Drop Zone: Southern France Organization of Units – Part 5: The French Resistance and Paratroopers
Next, we examine the French Resistance and French Paratroopers involved in the campaign.
All Bridges Burning: Examples of Play to Keep the Doctor Away #5 Attack + Coordinate
This is our fifth installment in a series going through the commands and special activities of the recently released COIN Series game, All Bridges Burning, Volume X. NOTE: All images used below have been captured from the VASSAL module for playing the game electronically. The module was created by Brian Reynolds and can be downloaded
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayHow to Win as the Papacy in Here I Stand
Below you will find another fantastic article from Clio’s Board Games, this time discussing Papacy player strategy in Here I Stand. You can also find this article on Clio’s blog. The previous article in this series, “How to Win as the Hapsburgs in Here I Stand”, can be found here. If you are interested in Clio’s Board Games’
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Strategy ArticlesDrop Zone: Southern France Organization of Units – Part 4: German Army, Corps, Division, and Kampfgruppe
We will continue or analysis of unit organization with a look at the German Army, Corps, Divisions and Kampfgruppe involved. The German Nineteenth Army was responsible for defending the entire Mediterranean coast of France. The Army was comprised of three corps, the LXII, LXXXV and IV Luftwaffe. In the diagram below, the divisions comprising each
Tanto Monta Design Diary #1: The Spanish Player (Kingdoms of Castile and Aragon)
The year is 1470. Isabella of Castile is named heir to the throne of Castile after the Pacts of Guisando. However, she knows that her half-brother, King Henry IV, was displeased by Isabella’s marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon because they had not asked for Henry’s consent. In response he revokes the validity of these pacts
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Designer BlogsDrop Zone: Southern France Organization of Units – Part 3: The 1st Airborne Task Force (ABTF)
During World War II, the US Army activated five Airborne Divisions (the 11th, 13th, 17th, 82nd and 101st) but only two (the 82nd and 101st) were available in Europe in August 1944, and none in the Mediterranean. So, as 7th US Army staff planned the airborne portion (Operation RUGBY) of the DRAGOON invasion, their request
All Bridges Burning: Examples of Play to Keep the Doctor Away #4: March + Crackdown
This is our fourth installment in a series of posts in which we go through all the commands and special activities of the newly released COIN Series game, All Bridges Burning, Volume X.
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Designer Blogs, Examples of PlayDrop Zone: Southern France Organization – Part 2: Regiments and Brigades
This is the second article on the organization of Allied and German units in Drop Zone: Southern France. Part 1 was a discussion of the organization of the Allied and German infantry from squad level moving up to battalion level. Part 2 will focus on regiment and brigade level organization.
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Designer BlogsAn Illustrated SpaceCorp: Ventures Solo Session Report: The Starfarers Era
While sheltering-in-place during our present global circumstances, I had the privilege to playtest the upcoming expansion to SpaceCorp, titled SpaceCorp: Ventures. One of my favorite parts of the new game is the updated solo play options, especially the custom competition HQ! This article completes our solo play-through with New Nomads, as we head into the
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Solitaire SystemsHistoric Characters in Banish the Snakes: Coroticus
In previous installments, I have described the “main characters†in Banish the Snakes: the historic people that players represent in their attempts to convert Ireland. But now I’m moving on to the “supporting cast†of historic characters, people who were notable in the history of the time and show up in the game on Event cards. The previous articles
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