Adventures in Napoleonicisms: An Auerstedt Travelogue
by by Jim Owczarski, 6 October 2018 In the Summer of 2017, I spent two wonderful weeks chasing after Napoleonic glory in what was once East …
Classic Reviews ~ Diplomacy! (AH)
by by Brant Guillory, 4 October 2018 The original Diplomacy board game has a huge following, even among non-wargamers, despite being sold as a wargamer for …
Field of Glory vs C&C: Ancients – A Comparison of Digital Wargames
by Jim Owczarski, 2 October 2018 Given what is about to happen here, I really ought to establish my bona fides. I am a huge …
Buckeye GameFest – A Convention Report, featuring Third Winter (OCS)
by by Gary Mengle, 29 September 2018 For the wargamer the annual Buckeye Game Fest, held each September in Columbus, Ohio, offers a rare opportunity. While …
Classic Reviews ~ BCT Commander (Shrapnel Games)
by On #TBT, we bring you the occasional classic article – an older review or analysis piece we wanted to rescue by Michael Eckenfels, 27 September …
Armchair Dragoons reviews Forgotten Legions (Compass Games)
by Jim Werbaneth Today Vance Von Borries might be best known for his Eastern Front games for GMT, especially his Barbarossa series, along with Roads …
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 …
Academic Analyses of Hobby Games Players
Brant Guillory, May 2006 This is a presentation that combined 2 different survey-based studies of hobby games players. The first focused on informal learning and …
Battle Lab ~ Fog of War(gaming)
Brant Guillory, 12 July 2018 What is the Fog of War? If ask 10 different people, you’ll get 10 different answers. In fact, I did …
Battle Lab ~ Headquarters in Wargames
Brant Guillory, 10 July 2018 How are headquarters units implemented in wargames, and what functions do they serve? As wargamers, most of us have enough …