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Texas court affirms game mechanics not protected under copyright law
“United States copyright law has not been favorable to protecting game mechanics up to this point, and a recent summary judgment from a Texas judge in DaVinci Editrice S.R.L. vs. Ziko Games, LLC means this
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Video Review of “Old School Tactical” by Marco Arnaudo
Year Published – 2015 Designer –Shayne Logan Artist –Shayne Logan Publisher – Flying Pig Games Mechanisms – Dice Rolling and Hex-and-Counter BGG: “Old School Tactical is a new system for tactical level war-games. This first game involves small unit
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GrogHeads Interviews the Team Behind “The Lamps Are Going Out”
Kirk, Hermann, and Tim all join us to chat about their upcoming epic WWI game ~ Brant Guillory, 4 June 2016 All images from pre-production artwork. Compass Games has had The Lamps Are Going Out on
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Chicago Tribune: Miniature war gaming is big with history buffs
By Kate Thayer “A group of men gathered around a table, discussing their next moves in the midst of an invasion. In this case, the table was also the battlefield, and the soldiers were only
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Video: “Kido Butai – Japan’s Carriers at Midway” Review by SingleHandedWarfare
By Derek Case Published on May 30, 2016 Designed By: Benjamin Richter Published By: Dr. Richter Konfliktsimulationen From BGG: “At 1020 hours on June 4, 1942, Japanese naval aircraft still ruled the skies over the
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Brilliant Maps: Zone Rouge: An Area of France So Badly Damaged By WW1 That People Are Still Forbidden To Live There
“While WW1 ended nearly a century ago, its scars can still be found across Northern France and Belgium. Zone Rouge (French for Red Zone) is perhaps the ultimate example of this. At the end
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Brilliant Maps: The 28 Best Map Based Strategy Board Games You’ve Probably Never Played
“If you like board games and you like maps, you’ve almost certainly played Risk and have likely also played such classics as Diplomacy and Settlers of Catan before. While these are all great games,
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