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The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43 – A Mini-Review From The Boardgaming Way
Review by Fred Manzo Designer: Gregory M. Smith
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Revolution Games is now shipping Stonewall’s Sword
By Fred Manzo Revolution Games is shipping Hermann Luttmann’s Stonewall’s Sword: The Battle of Cedar Mountain this week. This game uses the “Blind Sword’ chit pull system that will also be found in GMT’s
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Revolution Games Sale ends Tuesday Night
By Roger Miller Just a reminder that our free shipping on all orders $60 or more comes to an end on Tuesday. Also thanks to everyone who ordered Stonewall’s Sword. By far our fastest
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The Telegraph: Confessions of a ‘Grognard’: why I am an unashamed board game geek
By Dan Hodges “A confession. I am a Grognard. “Isn’t a Grognard a species of tropical fish?” assistant comment editor Tom Chivers asked me suspiciously when I outed myself this morning. No, a Grognard
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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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The Ancient World – Carthage, The First Punic War – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Tom Thornsen It is 264 BC and you are a member of the Roman Senate. News comes from the south that the Syracusan Tyrant Hiero has allied with the Carthaginians and is preparing
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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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Bringing Back the Bygones: An Occasional Look at the Vintage Side of Boardgaming
By Paul Comben The Battle of the Little Big Horn Review Designer: Eduardo Rojas Publisher: Waddingtons Games (1962) So who remembers this one? For no small amount of time I have told people that my first
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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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A BECKONING VICTORY: THE BATTLE OF MARS-LA-TOUR 1870 – A Boardgaming Way Essay
by Hermann Luttmann “The tragedy is that, obsessed with avoiding defeat, he was blind to a beckoning victory.” – David Ascoli, author of A Day of Battle, referring to French Marshal Francois Bazaine The Battle
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