up: GenCon Indy 2016
Unless you were actually fighting in a warzone under some kind of special comms black-out, you would have known that last week was GenCon Indy – the …
The Greatest Out-of-Print Tabletop RPGs That We Still Love
A lot of our love for tabletop games comes down to nostalgia. A game we played in the 80s might have terrible rules and a hackneyed game world, but …
Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble
LESSONS ON OPERATIONAL PLANNING IN A 1950’S SIEGE By Stuart McAninch Designer: Kim Kanger Publisher: Legion Wargames […]
Blitz! Clever Design on a WW II Global Scale
By Russ Lockwood Designer: Dave LeLacheur Publisher: Compass Games To create a global WWII wargame like Blitz! A […]
Review: Hearts of Iron: War Stories
As a Brit, and a Londoner at that, I’ve heard to story of the Battle of Britain so many times that it’s practically burnt into my mind at this point. …
Ranger – Blackhawk Down
I really enjoy Omega Games’ <i>Ranger.</i> It’s a simple game but manages to weave a tense narrative for the player as you send your guys deep into the …
WWII Sim ‘Hearts of Iron IV’ Makes the Modern World Look Like It’s On the Brink
A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of fascism. Or maybe it’s the specter of terrorism, nativism, Russian irredentism, or any number of other unpleasant <i>isms</i>. But it’s clear the world is on the brink, and no country, not even a United Kingdom or United States now seemingly on paths to …
Review: Order of Battle: World War II – Winter War DLC
At the end of November 1939, shortly following the commencement of what would become known as World War II, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics …
Review: Heroes of Normandie
I’m one of those unfortunate souls who never had the chance to play boardgames as a kid. I’m talking <b>real</b> boardgames here, not the school holidays …
Carrier – Solomons Brawl
I’ve been playing lots of light wargames lately and although they’re nice, I wanted to do something a bit meatier. So I’ve recently started to get …