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


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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: D-Day



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


Operational level, Normandy Invasion, June, 1944, Allies vs Germans.


Articles


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Pub Date
Article Description
Source
11
Date: 4/4/2025
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.
Web Link
15
Date: 2/8/2025
Poster: Pat L.
D-Day Board game reviews of Bill’s collection of some very old war games! Avalon Hill D-Day (video)

Bill Molyneaux, war game designer, compares games related to D-Day in his collection. Games covered include: D-Day from Avalon Hill (original and 1991 versions), Omaha Beach from Rand, Caen from Excalibre, and Destination Normandy and June ’44 from DDH.
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14
Date: 1/18/2025
Poster: Pat L.
Day of Days! (Avalon Hill's D-Day)(AAR)

This post on the Grogheads forum from Crossroads, who bought a used copy, started with an interesting conversation with fellow Grogheads. There soon followed an after action report with illustrations. Unfortunately, the Allies did poorly that day.
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13
Date: 12/21/2024
Poster: Pat L.
D-Day Avalon Hill

A quick father/son chat after playing D-Day from Big Board Gaming. We need to recruit new players or the war game hobby will disappear.
Web Link
12
Date: 12/7/2024
Poster: Pat L.
VASSAL Module for D-Day

Here is a module for all 3 editions of D-Day from Avalon Hill courtesy of Brian Mason, Bill Sosniki, Gordon Serow, Tommy Crispin, Cristian Holm Christensen, and Frank Jordan. 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
10
Date: 9/18/2021
Poster: Pat L.
State of the Art of War (Games)

From a most unusual web site, Gideon Marcus posts a review from 1964(?!) that discusses several of the Avalon Hill games from the 1950’s and 60’s. Games reviewed include Tactics II, D-Day, and Afrika Korps. Pretend it’s 1964 and wargaming is the newest thing on the block.
Web Link
9
Date: 1/18/2012
Poster: Mark D.
Johnny Big Bird: Review of 1965 Edition

Johnny Big Bird pens a categorized critique of the '65 edition of D-Day for BGG.
Web Link
8
Date: 12/19/2011
Poster: Mark D.
Sean Chick: Smithsonian Edition Review

Sean Chick pens a quick review of the Smithsonian Edition of D-Day for BGG.
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1
Date: 11/11/2007
Poster: Mark D.
Article Index

List of publications that contain articles for D-Day by Avalon Hill.
Grognard Hosted
7
Date: 9/12/2004
Poster: Mark D.
Paul O'Connor: Review of 1965 Edition

Paul O'Connor takes a stroll down memory lane, and brings us along with him, as he picks up an old copy of D-Day ('65) a pushes the pieces around one more time…
Grognard Hosted
6
Date: 5/9/2004
Poster: Mark D.
Q&A

Errata from The General Vol 18-3. Submitted by John Kula.
Grognard Hosted
4
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Robert Gamble: Review

Robert Gamble provides his first impressions with the game.
Grognard Hosted
2
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Official Errata: 1991

Errata from The General Magazine #24.
Grognard Hosted
3
Date: 12/1/1991
Poster: Mark D.
Deer Valley Game Company: Game Kit/Variant (ZIP)

More than a simple variant, this is actually a "game kit" produced by the Deer Valley Game Company for the 1977 edition of D-Day. The zip file contains an RTF file with all the variants/rules modifications as well as a text file for attribution. Hosted on the Web Archive.
Archive.org
5
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Richard Berg: Review of Smithsonian Edition (Word)

Richard Berg pens a mini-review titled "The Invasion's New Clothes".
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