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Axis and Allies Tactics – “The First Bite of the Apple” theory.
By Fred Manzo Axis and Allies Tactics One other item worth mentioning for those playing >Axis and Allies is what has been called the “First Bite of the Apple” theory. Basically, it says that no matter
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Roman Generals in Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage Simply put, Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage is the best strategic Card-Driven Game (CDG) ever produced. To give you some idea of how good it is, old
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Axis and Allies Pacific: 1940 (First Edition) – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Axis and Allies Pacific: 1940 (First Edition) Overview I like A&A in general and believe Axis & Allies Pacific: 1940 is a beautiful looking game with the potential to become the
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A Game of Thrones Board Game (First Edition) – And the question of “What is Fun?”
By Fred Manzo A Game of Thrones James Dunnigan once said “movement equals fun.” I’d say “Interaction equals fun,” movement being just one way players interact. For example, a typical Euro “multi-player solitaire” game
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By Fred Manzo A Game of Thrones A few months ago we played the first edition of A Game of Thrones. It was designed by Christian T Petersen and Kevin Wilson and published in
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Dawn of the Zeds (Second Edition) – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Dawn of the Zeds (Second Edition) “A teenager is someone who is well prepared for a zombie attack but not ready for tomorrow’s math test.” – Anonymous Zombies are hot. Hot,
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Nexus Ops – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Nexus Ops Recently we played Nexus Ops, a game designed by Charlie Catino and initially published by Avalon Hill (Hasbro) in 2005 and, in a second edition a few years ago,
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Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan: A Boardgaming Way Review
By Harvey Mossman and Fred Manzo Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan A while ago we played Matt Calkins’s Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan, a game that won the Charles S. Roberts Award as
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Galactic Expanse: Starship Battles – A Card Game Review from The Boardgaming Way
By Fred Manzo Galactic Expanse: Starship Battles A few months ago we played Galactic Expanse: Starship Battles. Or at least we tried to. GE is a two to four player card game designed by
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Mag-Blast 3rd Edition – A Card Game Review from The Boardgaming Way
By Fred Manzo Mag-Blast 3rd Edition Q: What’s a light year? A: It’s the same as a regular year, but with fewer calories. – Anonymous (Did you really expect someone to take credit for
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