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At Any Cost: Metz 1870: An After-Action-Report – Part IV – The French Close In
Part IV By Josef Tham Yet again the Bazaine’s Malaise chit was drawn early (put on Frossard’s battered corps to keep him from rallying or assaulting Flavigny again), yet again the activation chit for
Read More »At Any Cost: An After-Action-Report – Part V – Heavy Action in the Center
Part V By Josef Tham The Prussian Aggressive Tactics chit appeared late this turn as well, to no effect against a loaded Prussian Aggressiveness track. DuBarail’s 1st Reserve Cavalry Division (light green) began moving
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Tiny Battles: “The Devil’s to Pay: The First Day at Gettysburg” – Alpha testing
By Fred Manzo End of Turn 1 of the “Ewell be comin’ Round the Moutain” scenario for Hermann Luttmann’s “The Devil’s to Pay: the First Day at Gettysburg” using his new “Blind Swords Lite”
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At Any Cost: An After-Action-Report – Part VI – Evening Action
Part VI By Josef Tham Ladmirault (green) had continued to march his IV Corps toward the sound of the guns, now actually reaching the Fond de la Cuve ravine, but Lorencez’s division (green) dawdled
Read More »At Any Cost: An After-Action-Report – Part VII – Verdun Road
Part VII By Josef Tham Verdun Road Forton’s 3rd Reserve Cavalry Division (light blue), two cavalry units at cadre-strength and a battleworn horse artillery unit, raced south but wouldn’t reach the action before the
Read More »At Any Cost: An After-Action-Report – Part VIII – Blame the Guard!
Part VIII By Josef Tham Verdun Road – Blame The Guard! Neither Forton’s 3rd nor Wilhelm’s 6th Cav could reach the road in the dark. The OOC Prussian Guard horse artillery promptly withdrew off
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The Players’ Aid: “It will cost what it will!” – A Review of At Any Cost: Metz 1870 from GMT Games
Date: April 6, 2018 Author: Alexander “At Any Cost: Metz 1870 is one of the latest offerings from GMT Games. It’s a 2-player wargame that focuses on the fighting around the Metz Forest during the Franco-Prussian
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First And Second Kernstown – The “Blind Swords” Way
By Claude Whalen: Stonewall Jackson stands on Sandy Ridge and stares at a shockingly large Union force; turning to an aide, he says, “Say nothing of it, we are in for it.” He was
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Hollandspiele’s “Hood’s Last Gamble”
Watching Sam Hood Going Nowhere Fast or Somewhere Slowly By Paul Comben: Game Details: Corps and division level for most infantry units, plus garrisons and major cavalry commands. 7.5 miles per hex; terrain limited
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