The Year 1813 and “The Struggle of Nations” Comments on the Campaign and a Kevin Zucker Design
The Struggle of Nations, thoughts on the campaign of 1813 and its portrayal in Kevin Zucker’s game
Heavy Tonnage – World of Warships Receives Fresh Update
Naval cannons speak very loudly indeed, or so Steamboy told me. Otomo’s thin but exciting tale did feature the trademark superciliousness of the …
Jon Southard’s CARRIER (VG) for IoS project of Mr. Cyril Jarnot
Cover<p>Jon Southard’s CARRIER game was published by Victory Games in 1990. Victory Games was a subsidiary group of the venerable Avalon Hill Game …
The Hunt for Red October – First Impressions
In 1988, TSR published “The Hunt for Red October”, a boardgame based on Tom Clancy’s 1984 debut novel of the same name.<p>The Hunt for Red October …
Hearts of Iron IV Review Part One: Road to War
Grand strategy games have always had two components: civilian and military. Although intertwined, one part usually dominants the other. Paradox …
Review: Twilight Struggle
No game has ever launched for iOS which more perfectly suits the desires Pocket Tactics was founded to serve than Twilight Struggle. It shares a …
Steam Summer Sale Wargame Warm-Down
Our Steam Summer Sale recommendations are coming to a close as purse strings are tightened after a week-odd of digital largess. But before you tuck …
Interview with a Designer: Mark H. Walker’s ‘Sticks & Stones’
Earlier this month, I played through the three scenarios in the Sticks and Stones module called “Poland Strikes!” from Yaah! magazine issue 4. This …
Brace for Barbarossa – Five Essential Games for the Eastern Front
When Adolf Hitler declared the German jackboot need only kick in the Soviet door to make way for lebensraum and glory, he probably didn’t expect to …
Approach Vector – July Edition
Another month, another payload. Spoiled for choice once more, here are eight retail therapy items to consider in the month of July. As always, …