Monthly Archives: March 2014 »
Errata for Spartacus
By Compass Games General Errata Clarification to 9.5: ”Campaign cards allow two or more leaders and their armies to be activated”… Correction to 8.1: ”For each new Legion raised, the Crisis marker is immediatlely
Read More »Spartacus – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Spartacus: Crisis in the Roman Republic 80-71 B.C. An Overview Let me begin by saying that I wanted to like Spartacus. It models an interesting situation, it uses the tried-and-true Hannibal:
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Hannibal Ad Portas* – Carthaginian Generals in HRC – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo and Gary Andrews Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage Introduction Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is not a balanced game. Undoubtedly this is due to Carthage’s strong initial position and numerous advantages. First, its
Read More »Roman Generals in Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage Simply put, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is the best strategic Card-Driven Game (CDG) ever produced. To give you some idea of how good it is, old
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Ad Astra: A Card Game Review from The Boardgaming Way
By Fred Manzo Ad Astra: A Card Game Review We recently played the 4 player version of Ad Astra, a SF game designed by Bruno Faidutti and Serge Lagett and published by Fantasy Flight
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Brawling Battleships – Steel: A Card Game Review from The Boardgaming Way
By Fred W. Manzo Brawling Battleships – Steel Brawling Battleships was published by Lost Battalion Games back in 2003. It was designed by Bruce Kohrn and the late S. Craig Talyor (of Wooden Ships
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Settlers of America: Trails to Rails – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Settlers of America: Trails to Rails Settlers of America: Trails to Rails was published in 2010 by Mayfair Games. It was designed by Klaus Teuber, who is probably the most famous
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Railroad Tycoon (also known as “Railroads of the World”) – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Railroad Tycoon Designer: Martin Wallace and Glenn Drover Publisher: Eagle Games Overview After going out of print a few years ago Railroad Tycoon was reincarnated in 2009 as Railroads of the
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Friedrich: A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo “I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right” – Frederick, the Great Designer: Richard Sivel Publisher: Rio Grande Games Friedrich, a war game of the
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Fury of Dracula: A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Fury of Dracula Designer: Stephen Hand and Kevin Wilson Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games Fury of Dracula is a great, but not perfect, 5 player game. The five players represent Dracula (of
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