Monthly Archives: May 2014 »
Wall Street Journal: Two New Translations of ‘Herodotus: The Histories’
Book Review: ‘Herodotus: The Histories’ translated by Tom Holland & ‘Herodotus: Histories’ translated by Pamela Mensch The beleaguered Samians, needing Spartan military aid, held up a bag and said ‘Bag needs flour.’ The laconic
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New York Times: The Toys of War
The Toys of War By SARAH BURNS and DANIEL GREENE FEBRUARY 27, 2014, 9:26 PM Just in time for Christmas 1866, a 30-year-old game creator named Milton Bradley ran an advertisement in Colman’s Rural World, a St.
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AT ANY COST: METZ 1870 – Detailed Sequence of Play (A Boardgaming Way Preview)
By Hermann Luttmann AT ANY COST: METZ 1870 At Any Cost is played in a series of Game Turns, the actual number of turns depends on the scenario selected. Every Game Turn (about 1
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HAMMERIN’ SICKLES – Detailed Sequence of Play – A Boardgaming Way Preview
By Hermann Luttmann HAMMERIN’ SICKLES – Detailed Sequence of Play Hammerin’ Sickles is played in a series of Game Turns, the actual number of turns depends on the scenario selected. Every Game Turn (about
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Miniatures: The 149th Battle of Vogellsdorf – Phase Two (A Photo Essay)
By Fred Manzo Or At Any Cost: Vogeldorf 2870 When we last left our intrepid heroes their front line ran across the VERY badly damaged Vogelsdorf. Against this position, their ancient enemies, the
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Bannockburn 1314 – Blades & Axes: A Boardgaming Way Review (version 2.0)
By Robert DeMaio Bannockburn 1314 – Blades & Axes Publisher: Taktyka I Strategia Designer: Wojciech Zalewsk Hear ye! Hear ye all commoners! Behold the finding of Bannockburn 1314 and three other medieval games designed by
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Revolution Games to ship “Invasion 1066: The Battle of Hastings”
By the Revolution Games’ Staff Get your shields and axes out! Invasion 1066: The Battle of Hastings is now shipping!! Invasion 1066: The Battle of Hastings is our exciting new game designed by Norm Smith. Originally published
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Duel of Eagles II to be published by White Dog Games
By Hermann Luttman Duel of Eagles II For those of you who are interested in ordering Duel of Eagles, please be aware that it is no longer available from Victory Point Games! VPG
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GMT to run 50 % off sale.
By the GMT Staff: Hi guys! The big news in today’s update is that we’re having a Sale! The sale lasts for one week, so get your order in quickly! This update also includes
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Scale Model Show & Contest – NOREASTCON 43 – A Photo Essay
By Fred Manzo Bob DeMaio and the Long Island Scale Model Society hosted a Scale Model Show at The American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, New York this weekend (Sorry, no Zeds seem to have shown up).
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