A Fading Star #2: Harakat Al-Shabaab Al-Mujahideen

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Al-Shabaab (from its full name Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, or ‘Mujahideen Youth Movement’) is a very singular case among the movements that have made the headlines since the rise of violent transnational Islamism. From 2007 to 2014, the organization could sway and control a majority of Southern Somalia, including numerous urban centers, despite the presence of […]

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Across The Bosporus: Bringing Levy & Campaign to Asia Minor

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The medieval era: a clash of swords and armor, archers winning the day against charging knights, the dust and roar of melee, lords’ banners snapping crisply in the breeze, high castle parapets withstanding mighty sieges. These are the familiar images that likely come to mind and captivate the imagination when played out on the table

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Imperial Eagles: Air War in the Pacific 1941-43 — Japanese Aircraft

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For anyone who’s ever played Down in Flames, their first question is probably, “what aircraft do we get in Imperial Eagles?”You’ll be getting a mix of old and new, with even the “repeats” brought up to Wild Blue Yonder standards.  As befits a game featuring Imperial Japanese aviation in World War II, this first article

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Illusions of Glory: Playtesting the Next Edition

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The next generation of rules, mapboard, player aid cards, and counters for Illusions of Glory are open for playtesting.  Links to a Vassal playtest module and next generation rules (labeled “Summer 2022”) are located on the Illusions of Glory webpage.  Please send your critiques to me at Ohiogrognard on BoardGameGeek. The rules have been clarified

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Rebellion: Britannia, The Events Deck, Part #1

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There are 12 rounds in each game of Rebellion: Britannia – unless an automatic loss condition for Rome is triggered (she has 2+ Forts and 6+ Settlements burnt at the same time, or has all 4 Legions destroyed) in which case the game ends immediately. At the beginning of each round the top card of

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A Fading Star #1: The Somali Civil War

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The Somali Civil War is an ongoing, now three-decades-long outburst of violence that has displaced millions and killed thousands. The international public knows about this conflict primarily through news headlines generated by the 1993 “Black Hawk Down” incident and its eponymous 2001 Hollywood movie depiction. However, the global media otherwise paid little attention to the

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Rebellion: Britannia, Indigenous British Culture

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There’s another systemic layer to the game we haven’t really discussed in the blogs before now, at least not in any detail, which is a source of potential Victory Points (VPs). This element concerns indigenous British culture. It’s a later addition to the design and something we are still exploring in development. Early playtesting exposed

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Inferno – Replay and Tutorial by Christophe Correia, Part 1

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Below you will find Part 1 in an Inferno Replay and Tutorial series from Cristophe Correia originally published on The Boardgames Chronicle blog. Enjoy! -Rachel Volko Ruhnke’s Levy & Campaign series from GMT Games presents medieval warfare at the operational level in various settings. Volume I, Nevsky, is set on the 13th-Century Baltic frontier with Novgorodan Russia. Volume II, Almoravid,

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Examples of Play, Series Replay

A Hitler’s Reich Gaming Experience or “Why a Perfect Plan Isn’t Always Perfect”

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by Herman (Ted) Bingham Introduction by Hitler’s Reich Co-Designer Fred Schachter: A wonderful part of our beloved hobby of gaming is the opportunity to meet fellow enthusiasts through a variety of means.  This was the case when I responded to a BGG Hitler’s Reich site post, captivatingly titled “Is Hand Size a Game Breaker?”, from

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