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CNN: Origins of 8 classic board games

CNN: Origins of 8 classic board games

Fred Manzo September 21, 2015 0

By Keith Law: 1. Backgammon Other than chess — the history of which is well-covered elsewhere — the most enduring table game of the last few centuries is backgammon, also known as “tables” early

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“Invaders from Dimension X!” rulebook now on the web

“Invaders from Dimension X!” rulebook now on the web

Hermann Luttmann September 21, 2015 0

By Hermann Luttmann: “…Invaders From Dimension X! is a solitaire game depicting battles between the crack 124th Galactic Marine Raider Battalion (nicknamed “The Old Reprobates”) of the Unified Space Alliance Defense Force and the

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Video: Invaders from Dimension X! review

Video: Invaders from Dimension X! review

Other September 20, 2015 0

By Big Board Gaming Game Resources: Invaders from Dimension X! Boardgamegeek page Tiny Battle Home Page —————————————————— —————————————————–

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“Captain’s Sea: Ship to Ship Combat in the Age of Sail” jumps to Legion Wargames

“Captain’s Sea: Ship to Ship Combat in the Age of Sail” jumps to Legion Wargames

Other September 19, 2015 0

By the staff of Legion Wargames Captain’s Sea Ship to Ship Combat in the Age of Sail Designer: Mike Nagel Captain’s Sea is a low-to-moderate complexity game for two players who take the roles as

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Legion Wargames: 20 New CPO Games Available Now!

Legion Wargames: 20 New CPO Games Available Now!

Other September 19, 2015 0

September 18, 2015 At long last the new CPO games are here and I think I can safely say that with game topics from ancient trireme fleets to WWII bomber squadrons, and more, there is something

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Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection and the Event Cards

Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection and the Event Cards

Other September 17, 2015 0

by Harold Buchanan The following are a few Indian Faction first Event cards and the associated history: 75. Congress’ Speech to the Six Nations “We desire you will hear and receive what we have

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At Any Cost: Metz 1870 counter-sheets released

At Any Cost: Metz 1870 counter-sheets released

Fred Manzo September 16, 2015 0

By GMT Here are the fronts of the two counter sheets for At Any Cost: Metz 1870. The counter art is by Pascal and Mark Simonitch. (Click to enlarge) Left side (Front 1): Right

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“Invaders from Dimension X!” and Einstein

“Invaders from Dimension X!” and Einstein

Fred Manzo September 13, 2015 0

By Fred Manzo A new publishing company “Tiny Battle” has just released Hermann Luttmann’s newest game “Invaders from Dimension X!” As I was the developer of the game I thought I’d add a few

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How the 124th earned its name

How the 124th earned its name

Fred Manzo September 13, 2015 0

By Fred Manzo “….As is well known, the 124th received its unofficial nickname, “The Old Reprobates,” during the suppression of the Catalianian Conspiracy. According to legend, Her Imperial Highness, Empress Ashley IV, was in

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Flying Pig Games releases issue #3 of Yaah! magazine.

Flying Pig Games releases issue #3 of Yaah! magazine.

Fred Manzo September 11, 2015 0

  By the Staff of Flying Pig Games: Yaah! #3 Shipping! Biggest Issue Yet is in the Mail The counters are in and the magazines are shipping. This is the bestest (sic) and biggest

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