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The Origins of the AVALON HILL GAME COMPANY 1952-1963

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The Avalon Hill Game Company is 72 years old this year and time to chronicle the history of Avalon Hill. In Part 1, Origins, we will look at the story of not only the establishment of a game company, but an industry and a hobby. Thanks to Legendary Tactics YouTube Channel for this great series.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/18/2024

Tributes pour in after death of award-winning veteran wargame designer Dean Essig

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Mike Didymus-True, in BoardGameWire, brings us the sad news of the passing of designer Dean Essig.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/1/2024

Alumwell Wargame Show 2024

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"...I actually enjoyed this show more than any other that I have been to in the past couple of years." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, regales us with sights and surprises from this show, along with some great pictures! And check out the source of an insight that led Norm to conclude "It made me realise that considering these things went into the air in their thousands, the financial investment in longbow archers must have been huge."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/22/2024

Fields of Corn & Rye

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"...I was pretty sure that I had found something that might do the job." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, discusses a way he's found to address an old itch, namely adding texture and/or crop fields to tabletop settings. Check out what he finds to be a reasonable, cost-effective approach, considering that "...sometimes I think we have made ourselves a picture perfect world and lost something along the way."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/11/2024

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Fast, simple, not expensive, little errata, but only reasonably fun. (War game Review)

In his review on BoardGameGeek, Brendan Whyte first turns a critical eye towards the components and rules and lists their shortcomings. Game play fares better: “…the game is fast and quite fun”. Whyte then goes into comprehensive details covering game mechanics and spares no criticism for the game opponent (AI). His discussion concerning solitaire board games vs solitaire computer games is very interesting.

PE TANG 1900 Q&A with Marco Campari

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Game: ETO


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 Publisher: Victory Point Games
Series: ETO Series
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Frank Chadwick
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Articles

Article ID
 Pub Date
 Article Description
11
 Date: 5/22/2019
Poster: Doug Holt
 The Axis' Barbarossa Bullet Points

"…reach out and crush someone." Designer Frank Chadwick offers some splendid German play insights for the opening round of his Victory Point Games' ETO Thunder in the East. But don't expect a cakewalk: "Is it harder to learn to play the Axis than the Soviets? Of course it is!"
10
 Date: 5/20/2019
Poster: Doug Holt
 The Soviets' Barbarossa Bullet Points

"You must bog down the Axis’ logistics for as long as possible. How?" Alan Emrich discusses a "…checklist of important things to remember for the Soviets…" at the beginning of Victory Point Games' ETO, their European World War II mega game. This includes deciding how to approach untying the essential conundrum of the East Front war: "Preserving the Red Army and denying German advances are essential, but these goals often conflict…"
9
 Date: 4/15/2019
Poster: Doug Holt
 Strategic Bombing for Fun and Profit

"…what can the Soviets do with a pure Bomber force?" Kevin Roust looks at the conundrum facing the Soviet player in the beginning rounds of Victory Point Games' ETO, their European World War II mega game work in progress. Kevin provides some interesting tips, calculated to "…greatly annoy the Axis when they most need to focus their attention along the ever-shifting front."
8
 Date: 2/20/2019
Poster: Doug Holt
 Picking Your Dogfights OR: The Fighter Commander’s Guide to Air Combat

"…from the smorgasbord of interception possibilities, you must determine…which are the most existentially vital…". Alan Emrich discusses player tactics for Intercept missions in Victory Point Games' ETO, their European World War II project. And you need to know the significance of "Shields and 8-Balls"!
7
 Date: 12/10/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
 Isn’t That Special (Movement)?

"…when you can pull it off, your opponent will be amazed." John Tiehen shows how some planning allows a player to maximize the value of the Special Movement Phase in Victory Point Games' ETO, their European World War II project. Learn some grognard jujitsu by understanding "…the simple yin-and-yang of the ground war in Russia."
6
 Date: 11/5/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
 We're on a Mission: Air Missions in ETO

"…how do you use the other tools in your Air Missions toolbox?" Alan Emrich shines a light on the possibilities offered by less commonly used Air Mission types in Victory Point Games' ETO, their European World War II monster game project. He includes sometimes very practical advice: "…many gamers, snake bit by dice, fly pairs of white lightning bolt CAS missions as prudent 'bad luck insurance.'"
5
 Date: 10/19/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
 ETO Envelopment and Destruction

"How do you, as a strategy gamer, spot an opportunity for envelopment?" Jeff Nyquist looks at encirclement techniques in Victory Point Games' Thunder in the East. Check out Jeff's interesting analogy: "The Axis as Carthaginians".
4
 Date: 10/5/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
 ETO’s Combined Tabletop Footprint

"What do you need to 'see the elephant' and grock the maps…"? Alan Emrich discusses plans for the buildout of Victory Point Games' ETO, their European World War II monster game project. Lots to look forward to; and then, what is "Volume 0: Dark Beginnings"?
3
 Date: 9/14/2018
Poster: Doug Holt
 Our Chief Weapon is Supplies

"…as much as possible, the ETO logistics system had to function in the background." Alan Emrich and Lance McMillan discuss how the supply system in Victory Point Games's ETO Series attempts to foster realism and playability. See how they use innate player dynamics to make supply part of the fun, where you try to avoid giving your opponent the "…reward of gleefully rolling for Isolation step losses upon discovery!"
2
 Date: 7/15/2015
Poster: Mark D.
 The Navies of WWII in Frank Chadwick's ETO

This is an update by designer Frank Chadwick for his big WWII game in development at Victory Point Games. In this article, he takes a look at the naval units themselves and discusses their division into the games' component counters...
1
 Date: 3/28/2015
Poster: Mark D.
 The US Army in Frank Chadwick's ETO

"Modeling the United States Army in Frank Chadwick's ETO" - An inside look from legendary game designer Frank Chadwick about his thoughts while creating the United States Army order of battle for this massive game project from Victory Point Games.