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The Other Forgotten War
By Hermann Luttmann August 16th marks the anniversary of the Battle of Mars-la-Tour and August 18th the anniversary of the Battle of Gravelotte-St. Privat, both fought in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. These two battles were
Read More »Now available! Duel of Eagles II from White Dog Games
By the Staff of White Dog Games Now available! Designer Hermann Luttmann’s Duel of Eagles II has been upgraded with expanded rules and two scenarios. By designer Hermann Luttmann, Duel of Eagles II centers on the battle
Read More »A Study in Emerald – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Designer: Martin Wallace Publisher: Treefrog Games A Study in Emerald is Martin Wallace’s 2013 entry into both the H.P. Lovecraft and Sherlock Holmes genes. It’s a game that will remind
Read More »Beta Rules for “AT ANY COST: METZ 1870”
Designed by Hermann Luttmann Developed by Fred Manzo Oct. 26th, 2014 P500 page Consimworld Discussion page for AAC (The following are the near-beta rules for Hermann Luttmann’s new Franco-Prussian War game: At Any Cost:
Read More »HAMMERIN’ SICKLES: LONGSTREET ATTACKS AT GETTYSBURG Event Chits
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
Read More »AT ANY COST: METZ 1870 Event Chits (Provisional)
By Hermann Luttman AT ANY COST: METZ 1870 FRENCH EVENT CHITS Commander-in-Chief: The French player may immediately select any one French unit to activate, even if the unit is in the Available to Rebuild
Read More »New York Times: The Toys of War
The Toys of War By SARAH BURNS and DANIEL GREENE FEBRUARY 27, 2014, 9:26 PM Just in time for Christmas 1866, a 30-year-old game creator named Milton Bradley ran an advertisement in Colman’s Rural World, a St.
Read More »AT ANY COST: METZ 1870 – Detailed Sequence of Play (A Boardgaming Way Preview)
By Hermann Luttmann AT ANY COST: METZ 1870 At Any Cost is played in a series of Game Turns, the actual number of turns depends on the scenario selected. Every Game Turn (about 1
Read More »HAMMERIN’ SICKLES – Detailed Sequence of Play – A Boardgaming Way Preview
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
Read More »Duel of Eagles II to be published by White Dog Games
By Hermann Luttman Duel of Eagles II For those of you who are interested in ordering Duel of Eagles, please be aware that it is no longer available from Victory Point Games! VPG
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