#TBT / ThrowbackThursday ~ Task Force: Naval Tactics and Operations in the 1980’s
by RockyMountainNavy, 9 November 2023 It’s one thing to remember an old mailer from a wargame of yore, but what does it mean when you still …
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Throwback Thursday columns
#TBT/Throwback Thursday ~ TAHGC 1990 Best Sellers List
by Brant Guillory, 12 October 2023 Once per year, The General used to publish Avalon Hill’s best sellers list. In the Summer of 1991 (after a …
#TBT/Throwback Thursday ~ 1974 Avalon Hill Catalog
by Mike Colello, 7 September 2023 I’m always a little apprehensive when I acquire a used wargame sight unseen. Even when I buy a game from …
#TBT/Throwback Thursday ~ Early Computer Wargames
Brant Guillory, 10 August 2023 Wargames were perhaps over-represented as percentage of early home computer games relative to the overall gaming market. One reason was …
#TBT/Throwback Thursday ~ 1982 GHQ Mailer
RockyMountainNavy, 3 August 2023 A few years back I found a piece of my wargaming history tucked between old wargame periodicals. In 1982 I owned …
#TBT/Throwback Thursday – The 1982 Avalon Hill Catalog
Armchair Dragoons Public Affairs Office, 5 November 2020 click images to enlarge Back when the paper catalogs came in the box with every game, players …
Classic Articles: Revisiting Mystara and the BECMI D&D Game
Brant Guillory, 14 November 2019 On #TBT, we bring you the occasional classic article – an older review or analysis piece we wanted to rescue …
The Joy of Discovery, or A Love-Letter to a Bygone Era of Gaming
Brant Guillory, 2 August 2018 One of the great tragedies that the internet has brought about in the gaming world is the loss of a …