First Impressions Command: Modern Operations – Icebreakers Showcase DLC
by Peter Robbins, 7 February 2024 SPOILER ALERT: Get this DLC is my overall summary. This is a no-brainer. Its less than a cup of coffee …
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Draft history in The Battle of Kyiv: The Fight for Ukraine’s Capital by Christopher A. Lawrence
by RockyMountainNavy, 5 February 2024 Bottom Line Up Front: A “first-draft of history” written by a historian and analyst with a solid foundation in historical military …
Stargate: Timekeepers – A Quick Look
by Marc M, 23 January 2024 Let’s get right to it. Is Stargate: Timekeepers worth it? Oh yes, I think so. It’s an engaging game with …
Gunner, load AP! Target…errata and narrative rules complexity in War Stories: A World War 2 RPG
RockyMountainNavy, 8 January 2024 In memory of David Drake, I was reviewing the vehicle combat rules in Mongoose Traveller 1st Edition (Mongoose Publishing, 2008) and …
First Impressions of Great Northern War by Wargame Design Studio
Peter Robbins, 20 December 2023 With the recent successful launch of their Thirty Years War title, we reached out to WDS to ask if we …
First Impressions of Thirty Years War by Wargame Design Studio
Peter Robbins, 13 December 2023 Thirty Years War by Wargame Design Studio was recently released and we wanted to take a quick look at it …
First Impressions ~ Valor & Victory: Pacific
Marc M, 10 December 2023 Interested in some engaging tactical warfare in the Pacific theater? Valor & Victory: Pacific is worth a look.
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 Grognard’s 32-Year Perspective on a Hundred Hours Campaign – Desert Storm: The Hundred Hour War
RockyMountainNavy, 2 November 2023 As a Grognard who has played wargames for over 40 years now, including many “Cold War Gone Hot” and other “modern” …
Beta Preview of Beasts Of Steel
Peter Robbins, 28 September 2023 Hex Of Steel developer Valentin Lievre and his brother are well under way on their next indie wargaming hit, Beasts …