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New York Times: Civil War Games for Modern-Day Lees
By PENNY SINGER Published January 6th, 1991 The climactic battle for the Shenandoah Valley, General Pickett’s headlong charge at Gettysburg and the first and second battles of Manassas are the stuff Richard Berg has
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Obtain a Free PNP version of “A Spoiled Victory: Dunkirk 1940” on The Boardgaming Way
By Fred Manzo Thanks to Paul Fish, Hermann Luttmann and Legion Wargames a free Print-and-Play copy of “A Spoiled Victory: Dunkirk 1940“ is now available to readers of The Boardgaming Way. This game was
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Bringing Back the Bygones – Part II: Combat (1968) & William the Conqueror (1976)
By Paul Comben To come straight to the point, whatever mainstream wargaming was doing between 1968 and 1976, it was not doing it with either of these two oddities. Then again, one abiding memory
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WSJ: Boys, Men and the War-Strategy Game
By Jonathan Last Last week, Muzzy Lane Software released the sequel to its groundbreaking strategy game, Making History. Like its predecessor, Making History II is a World War II simulation, where players choose a
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The Jewish Daily Forward: War Games Depict History of Israel and Challenge Players To Win Conflict
By Michael Peck: Games Imagine Scenarios From 1948 War to Strike on Iran It is October 1973, and the state of Israel is in mortal danger. To the north, Syrian tank columns have
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The Ancient World – Carthage, The First Punic War – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Tom Thornsen It is 264 BC and you are a member of the Roman Senate. News comes from the south that the Syracusan Tyrant Hiero has allied with the Carthaginians and is preparing
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War Is Boring: Staggering Odds, Brutal Tank Battles in New War Game
By Mike Peck It’s Israel versus Syria in board game ‘Days of Battle: Golan Heights’ The odds were staggering. Just 177 Israeli tanks facing horde of 1,400 tanks of the Syrian army. Just 200
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Bringing Back the Bygones: An Occasional Look at the Vintage Side of Boardgaming
By Paul Comben The Battle of the Little Big Horn Review Designer: Eduardo Rojas Publisher: Waddingtons Games (1962) So who remembers this one? For no small amount of time I have told people that my first
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FP Magazine: Like Stratego, But With More Bagpipes
By Michael Peck The fight for Scottish independence, coming to a living room table near you. Damn that William Wallace. Damn that stupid movie Braveheart. And curse this infernal board game that compels me, Edward Longshanks,
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Chainmail: Medieval Combat – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Tom Thornsen Chainmail – First Impressions Designer: Richard Berg Publisher: Worthington Games (2009) [Chainmail: Medieval Combat should not be confused with the game Chainmail, the miniatures game created by Gary Gygax in 1971. Richard
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