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Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles Session Report – Second Kondonai 1564 AD

We are continuing with Lukasz our series of C&C Samurai Battles games. Usually as consecutive, geographically or chronologically connected sets of scenarios. Today I am presenting a two-day battle, which you can play as mini-campaign, where results of first engagement directly influence the second. I am talking about Second Kondonai 1564 AD. Enjoy the picture-rich session […]

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“Cat-Herder-in-Chief”: Playing the Mr. President 2017 Hard Scenario (Part 2)

Gene: When last we left our intrepid cardboard President, Rick had just finished the first half of Activation Phase 1. Note that the Activation Phases are organized so that the first half (the left column) of each Activation Phase features more “game opponents” actions with some player reaction opportunities. The second half of each Activation

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Alexander’s Successors Wars as Depicted by C&C Ancients

Recently I have played C&C Ancients a lot less in comparison to the time when I was initially enchanted by this game. Still, it oftentimes gives me a lot of satisfaction and nowadays I usually play sets of historically and chronologically connected scenarios. Recently I brought to the table couple of Civil War battles (Caesar vs Pompey),

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Fields of Fire: The Bulge Campaign Mission #6 AAR (Part 4)

Mission 6 – Attack on Schöneseiffen 2nd January 1945 Part 4 – Turns 8-10 We’re ready for the final assault, hopefully there are enough commands to go around and get the job done. Turn 8 – Street Fight The orders are to take the town by sundown, and we’re starting to feel the time pressure now.

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Fields of Fire: The Bulge Campaign Mission #6 AAR (Part 3)

Mission 6 – Attack on Schöneseiffen 2nd January 1945 Part 3 – Turns 5-7 Returning to our efforts to walk across the beautiful open snowy fields while Germans drop artillery on us. We’re making progress. Half the map is secured, but there are hidden spotters and snipers out there that we need to deal with.

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“Cat-Herder-in-Chief”: Playing the Mr. President 2017 Hard Scenario (Part 1)

By way of introduction, Rick is simply one of the best playtesters I’ve ever known. His enthusiasm for and contributions to the development of Mr. President have been numerous (usually because he was using and abusing the game system in ways that I had not anticipated – which is one thing great testers do). Many,

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Fields of Fire: The Bulge Campaign Mission #6 AAR (Part 2)

Mission 6 – Attack on Schöneseiffen 2nd January 1945 Part 2 – Turns 1-4 The first few turns of an offensive mission in Fields of Fire tend to be characterized by the plans falling apart as enemy contact is made, minefields are stumbled into, artillery and mortar hit you and snipers pick off your HQs. That

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The World Turned Upside Down, Again! Battles of the American Revolution Tournament at WBC 2022

After Action Report Part I Twenty one players joined the BoAR tournament at the WBC this year.  While that number is a bit lower than our average draw it was nevertheless a respectable showing for a down-year overall.  And, with six Heats plus a Quarter Final, Semifinal, and Final we played a total of 42

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After Action Report, Designer Blogs

Fields of Fire: The Bulge Campaign Mission #6 AAR (Part 1)

Mission 6 – Attack on Schöneseiffen 2nd January 1945 The Fields of Fire Bulge campaign puts us back in the shoes of a company commander of the 9th Infantry. This time during the Battle of the Bulge. Ben Hull presents us with seven finely crafted missions (4 offensive and 3 defensive), and a handful of

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Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles Session Report – Nagashino 1575 AD

One more time I had occasion to play C&C Samurai Battles game as a series of a consecutive, geographically connected sets of scenarios. Today I am presenting one of the greatest tactical feats of Oda Nobunaga – a true genius of his times. With much smaller forces, using the clever strategy, he crushed so far unstoppable Samurai

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