Stalingrad Solitaire ~ The AAR, part 1
by Michael Eckenfels, 26 September 2021 The thunderous arrival of Operation Uranus heralded the death knell of the German Army on the Eastern Front in November, …
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Classic Reviews ~ Liberty: The American Revolution 1775-83 by Columbia Games
Michael Eckenfels, 23 September 2021 On #TBT, we bring you the occasional classic article – an older review or analysis piece we wanted to rescue …
#UnboxingDay ~ Heroes of Stalingrad by Devil Pig Games
Michael Eckenfels, 16 September 2021 ~ #UnboxingDay I’ve been on something of a Stalingrad game kick lately. Funny, as I traded away my copy of …
#UnboxingDay – Zurmat from Catastrophe Games
Michael Eckenfels, 19 August 2021 ~ #UnboxingDay OK, so it’s still ‘officially’ in prototype phase for right now, but it’s pretty much finalized. We get …
#UnboxingDay – Double Feature! Target For Today / B17 Queen of the Skies
Michael Eckenfels, 19 August 2021 ~ #UnboxingDay Tracking the evolution of a game and system, from it’s early incarnation in the 80s by Avalon Hill …
#UnboxingDay – The Lamps Are Going Out (2nd Ed) from Compass Games
Michael Eckenfels, 19 August 2021 ~ #UnboxingDay The original game was a hit, so of course Compass Games was going to republish it. Here’s a …
Classic Reviews – Bootleggers!
Michael Eckenfels, 29 July 2021 Now, before you grognards go and get your Fruit-of-the-Looms in a wad, let me go ahead and get some things …
Bonus Unboxing – USS Laffey by Catastrophe Games
Michael Eckenfels, 18 July 2021 Yes, this just missed #UnboxingDay, but it’s hot off the presses, and we didn’t want Catastrophe Games to have to wait …
#UnboxingDay! ~ In Magnificent Style
Michael Eckenfels, 15 July 2021 ~ #UnboxingDay I had a lot of fun playing the 2012 VPG version of In Magnificent Style, which was a …
#UnboxingDay! ~ Raid on St Nazaire
Michael Eckenfels, 15 July 2021 ~ #UnboxingDay I don’t have many Grail games, to be honest. I’ve found that buying more games than I can …