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Next “Blind Swords” game announced: “We Are In For It”

Next “Blind Swords” game announced: “We Are In For It”

Other October 18, 2018 0

By Claude Whalen and Fred Manzo [Note: The next game in the “Blind Swords” series will be published by the summer of 2019. Its designer is Claude Whalen, one of the major playtester for

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Invaders from Dimension X Bundle!

Invaders from Dimension X Bundle!

Other August 17, 2018 0

By the Flying Pig staff: Years in the making. A designing cast of thousands! Okay, well maybe two or three, but they did the work of thousands. Now, for the first time today, you

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Wargamer Review: AT ANY COST: METZ 1870

Wargamer Review: AT ANY COST: METZ 1870

Other August 17, 2018 0

BY BILL GRAY 15 AUG 2018 “OK, I’ll admit it, there are areas in which board wargames of the hex and counter variety still shine, and at Historicon recently I was able to purchase an

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At Any Cost: Metz 1870  A player review.

At Any Cost: Metz 1870 A player review.

Donald Allen August 16, 2018 0

By Don Allen: I stepped into the unknown, and it was fun. Not many people know the Franco Prussian war. A war looked back upon as one of the key events in European history.

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Armchair General: The Fate of France hangs in the Balance with GMT Games ‘At Any Cost: Metz 1870’. Board Game Review.

Armchair General: The Fate of France hangs in the Balance with GMT Games ‘At Any Cost: Metz 1870’. Board Game Review.

Other August 9, 2018 0

By Ray Garbee  At Any Cost: Metz 1870.                                                       

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A Player’s Guide To “Longstreet Attacks”

A Player’s Guide To “Longstreet Attacks”

Other August 1, 2018 2

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LONGSTREET ATTACKS ERRATA AND FAQ – 7-28-18 ERRATA

LONGSTREET ATTACKS ERRATA AND FAQ – 7-28-18 ERRATA

Other July 30, 2018 0

By Hermann Luttmann: Q. The list of column shifts on page 11 of the rules says “Firer in Skirmish Order = shift two columns to the left if the firing unit is in Skirmish Order.”

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A Wargamers Needful Things: A Review of “At Any Cost Metz 1870” by GMT

A Wargamers Needful Things: A Review of “At Any Cost Metz 1870” by GMT

Other July 24, 2018 0

by Robert Peterson:  “The Franco-Prussian War; not many besides historians and wargamers have even heard about it. The Franco-Prussian War is really the catalyst for the events of the next seventy-five years in European history.

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Impressions after playing the first scenario of “Longstreet Attacks”

Impressions after playing the first scenario of “Longstreet Attacks”

Other July 23, 2018 0

By Zeke: Having just completed the first scenario and partway into the second with a friend, I am thoroughly enjoying myself so far. I thought it would be good to write a small review

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Let’s Play! Video – Longstreet Attacks: The Second Day at Gettysburg (Tutorial Scenario – Round Tops)

Let’s Play! Video – Longstreet Attacks: The Second Day at Gettysburg (Tutorial Scenario – Round Tops)

Fred Manzo June 23, 2018 0

Wayne Hansen Published on Jun 21, 2018 “This is a tutorial playthrough of the first turn of the “Round Tops” scenario of Longstreet Attacks, a regimental scale American Civil War wargame designed by Hermann

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