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“Hammerin’ Sickles” to move to Revolution Games

“Hammerin’ Sickles” to move to Revolution Games

Other November 19, 2016 0

By Hermann Luttmann: “I’ve made the personal decision to withdraw Hammerin’ Sickles from GMT Games and have it published by Revolution Games instead, under the new title Longstreet Attacks: The Second Day at Gettysburg.

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New “Hammerin’ Sickles: Longstreet Attacks at Gettysburg” cover released.

New “Hammerin’ Sickles: Longstreet Attacks at Gettysburg” cover released.

Fred Manzo July 29, 2015 0

By Fred Manzo    Things are heating up for Hermann Luttmann’s “Hammerin’ Sickles: Longstreet Attacks at Gettysburg.” First, it blew through the P500 line at GMT going from 477 to 514 in less than

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A Quick Look at “Hammerin’ Sickles” and “At Any Cost: Metz 1870”

A Quick Look at “Hammerin’ Sickles” and “At Any Cost: Metz 1870”

Fred Manzo February 2, 2015 0

By Fred Manzo   Although some people know Hermann Luttmann and I are working on a good 6+ games, today I’d like to discuss two of them in particular: “Hammerin’ Sickles: Longstreet Attacks at

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A Player’s Guide to “Hammerin’ Sickles: Longstreet Attacks at Gettysburg”

A Player’s Guide to “Hammerin’ Sickles: Longstreet Attacks at Gettysburg”

Fred Manzo October 22, 2014 2

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HAMMERIN’ SICKLES:  LONGSTREET ATTACKS AT GETTYSBURG Rules

HAMMERIN’ SICKLES: LONGSTREET ATTACKS AT GETTYSBURG Rules

Hermann Luttmann October 10, 2014 0

By Hermann Luttmann:   Hammerin’ Sickles Rules  Designer: Hermann Luttmann                                                

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Notes on WBC 2014 – A Photo Essay

Notes on WBC 2014 – A Photo Essay

Fred Manzo August 23, 2014 2

By Fred Manzo   WBC – 2014 The World Boardgaming Championship (WBC) is a gaming convention held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania every summer that a bunch of us from Long Island have been attending for

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HAMMERIN’ SICKLES: LONGSTREET ATTACKS AT GETTYSBURG Event Chits

HAMMERIN’ SICKLES: LONGSTREET ATTACKS AT GETTYSBURG Event Chits

Hermann Luttmann May 27, 2014 0

By Hermann Luttmann HAMMERIN’ SICKLES: LONGSTREET ATTACKS AT GETTYSBURG WILD AND EVENT CHITS WILD CHITS Fortunes of War: The next chit drawn from the cup is discarded for the turn and thus has no

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The Hammerin’ Sickles Playtest Map of Little Round Top

The Hammerin’ Sickles Playtest Map of Little Round Top

Other May 19, 2014 0

By Rick Barber   The Little Round Top portion of the Hammerin’ Sickles playtest map.   Game Resources: GMT Hammerin’ Sickles page

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HAMMERIN’ SICKLES – Detailed Sequence of Play – A Boardgaming Way Preview

HAMMERIN’ SICKLES – Detailed Sequence of Play – A Boardgaming Way Preview

Hermann Luttmann May 13, 2014 0

By Hermann Luttmann HAMMERIN’ SICKLES – Detailed Sequence of Play Hammerin’ Sickles is played in a series of Game Turns, the actual number of turns depends on the scenario selected. Every Game Turn (about

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GMT places “Hammerin’ Sickles: Longstreet Attacks at Gettysburg” on their P 500 list

GMT places “Hammerin’ Sickles: Longstreet Attacks at Gettysburg” on their P 500 list

Other May 3, 2014 0

By the GMT staff  “On the afternoon of July 2nd, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles, commanding III Corps of the Army of the Potomac, made a decision that historians

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