Monthly Archives: August 2014 »
The Other Forgotten War
By Hermann Luttmann August 16th marks the anniversary of the Battle of Mars-la-Tour and August 18th the anniversary of the Battle of Gravelotte-St. Privat, both fought in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. These two battles were
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Notes on WBC 2014 – A Photo Essay
By Fred Manzo WBC – 2014 The World Boardgaming Championship (WBC) is a gaming convention held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania every summer that a bunch of us from Long Island have been attending for
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Now available! Duel of Eagles II from White Dog Games
By the Staff of White Dog Games Now available! Designer Hermann Luttmann’s Duel of Eagles II has been upgraded with expanded rules and two scenarios. By designer Hermann Luttmann, Duel of Eagles II centers on the battle
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WSJ: The First War to Run on Oil
From the Wall Street Journal By DANIEL YERGIN World War I made gasoline central to combat and world politics. Half a century ago, on the 50th anniversary of World War I, the diplomatic historian William
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The Historical Game Company LLC. Opens for Business
Hello! Welcome to The Historical Game Company, LLC website. We are currently working on Fields of Battle, Volume 1: The Great Northern War, a two player tactical game on 8 battles of that war
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Hell’s Gate – A Boardgaming Way Review
This is a different kind of game, and so it needs a different kind of review. Enjoy – Mitch HELL’S GATE Designer: Professor Philip Sabin Publisher:Victory Point Games A Review by Mitch Freedman Back
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What Happened to the Hood? – The Replays
By Paul Comben A slight change of plans here, owing to issues of space. The two games being used are Jack Greene’s The Royal Navy and Gary Graber’s Battleship Captain. Both games have relatively simple movement
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Darkest Night – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Mitch Freedman Designed by Jeremy LennertDeveloped by Noelle Le Bienvenu Published by Victory Point Games (VPG) There is a whole class of games that deal with a world of fantasy, with demons and trolls
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