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Kickstarter: “In Magnificent Style” – Deluxe (second edition) from Worthington
By Kickstarter: The deluxe edition and update of the classic Solitaire game, IN MAGNIFICENT STYLE. Refight Picketts Charge at Gettysburg. “In Magnificent Style” is a solitaire game depicting the final desperate Confederate attack on July
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Gettysburg – UK Video
Chris Gilder “TV Series on in the UK called Battleground featuring Edward Woodward with Peter Gilders figures and Terrain. Peter and Edward first met on the movie Callan which featured a wargame setup by
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The History Guy: “A Very Bad Man – Soapy Smith”
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered 738K subscribers “Jefferson “Soapy” Smith was one of the most skilled, and infamous, confidence men in United States history. He was “so dirty he made a
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Washington Post: She was the last American to collect a Civil War pension —$73.13 a month. She just died.
By Ian Shapira: “The check arrived every month: $73.13. Irene Triplett, who lived in a North Carolina nursing home, rarely talked about the source of the money. She was the last American to receive
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Gettysburg: Animated Battle Map – American Battlefield Trust
By American Battlefield Trust 91.8K subscribers “We at the American Battlefield Trust are re-releasing our Animated Battle Maps with newly branded openings. Enjoy learning about the most famous battle in American history, with the
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The Largest Wargame Ever Played?
Little Wars TV 15K subscribers “Could this be the largest miniature wargame ever played? The British news media certainly believe so! In June 2019 organizers at the University of Glasgow staged a 120 player
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Tiny Battle Publishing announces new “Blind Swords Lite” game on Leipzig
By Fred Manzo Tiny Battle Publishing has just announced that a new “Blind Swords Lite” game by Hermann Luttmann is on their schedule. I thought this project was “double-plus Top Secret” but I guess
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Battlefields and Warriors: A review of “Stonewall’s Sword” by Revolution Games
Jackson’s Sword by Revolution Games. By Norm Smith: “The first of the American Civil War regimental games in the Blind Swords series by Revolution Games, it covers Cedar Mountain with each turn representing 20
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Comparative Video Review: Battle Hymn Pea Ridge and Thunder in the Ozarks
The Oaken Knight “Comparative Review of Compass Games’ Battle Hymn Volume 1 — Pea Ridge and Revolution Games’ Thunder in the Ozarks (Battle of Pea Ridge)“
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