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Spotlight Articles

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

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


The Battle of the Sacred Grove (Med Campaign 5)

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"Upon sighting the lead elements of Roman forces, being the swift-moving Equites and Velites, this mass of warriors descended from the heights to fall upon Regulus’s army." Prufrock brings us a nicely photographed Roman/Barbarian minatures clash set in 225 BC. How do the Romans fare, while already engaged, when "...a large body of the Boii tribe arrived to the north, moving southwestward towards the ridge, aiming to bolster their colleagues..."?

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/21/2025


Grant’s Top 10 Solitaire Wargames of 2024!

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Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, offers an intriguing list of solitaire games from last year. See which one had him commenting "...I was very much intrigued by the concept but more importantly about how this game planned to do just that."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/7/2025


Historicon 2025

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Historical Miniatures Gaming Society July 16-20, 2025. Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster, PA. Hundreds of tabletop miniatures games for you to participate in; tournaments; hobby classes; lectures; a board game library; and over 60 hobby-related vendors.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/29/2025


Keeping SPI Alive in ’25! -- Welcome, SPI Gamers!

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"SPI's Alive in 2025!" Convention! July 16-20-2025 in Lancaster, Penn! HISTORICON offered space for a National SPI Wargame Convention! Your chance to play face to face with other SPI enthusiasts! The program will feature structured matches, open gaming, Quad, and monster games. See www.spigames.net for details.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/29/2025


Fight for Bühl

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"The Austrian artillery is now somewhat exposed, worse - they go low on ammunition (maximum fire is one die - as per a random event ….. unlucky!)" Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, brings us a fast-paced French/Austrian Napoleonic clash, using his home brew rules. Can the Austrian gunners save themselves and the day when they "...keep up the pressure on the horsemen and eventually, the mauled French cavalry are deterred from making any further attacks..."!?!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/23/2025


Breed's Hill 1775

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"...given all the SNAFUs on both sides of this early battle of the American Revolution, it seems apt that this battle be named for the wrong place." See how Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, elegantly explains that this was "The battle that should never have happened".

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/16/2025


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Game: Fields of Fire



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Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Ben Hull
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Description:


Fields of Fire is a solitaire game of commanding a rifle company between World War II and Present Day. The game is different from many tactical games in that it is diceless and card based. There are two decks used to play. The Terrain Deck is based on a specific region and is used to build a map for the various missions your company must perform. The Action deck serves many purposes in controlling combat, command and control, various activity attempts. The units of the company are counters representing headquarters elements, squads, weapons teams, forward observers, individual vehicles or helicopters. A single game is a mission and several missions from a historical campaign are strung together for the player to manage experience and replacements. A mission can be played in about 1 – 4 hours. This game is based on three actual campaigns experienced by units of the 9th US Infantry (Regiment) in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. “Keep Up the Fire” is the motto of the 9th Infantry (Regiment), known as the “Manchus” for their service in the Boxer Rebellion.


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156
Date: 5/23/2025
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


Fields of Fire Company Basics Academy

We continue with the Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition Academy. Today we shall focus on training materials for Company activation & combat. Enjoy!
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155
Date: 5/7/2025
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


Fields of Fire Platoon Basics Academy

In Fields of Fire Platoon Basics Academy you will learn how to activate, move and attack with that core unit of your infantry company. Let the wonderful journey with that great game begin!
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154
Date: 4/18/2025
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


Unboxing & Overview for Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition

Long awaited new, deluxe edition of Fields of Fire was recently published. Today we shall have a loot at its gorgeous components. Enjoy!
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153
Date: 3/10/2025
Poster: Doug Holt
Fields of Fire Deluxe AAR

"Much to my delight this deluxe edition has not only a rewritten rule book with plenty of examples of play but also two Field Manuals to help you learn the basic rules step by step." Armchair Dragoons brings us a fun AAR with this tactical infantry command game. See how the fight proceeds as things go from "1st platoon’s team heads into the marsh and bumbles right into an enemy LMG team who seems to be looking for a good place to set up.", to "...this is where 2nd Platoon's luck runs out.", and then "This will be a tough nut to crack."!
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152
Date: 3/5/2025
Poster: Doug Holt
Fields of Fire Deluxe Edition News

"Fields of Fire Deluxe Edition is finally here!" Andrew Stead, in Inside GMT Games, covers some of the cool things coming available with this project. Check it out!
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145
Date: 9/4/2019
Poster: Harvey M.
Tactical Genius: A Look at Fields of Fire

Excellent review of GMT's Tactical solitaire World War II combat game and its place among other WWII tactical games. Written for the WargameHQ blog.
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143
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
replay

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144
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
official errata (PDF file)

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146
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

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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.
review

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

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150
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
2nd ed. rules (PDF file)

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151
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
video review

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