After Action Report

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

/ / 1 Comment

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, […]

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

After Action Report, Playtest Reports

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

/ / Leave a Comment

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

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

After Action Report

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

/ / 1 Comment

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

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

After Action Report, Designer Blogs

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

/ / Leave a Comment

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

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

After Action Report

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

/ / Leave a Comment

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

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

After Action Report

The Battle of Piedmont: A Narrative AAR for the “1300 Start” Scenario from Battles for the Shenandoah — Part 2

/ / Leave a Comment

Below you will find the second and final part in William Byrne’s “The Battle of Piedmont” AAR series. If you would like to read Part 1 first, you can find that here. Enjoy! -Rachel

The Battle of Piedmont: A Narrative AAR for the “1300 Start” Scenario from Battles for the Shenandoah — Part 2 Read Post »

After Action Report

Arquebus Replay: The Battle of Ceresole — Part 2

/ / Leave a Comment

The Spanish player activates Madruzzo’s (Blue) wing. Spanish Note – I want to get the battle started so I’ll move my center wing closer. Ed. Note – For the first few moves we will show the units moving one at a time so we can show how the Missile fire works (BTW shouldn’t it really

Arquebus Replay: The Battle of Ceresole — Part 2 Read Post »

After Action Report