Thunder Alley – Strategy Tips from ElusiveMeeple

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Today’s Thunder Alley 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 Thunder Alley in some depth and written strategy tips for the game on his blog (see the ElusiveMeeple site). For strategy tips on Triumph and Tragedy, 1960: […]

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The Gandhi Chronicles Issue #2: An Overview of Nonviolent Operations in Gandhi

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The article below is the second in a series of articles about Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India, 1917-1947. The first article in this series can be found here. Enjoy! -Rachel

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The Dark Sands: AAR of Designer Solo Campaign Game (Part 2)

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Below is the second part in an series of articles from designer Ted Raicer in which he shares an After Action Report of the Campaign Game of The Dark Sands. Part 1 can be found here. Enjoy! -Rachel

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The Dark Sands: AAR of Designer Solo Campaign Game

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Below is the first part in a series of articles from designer Ted Raicer in which he shares an After Action Report of the Campaign Game of The Dark Sands. Enjoy! -Rachel

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Wing Leader: Eagles Scenarios, Part 3

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Here we look at the last eight scenarios appearing in Wing Leader: Eagles and examine some of their design features, rationales and special rules.

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Carroll Burns the Bridge: A Narrative-Style AAR for Death Valley’s Variant Cross Keys Scenario

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Introduction Wargamers often praise a rules system for the “narrative” it provides during play. I assume what they mean is, if we were to describe in detail the course of the game as we played it, the result would sound very much like a historical account. If so, I would agree that the “narrative” is

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Plains Indian Wars Turn by Turn: Fourth Draw Round

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Welcome back to our ongoing game of Plains Indian Wars. This is the fourth round of a 10-12 round game. This round the U.S. player looked to make great gains only to be beaten back in the end. The faction discs are back in the bag and we’re ready to be drawn for Round #4.

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Hunt for Blackbeard: Action on the Map

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We carry on our examination of gameplay in Hunt for Blackbeard where our previous article left off. We had surveyed the state of each player’s hidden area at a moment of play within the third of four possible turns. Now we look at the action on the shared main map board—especially, combat. Like the career

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Wild Blue Yonder: Tips for Beginners

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If you are trying to get into Wild Blue Yonder and you’ve never played a Down in Flames game before, the amount of material in the box can seem daunting. But it is being touted as a logical place for beginners and veterans of the system alike to dig into, so below you’ll find a

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Hunt for Blackbeard: A Peek at Play

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Our P500 page for Hunt for Blackbeard offers a brief sense of the game’s sequence of play. Here we extend our spyglass for a closer glimpse at the novel mechanisms needed to bring manhunting in the age of piracy to your game table. Note that all art work as well as game rules remain provisional,

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