Command: Modern Operations ~ Desert Falcon (Showcase Scenario) Overview
by Peter Robbins, 27 November 2023 SPOILER ALERT BEFORE PROCEEDING, THIS ARTICLE INCLUDES SPOILERS. While I plan for this to only include a description of the …
Category: Analysis
Digging under the hood
Ten Things to Watch Instead of “Napoleon” – Most of Which are Cheap and Some of Which Are Free
by Jim Owczarski, 26 November 2023 By now, if you have been paying any sort of attention, you know that Sir Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is a …
A Rio-listic view of PRC Professional Wargaming
by RockyMountainNavy, 29 October 2023 A few years back I wrote for the Armchair Dragoons about a report from Institute for the Study of War (ISW) …
Plotting Ops at Goose Green in the Tactical COMMAND Series from Multi-Man Publishing
RockyMountainNavy, 11 October 2023 Wargame publisher Multi-Man Publishing (MMP) markets the folio-packed wargame Goose Green (Designer Carl Fung, based on a series design by Dean …
A Look at Crowdfunding & The New Cruel Necessity Deluxe Edition
by Michael Eckenfels, 5 June 2023 Thoughts on Crowdfunding, from a N00b I’m not much of a crowdfunding person. For years, it just seemed absolutely silly …
What’s a Wargame? A Historical Review
RockyMountainNavy, 19 May 2023 Apparently, the perennial question of “What’s a wargame?” is not limited to just Grognard wargamers. The latest “controversy” is actually taking …
Enhanced DoD Wargaming According to GAO and Relevance to Hobby Wargaming
RockyMountainNavy, 11 May 2023 In late-April 2023, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to the House Armed Services Committee titled “Defense …
Battle Lab ~ (Counter)Recon and the Intel Fight
Brant Guillory, 13 April 2023 Reconnaissance is a central tool in every commander’s toolbox, and capable of dramatically swinging the outcomes of battles. While there …
Ameritrash Expressions with Task Force: Carrier Battles in the Pacific (Vuca Simulations, 2023)
RockyMountainNavy, 14 March 2023 In “Ponderings of a Metropolitan Elite Wargamer…” published right here on The Armchair Dragoons, I responded to the article “Wargames: simulation …
A Wargame OGL? No Thank You!
RockyMountainNavy, 8 March 2023 Thanks to Wizards of the Coast, nearly all of the gaming world—and much of the non-gaming world…especially Hasbro investors—likely have heard …