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

The Origins of the AVALON HILL GAME COMPANY 1952-1963

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

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

"...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

"...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

Gaming Conventions

Another new feature for Grognard.com, the Gaming Convention calendar will make it a snap to keep up with all the latest gaming conventions in your area. But we need your gaming convention information, so please contribute.

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Grognard Challenge - Expanded Room for Comments! (6/25/2023)

The Comments entry area has been resized to 512 characters.

Grognard Opponents Wanted (9/14/2022)

New Opponents Wanted function. You can now set your ad expiration date, up to one year. Requires site registration.

Gaming Conventions

New Gaming Conventions calendar. You can see all upcoming gaming conventions worldwide.

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If you belong to a gaming club, or know of one, please drop us a line and let us know so we can get it listed on Grognard.com!

New Search Features

Now you can search for specific games (or games by publisher) using the new Game Search feature, located at the top right corner of the this page. In addition you can now harness the power of Google to search the entire Grognard.com site for any specific information you'd like. Just enter a search word or phrase into the Google box labeled "Search All of Grognard.com" and click magnifying glass button. Search features will continue to be improved and enhanced going forward so check back often to see the latest stuff.

Grognard Originals

In addition to our links to great content all around the internet, expect to see more Grognard.com "originals" in the future.

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

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.

PE TANG 1900 Optional Line of Sight Table

Here is an optional table to make it a little more difficult to eliminate the Boxer artillery.

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Game: Empire of the Sun

(e388)		Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Designer(s): Mark Herman Search for this and related games with Noble Knight

Description:

Empire of the Sun scenarios were designed with the busy enthusiast, grognard, and competitive tournament player in mind. EotS was designed to be played n yearly scenarios (1942, 1943, and 1944) of three turns each that play in under two hours. If you are a fan of CDG's, EotS takes the genre into a familiar, but new direction. If you are a fan of classic hexagon wargames, this game has all of the features that brought you to this hobby in the first place, but with a new level of excitement and replayability. The game is comprehensive, but easy to learn.

Articles

Article ID	Pub Date	Article Description
272	Date: 12/29/2021 Poster: Doug Holt	Empire of the Sun – Playtesting Burma Scenario "...an endeavor worth taking by the Axis and potential unmeasurable catastrophe for Allies should Japan succeed." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, takes a look at the upcoming Burma Scenario for GMT Games' Empire of the Sun. Check out why he concludes that the scenario is quick "…to play but still deep in strategy and options."
271	Date: 6/11/2021 Poster: Harvey M.	[REVIEW] Empire of The Sun Boardgames Chronicle reviews Empire of the Sun which, in my opinion, is another one of Mark Herman's excellent designs, published by GMT Games It is strategic level look at the entire War in the Pacific from the attack on Pearl Harbor until the surrender of Japan. "EotS is the one of the Card Driven Games (CDG) which moves the system closer to a classic hexagon wargame, while retaining all of the tension and uncertainty people have come to expect from a CDG. Players will play roles of MacArthur, Yamamoto, Nimitz, or Mountbatten and direct their underlying forces across the breadth of the globe from India to Hawaii and from Alaska to Australia."
270	Date: 5/25/2021 Poster: Harvey M.	Empire of the Sun: The Pacific War, 1941-1945 from GMT Games – Basic Training Episode 2 – Counter Anatomy I remember one World Boardgame Championship I was walking around looking at the various tournaments when Mark Herman corralled me and asked me if I wanted to play Empire the Sun: the Pacific war, 1941-1945 by GMT Games in the tournament. Having owned the game but not yet played it, I accepted and, after he gave me a quick tutorial, he paired me with one of the elite players who of course cleaned my clock but was a gracious instructor and opponent. I wish I had access then the series of tutorials from The Players Aid. Here is the 2nd tutorial covering that goes over the values on the counters.
269	Date: 5/18/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	Playing Empire of the Sun – South Pacific scenario Several years ago at the World Board Gaming Championships I was taught Empire of the Sun by no other than the designer, Mark Herman. After his tutorial he quickly placed me into the WBC tournament where I was crushed as the American player. But it was great fun, taught by a great designer and a great guy and I enjoyed the experience immensely. So now the Boardgames Chronicle brings us a replay of GMT Games’ simulation of World War II in the Pacific. They too "had so much fun, especially in my first two attempts to play that title that whenever possible I am coming back to it."
268	Date: 2/19/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	Empire of the Sun - Turn 1 - Operation Z Counter Attack ! brings us a campaign game playthrough of Empire of the Sun. The game is designed by Mark Herman, published by GMT Games. This is the first card play of the December 1941 turn: Operation Z.
266	Date: 12/1/2019 Poster: Mark D.	Empire of the Sun - Session Report (1943 Scenario) There are jewels in GMT universe which are not so easy to discover. Definitely, Empire of the Sun is once of them. However, once you devote enough time to familiarize with rules and play your first scenarios, you appreciate how well that game is designed - reflecting naval and amphibious combat. What follows is session report from the exciting 1943 scenario. Enjoy!
265	Date: 6/7/2019 Poster: Doug Holt	Secrets of the South Pacific – Part 2 Want to take "…a look at another, guaranteed-to-succeed, opening move…"? Chris Crane discusses some interesting strategies for the Breaking the Bismarck Barrier scenario in GMT Games' Empire of the Sun. To include doing "the Bomber Two-Step".
264	Date: 4/17/2019 Poster: Mark D.	Three Moves Ahead (podcast) Reviews "Empire of the Sun" Rob and Bruce (Three Moves Ahead) sing the praises of Mark Herman's Empire of the Sun. Enjoying the game through the magic of VASSAL, the wargaming duo describe how about Empire of the Sun does a commendable job of conveying the challenges of imperfect information, the plans of the Imperial Japanese fleet, and inter-service rivalry - all through the elegance of card-based play.
263	Date: 4/14/2019 Poster: Mark D.	Empire of the Sun - Unboxing video Unboxing video produced for Moe's Game Table.
262	Date: 3/21/2019 Poster: Mark D.	Quarter to Three Analyzes "Empire of the Sun" Interesting analysis of "Empire of the Sun" written by Bruce Geryk for his "Quarter to Three" blog. It's good to see a fresh analysis/opinion of a time tested game every now and then...
261	Date: 10/25/2015 Poster: Doug Holt	Games from the Front: Empire of the Sun Boardgame Replay Ty Snouffer shows Empire of the Sun Game on 10/15/15.
260	Date: 8/16/2015 Poster: Mark D.	Championship Game at WBC 2015: Photo Snapshot of the Empire of the Sun finalists at WBC 2015. Photo by David E, published on the C3i Ops Center web site.
259	Date: 6/8/2015 Poster: Mark D.	Mark Herman: Empire of the Sun - Solitaire Play Tutorial Video tutorial, titled "Empire of the Sun: Solitaire 'Bot Tutorial" - Narrated by designer Mark Herman. Mark takes us through the finer points of using the solitaire system and playing against Erasmus, the now-official name of the 'Bot.
258	Date: 6/18/2014 Poster: Mark D.	Marco Arnaudo: Video Review Marco Arnaudo opines on Mark Herman's Pacific War classic "Empire of the Sun".
257	Date: 5/3/2014 Poster: Mark D.	Homefront Wargame Center: Review Denny Koch write up a great review of this great game. If you want to get a keen sense of how this game plays, check out this review.
256	Date: 3/19/2014 Poster: Mark D.	Wargame Replays: Replay A turn by turn summary of Game 1 (best of 3) BPA Iron Man EOTS tournament. Contains a short synopsis of each turn, a turn by turn card list and a full map graphic for each turn.
253	Date: 2/23/2014 Poster: Mark D.	Mark Herman: December '41 Strategy - Part #1 Part #1 of a strategy video, created by game designer Mark Herman, that covers the December 1941 game turn. Great background info, insights, and tips for effective play. Great game; great video. Highly recommended for fans of EOTS.
254	Date: 2/23/2014 Poster: Mark D.	Mark Herman: December '41 Strategy - Part #2 Part #2 of the December 1941 game turn strategy video from game designer Mark Herman.
255	Date: 2/23/2014 Poster: Mark D.	Mark Herman: Opening Strategy - '42 Scenario Another helpful strategy video that drills down to the opening turn of the 1942 scenario, including card hand analysis, prioritizing objectives, proper utilization of forces, etc.
252	Date: 1/12/2014 Poster: Mark D.	Mark Herman: Strategy/Tutorial Video From the EOTS master himself, an opening card hand analysis for the '42 campaign scenario. Part strategy, part tutorial, always informative.
251	Date: 10/25/2012 Poster: Mark D.	Boardgaming Life: 1943 Scenario Strategy Deep strategy tips, provided by Tom Thornsen for The Boardgaming Life, covering the ultra-competitive 1943 scenario.
267	Date: 11/15/2011 Poster: Mark D.	Grognard Review - Empire of the Sun Excellent and thorough review written by Mark D., owner of the Grognard.com web site.
239	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	official website
240	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	official rules v2 (PDF file)
241	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	replay
242	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	review
243	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	Q&A
244	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	official errata (Word file)
245	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	FAQ (PDF file)
246	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	website
247	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	review
248	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	review
249	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	replay
250	Date: N/A Poster: Mark D.	Boardgaming Life: Review

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