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Alfred the Great: War in The West Country 876 AD now on Sale by Red King Games
By the Staff of Red King Games The second game in the Alfred the Great series is now on Sale Alfred the Great: War in The West Country 876 AD The game commences
Read More »Spring 2015 Newsgram from Against the Odds Magazine
By ATO Staff: Spring greetings to all! This is just a quick update on what’s going on here this season at Against the Odds magazine and to alert you to a special offer we’re
Read More »Wired: April 10, 1815: Tambora Explosion Triggers ‘Volcanic Winter’
by Randy Alfred The 200th anniversary of the Tambora eruption and “the year without a summer.” 1815: Tambora volcano in the East Indies erupts with a mighty roar. It sends enough pulverized rock into
Read More »The Hobbit: The Defeat of the Evil Dragon Smaug – A Boardgaming Way Review
Review by Mitchell Freedman Game by Michael Stern and Keith Meyers Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games (2001) Once upon a time, in the golden age of war gaming, a company called Simulation Publications, Inc., created
Read More »The New York Times: Lee Surrenders to Grant (150 years Ago today).
From Our Own (NYT) Correspondent.
Read More »Star Wars: Imperial Assault – A Boardgaming Way Mini-Review
By Fred Manzo Last night a few of the usual suspects played a couple of Star Wars: Imperial Assault scenarios. Now, I really don’t know enough about the this Fantasy Flight game system to
Read More »Deseret News: Boldly go with ‘Star Trek: Fleet Captains’
By Cody Carlson For nearly five decades, “Star Trek” has been a part of American popular culture. With five TV series, 11 films and one more due out next year, the franchise shows no
Read More »Mound Builders – A Boardgaming Way Review
Review by Mitchell Freedman Publisher: Victory Point Games Designers: R. Ben Madison and Wes Erni Development: Alan Emrich At first glance, Mound Builders looks like some other games that use a relatively simple
Read More »Forbes: ‘World War Z’: The Board Game
By Michael Peck: As relentless and inevitable as a zombie horde, it is no surprise that World War Z has spawned an official board game. Called “World War Z: The Game”, it tasks two
Read More »GMT P500 list for April now on Boardgamegeek
By “Leroy43” GMT P500 for April 2015 Welcome to the February 2015 edition (sic) of the GMT P500 update list. The purpose of this list is to showcase all the new games coming through
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