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Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention

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The Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention is coming up next month, registration is open now!

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


Trenton 1776

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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


Data Diving Into the 2024 Solo & Solitaire Wargaming & Historical Gaming Survey

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The Armchair Dragoons look into their 2024 solo/solitaire wargame survey, finding top ranked games "...based on how long respondents reported they’d been playing, as well as how much of their overall gaming diet is wargaming."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 10/14/2024


Danish Hussars (Chocolate Box Wars): a Return to the Painting Desk

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"Now the Danes have a hussar unit with figures that can stand up to their Prussian counterparts on the table." Ed, in his Ed M's Wargames Meanderings blog, discusses some interesting painting and research he has done recently. With excellent photos of the work!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 9/30/2024


Prague 1757

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"...a near-run battle, with both sides making tactical mistakes that could have easily flipped the victory." Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, brings us an insightful view of this Seven Years War engagement, along with his splendid maps. Find out how the clash was a near thing, despite the fact that "...the campaign up to the battle was masterfully played out by Frederick, Schwerin and the other Prussian commanders."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 9/13/2024


Triangle Simulation Society: Southern Front 2024 Convention

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Triangle Simulation Society of North Carolina will be hosting their Wargame Convention featuring Historical Miniatures and other gaming on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of September 2024.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 9/9/2024


Armchair Dragoons Fall Assembly 11-13 October

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Join the Dragoons for a convention with "...multiple tables for wargaming events, plus a large table for all-day monster wargaming across extended sessions."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 9/3/2024


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Game: The Civil War: 1861-1865



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Publisher: Victory Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Eric Lee Smith
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Description:


Strategic level, American Civil War.


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438
Date: 5/6/2024
Poster: Robert Holifield
The Civil War 1861-1865 by Victory Games

Taking a look at this great American Civil War board game from Victory Games and why it is a favorite of many for this period. Special thanks to Tabletop Templar for this overview of the game.
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429
Date: 1/29/2023
Poster: Mark D.
The Civil War rules (WGA 3rd - highlights removed) revised and reformatted

Jonathan Warshay updated this optional set of rules (WGA 3rd Edition). You will need to be a registered user at Boardgamegeek.com to download this file.
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430
Date: 1/29/2023
Poster: Mark D.
Clarifications for VG Civil War (RTF)

Pete Walsh posted this compendium of ambiguous, unclear and commonly misunderstood rules with clarifications and interpretations drawn from a variety of public sources (eg. forum discussions). All of these are incorporated in the WGA Unofficial 3rd Edition Rules for VG The Civil War as of September, 1983. You will need to be a registered user at Boardgamegeek.com to download this file.
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437
Date: 7/23/2021
Poster: Harvey M.
Looking back at an old friend - Eric Lee Smith's "The Civil War - 1861-1865"

Gilbert Collins video takes a look back at an old favorite, The Civil War-1861-1865 published years ago by Victory Game.. Despite its age, in my opinion, it is still one of the best strategic Civil War games ever published.
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436
Date: 4/22/2016
Poster: Doug Holt
The Civil War: A Brief Recounting

The Confederates take Washington, DC! Brad blogs about an introductory play of Victory Games' The Civil War to see why folks like the game so well. Another convert made, apparently, as he concludes "...I can easily see a game like this becoming a favorite."
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435
Date: 4/4/2016
Poster: Ed Sommers
Victory Games' "The Civil War" - Starting a Civil War...

Brad Smith sharing his first experience with Eric Lee Smith's classic "The Civil War: 1861-1865" published by Victory Games in the mid-1980's. It's a fantastic game that is still regarded by many as the ultimate Civil War strategic simulation...
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434
Date: 8/12/2015
Poster: Mark D.
Stuka Joe: Video Playthrough

Stuka Joe is right on time with this one. Just last night, I dusted off my copy of "The Civil War" and resolved to get it on the table in the near future. Joe leads us through a replay of turns 1 through 3 in this latest video.
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433
Date: 1/26/2014
Poster: Mark D.
General Magazine: Strategy

Scan of 'The Solid South' strategy article in The General Vol 26-6
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432
Date: 1/12/2014
Poster: Mark D.
Boardgaming Life: Strategy

Brief strategy tip from Mark D.
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404
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Article Index

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405
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Strategy Discussion

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406
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Errata (for 2/83 printing)

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407
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
List of PBEM Opponents

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408
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variant

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409
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variants

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410
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variant

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411
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variants

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412
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variant

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413
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variant

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414
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
counter manifest (Excel file)

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415
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Review and Variant

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416
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Review of Far West Option

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417
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
BlueGray Leader Counters (PDF)

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418
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
RedWhite Leader Counters (PDF)

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419
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Leader Variants (Word file)

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420
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Leader Variants with Counters

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421
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Leader Variants and summary (Excel files)

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422
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Review

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423
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Review

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424
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Review

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425
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Comparative Review

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426
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variant

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427
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variants #1

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428
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Variants #2

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431
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Review

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