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Seizing the Tactical Initiative in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – Seizing the Tactical Initiative “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Attributed to Sun Tzu
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Axis and Allies Tactics – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo Overview I always liked Axis and Allies. It was one of the famous Game Master series that Milton Bradley published starting back in 1981 (the others in the series were Conquest
Read More »The “Spoiling Attack” in Axis and Allies – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo The “Spoiling Attack” in Axis and Allies Another tactic our group has sometimes found useful in Axis and Allies is the “Spoiling Attack.” In my last Axis & Allies strategy article,
Read More »Factional Hannibal: A 4 Player Variant of Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage from The Boadgaming Way
By Fred W. Manzo and Gary Andrews Factional Hannibal: A 4 Player Variant of Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage Playtesters: Harvey Mossman, Barry Friedman, Gary Andrews, Ron Herel, Roger Cooper, Stewart Schoenberger and Fred W.
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A “Strike of the Eagle” southern strategy – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo A “Strike of the Eagle” southern strategy Introduction One of the many strong points in Strike of the Eagle (SotE) is its ability to provide each player with his own set
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Antietam – Burnished Rows of Steel – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Mitch Freedman Antietam – Burnished Rows of Steel – A Boardgaming Way Review Designer – Jonathan Southard Development – Ty Bomba & Chris Perello XRT Games – 1993 As a battle, Antietam was
Read More »Two Bad Generals or How to Use Varro and Longus in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo How to Use Varro and Longus in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. If you
Read More »The Art of Card Driven Game Design – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Gary Andrews, Harvey Mossman and Fred Manzo OR Why Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage is the best Card Driven Game (CDG) ever published The cards in a CDG wargame are typically used to move armies,
Read More »Seizing the Strategic Initiative in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo Seizing the Strategic Initiative in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage “Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses
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