Who’s in the Hot Seat in COS? Without a doubt, it’s Austria! Maria Theresa and the Austrians face daunting tasks the entire game – for most of it, you’re fighting a three front war – a distressingly focused, but intermittent Prussia to the north, a consistently powerful France to the west, and a lesser but […]
Enemies North, West, and South: Playing Maria Theresa in Clash of Sovereigns Read Post »
Designer BlogsThe Invasion So Far… The US Army successfully took Carentan and linked the Omaha and Utah beaches. More infantry will be needed as the front continues to expand deeper into the boccage. The British Army has landed more tanks and expanded their front line. Joining as reinforcements are the 11th Armoured Division and the rest
Normandy ’44 Campaign AAR Part V: June 16th-18th Read Post »
After Action ReportStrategies for South Pacific: Breaking the Bismark Barrier Scenario in Empire of the Sun The South Pacific Scenario was initially released in C3i Magazine #30 in late 2016. It was also integrated into the 2nd Edition/2nd printing (or 3rd Printing) of the Empire of the Sun base game that was released in Feb 2019. At
Secrets of the South Pacific – Part 1 Read Post »
Scenarios/Variants, Strategy ArticlesThe following article shows a brief example of how Assault work in The Last Hundred Yards. Enjoy!
A Brief Example of Assault in The Last Hundred Yards Read Post »
Designer BlogsFire erupts from the barrels of the Panther and PZ IV nearly simultaneously as they open up on the T-34/85, which is creeping further into the building. The Commander sees one shot impact the T-34/85 in the hull between the driver and Assistant driver! No smoke or flames, but how bad is the damage? The
Tank Duel Scenario 2: Hold the High Ground – Round 9 Read Post »
After Action Report, Playtest Reports, Scenarios/VariantsBelow is the fourth and final part in Michael Gustavsson’s Playthrough AAR of FAB: Crusader. Parts 1, 2, and 3 can be found here, here, and here. Enjoy! -Rachel
FAB Crusader AAR: The Winter Battle of North Africa 1941 (Part 4) Read Post »
After Action Report, Designer BlogsThe Invasion So Far… Last time the Germans tried to take out the British mulberry but failed with one last lunge by Panzer Lehr (which got surrounded and mostly destroyed for their efforts). Now the British can turn their focus to firming up their front line and pushing to Caen again. The American armies expanded
Normandy ’44 Campaign AAR Part IV: June 13th-15th Read Post »
After Action ReportThis is a guest post from a friend of a friend. It speaks to the relationship the world at large might have to our hobby as wargamers. We thought you might enjoy it… — Mitch by Jerad Alexander Davin has a problem. His advance on Poland is being gutted by the collective will of democratic
General Eisenhower’s Armchair: How War Becomes a Game Read Post »
Designer Blogs, Hobby General InterestToday’s Welcome to Centerville Strategy Tips article is from Robert Crowter-Jones, the writer behind ElusiveMeeple, a wonderful and useful site that provides both reviews and strategy tips for a wide variety of boardgames. Robert has reviewed Welcome to Centerville in some depth and written strategy tips for the game on his blog (see the ElusiveMeeple site). For strategy tips on Triumph
Welcome to Centerville – Strategy Tips from ElusiveMeeple Read Post »
Strategy ArticlesCoughing from the acrid smoke that envelopes his men, the Commander realizes that they are going to lose this battle unless they can kill the Panther and Stug that have captured the high ground in front of him. And they need to do it soon as German reinforcements have been spotted moving towards the hills.
Tank Duel Scenario 2: Hold the High Ground – Round 8 Read Post »
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