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Spotlight Articles

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Breed's Hill 1775

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"...given all the SNAFUs on both sides of this early battle of the American Revolution, it seems apt that this battle be named for the wrong place." See how Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, elegantly explains that this was "The battle that should never have happened".

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/16/2025


German WWII Pocket Army in 10 / 12mm

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"WWII can pass across the painting table at surprising speed compared to other periods and so it makes for a good quick project to fit in between other bigger projects...". Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, discusses a new World War II Pocket Army project he has underway: "...kampfgruppe Schmidt is ready for action..."!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/4/2025


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


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PE TANG 1900 Q&A with Marco Campari

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PE TANG 1900 Strategy Tips

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Game: Blitz in the East



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Publisher: VentoNuovo Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Emanuele Santandrea
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Description:


BLITZ IN THE EAST is the new vibrant VentoNuovo game that portrays the Russian front at the strategic level. VNG developers have created a brand new engine for this game that is both easy to learn and hard to master. The base rules are minimal in length with many designer notes, examples, and beautiful graphics. Several optional rules and the Scorched Earth Expansion also add more historical flavor and complexity for more seasoned wargamers.


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Date: 4/16/2025
Guest Poster:

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Blitz in the East: Play Examples

In this short video, four examples from the rulebook of Blitz in the East are presented. Examples include Ground Movement, Attrition, Advance after Combat, and Blitz. The video is designed to help explain the rules as presented in the examples.
Web Link
14
Date: 3/5/2025
Guest Poster:

Seek Out and Play


Scorched Earth Expansion for Blitz in the East

In this short video, we unbox the Scorched Earth Expansion for Blitz in the East by Vento Nuovo Games. The video covers the components found in the game, the Scorched Earth card, the Final Restoration Phase which is new for Blitz in the East. And two historic and two what-if scenarios, the latter based on the Balkans Campaign never occurring.
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13
Date: 2/24/2025
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East The Russian Campaign 1941-45 by VentoNuovo Games

"You would think by the size of the game and the terseness of the Rulebook that this would be more of a beer & pretzels game. In this you would be highly mistaken." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, checks out this strategic East Front game. See why he comes to the conclusion that, as "...one of those people who thought that because the Russian Front was so massive you need a big game to simulate it. Luckily, I persevered with a Blitz in the East and found that I was totally mistaken."
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12
Date: 1/29/2025
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East: Strategy Guide

VentoNuovo Games has re-released the strategy guide for their strategic East Front game. (10MB PDF download)
Grognard Hosted
11
Date: 12/30/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
Review: Blitz in the East

"Blitz in the East uses clever game mechanics to address the advantages of each side." Paul Chernoff, in Pushing Cardboard, offers an excellent in-depth review of this strategic level East Front game. Check out why Paul feels the game "...does not force players to follow history."
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10
Date: 11/16/2024
Guest Poster:

Seek Out and Play


Blitz in the East: Unboxing & Turn Sequence

A short video that showcases the components and turn sequence of Blitz in the East, a new release from Vento Nuovo Games. The video shows the components for the main game along with the Scorched Earth expansion.
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8
Date: 11/7/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East Rules

Download a PDF copy of the Blitz in the East Rules, hosted here on Grognard! Courtesy of VentoNuovo Games.
Grognard Hosted
9
Date: 9/7/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East Rules - Spanish

Download a PDF copy of the Blitz in the East Rules, in Spanish, posted here on Grognard! Courtesy of VentoNuovo Games.
Grognard Hosted
7
Date: 8/26/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East: Stalin issues the Great Patriotic War!

"Comrade Stalin has abruptly recovered from his temporary incapacitation and directed a 'Great Patriotic War' to repel the Axis invaders." Jason Valdespino brings us his Soviet turn one AAR as disaster enfolds the USSR! "Leningrad, Smolensk, Kiev, and Odessa are all potential targets. How will the Axis invasion proceed?"
Grognard Hosted
6
Date: 8/21/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East: Jason Valdespino launches Operation Barbarossa!

"The Ostheer has smashed the Soviet frontier forces..."! US Naval History Instructor Jason Valdespino has a detailed turn one AAR for this fast-moving game. Check out how the Axis forces achieve their opening goal: "In the northern and central sectors, the gateway into the interior is wide open with the sudden capture of Riga and Minsk."
Grognard Hosted
5
Date: 8/12/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East Pop the Top

The Gimpy Gamer checks out his newly arrived copy of this VentoNuovo Games strategic East Front title. See why he thinks the game might be a "...notch on my list...".
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4
Date: 8/5/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
BLITZ IN THE EAST - Sequence of Play

Stuka Joe offers another one of his excellent "how to" wargame videos, this time looking at VentoNuovo Games' new strategic level Russian front game. Join Joe as he covers both the Sequence of Play and the Scorched Earth Expansion.
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2
Date: 11/25/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
Interview with Dr. Emanuele Santandrea of VentoNuovo Games

"The graphics were already good, but we have further improved them, bringing them to stellar levels...". Grognard.com interviews Dr. Emanuele Santandrea of VentoNuovo Games, with some interesting insights into what's new and how things are with the company these days.
Grognard Hosted
3
Date: 11/22/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
June 22 1941, The Dawn

"The Soviets are still sleeping in their barracks... few are awake to guard the crossings on the Bug and on the Neman...". Emanuele Santandrea offers the opening rounds of an exciting replay of VentoNuovo Games' new strategic East Front game, with lots of photos and some videos. "Will the Germans be able to 'puncture' the Soviet line and seize Riga, Minsk and Lvov to trigger Sudden Death?"
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1
Date: 7/28/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
Blitz in the East Kickstarter

TheGimpyGamer gives us his enthusiastic two cents in a YouTube post about VentoNuovo Games' new strategic East Front game and its Kickstarter campaign!
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