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FiveThirtyEightLife: The Worst Board Games Ever Invented

FiveThirtyEightLife: The Worst Board Games Ever Invented

Other February 25, 2015 0

By Oliver Roeder Last week, I dove into the data and design of Twilight Struggle — the best board game on the planet, according to the popular gaming site BoardGameGeek. I spoke with game’s designer,

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The National Interest: Five Ways D-Day Could Have Been a Disaster

The National Interest: Five Ways D-Day Could Have Been a Disaster

Fred Manzo February 24, 2015 0

By Michael Peck: General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s face was grim but composed as he read a short message to the assembled group of reporters on the morning of June 7, 1944. “Our landings in

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MMP Spring 2015 Customer Update

MMP Spring 2015 Customer Update

Other February 22, 2015 0

By MMP Staff Spring 2015 Customer Update Hello from MMP! Though the weather outside may still be frightful in some places, MMP is gearing up for a warm spring of exciting new releases.  

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The National Interest: Five Ways Japan Could Have Won World War II

The National Interest: Five Ways Japan Could Have Won World War II

Other February 22, 2015 0

By James Holmes Let’s face it. Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to the finish against the United States. Resolve and resources explain why. So long as Americans kept

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New York Times: Monopoly’s Inventor –  The Progressive Who Didn’t Pass ‘Go’

New York Times: Monopoly’s Inventor – The Progressive Who Didn’t Pass ‘Go’

Other February 22, 2015 0

By Mary Pilon For generations, the story of Monopoly’s Depression-era origins delighted fans almost as much as the board game itself. The tale, repeated for decades and often tucked into the game’s box along

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The National Interest: Hitler’s Last Stand – Why the Battle of the Bulge Still Matters

The National Interest: Hitler’s Last Stand – Why the Battle of the Bulge Still Matters

Other February 22, 2015 0

By Michael Peck: The attack began with a barrage from 1,600 guns and rocket launchers that pounded trenches and command posts. Then came waves of tanks and infantry that surged out of the winter

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The Economist: Financial board games – Playing the markets

The Economist: Financial board games – Playing the markets

Other February 19, 2015 0

By J.K. During the recent trial of Kweku Adoboli, a former trader with UBS, the prosecution described his trades that saddled the Swiss bank with a $2.3 billion loss as “unprotected, unhedged, incautious and

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April 1861: Historical Fiction as Told Through The Poetry Of Donald E. Allen

April 1861: Historical Fiction as Told Through The Poetry Of Donald E. Allen

Donald Allen February 17, 2015 0

By Amazon Staff: April 1861 by Donald E. Allen is a piece of historical fiction as told through poetic verse. Each poem recounts a day of the month of April in the year of

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Forbes: ‘Tide of Iron’ Is A Storm Of Steel

Forbes: ‘Tide of Iron’ Is A Storm Of Steel

Other February 17, 2015 0

By Michael Peck: Toy soldiers are a guilty pleasure. We love them as children and are taught to look down on them as adults. And this is a pity, because something that touches us

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Washington Post: Re-creating the Battle of Waterloo, with 250,000 six-millimeter-tall toy soldiers

Washington Post: Re-creating the Battle of Waterloo, with 250,000 six-millimeter-tall toy soldiers

Other February 16, 2015 0

By Tom Dunkel Flowers are in full spring bloom outside Bruce Weigle’s Alexandria home, but inside it’s the dead of winter: January 1871 to be exact. Weigle is refereeing a step-back-in-time battle from the

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