John Butterfield’s Battle of the Bulge rejuvenates an old rogue
A very accomplished game designer once told me his best ideas were mostly borrowed, but that he made them his own in the way he arranged and adapted …
THE ROADS FROM SMOLENSK: SPI, DUNNIGAN, AND THE ‘PANZERGRUPPE GUDERIAN’ LEGACY
Back in 1976, Jim Dunnigan’s simple but wonderfully evocative simulation of the 1941 Battle of Smolensk, PANZERGRUPPE GUDERIAN, was one of several …
Why Cold War Warsaw Pact Tactics Work In Wargaming
Whether playing alternate or simultaneous moves, after the initial plan, it normally takes moments for the Russians to move all of forces compared to …
Review: Ironclads 2 War of the Pacific
I think people often overlook how much setting can have an impact on wargames. With the tried and true eras of WW2, the Napoleonic Era, Ancient Rome …
The Wargamer’s Videogame Guide to 2017
The dust of 2016 has finally settled and we grogs have bunkered down, frantically scanning the horizon for whatever may come next. Being a niche in a …