in June from Strategemata

"...a fast moving, tension filled contest of cat and mouse game that can be played out in a single sitting." Polydor, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews this interestingly different Waterloo treatment. Check out why he happily concludes that "This is a hugely enjoyable two-player game."
Game: Afrika Korps

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/6/2023 5:00:00 AM
Poster: Robert Holifield
AFRIKA KORPS How To Play / Learn This Classic AVALON HILL Board game

Goes over how to play the classic Avalon Hill board game, Afrika Korps. Hopefully this will help to introduce people to this fascinating game
Game: Napoleon at Waterloo

Publisher: SPI
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/4/2023 8:57:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon at Waterloo Tweaks

These rules "...make the game a far better simulation of the actual battle, but still without requiring amendments or additions to the map and counters...". Phil Sabin brings us "...a much improved and further developed 2nd edition..." of his tweaks to the popular SPI classic! He also provides a video showing a complete game under the system.
Game: The African Campaign - Designer Signature Edition

Publisher: Compass Games
Game Type: Board
Date: 12/3/2023 10:42:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
The African Campaign Designer Signature 2nd Edition Playthrough (6 videos)

These videos show Tad from his blog, Boardgames, Wargames, and Miniatures, playing this game for the first time, learning and erring along the way. The videos show the entirety of the game session including the long set up, every unit move and combat, and a wrap-up discussion. Click these links to see the full set of videos: Setup; Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; and Finale.