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

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...

The Battle of Piedmont: A Narrative AAR for the “1300 Start” Scenario from Battles for the Shenandoah — Part 1

Part 1 – through the end of the 1400 turn Introduction. I compiled this after action report using designer Greg Laubach’s Cyberboard gamebox, as the gamebox...

Battles for the Shenandoah: Developer’s Notes for the Death Valley Expansion Pack

This coming August will mark the third anniversary of Death Valley’s publication. During the GMT Seminar at CSW-Expo 2019, six weeks or so before the...

“Go in Where the Fight is the Thickest”: The Sherman-McClernand Counterattack — A Narrative AAR for Into the Woods, Scenario 6

Historical Introduction If there was a lull during the first day at Shiloh, it occurred between 11 AM and noon. The Army of Mississippi, led by...

Diving Into the Woods: A Survey of the Battle Book

Introduction Each game in the GBACW series comes with a “Battle Book” featuring, among other things, special rules that seek to reflect the unique aspects...

Second Disorders in Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW)

This is the third in a series of articles devoted to the GBACW Series Rules.  GMT rates GBACW’s complexity a “7” for good reasons.  Though...

March Orders Stacking, Extended Columns, and the Road Movement Exception in Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW)

This is the second in a series of articles devoted to the GBACW Series Rules. GMT rates GBACW’s complexity a “7” for good reasons — though...

Determining AMs in Great Battles of the American Civil War (GBACW)

GMT rates GBACW’s complexity a “7” for good reasons — though there are undoubtedly whiz kids who immediately grasp the intent of the series rules,...

Fisher’s Hill: A Death Valley Narrative-Style AAR (Part 3)

Introduction This is the third and last installment in my after-action report for “Fisher’s Hill”, one of Death Valley‘s 1864 battles. Like the preceding parts,...

Fisher’s Hill: A Death Valley Narrative-Style AAR (Part 2)

Introduction This is the second in a three-part after-action report for “Fisher’s Hill”, one of Death Valley‘s 1864 battles. Like its predecessor, it employs a...