Below is Part Seven in a series from David Waldorf covering a Manoeuvre tournament “March Madness” style. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 can be found here, here, here, here, here, and here. Enjoy! -Rachel
Manoeuvre Tournament Part Seven: Austrian Empire vs. Ottoman Empire Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesThe Dark Valley: The East Front Campaign 1941-45, was titled after a Winston Churchill quote to Joseph Stalin, referring to “the dark valley” of the war. More or less as a joke, I promised when The Dark Valley was published that any future games using a variation of the rules system for TDV would include
Darkness Visible: The “Dark” System and The Dark Summer: Normandy 1944 (Part One) Read Post »
Designer BlogsWelcome to the Great Plains of the American West. Back East a Civil War rages, but those who look beyond the war see a transcontinental railroad and settler expansion all the way to the Rockies. Across the wide Mississippi, Native Plains tribes brace for a war of their own against the white invaders. In this
Plains Indian Wars Turn by Turn: Setup and First Draw Round Read Post »
After Action Report, Designer Blogs, Playtest ReportsBelow is Part Six in a series from David Waldorf covering a Manoeuvre tournament “March Madness” style. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 can be found here, here, here, here and here. Enjoy! -Rachel
Manoeuvre Tournament Part Six: France vs. Russia Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesIn Parts 1 and 2 we looked at the new German, Japanese, Soviet and American aircraft appearing in Wing Leader: Eagles. It’s great to see a mixture of late-war curios and hot-rods finally make it into the game. However, there are two more nations–one a surprise entry in a World War 2 game–that contribute data
Wing Leader: Eagles – The New Aircraft, Part 3 Read Post »
Designer BlogsToday’s Churchill Strategy Tips article is from Robert Crowter-Jones, the writer behind ElusiveMeeple, a wonderful and very useful site that provides both reviews and strategy tips for a wide variety of boardgames. Robert has reviewed Churchill in some depth and written strategy tips for the game on his blog (see the ElusiveMeeple site). For strategy tips on Triumph and Tragedy, 1960: The Making
Churchill Strategy Tips from ElusiveMeeple Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesBelow is Part Five in a series from David Waldorf covering a Manoeuvre tournament “March Madness” style. Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 can be found here, here, and here, and here. Enjoy! -Rachel
Manoeuvre Tournament Part Five: Ottoman Empire vs. Great Britain Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesIn Part 1, we looked at the some of the new German and Japanese aircraft appearing in Wing Leader: Eagles. Some of these were second-stringers in the air war, but played a major part in some really interesting battles. The Allies also have a bunch of new aeroplanes ready for the fray, which we look
Wing Leader: Eagles – The New Aircraft, Part 2 Read Post »
Designer BlogsMany people around the world live in countries that have been directly affected by nonviolent struggles. Nonviolence has a long and successful track record of creating political change around the world; recent studies have shown it to be twice as effective at achieving its goals than violent resistance. In the 20th century, nonviolent campaigns have
The Gandhi Chronicles: Issue #1 — The Myths of Nonviolence Read Post »
Designer BlogsWeapons and tactics tend to evolve over the course of longer wars. The American Civil War was no exception. The two years elapsing between the 1862 and 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaigns witnessed changes in both regards. Death Valley‘s design seeks to reflect those changes. In previous articles, I described the way the game handles late
Mounted Troops in Death Valley Read Post »
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