Category Archives: After Action Report

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Session Report: A Gest of Robin Hood Demo at SDHistCon 2021

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Let me continue the series of articles where I am sharing my experiences from the San Diego Historical Games Convention (SDHistCon). In my first article – Demo of “Undaunted Reinforcements” by David Thompson during SDHistCon 2021 – I reported session with one of my most anticipated wargames expansions of the 2021. Today I am happy to bring to you the initial play-through of the Volume 2 in Irregular Conflicts Series – A Gest of Robin Hood. In below article I will tell a little more about the Convention, Game, its Rules and the Demo I was part of. Enjoy!

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“We’re Moving Through Kashmir”: Playing Next War India-Pakistan (Part 3)

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Ian M. Sullivan is the Special Advisor for Analysis and ISR at the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, US Army Training and Doctrine Command.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, or Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

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Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles Session Report – Koriyama Castle 1540 AD

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The Samurai Battles hit the table third weekend in a row – of course, alongside with other titles. That should tell you enough how much I appreciate that newest installment to C&C series. Today I will focus on another multi-scenario, mini-campaign session reports (after Arita Castle 1517 AD & Okehazama 1560 AD) – Koriyama Castle 1540 AD. But pretty soon you can count on my First Impression article. I am pondering also an essay comparing this game to its closest C&C titles: Ancients and Medieval. A lot of plans which I hope to realize soon!

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“We’re Moving Through Kashmir”: Playing Next War India-Pakistan (Part 2)

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Ian M. Sullivan is the Special Advisor for Analysis and ISR at the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, US Army Training and Doctrine Command.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, or Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

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Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles Session Report (Part 2) – Arita Castle 1517 AD

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It did not take me long to bring Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles to the table for another face-to-face session. The recently unboxed game makes really great impression – both from aesthetic but also game-play point of view. The initial AAR of Arita Castle 1517 AD was very well received among Dear Readers, so today I would like to continue with picture-rich session reports, sharing here and there my observations about that position.

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“We’re Moving Through Kashmir”: Playing Next War India-Pakistan (Part 1)

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Ian M. Sullivan is the Special Advisor for Analysis and ISR at the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, US Army Training and Doctrine Command.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, or Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

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Dubno ’41 Playtest After Action Report (Part 1)

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We are now in the final stage of playtesting and development for FAB Dubno ’41, and I want to illustrate how the game flows with a turn-by-turn AAR from an old playtest session.

This was played more than a year ago between an Asturian old Grognard called Pedro García (Pedrote) and myself. Some rules have changed, but the gameplay is the same, and I will note any changes we have made since this version of the game. The Scenario Rules are fixed, and I think it gives nice results and enjoyable plays.

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“All Along The Demilitarized Zone”: Playing Next War: Korea (Part 5)

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Ian M. Sullivan is the Special Advisor for Analysis and ISR at the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, US Army Training and Doctrine Command.

Disclaimer: All views expressed in this post are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, or Army Training and Doctrine Command