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	Game: Chancellorsville (1st Edition) Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 4/26/2025 7:05:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Avalon-Hill's 1961 "Chancellorsville" Game (war game review) James N. explains the problems with this game in a decidedly negative review.
	Game: Stalin's Tanks Publisher: Metagaming Game Type: Board Date: 4/26/2025 5:30:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	New Scenarios and Additional Rules 3 new scenarios and new rules for Aircraft, Morale, Command Control, Lend Lease and more. Included is a point system for Design-Your-Own Scenarios and new units. We thank Archive.org for preserving this website.
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/25/2025 7:52:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41 Strategy Guide Preview Vento Nuovo Games will be offering an in-depth Strategy Guide for Moscow '41 that will "...analyze the territory, the forces in the field, the plans prepared by the two contenders to achieve the objectives and concludes with a series of operational strategies aimed at guiding the players during their games..." The Guide is the result of a great deal of research, and sounds like it will be a treasure chest for those who enjoy the game! Back the Moscow '41 Kickstarter to get a copy of the guide.
	Game: Battalion: War of the Ancients Publisher: Osprey Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/24/2025 5:40:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Battalion: War of the Ancients - Unbox & First Look A look at the components and overview of the rules by KilroyWasHere YouTube Channel. April 2025
	Game: Panzer Corps 2 Series: Panzer Corps Publisher: Slitherine Game Type: Computer Date: 4/24/2025 4:31:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Panzer Corps 2 Five Years Later! \| Overview & Gameplay \| PC Wargame \| Panzer Corps 2, the hex-and-counters PC operational and strategic turn-based wargame was published a little over five years ago. In this video, we take a look at the current state of the game, explore the DLC content, and then play a first scenario. Thanks to Zilla Blitz YouTube Channel. April 2025.
	Game: Gunslinger Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 4/23/2025 8:34:00 AM Poster: Seek Out and Play	Gunslinger: Optional Rule #5 A short video that covers Optional Rule 5 in Gunslinger, an out of print game by Avalon Hill. Each rule under Optional Rule 5 is covered, including smoke, line of fire, shade, squeaky boards, darkness, and more.
	Game: Conquest of Paradise Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/21/2025 8:13:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Advanced Game Strategies in Conquest of Paradise "...this article is meant as a guide for new players...", covering "...the more advanced gaming strategies...". Alan Arvold offers some helpful insights to those just getting into this civilization game. Thanks Alan!
	Game: Battles of the American Revolution Tri-pack: Guilford, Saratoga, Brandywine Series: Battles of the American Revolution Series Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/20/2025 7:56:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing: Battles of the American Revolution Tri-Pack (Guilford, Saratoga and Brandywine) from GMT Games Alexander Klein from the Players’ Aid unboxes this loaded game box.
	Game: A Time for Trumpets: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/20/2025 7:21:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for A Time for Trumpets Here is a module for A Time for Trumpets from GMT Games courtesy of John Rainey, Steve Bradford, and Jean Philippe Biron . 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 VASSAL 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: Empires of the Middle Ages Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 4/19/2025 7:59:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Rewrite of Ties and Claims Rules A Spotlight on Games took the time to clarify the Diplomacy and Claims rules for SPI’s Empires of the Middle Ages. The article includes links for scenarios, variants, errata, and assorted game aids.
	Game: NATO Division Commander Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 4/19/2025 7:05:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	NATO Division Commander (1980) Board Game Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The reviewer recommends this game that is “…tailored for wargaming enthusiasts who appreciate detailed simulations”.
	Game: D-Day Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 4/19/2025 7:02:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Steam Tabletop Simulator for D-Day Steam has added a module for Avalon Hill’s D-Day 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: Fields of Fire Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/18/2025 8:52:00 AM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	Unboxing & Overview for Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition Long awaited new, deluxe edition of Fields of Fire was recently published. Today we shall have a loot at its gorgeous components. Enjoy!
	Game: Commands & Colors: Medieval Series: Commands & Colors Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/18/2025 8:51:00 AM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	First Crusade via C&C Medieval – Part 1 – Nicaea (1097 AD) The Crusades expansion to Commands & Colors Medieval comes with plethora of new mechanics and units. Let us see how they operate on the field of battle in the first scenario - Nicaea (1097 AD).
	Game: Commands & Colors: Ancients Series: Commands and Colors Series Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/18/2025 8:11:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Raphia, with Commands and Colors: Ancients, epic version. "Cavalry numbers are equal, with Antiochus' having more oomph in the charge and Ptolemy an advantage in missiles." Prufrock, in Here's no great matter, brings us a fast-paced AAR playing the Raphia scenario. Is it all over when "Antiochus's attack causes monstrous damage. Ptolemy is dead and his centre is in pieces."?
	Game: Blitz in the East Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/16/2025 7:33:00 AM Poster: Seek Out and Play	Blitz in the East: Play Examples In this short video, four examples from the rulebook of Blitz in the East are presented. Examples include Ground Movement, Attrition, Advance after Combat, and Blitz. The video is designed to help explain the rules as presented in the examples.
	Game: Tsar Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/14/2025 10:14:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Historical Events in Tsar "Will you appoint the most competent advisors, or prioritize your own Faction’s Characters to maximize power for yourself?" Designer Paul Hellyer, in Inside GMT Games, covers the role of historical events in his game covering the challenges faced by the Tzarist regime in its last 20 years. Intriguingly, the "...game also includes many events that never happened in history, but might have happened."
	Game: Rhode Island and Newport Series: Battles of the American Revolution Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/13/2025 7:53:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	GMT Games Rhode Island unboxing video William Cunningham explains why he enjoys the series as he unboxes Rhode Island and Newport, the 9th entry in the series.
	Game: Normandy '44 Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/13/2025 7:05:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	GMT Games, Normandy '44 - Box opening and first thoughts (video) Nerd Workshop unboxes Normandy ’44 in this nicely instructive video that includes several comparisons to Salerno ’43.
	Game: Caen Series: Panzer Battles and Siege Series Publisher: Excalibre Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/13/2025 Poster: Pat L.	D-Day Board game reviews of Bill’s collection of some very old war games! Avalon Hill D-Day (video) Bill Molyneaux, war game designer, compares games related to D-Day in his collection. Games covered include: D-Day from Avalon Hill (original and 1991 versions), Omaha Beach from Rand, Caen from Excalibre, and Destination Normandy and June ’44 from DDH.
	Game: Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 4/12/2025 7:59:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora (Apple II version) Moby Games maintains web pages for computer games. Each page may include a game description, screen shots, reviews, and technical information. This page describes the Apple II version of the board game from SPI.
	Game: Nieuchess Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 4/12/2025 7:52:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Nieuchess Mike in his blog, Table Top Talk…about model soldiers, tells why he chose this vintage game to introduce his son to war gaming.
	Game: Civil War Game 1863 Publisher: Parker Brothers Game Type: Board Date: 4/12/2025 7:50:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Civil War Game 1863 ”Some Guy” has created a module at the VASSAL web site for Civil War Game 1863 from Parker Brothers. VASSAL is an engine for building and playing Internet-capable versions of turn-based, human-vs-human games. Hundreds of games are available for internet play at the web site.
	Game: The Battle of Fismes - Introductory Game Series: The Library of Napoleonic Battles Publisher: Operational Studies Group Game Type: Board Date: 4/11/2025 1:27:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	The Battle of Fismes - introduction to The Library of Napoleonic Battles "...a true nail biter ending, going down to the last couple of die rolls, so this holds a lot of potential to entertain as an introductory scenario." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, checks out this Library of Napoleonic Battles introductory title. See why his ultimate conclusion is "Does Fismes work as an introductory package to the system? - yes."
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/10/2025 3:47:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41: Kickstarter ends in minutes and... FOUR more M'41 Bundle available! VentoNuovo Games wraps up their Kickstarter with a limited special offer!
	Game: Warfighter: The World War II Tactical Combat Card Game Series: Warfighter Series Publisher: Dan Verssen Games Game Type: Card Date: 4/10/2025 6:38:00 AM Poster: Seek Out and Play	WF WWII Expansion #82: Raid on St. Nazaire This is an unboxing video of Warfighter World War II Expansion #82: Raid on Saint Nazaire. In this video, you will see the soldiers, weapons, skill, SitRep cards, missions, objectives, locations, and hostiles.
	Game: France '40 Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/9/2025 5:03:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	France '40 by GMT Games "If you are looking for both great gameplay and historical gaming, France '40 delivers on both accounts." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, checks out the second edition of this well-known title. See what he's getting at with the comment "The game has the best of both worlds as far as size is concerned."
	Game: Warfighter: The World War II Tactical Combat Card Game Series: Warfighter Series Publisher: Dan Verssen Games Game Type: Card Date: 4/9/2025 7:59:00 AM Poster: Seek Out and Play	Warfighter 29 - Russia Another entry in the Warfighter 29 series, this one focuses on Russia. The video contains two teams created with 29 resource points. The teams can be used by themselves in small missions or put together for those wishing to fight larger missions with higher resource point values.
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/7/2025 9:53:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41: Timoshenko Falls Back! "My opponent's Pass had left me very surprised." Emanuele Santandrea, of VentoNuovo Games, finishes his tale of the High Noon showdown with Moscow '41. How does the challenge conclude when "At that point my impulse was over without even a fight..."?
	Game: Congress of Vienna Series: Great Statesmen Series Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/7/2025 8:33:00 AM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	Congress of Vienna - Unboxing & Overview We present today Congress of Vienna, another installment in the GMT Great Statesmen Series. The focus is on components and game overview, more content will follow. Enjoy!
	Game: Washington's War Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Card Date: 4/7/2025 8:29:00 AM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	First Impressions for Washington’s War by Mark Herman We present our first impressions from playing Washington's War by Mark Herman. Many session were possible thanks to great Rally the Troops. Enjoy!
	Game: Golan '73 Series: Fast Action Battles Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/6/2025 7:15:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Golan ’73: FAB – unboxing Michel Sorbet discusses the components in this beautifully illustrated unboxing. Be sure to use auto-translate to read the text in English.
	Game: Twilight Struggle: Red Sea - Conflict in the Horn of Africa Series: Twilight Struggle Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/6/2025 7:13:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Twilight Struggle: Red Sea now available on Steam Playdek, Inc. published the computer version of this GMT board game and it is now available on Steam.
	Game: Waterloo Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 4/5/2025 7:56:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	GAME ANALYSIS: WATERLOO PART I: the Strategic Situation and Battle Area Joseph C. Beard III, aka JCB III, posted this comprehensive treatise that covers the history of the battle, the strategic situation, and game strategy. Unfortunately, this was the only article in the series. Be sure to see the comments below the article. Waterloo tournament Grognards should take note.
	Game: WorldKiller Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 4/5/2025 7:03:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	WorldKiller (SPI) Review & How to Play (video) Tabletop Sci-Fi unboxes the game and takes a close look at the rules, setup, and game mechanics.
	Game: Raid on Iran Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/5/2025 7:02:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Raid on Iran (1980) Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. Recommended “…for players who enjoy strategic planning and can appreciate the historical context”.
	Game: Kung Fu 2100 Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/5/2025 Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing Video: Classic Pocket Box Games Bundle from Steve Jackson Games Alexander Klein from the Players’ Aid received the Classic Pocket Box Games Bundle produced by Steve Jackson Games and unboxed the 6 games in this video: Kung Fu 2100, Raid on Iran, Necromancer, One Page Bulge, Undead, and The Awful Green Things from Outer Space. From the looks of the contents, it appears that the previous owner created copies of various parts to preserve the original components.
	Game: D-Day Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 4/4/2025 Poster: Pat L.	In Memoriam: Revisiting the Avalon Hill Classics, Part II (game inventory) Joseph J. Scoleri III posted this complete inventory and physical description of the box contents for Avalon Hill’s vintage war games from the 1950’s and 1960’s.
	Game: Close The Atlantic - World War Three Publisher: Mike Raymond Game Type: Board Date: 4/2/2025 9:27:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Vassal Module: Close The Atlantic World War Three Designer Mike Raymond tips us off that Joel Toppen has posted a Vassal module for his modern naval combat game!
	Game: Black Swan Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/2/2025 8:13:00 AM Poster: Seek Out and Play	Dark Black Expansion for Black Swan In this short video, we look at the Dark Swan Expansion for Black Swan by Vento Nuovo Games. We start with an unboxing of the components, followed by an explanation of the new rules, and the specific new units for Italy and Germany.
	Game: WorldKiller Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 4/1/2025 7:13:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Let's Play WorldKiller (2 videos) Blue Botic likes to modify components to improve war game play. In the 1st video, you will see him play Worldkiller, a game from ARES magazine, using his modified map. The 2nd video is a review where his main criticisms are with the game components. His sophisticated solution includes a second modified map and counters that are home-made miniatures! Click these links to see the videos and a picture of the original game map for comparison: Replay; Review & Design Discussion; and Original Map Detail.
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/31/2025 9:19:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41: High Noon at the Con! "...what was about to unfold had all the makings of a classic high noon." VentoNuovo Games brings the next of some interesting reveals leading to the Expansion: "Would the young designer have managed to survive the plans of the world champion? Or would the challenge have been quickly won by the tech assisted champion?"
	Game: Cuba Libre Series: COIN Series Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/30/2025 7:55:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Cuba Libre 2nd vs 3rd Printing kart93 opens the discussion and several commenters chime in on Reddit’s boardgames pages.
	Game: Golan '73 Series: Fast Action Battles Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/30/2025 7:30:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Fast Action Battles: Golan ’73 The “blocks” of the.. Kippur Here is a gem from The Obelix that includes a review, complete game description, game play, strategy, and great illustrations. There is also a discussion of the FAB series up to 2017. Be sure to click the author’s biography for a humorous game-centric description and use the translate feature to convert the Italian text.
	Game: Burning Banners: Rage of the Witch Queen Publisher: Compass Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/29/2025 8:23:00 AM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	Burning Banners Session Reports – Campaign 16 – Assault in the North Another exciting scenario in world of Burning Banners - this time great 3-player scenario in which the Army of the Dead will face its demise!
	Game: Iwo Jima 1945 Publisher: Worthington Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 3/29/2025 8:21:00 AM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	Iwo Jima 1945 – Unboxing & Overview We present today Unboxing & Overview for one of the newest products from Worthington Publishing - Iwo Jima 1945. Enjoy!
	Game: Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973 Series: Campaign Series Publisher: Talonsoft Game Type: Computer Date: 3/29/2025 7:18:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Divided Ground – PC (Game Page) The SPOnG is a web site with the goal of listing every computer game ever published! This page for Divided Ground includes a mini-review and several cover and screen shots.
	Game: Civil War Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 3/29/2025 7:11:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	"Civil War": Avalon-Hill's 1961 Game James N. posted this nicely illustrated description and included remembrances of playing the game. Included are 5 pages of comments from the Civil War Talk Forum, an excellent web site for American Civil War game players. The comments quickly diverge to Civil War chess sets, other vintage war games, and many illustrations. Don’t miss the miniatures display in the lowest pages of comments.
	Game: Chancellorsville (1st Edition) Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 3/29/2025 7:06:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Tabletop Simulator Module for Chancellorsville Steam has added a module for Avalon Hill’s Chancellorsville 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: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/28/2025 7:47:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Luftwaffe: First of the Five Secrets Revelead! "When we started telling you about the expansion for Moscow '41, we had left some topics hanging." VentoNuovo Games offers the first of a number of interesting reveals from their research: "The VVS (Military Air Forces of the USSR) in 1941 had nothing similar..."!

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