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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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The site Game Developer brings us news of the passing of this industry titan.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/10/2025


2024 Christmas Newsletter

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"Hopefully all the socks and after shave that one could ever dream of, have graced your Christmas stocking and perhaps a wargame treat or two has sneaked in and brought a smile!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields and Warriors, brings us another entertaining sum up of his wargaming year!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/25/2024


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/20/2024


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"...this one proved to be the decisive battle that really cemented the American survival in the early months of the Revolution." Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, covers the fascinating follow-up engagement to Trenton. Check out the action as "Just when everything seemed to be falling apart, Washington came galloping up."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/13/2024


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/3/2024


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"...not many may know that if it weren't for this tiny, half-hour battle, the American Revolution was on the verge of collapsing. The United States might never have existed." Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, brings us a fascinating, in-depth look at why this was a key engagement. Check out why he asserts that Trenton "...was like one of those Schrödinger moments in quantum theory where the universe split into two metaverses."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 11/1/2024


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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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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
Poster: Ken McElhaney
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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