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Spotlight Articles

Outstanding articles that are not necessarily linked to one particular game, but may have broad appeal to gamers.

The Origins of the AVALON HILL GAME COMPANY 1952-1963

The Avalon Hill Game Company is 72 years old this year and time to chronicle the history of Avalon Hill. In Part 1, Origins, we will look at the story of not only the establishment of a game company, but an industry and a hobby. Thanks to Legendary Tactics YouTube Channel for this great series.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/18/2024

Tributes pour in after death of award-winning veteran wargame designer Dean Essig

Mike Didymus-True, in BoardGameWire, brings us the sad news of the passing of designer Dean Essig.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/1/2024

Alumwell Wargame Show 2024

"...I actually enjoyed this show more than any other that I have been to in the past couple of years." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, regales us with sights and surprises from this show, along with some great pictures! And check out the source of an insight that led Norm to conclude "It made me realise that considering these things went into the air in their thousands, the financial investment in longbow archers must have been huge."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/22/2024

Fields of Corn & Rye

"...I was pretty sure that I had found something that might do the job." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, discusses a way he's found to address an old itch, namely adding texture and/or crop fields to tabletop settings. Check out what he finds to be a reasonable, cost-effective approach, considering that "...sometimes I think we have made ourselves a picture perfect world and lost something along the way."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/11/2024

Gaming Conventions

Another new feature for Grognard.com, the Gaming Convention calendar will make it a snap to keep up with all the latest gaming conventions in your area. But we need your gaming convention information, so please contribute.

Grognard News

Grognard Challenge - Expanded Room for Comments! (6/25/2023)

The Comments entry area has been resized to 512 characters.

Grognard Opponents Wanted (9/14/2022)

New Opponents Wanted function. You can now set your ad expiration date, up to one year. Requires site registration.

Gaming Conventions

New Gaming Conventions calendar. You can see all upcoming gaming conventions worldwide.

If you are sponsoring a board gaming convention of some type, or know of one that is not listed on Grognard.com, then please contact us and let us know!

Gaming Clubs/Organziations

New Gaming Clubs/Organizations listing. You can search for existing gaming clubs worldwide.

If you belong to a gaming club, or know of one, please drop us a line and let us know so we can get it listed on Grognard.com!

New Search Features

Now you can search for specific games (or games by publisher) using the new Game Search feature, located at the top right corner of the this page. In addition you can now harness the power of Google to search the entire Grognard.com site for any specific information you'd like. Just enter a search word or phrase into the Google box labeled "Search All of Grognard.com" and click magnifying glass button. Search features will continue to be improved and enhanced going forward so check back often to see the latest stuff.

Grognard Originals

In addition to our links to great content all around the internet, expect to see more Grognard.com "originals" in the future.

Fast, simple, not expensive, little errata, but only reasonably fun. (War game Review)

In his review on BoardGameGeek, Brendan Whyte first turns a critical eye towards the components and rules and lists their shortcomings. Game play fares better: “…the game is fast and quite fun”. Whyte then goes into comprehensive details covering game mechanics and spares no criticism for the game opponent (AI). His discussion concerning solitaire board games vs solitaire computer games is very interesting.

PE TANG 1900 Q&A with Marco Campari

Some Q & A between myself and Marco Campari, designer of Pe Tang 1900 from Lumaca Games.

PE TANG 1900 Strategy Tips

This is the strategy I developed after playing Pe Tang 1900 from Lumaca Games.

PE TANG 1900 Optional Line of Sight Table

Here is an optional table to make it a little more difficult to eliminate the Boxer artillery.

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Game: 878 - Vikings: Invasions of England

(810001)		Publisher: Academy Games Game Type: Board Designer(s): Beau Beckett, Dave Kimmel, Jeph Stahl Search for this and related games with Noble Knight

Description:

878 Vikings is an area control game for 2 - 4 players. Gain fame, riches and a new home as the Vikings voyaging to England, or defend your Kingdom and Christendom from the pagan hordes!. Viking players control the Norsemen Viking freemen and the fearless Viking shock troops known as Berserkers.

Articles

Article ID	Pub Date	Article Description
13	Date: 3/27/2021 Poster: Harvey M.	878 Vikings: Invasions of England by Academy Games A War Gamers Needful Things reviews Academy Games offering on the Viking invasions in their game 878 Vikings: Invasions of England. "Although the rules are simple there is enough in here, especially with 4 players, to keep even the most experienced of Grognards entertained. Even if they consider it as a simple 60-minute filler – my game of this went closer to 90 minutes plus a bit., I guarantee that they will enjoy it."
12	Date: 12/29/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	VILLAGE PILLAGE: VIKINGS 878 ATTACK Russ Lockwood from The Board Gaming Life reports on a game of 878 - Vikings: Invasions of England published by Academy Games. Russ was impressed by the advantages of the Viking leaders. "The Viking leaders offer a distinct advantage in that they can pick up and drop troops off as they move and can perform something akin to an overrun if they can whack all the defending locals in one round of combat."
11	Date: 10/21/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	878 AD Vikings – 2 player-variant The Boardgames Chroniclebrings us a two player variant for Academy Games' 878 - Vikings: Invasions of England where "one side controls both Viking factions and the other English ones. That allows for better control and coordination but on the other side provides less fun from sometimes not-so-well coordinated actions of the allies."
10	Date: 9/17/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	878 AD Vikings – really, a game for everybody! The Boardgames Chronicle seems to have been smitten by the Vikings and believe the game is really game for everybody! They even got their wives to play! Here's their next replay session of 878-Vikings: Invasions of England published by Academy Games.
9	Date: 9/6/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	878 AD – Vikings in action – first impressions One of my favorites from Academy Games is 878 A.D.-Vikings in Action and the Boardgames Chronicle gives us their first impressions of the first play through. "The game is very thematic – the mechanics itself (Viking raids) and the opposing English are very well depicted and you feel as a part of history. It is definitely a fast-paced and quick game which can be played in reasonable time. On the other hand it is also exciting & brutal, with battles being a main driving factor here." Isn't that what a Viking game is all about?
8	Date: 6/28/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	878 Vikings: Play Examples Seek Out and Play presents examples of combat from the rulebook from the game 878 Vikings, a fun game from Academy Games on the Viking invasions of England.
7	Date: 7/9/2019 Poster: Mark D.	878 Vikings - Game Review "Lately we do not have much time to play with my usual buddy - Jakub - but this time we managed to squeeze some time for '878 Vikings' from Academy Games - it was bloody and English did not stand a chance!! Have a nice read!" Review provided by the Board Games Chronicle blog...
6	Date: 9/8/2018 Poster: Mark D.	878: Vikings Tournament at WBC 2018 Scott Beall organized the first ever "878 Vikings" tournament at WBC, and put together this after action report covering the entire event.
5	Date: 8/17/2018 Poster: Pat L.	878 Vikings Strategy Guide Pt. 2: Playing the English Strategy guide by Gunter Eickert. While the English are forced to defend after the Vikings decide where they will invade with their huge armies, there are several ways that you as the English player can mitigate and sometimes even control which strategy the Viking players use…
4	Date: 7/28/2018 Poster: Ed Sommers	878 Vikings Strategy Guide Pt. 1: Playing the Vikings Strategy guide by Gunter Eickert. There are three different strategies that I like to play when I play as the Vikings. I will not say which is the best because that is for you to determine yourself when playing. First, though, I want to go over some of the big strategic mistakes many first-time players make. Don’t overextend your first invading Leader...
3	Date: 1/31/2018 Poster: Doug Holt	“Fear not death for the hour of your doom is set and none may escape it.” Fight like a Norseman with Academy Games’ “878 Vikings” Game Review Is it time to play the Treaty of Wedmore Card? Rick Martin checks out Academy Games' 878 Vikings – The Invasions of England for Armchair General, giving it a 98% rating! See why Rick concludes that "Vikings is a great introductory level board game but don’t let that fool you sea weathered grognard warriors…"
2	Date: 11/13/2017 Poster: Mark D.	Ragnar Comes a Callin’ - A Boardgaming Life Review Russ Lockwood pens a pretty detailed review of Academy Games latest effort "878 Vikings" on The Boardgaming Life web site.
1	Date: 4/16/2017 Poster: Mark D.	878 - Vikings: Invasions of England - Kickstarter wrapping up! Gain fame, riches and a new home as the Vikings voyaging to England, or defend your Kingdom and Christendom from the pagan hordes! The Kickstarter campaign for "878 - Vikings", to be published by Academy Games, is down to the last few days! Reserve your copy now!

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