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Spotlight Articles

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

Epic Revolution (AWI)

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"Another instalment in Warlord Games’ Epic series has just been released..."! Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, checks out the latest figures/ruleset package in this series. "... a lot of work has gone into this rule set to make it AWI specific - well done that team."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/30/2025


War reaches northern Italy, 215 BC

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"Hannibal has come over the Alps..."! Prufrock and his friend Ian P bring us an intense Punic War clash that doesn't look too promising for the Romans, when they "...win the first move and mostly freeze."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/26/2025


Interview with Robert Phaneuf Designer of Secession 1861: The American Civil War and The Armada from Fortress Games Currently on Kickstarter

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"...there are few more fertile areas for educational, simulation-ai gaming." Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, interviews designer Bob Phaneuf about his two upcoming games. See why he thinks that "...Secession 1861 will mature as a classic solitaire nail-biter."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/18/2025


Battles of Heraclea Lyncestis, 219 BC and Emporiae, 218 BC (Med Campaign 9)

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"Reports are in of a battle in northern Macedon between the invading Illyrians and a force scrambled together to meet them...". Prufrock continues with two more nicely photographed AARs in the ongoing Med Campaign! "...in Nearer Spain, Proconsul Aaronius Dubius Scipio Calvus, having landed a force near Emporiae, was engaged by an alliance of indomitable Iberian tribes...".

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/9/2025


My pre-orders analysis – what is new and coming!

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Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, covers his current game preorders, and why he is anxiously awaiting them. See which game has him commenting that "...we are getting so many new elements – from graphical representation, to add-ons and optional rules – that this it will be a great, refreshing comeback to fantastic classic!"

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/6/2025


My Top Solitaire Wargames: New Designs and All-Time Classics

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Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, reveals his favorite recent and all time solitaire classics. Check out the game he describes as "...probably the best small units combat simulation ever created, which has fantastic planning phase and unfolds completely differently each time.", and the one that challenges you to "...harness a brilliant mind, titanic energies, and a sometimes terrifying charisma to leave your mark on history?"

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/4/2025


Soviet 12mm WWII Pocket Army

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"My second WWII Pocket Army is now complete..."! Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, brings us a Pocket Army update pictorial.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/26/2025


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Malaya (v2.5) War Game Review

Pat La Pella reviews this post-card sized game and its computer editions. Can the UK Commonwealth prevent the Japanese from occupying Singapore in 1941?

Malaya Player Aid (pdf)

Pat La Pella created this player aid to clarify special movement rules for the Japanese player for Amphibious Movement and Reinforcement beach landing hexes. Computer versions of the game show eligible hexes automatically when the Japanese player selects a unit for movement.

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.

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Game: Carrier



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Publisher: Victory Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Jon Southard
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Description:


Carrier is a solitaire game from Victory Games depicting the fighting in the Solomon Islands during World War II between Allied and Japanese forces. The game was designed by Jon Southard and uses a solitaire system similar to his earlier game Tokyo Express. The player is in command of the Allied Task Force, mostly American, but occasionally having British Commonwealth elements, fighting to defeat the Japanese Navy. The game also has a reference to the 1980 movie The Final Countdown, where the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and its air group can fight as a less serious note.


Articles


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162
Date: 9/4/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Carrier Air to Sea – Basic Game

Carrier by Victory Games is perhaps lesser known in the wargame hobby compared to some other Pacific war carrier battles games. Though often overlooked, it is an excellent simulation of aircraft carrier warfare. The Big Board gives an overview of a typical airstrike utilizing the Coral Sea 1942 scenario.
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153
Date: 5/11/2020
Poster: Mark D.
Midway - A Carrier (VG) Historical Variant Scenario (PDF)

Shared by Peter Phelps, this variant is an updated version of a variant he shared way back in 2004. Peter updated this because additional research has shown that some of his aircraft values were inaccurate. Thanks for the attention to detail, Peter!
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161
Date: 7/30/2016
Poster: Doug Holt
Carrier - Solomons Brawl

"We roll for Japanese intentions on the Close Reaction Table and the Japanese are up for a fight." Brad of Hexsides and Hand Grenades is back to enjoying Victory Games' Carrier, trying a nighttime surface-force only scenario. As the U.S. commander, he has a few disappointments... "If I were a Star Wars admiral, Darth Vader would have certainly choked the hell out of me by now."
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160
Date: 1/28/2016
Poster: Doug Holt
Carrier - Scenario 4: Air Search Officer

"... knowing that somewhere out there, someone was trying to find you and kill you and the only thing that you could do to avoid that was to find them and kill them first." Blogger Brad continues his exploration of Victory Games' Carrier, switching from combat scenarios to the suspense of a search challenge. The game's fog-of-war aspects create real hit and miss possibilities, so that a player "might end up sending a strike force out to bomb a coral reef. Life is like that." Brad's recap lets you "see the elegance of [the game's] core design shine through"!
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159
Date: 1/11/2016
Poster: Ed Sommers
Carrier: Scenario 2 - Climax at Santa Cruz

An informative look at Scenario 3: "Climax at Santa Cruz", with an overview of actual game play... and a link to a topical History Channel show to boot! Produced by Brad Smith for his Hexsides & Hand Grenades blog.
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158
Date: 1/7/2016
Poster: Doug Holt
Carrier - Scenario 2: The First Carrier Battle

Blogger Brad offers an elegant description of a scenario with his long sought, newly acquired copy of Victory Games' Carrier. Check out the tactical fun and nice visuals, and find out why he agrees with gamers who speak of the game "with the kind of reverence you would normally reserve for saints or minor deities"!
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147
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

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148
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
article index

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149
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review and variant

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150
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

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151
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

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152
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
errata

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154
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
game assistance application (QBasic file)

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155
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

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156
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

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157
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
variant

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