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	Game: Blitzkrieg to Moscow 2 Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Magazine Date: 2/13/2023 8:23:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Blitzkrieg to Moscow 2 - (1941 - ´42 east front) "...overall, this is at heart a simple game, but with a few clever mechanics that suddenly add a surprising amount of nuance, taking it to another level of play...". Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, enjoys this Special Ops magazine game as part of his Barbarossa project. Check out the feature of which Norm says "This is a very subtle and clever rule..."!
	Game: The Punic Wars: Rome vs Carthage, 264-146 BC Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 2/12/2023 4:12:00 PM 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.
	Game: Operation Musketeer: The '56 War in the Middle East Publisher: Decision Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/12/2023 1:33:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Operation Musketeer Suez 1956 First Look (video) David Lent, aka The Centurion, does a quick overview of the rules and components.
	Game: Operation Musketeer: The '56 War in the Middle East Publisher: Decision Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/12/2023 12:11:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Rules for Operation Musketeer: The '56 War in the Middle East (PDF) Rules for Operation Musketeer: The '56 War in the Middle East (PDF) courtesy of Decision Games .
	Game: Assaut sur Suez Publisher: Vae Victis Game Type: Magazine Date: 2/12/2023 11:02:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Assaut sur Suez Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Assaut sur Suez from Vae Victis created by alsandor. 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 Musketeer: The '56 War in the Middle East Publisher: Decision Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/12/2023 Poster: Pat L.	Operation Musketeer... unsleeving? (video) John Conner unsleeves this magazine game from World At War magazine. Conner was a play tester for Operation Musketeer and for Eisenhower’s War, also mentioned in the video.
	Game: Enemy Action: Kharkov Series: Enemy Action Series Publisher: Compass Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/10/2023 8:13:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	First Impressions: Enemy Action: Kharkov from Compass Games "As a solo game though, I would recommend this in a heart beat." Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid takes a first look at this Compass Games title. Check out why he has some reservations about the game in two player mode, but loves it for solitaire. And then there is the feature that he wishes "…other games would replicate this in their command and control systems."
	Game: Almoravid: Reconquista and Riposte in Spain, 1085-1086 Series: Levy & Campaign Series Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/8/2023 7:58:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Introducing Almoravid: Reconquista and Riposte in Spain, 1085-1086 "The story told by this title is fascinating, with so many twists and turns – not to mention multiple strategic decisions even in the smallest scenarios." Michał, in The Boardgames Chronicle, brings us an overview and a couple of scenario replays from this game about the Spanish Reconquista. He particularly likes how the game models communication limits, where "…stacks of command cards commit players to activating lords in a sequence that may or may not meet the needs of the developing situation (I love that mechanic!)."
	Game: Stilicho: Last of the Romans Publisher: Hollandspiele Game Type: Board Date: 2/6/2023 2:20:00 PM Poster: Dave Belton	The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming! – Stilicho: Last of the Romans from Hollandspiele Can you avoid the disasters that doomed a high-flying Roman General during the heyday of the mighty Roman Empire? In Stilicho: Last of the Romans, the player must survive various political and military intrigues. This article by Grant Kleinhenz, discuses not only this intriguing game, but also the beauty of the board itself.
	Game: Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged, 1068-1071 Series: Levy & Campaign Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/6/2023 8:16:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Across The Bosporus: Bringing Levy & Campaign to Asia Minor "They were an enemy almost perfectly equipped to defeat Roman fighting doctrine." Designer Justin Fassino discusses the challenge of reflecting "…the highly asymmetric nature of both factions’ objectives…" in this game of the growing clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks. See why Justin points out that "Both sides will have to leverage their strengths against the other to force their own campaign tempo on the game."
	Game: World War I: 1914-1918 Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 2/5/2023 4:12:00 PM 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.
	Game: Operation Theseus: Gazala 1942 Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 2/5/2023 12:44:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Operation Theseus: Gazala 1942 - Campaign Report (4 videos) Neil, in his Diagonal Move blog, presents this detailed session report of his first playing of the Campaign Game for Operation Theseus. He begins with a great summary of the opening situation and then moves on to a series of detailed discussions, each occurring after he completed several activations. Part 2 continues from Turn 2 and includes combat and movement examples. Parts 3 and 4 cover the last 2 turns played and conclusion. The game ends in a nonhistorical Axis defeat that Neil attributes to his inexperience with game mechanics while still finding the game to be enjoyable. Click these links to see: Operation Theseus: Gazala 1942 - Campaign Report Turn 1; Campaign Report Turn 2 plus Combat & Movement Examples; Campaign Report Turn 3; and Campaign Report Turn 4 - Game End.
	Game: Operation Theseus: Gazala 1942 Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 2/5/2023 11:43:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Operation Theseus \|\| unboxing (video) Kevin Kitchens on his YouTube channel, ones upon a game, presents this excellent unboxing. In addition to a complete look at the game components you will find a look at the errata package of player aids that was sent with the original game shipments.
	Game: Give Us Victories: The Chancellorsville Campaign Publisher: Dissimula Edizioni Game Type: Board Date: 2/4/2023 2:52:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Give Us Victories (Play Through Video) TheGimpyGamer demonstrates game mechanics by playing several activations from the Salem Church scenario.
	Game: The Chase of the Bismarck Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 2/4/2023 12:01:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Chase of the Bismarck Gameplay \| Vuca Simulations Sims \| Wargame Historical Game \| World War 2 (video) Here is a high-quality effort from Zilla Blitz illustrating game play for The Chase of the Bismarck. The post includes many magnified displays that make it easy to follow the action.
	Game: The Chase of the Bismarck Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 2/4/2023 11:58:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Chase of the Bismarck Unboxing \| Vuca Simulations Sims \| Wargame Historical Game \| World War 2 (video) Zilla Blitz presents this high-quality unboxing video to illustrate the “spectacular production quality” of this game.
	Game: Red Blitz Series: Old School Tactical Publisher: Flying Pig Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/3/2023 8:25:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Red Blitz, the new OST module. "I am enjoying all of this in a way that I enjoyed the basic Squad Leader, when introduced to that in 1978 …. and that is quite an accolade." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, has just received this new Old School Tactical module, and is getting ready to play it as part of his Barbarossa project. Check out why he is enthused when he sees that the "...final group of 4 linked scenarios is a marvellous addition to the line-up and it gives the player a real meaty, in depth subject to get into."
	Game: Battle for Germany Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 1/29/2023 4:12:00 PM 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.
	Game: The Civil War: 1861-1865 Publisher: Victory Games Game Type: Board Date: 1/29/2023 Poster: Pat L.	The Civil War rules (WGA 3rd - highlights removed) revised and reformatted Jonathan Warshay updated this optional set of rules (WGA 3rd Edition). You will need to be a registered user at Boardgamegeek.com to download this file.
	Game: The Civil War: 1861-1865 Publisher: Victory Games Game Type: Board Date: 1/29/2023 Poster: Pat L.	Clarifications for VG Civil War (RTF) Pete Walsh posted this compendium of ambiguous, unclear and commonly misunderstood rules with clarifications and interpretations drawn from a variety of public sources (eg. forum discussions). All of these are incorporated in the WGA Unofficial 3rd Edition Rules for VG The Civil War as of September, 1983. You will need to be a registered user at Boardgamegeek.com to download this file.
	Game: The Napoleonic Wars Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 1/29/2023 Poster: Pat L.	Rules and more for The Napoleonic Wars GMT Games maintains a library of living rules and other resources for many of their games. Scroll down to see living rules, a campaign manual, and more for The Napoleonic Wars.
	Game: The Chase of the Bismarck Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 1/28/2023 3:00:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Interview with Patrick Gebhardt Designer of The Chase of the Bismarck – Operation Rheinübung 1941 from VUCA Simulations Grant Kleinhenz interviews war game designer Patrick Gebhardt. Although the game’s inspiration is Avalon Hill’s vintage game, Bismarck, Gebhardt wanted “to make the combat system easier and quicker to resolve”. Gebhardt designed the game so that the focus of the game would be based primarily on the operational part of the game. The interview includes excellent illustrations.
	Game: The Chase of the Bismarck Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 1/28/2023 2:54:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Open the Box! Vuca Simulations' 'The Chase of the Bismarck' Unboxing (video) The Rough Swordsman Wargamer takes a close look at the components in this detailed unboxing.
	Game: Give Us Victories: The Chancellorsville Campaign Publisher: Dissimula Edizioni Game Type: Board Date: 1/28/2023 1:14:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	WLOG-boxing (in English!) - Give Us Victories (Italian version) (video) Riccardo Masini provides a detailed overview of the 4 games contained in Give Us Victories followed by a comprehensive unboxing.
	Game: The Western Front: 1914 to 1918 Series: Der WeltKrieg Series Publisher: Schroeder Publishing & Wargames Game Type: Board Date: 1/28/2023 12:13:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Scenario Specific Rules Schroeder Publishing & Wargames published several war games and passed those games over to Decision Games. This link contains the scenario specific rules for The Western Front: 1914 to 1918, part of the Der Weltkrieg Simulation Series and the Sterling Edition.
	Game: FITNA – Global War in the Middle East Publisher: Nuts! Game Type: Board Date: 1/27/2023 8:22:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	FITNA from NUTS! Publishing "...rules governing the core of the game are refreshingly straightforward and swift to execute." Polydor, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews this point to point, card driven game with historical and hypothetical modern Middle East scenarios. See why he concludes that "Nuts Publishing have achieved a remarkably accessible and playable game of a major modern conflict...".
	Game: Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection Series: COIN Series Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 1/25/2023 2:02:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	COIN Workshop: Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection from GMT Games – Indian Faction "...I will cover the Indian Faction, which is one of the most overlooked Factions in the game, and show you how their menu of actions can carry them to victory." Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid looks at strategy for one of the factions in this COIN title.
	Game: Frederick the Great: The Campaigns of The Soldier King 1756-1759 Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 1/22/2023 4:12:00 PM 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.
	Game: Give Us Victories: The Chancellorsville Campaign Publisher: Dissimula Edizioni Game Type: Board Date: 1/22/2023 12:28:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing Video: Give Us Victories: The Chancellorsville Campaign, Virginia 1863 from Dissimula Edizioni Grant Kleinhenz from The Players’ Aid unboxes this four games in one treatment of the Chancellorsville Campaign from the American Civil War.
	Game: Give Us Victories: The Chancellorsville Campaign Publisher: Dissimula Edizioni Game Type: Board Date: 1/22/2023 12:13:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Interview with Sergio Schiavi Designer of Give Us Victories: The Chancellorsville Campaign from Dissimula Edizioni Currently on Kickstarter Grant Kleinhenz interviews war game designer Sergio Schiavi who wanted “to design a game about a very difficult campaign with a fairly simple but fun system for both players.“
	Game: La Bataille des Quatre Bras Series: La Bataille Series Publisher: Clash of Arms Game Type: Board Date: 1/22/2023 11:17:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing \| La Bataille des Quatre Bras (Clash of Arms 2005 2nd Edition) (video) Ardwulf unboxes the second edition of this second game in the La Bataille series from Clash of Arms.
	Game: GUADALCANAL: The Battle for Henderson Field, 1942-1943 Publisher: War Diary Game Type: Board Date: 1/22/2023 10:55:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Recon! Guadalcanal: The Battle for Henderson Field Aug-42 to Jan-43 – Deluxe Edition (video) Wayne Hansen unboxes this remake of the Avalon Hill Classic from 1966.
	Game: Defiant Russia: The Great Patriotic War, 1941 Publisher: Avalanche Press Game Type: Board Date: 1/22/2023 8:00:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Campaign game - Defiant Russia ‘41 "Hitler’s Directive of ‘No Retreat’ exposes the army to continued fighting and heavier losses as the formations must stand and absorb whatever is thrown at them." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, concludes his Barbarossa project replay of Defiant Russia, while reading Barbarossa - How Hitler Lost the War. Check out what's going on in the final game turn (scroll down to December 1941), when with "…just remnants of units still in place, this area is a rotting door waiting to be kicked down…"!
	Game: Donnerschlag - Escape from Stalingrad Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 1/21/2023 4:53:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Donnerschlag Escape From Stalingrad by Vuca Simulations Robert Peterson once again provides a detailed war game description and analysis in his blog “A Wargamer’s Needful Things”. This time he digs deep into the Donnerschlag operation from World War II. The review includes several detailed illustrations. Peterson likes the game defining the game design as “the sweet spot in between a simulation and a game” that requires “quick thinking, and not just luck”.
	Game: Suez '56: Anglo-French Intervention in Egypt Series: Cold War Blitz Series Publisher: Decision Games Game Type: Board Date: 1/21/2023 3:41:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Unbagging of war game Suez 56 (video) YouTube poster, TheDiomedef16, unbags this solitaire, brigade level game based on the Suez Crisis of 1956.
	Game: Suez '56: Anglo-French Intervention in Egypt Series: Cold War Blitz Series Publisher: Decision Games Game Type: Board Date: 1/21/2023 2:59:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Solitaire Wargames third attempt at Suez ‘56 On his third attempt, Giacomo Riccio struggles with several bad events during his campaign. Can the Allies overcome the obstacles?
	Game: 1914 - Nach Paris Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 1/18/2023 11:24:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	1914 - Nach Paris: The Great Sortie From Antwerp "...they're there, they're wet, they're ready and King Albert's going to be able to call them up next turn...". Paul, in The Counter Corps, offers a video play through of The Great Sortie From Antwerp scenario. And then there's the part from Lord of The Rings…
	Game: Dien Bien Phu: The French Indochina War Series: Advanced Squad Leader Publisher: Critical Hit Game Type: Board Date: 1/17/2023 4:09:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Squad Leader Review: Dien Bien Phu from Critical Hit Games (video) Daniel Windham takes a deep look at this module related to the Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) system. Using his extensive reading, Windham compares the actual to the simulated, finding good and bad things within this module. The review includes an analysis of some of the rules, counters, maps, scenarios, and ideas for improvement should Critical Hit reprint the module.
	Game: Wolfpack Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 1/15/2023 4:12:00 PM 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.
	Game: GUADALCANAL: The Battle for Henderson Field, 1942-1943 Publisher: War Diary Game Type: Board Date: 1/15/2023 10:55:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Guadalcanal: The Battle for Henderson Field from War Diary Magazine Preview (video) Here’s an unboxing from Moe’s Game Table including a close view of the components, a quick review of the rules, and Moe’s critique of the components.
	Game: Donnerschlag - Escape from Stalingrad Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 1/14/2023 5:04:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Interview with Patrick Gebhardt Designer of Donnerschlag: Escape from Stalingrad from VUCA Simulations Grant Kleinhenz interviews war game designer Patrick Gebhardt who prefers games with “short playing time, manageable footprint, high interactivity, high replayability and a truckload of decision making.” Will the Germans escape from Stalingrad?
	Game: The Third World War: Battle for Germany Series: Third World War Series Publisher: Game Designers Workshop (GDW) Game Type: Board Date: 1/14/2023 4:45:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	The Third World War: Battle for Germany Game Play (6 videos) Anonymous blogger, Hexsides and Hand Grenades, posted 6 short videos that show snapshots of game play for this Game Designers Workshop game from 1984. The first 2 videos occurred during the first play before the player understood the rules while the last 4 videos are snapshots of a 2nd game that led to an ultimate Warsaw Pact victory. Click these links to see the whole series: Turn 1; NATO Counterattack; Turn 1 Second Play; Turn 2 Second Play; Turn 3 Second Play; and Turn 4 Second Play.
	Game: Escape From Kabul - Doin' the Bugout Boogie Publisher: Saxe N Violets Game Type: Board Date: 1/13/2023 11:45:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Escape From Kabul Rules Designer Tracy Johnson offers a PDF of the rules for his Escape from Kabul - Doin' the Bugout Boogie, which he describes as "…a major variant of Rex Brynen's 'Aftershock!'…". The game was originally published in Saxe N Violets magazine. He is currently offering the package on eBay.
	Game: Battle of Poltava Publisher: The Historical Game Company Game Type: Board Date: 1/11/2023 11:49:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	The Battle of Poltava 1709 "The right or wrong card can be deliciously received at the right or wrong time." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, takes a look at this Historical Game Company title, then takes it for a spin! Check out why he concludes that this is "...a game system that is punching above its weight in those three pages of rules."
	Game: 1914 - Nach Paris Publisher: VUCA Simulations Game Type: Board Date: 1/11/2023 9:00:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Unboxing: 1914 - Nach Paris Mike (assisted by his cat), in Play More Games, brings us an boxing video for this recent VUCA Simulations title.
	Game: Par le feu, le fer et la Foi Publisher: Hexasim Game Type: Board Date: 1/10/2023 12:21:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Par le feu, le fer et la Foi Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Par le feu, le fer et la Foi 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: Avec Infini Regret Series: French Wars of Religion Publisher: Vae Victis Game Type: Board Date: 1/9/2023 11:36:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Avec Infini Regret Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Avec Infini Regret from Vae Victis created by zhodani and olsalt. 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: 278th Squadron: The Same 4 Cats Publisher: Quarterdeck International Game Type: Card Date: 1/9/2023 8:17:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	278th Squadron by Quarterdeck International "...the closer you get the more you have a chance for a torpedo hit, or for you to turn into a fiery ball." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews a game that has you playing a torpedo bomber the English called "Damned Hunchback". Check out why Robert explains that his "…nickname in the Italian Air Force is 'Smoky'."
	Game: Sweden Fights On Series: Musket & Pike Battles Series Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 1/8/2023 1:52:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Sweden Fights On – review (video) Enrico Viglino aka Calandale, reviews what he calls the best game in the Musket & Pike Battles series from GMT Games. Several interesting comments follow below.
	Game: Musket & Pike Dual Pack Series: Musket & Pike Battles Series Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 1/8/2023 1:00:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Edgehill - Musket & Pike Dual Pack GMT Games Livestream Playthru 1 with Cole Dano (video) The Blue Tweezers, prolific UK war game blogger, plays the Vassal version of the Edgehill scenario with Cole Dano located in Finland! The video covers the first turn for the Royalists and includes comments from viewers who watched the live stream.

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