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October 18 Update from GMT: SALE, New P500s, Production Update
By Gene Billingsley: Hi everyone! First off, if you’re seeing this update in one column, don’t worry! We’ve been listening to feedback from customers wanting a wider column and bigger text, so we’ve revamped
Read More »Next “Blind Swords” game announced: “We Are In For It”
By Claude Whalen and Fred Manzo [Note: The next game in the “Blind Swords” series will be published by the summer of 2019. Its designer is Claude Whalen, one of the major playtester for
Read More »No Enemies Here – Episode 29
No Enemies Here Published on Sep 29, 2018 SUBSCRIBED 803 News about people who review, unbox, showcase, do playthroughs, podcasts and more concerning war board games. Some music too. Links Big Board Gaming https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYl… Bonding
Read More »Weapons and Warfare – “The Iroquois and the European North American ‘empires’ I”
“The character of the French and British North American “empires” differed greatly. Although the French did war against the Iroquois, Natchez, Fox, and other tribes, they did not “conquer” New France; they merely paid
Read More »Weapons and Warfare – “Lord Dunmore’s War”
“Frontiersmen came to dominate the West in the 1760s and early 1770s by sheer weight of numbers – and an unrestrained appetite for land. Because of the expense of garrisoning the frontier, the British
Read More »It’s FatDog Time !
By Harvey Mossman: Hello, You are invited to the following event: THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY OF GAMING Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Friday, November 23, 2018, from
Read More »Video – Roman POWs in China? – The Fate of Crassus’s Lost Legions
Invicta Published on May 30, 2018 “After Crassus was defeated at the battle of Carrhae, 10,000 Roman soldiers were taken prisoner by the Parthians. While history records some details of their story, their ultimate
Read More »Misunderstood Moments in History – The Spartan Myth (Video)
“The Spartans are immortalized in history as super soldiers bred for war. However, most of what we think we know about them is a lie. Today we will unmask the truth behind the Spartan
Read More »The National Interest: A Lot of What We Think We Know About World War II Is Terribly Wrong
Here’s why. by James Holland ‘The Second World War remains an enduringly fascinating subject, but despite the large number of films, documentaries, books and even comics on the subject, our understanding of this catastrophic conflict,
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