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Wednesday War Stories ~ Iron Ships & Iron Men at the Battle of Hampton Roads

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"In some ways the game was frustrating; how could it not produce a clearly superior victor?" RockyMountainNavy, in Armchair Dragoons, has an interesting discussion of the classic "Monitor versus Merrimac" clash, and how that applies to wargaming. Check out what conclusion he reaches, reinforced by the comment: "No better description of the impact of the Battle of Hampton Roads on naval warfare exists than the response of the Royal Navy upon hearing of the battle."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/14/2025


The Vietnam War Miniatures Collection (video)

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The Dusted Game Shelf dusts off his proud collection of miniatures suitable for table top Vietnam War battles.

Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 3/1/2025


Rebellion in the Colonies (American Revolution, #1)

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America's "...humble beginnings – as a collection of colonies in strife with their British metropolitan government." Clio, in Inside GMT Games, begins a series on the American Revolution, in honor of the upcoming 250th anniversary of its founding.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/21/2025


Castiglione 1796

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Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, takes an insightful look at a battle that "...has been analyzed as the prototype that Bonaparte used for his ultimate winning formula for many of his future big battles...", which Jeff dubs the "Sucker Punch"!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/19/2025


John Hill (game designer)

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Here is a reference page for John Hill, a war game designer, who designed games in the early 1970’s including Bar-Lev and Squad Leader.

Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 2/15/2025


My top anticipated wargames of 2025

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"It is a pretty broad selection, containing solitaire, two-player and multiplayer titles, recent conflicts or very ancient ones." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, takes his annual look at his most anticipated new titles. Check out which game has him concluding "I simply could not pass on this."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/5/2025


RBM Studio Update: The Palisades Fire

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Rodger MacGowan has seen his home and RBM Studio facility destroyed in the Palisades fire in California. His son Steven has set up a gofundme account where you can learn what happened and offer recovery help if you wish.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/24/2025


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Game: A Victory Awaits



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Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Tetsuya Nakamura
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Famed Japanese designer Tetsuya Nakamura, who created A Victory Lost, Fire in the Sky, A Most Dangerous Time, and What Price Glory?, returns to the East Front with A Victory Awaits. Using a lightly modified version of the A Victory Lost system, the game covers Operation Barbarossa from June 22 to mid-September. Game play features the same chit-pull mechanics used in AVL, with 10 one-week turns. Players can play either the full campaign game, or the Army Group North, Army Group Center, or Army Group South scenarios. Each of the scenarios plays on a single map, or play the full campaign game on all three maps! This design was originally published as a series of three games in Japan: Fierce Fight! Leningrad Blitzkrieg, Fierce Fight! Smolensk Blitzkrieg, and Fierce Fight! Kiev Blitzkrieg. The game also includes rules for multiplayer (four to eight players) and a series of optional rules. The rules have been expertly translated into English, with detailed assistance from the designer. On the wide steppes of the Soviet Union can you emerge victorious from the opening blows of the Russo-German war?


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Date: 3/1/2025
Poster: Bill Clancy
Can Germany achieve victory, or will its armies run out of steam?

Released in 2022 by Multi-Man Publishing (MMP), A Victory Awaits: Operation Barbarossa 1941 (or AVA for short) is a simulation of the first three months of the titanic clash between Germany and the Soviet Union. Designed by Tetsuya Nakamura, AVA is a relatively low complexity hex and counter wargame.
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Date: 9/8/2024
Poster: Bill Clancy
A Victory Awaits

Army Group North faces off against 3 Soviet Armies in the MMP game, A Victory Awaits, from designer Tetsuya Nakamura. Play-through of the game by Curmudgeons with Dice.
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Date: 9/8/2024
Poster: Bill Clancy
Traces of War by VUCA Simulations

Traces of War is a two-player game that simulates the intense fighting between Axis and Soviet forces after the battle of Kursk during August 1943 to March 1944. A major Soviet offensive is launched against a German mobile defense which almost results in similar debacle like at Stalingrad – only prevented by Erich von Manstein defying a Hitler’s direct order not to break through. The game uses well-known chit pull mechanisms, with some twists – like changing composition / availability of actions for each side depending on the turn. The move and battle rules are pretty straightforward, while the supply – while existing – is not overly complex. Reinforcements can be brought in a flexible way, making each game different. What’s more, we are getting two scenarios which have pretty distinct winning conditions, thus making for quite a different experience (and strategies).
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Date: 2/15/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
A Victory Awaits: Operation Barbarossa 1941 by Multi-Man Publishing

"This game is a bit like Barbarossa on $5 a day. You will get the full panoply of the immense invasion cut down to its bare bones." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, reviews this Multi-Man Publishing title, and feels the designer "…has added another excellent game to his stable." Check out why Robert mentions that "…Soviet units that are starved out by lack of supply do not come back to haunt Ebenezer Scrooge, the German player, later in the game."!
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