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"...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

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"...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


On wargames campaigns (after Polemarch)

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"If one is to do this, it is quite useful to read Caesar to see the kinds of things he considered important when choosing if or when to give battle." Prufrock muses about the value of running campaigns for the ancients gaming he prefers. See why "It turned out I'd rather refight Zama for the tenth time than try to sustain interest in endless minor encounters between similarly equipped neighbours over local concerns."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/28/2024


Lord Stanley arrives at Piggy Longton 1472

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"...Piggy Longton is under the certain threat of Yorkist attack." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, sets the stage for our next Piggy Longton encounter. Why must Lord Darcy cautiously accept help from one who is "...gaining a reputation of duplicity based upon political expedience."?

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/29/2024


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Game: Undaunted: Normandy



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Publisher: Osprey Games
Series: Undaunted Series
Game Type: Card
Designer(s): Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson
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Description:


June, 1944: Through the D-Day landings, the Allies have seized a foothold on the beaches of Normandy. Now you must lead your troops forward as you push deeper into France and drive the German forces back. You will face intense resistance, machine gun fire, and mortar bombardment, but a great commander can turn the situation to their advantage! Undaunted: Normandy is a deck-building game that places you and your opponent in command of American or German forces, fighting through a series of missions critical to the outcome of World War II. Use your cards to seize the initiative, bolster your forces, or control your troops on the battlefield. Strong leadership can turn the tide of battle in your favor, but reckless decisions could prove catastrophic as every casualty you take removes a card from your deck. Take charge amidst the chaos of battle, hold fast in the face of opposition, and remain undaunted.


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Article Description
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Date: 6/6/2022
Poster: Doug Holt
Short reviews: Undaunted Normandy

"It certainly has something." Prufrock reports on a first couple of play throughs with Osprey Games' Undaunted: Normandy. Check out why he finds himself interested in the expansions, but first wants to get more experience with rule features that, as he puts it, may be "…a potential negative (but may turn out to be a strength)."
12
Date: 4/15/2022
Poster: Doug Holt
Back on the horse(s)

"...I succumbed to an artfully placed ad while browsing TheBookDepository and ordered Undaunted Normandy." Prufrock talks painting, and then his initial thoughts about his recently arrived copy of Osprey Games' Undaunted: Normandy. "The first thing you notice is that the components look a lot nicer on the table than they do in photos."
11
Date: 3/25/2022
Poster: Doug Holt
Playing Undaunted Normandy with… young adepts of wargaming! Part 1

"Unfortunately, precise fire from Germans suppressed all attackers and things started to look grim for Allies." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, brings some youngsters into the hobby playing a couple of scenarios from Osprey Games' Undaunted: Normandy. "I love that this game does not over-complicate the rules and is pretty approachable even by younger players…".
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Date: 12/23/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Review of Undaunted: Normandy

"Let’s not dance around my favorite feature in this game: the deckbuilding. So much of what you do in this game hinges around both your starting composition, as well as how you use those cards.", states Swords and Chit in their review of Undaunted Normandy published by Osprey Games. "Is it a perfect representation of the Wargame genre? Absolutely not, as there are many nuances left out for the sake of having a game that is quick and accessible. Yet there’s enough tactical crunchiness, layered on top of the strategic approach to constructing and tuning your deck during the game, that makes it stand out in a good way.."
9
Date: 3/26/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
How to Play Undaunted Normandy: Play Example

A short "How to Play" video by Seek Out and Play describes the play example for Undaunted Normandy found on pages 16 & 17 in the rulebook. The video goes through the process of initiative, card play, movement, combat, and damage in this deck building wargame by Osprey Games.
8
Date: 2/2/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Video Review: Undaunted: Normandy from Osprey Games

The Players Aid reviews Undaunted Normandy, a new deckbuilding card driven game from Osprey games. The game is squad based World War II tactical level where you use your deck of cards to move your units on the modular board to kill the enemy and take objectives. Simple design with some really great nuance and strategy for building up and then thinning your deck to get the maximum control over the situation on the board. Definitely a game that will appear on their Top 10 List of 2019.
7
Date: 1/26/2020
Poster: Mark D.
How to Play Undaunted Normandy Solitaire

"How to Play Undaunted Normandy Solitaire" - video produced by the Seek Out and Play YouTube channel.
6
Date: 1/20/2020
Poster: Mark D.
Shut and Sit Down - Review

Entertaining review of "Undaunted Normandy" by the characters at the Shut Up and Sit Down site.
4
Date: 1/19/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Undaunted: Normandy Review - Sharp as a Box of Bayonets

June, 1944: Through the D-Day landings, the Allies have seized a foothold on the beaches of Normandy. Now you must lead your troops forward as you push deeper into France and drive the German forces back. You will face intense resistance, machine gun fire, and mortar bombardment, but a great commander can turn the situation to their advantage! A good, always entertaining, overview by Shut Up & Sit Down of Undaunted Normandy, a WW II deck building card game about D-Day at the tactical level. It's a very clever design by Roland MacDonald published by Osprey Games
5
Date: 1/19/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Undaunted: Normandy Review

Another review by The Players Aid of Undaunted Normandy, a clever but challenging WW II deck building card game about D-Day by Roland MacDonald published by Osprey Games
3
Date: 10/30/2019
Poster: Harvey M.
Undaunted Normandy Action Point 2 Units and Their Abilities

In part 2 of this series, The Player's Aid reviews the units and ther special abilities in Osprey's Games tactical based card game Undaunted Normandy.
2
Date: 10/30/2019
Poster: Harvey M.
Undaunted Normandy Action Point 1 Deckbuilding Apects of the Game

The Player's Aid shows how the Deck Building game mechanic frequently found in Eurogames can be applied to historical simulations; in this case Osprey's Games tactical based card game Undaunted Normandy. This gives a "How To" discussion on how to build the most effective decks.
1
Date: 9/24/2019
Poster: Harvey M.
An Interview with David Thompson Co-Designer of Undaunted Normandy

The Player's Aid interviews Co-Designer David Thompson who gives a detailed discussion about his new tactical level, deck building, WW II card game Undaunted Normandy recently published by Osprey Games