Monthly Archives: March 2014 »
The Art of Card Driven Game Design – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Gary Andrews, Harvey Mossman and Fred Manzo OR Why Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage is the best Card Driven Game (CDG) ever published The cards in a CDG wargame are typically used to move armies,
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A Grimm Tale of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) – of GMT’s Board Game Labyrinth: The War on Terror 2001 – ? – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred W. Manzo Labyrinth: The War on Terror 2001 – ? (A Boardgaming Way Analysis) As Harvey Mossman has already produced a fine review of GMT’s Labyrinth: The War on Terror for The
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Flames of War: The World War II Miniatures Game – A Review from The Boardgaming Way
By Fred Manzo Flames of War: The World War II Miniatures Game – Overview – Many players consider Flames of War to be an above average miniatures system for World War II skirmish-level combat. But, unfortunately,
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Battlestar Galactica (First Edition): A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo A Review of FFG’s 2008 Release of Battlestar Galactica Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games designer: Corey Konieczka Battlestar Galactica – The Board Game (BG) is a solid card driven co- operative game,
Read More »Two Bad Generals or How to Use Varro and Longus in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo How to Use Varro and Longus in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. If you
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“Dawn of the Zeds” Board Game Erratum – 03-26-2013
Dawn of the Zeds Errata by Victory Point Games 1. In 3.1 (Tutorial Scenario), the last sentence to the Scenario Specific Rule has been changed: “When Fate cards ([11.0], page 21) result in a
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Philadelphia Inquirer: War buffs do battle (no blood), Convention pulls in fans of miniature conflicts.
War buffs do battle (no blood), Convention pulls in fans of miniature conflicts By Art Carey INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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What is a Euro-style game?
By Fred Manzo I’m a grognard* who plays the occasional Euro. Now it may be hard for some people to believe but not everyone knows what makes something a Euro-style game. In my opinion
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