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Forbes: ‘World War Z’: The Board Game
By Michael Peck: As relentless and inevitable as a zombie horde, it is no surprise that World War Z has spawned an official board game. Called “World War Z: The Game”, it tasks two
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Foreign Policy: Guns of October
By Michael Peck: I played every game about the Yom Kippur War, so you don’t have to. Here’s what I learned. It was at 2 p.m. on the sixth day of October 1973 —
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The National Interest: Five Ways D-Day Could Have Been a Disaster
By Michael Peck: General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s face was grim but composed as he read a short message to the assembled group of reporters on the morning of June 7, 1944. “Our landings in
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The National Interest: Hitler’s Last Stand – Why the Battle of the Bulge Still Matters
By Michael Peck: The attack began with a barrage from 1,600 guns and rocket launchers that pounded trenches and command posts. Then came waves of tanks and infantry that surged out of the winter
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The Jewish Daily Forward: War Games Depict History of Israel and Challenge Players To Win Conflict
By Michael Peck: Games Imagine Scenarios From 1948 War to Strike on Iran It is October 1973, and the state of Israel is in mortal danger. To the north, Syrian tank columns have
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War Is Boring: Staggering Odds, Brutal Tank Battles in New War Game
By Mike Peck It’s Israel versus Syria in board game ‘Days of Battle: Golan Heights’ The odds were staggering. Just 177 Israeli tanks facing horde of 1,400 tanks of the Syrian army. Just 200
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FP Magazine: Like Stratego, But With More Bagpipes
By Michael Peck The fight for Scottish independence, coming to a living room table near you. Damn that William Wallace. Damn that stupid movie Braveheart. And curse this infernal board game that compels me, Edward Longshanks,
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