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Spotlight Articles

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

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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Gaming Conventions

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.



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Grognard Originals

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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.

PE TANG 1900 Introductory War Game Review

My review for this great introductory war game concerning an obscure siege of a cathedral during the Boxer Rebellion. Use this game to recruit new war game players.

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A B C D E F G H I
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Game: Bismarck



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Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Charles S. Roberts, Thomas N. Shaw
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Description:


Tactical level, move and search naval battle, British vs Germans, World War II.


Articles


Article ID
Pub Date
Article Description
Source
859
Date: 9/22/2026
Poster: Pat L.
How To Play: Nieuchess (video)

The Name of the Game discusses the entire rules set and then plays a game using the VASSAL version on a computer. The video starts with a concise review of the early Avalon Hill games when Charles Roberts owned the company including war games from Tactics to Afrika Korps and the educational non-war games Verdict, Dispatcher, and Management. The Nieuchess review is at the 5-minute mark.
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853
Date: 6/2/2025
Poster: Pat L.
In Memoriam: Revisiting the Avalon Hill Classics, Part II (game inventory)

Joseph J. Scoleri III posted this complete inventory and physical description of the box contents for Avalon Hill’s vintage war games from the 1950’s and 1960’s.
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858
Date: 3/8/2025
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for Bismarck

Here is a module for Bismarck from Avalon Hill courtesy of jw62. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the VASSAL web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.
Web Link
857
Date: 2/8/2025
Poster: Pat L.
Tabletop Simulator Module for Bismarck

Steam has added a module for Avalon Hill’s Bismarck for their Tabletop Simulator. The Tabletop Simulator allows you to make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created modules with players in the Steam community.
Web Link
856
Date: 1/11/2025
Poster: Pat L.
Deer Valley Game Kits Page (player aids)

The Deer Valley Game Company offers supplements for vintage war games. Scroll down to Bismarck under the World War II section to see a new simplified operational games system and components.
Web Link
855
Date: 12/14/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Bismarck (board game)

A complete description of both versions of the game.
Web Link
854
Date: 11/16/2024
Poster: Pat L.
Bismarck Instructions (pdf)

rkalscheur12 posted the rules sheets for this vintage game from Avalon Hill.
Web Link
843
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
article index

Grognard Hosted
844
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
errata

Grognard Hosted
845
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
simplified operational system (Zip file)

Web Link
846
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

Grognard Hosted
847
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

Grognard Hosted
848
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

Grognard Hosted
849
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
erratum

Grognard Hosted
850
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Q&A

Grognard Hosted
851
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Web Link
852
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Web Link