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Spotlight Articles

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Jack Greene, 1949 – 17 March 2025

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Kevin Zucker shares some memories of his recently passed friend, designer Jack Greene.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/24/2025


Wargaming Clubs of the Warring Clubs Era 1965-69

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Alan Arvold has shared a fascinating article with us, meant as "...a supplement to the History of Wargaming article..., specifically to the sidebar on Wargame Clubs. It is a listing of the known clubs." Thanks Alan!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/24/2025


My Top 3 Wargames designed by… John H. Butterfield!

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"...focus on creations of one author, whom you can treat as a whole wargaming history in micro-scale." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, covers his three favorite John Butterfield games. See which game has a feature that "...creates fog of war as you do not know which part of enemy forces can still act in a turn."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/19/2025


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


Rodger B. MacGowan Has Passed Away at Age 77

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W. Eric Martin reports the sad news: "Artist/designer Rodger B. MacGowan passed away on February 22, 2025, and if you have been a gamer for any amount of time over the past fifty years, you have likely seen his work."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/26/2025


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


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Game: The Awful Green Things from Outer Space



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Publisher: Steve Jackson Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Tom Wham
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Articles


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1092
Date: 3/1/2025
Poster: Pat L.
Unboxing Video: Classic Pocket Box Games Bundle from Steve Jackson Games

Alexander Klein from the Players’ Aid received the Classic Pocket Box Games Bundle produced by Steve Jackson Games and unboxed the 6 games in this video: Kung Fu 2100, Raid on Iran, Necromancer, One Page Bulge, Undead, and The Awful Green Things from Outer Space. From the looks of the contents, it appears that the previous owner created copies of various parts to preserve the original components.
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1091
Date: 12/30/2018
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for The Awful Green Things From Outer Space

The folks at VASSAL have added a module for The Awful Green Things From Outer Space from Steve Jackson Games. VASSAL is an engine for building and playing Internet-capable versions of turn-based, human-vs-human games. Hundreds of games are available for internet play at the web site.
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1090
Date: 12/30/2018
Poster: Pat L.
February Sci Fi Month: The Awful Green Things from Outer Space

On his “Toy Soldiers and Dining Room Battles” Blog, retired Colonel Neil presents illustrated examples from this classic Tom Wham game from Steve Jackson Games.
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1088
Date: 12/30/2017
Poster: Pat L.
Review by SOS

Steffan O’Sullivan reviews this “fun and easy to learn” game from Steve Jackson Games. “...an excellent game to bring new people to the hobby...”
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1089
Date: 12/30/2017
Poster: Pat L.
Green Things: Play the game - See the Movie! (Or vice-versa!)

John “Omega” Williams provides a detailed summary of the components, game play, and rules for this venerable Steve Jackson game. The review is mostly positive “A great little game...” with “...a good balance of strategy vs. random rolls...”.
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1085
Date: 12/30/2017
Poster: Pat L.
Revenge of the Awful Green Things from Outer Space: Optional Rules

James Sterrett and Tom Rhoads present a comprehensive list of optional rules to spice up this Steve Jackson spaceship survival gem.
Grognard Hosted
1086
Date: 12/30/2017
Poster: Pat L.
Game Balance Discussion

Does the game favor the crew or the awful green things? Here's a round table discussion about play balance and rules discussions.
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1087
Date: 12/30/2017
Poster: Pat L.
Game Variant

Christopher F. Gandy provides some rules clarifications and variants for this venerable Steve Jackson Game.
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