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Gaming Clubs/Organizations

Gaming Clubs and Organizations

Please check out our new (and growing) database of gaming clubs and organizations world-wide. Please let us know of your gaming club, or any other clubs that you know about so we can make this a truly useful resource.



Spotlight Articles

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

When is a rout a real rout?

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"Is the designer really advocating rout in the true and maximum sense of the word or something less than that..."? Norm Smith, in his Battlefields and Warriors blog, takes a thoughtful look at the idea of a "rout", and how it is interpreted and used. Norm asks some good questions, like "...what is or should be the ‘deliberate’ direction of rout.", and will troops "…always, above all else, increase the distance between themselves and the enemy .. even to the detriment of their own forces?". And he would like your comments: "...enquiring minds would like to know."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/19/2023


History of Wargaming

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One of our Grognard members kindly submitted a scan of a fascinating early article about wargaming. The article is The History of Wargaming, by Martin Campion and Steven Patrick, and was in Strategy & Tactics, 1972, issue 33 used with permission from Decision Games.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/4/2023


Napoleonics - scales and rules - update

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Norm Smith, in his Battlefields and Warriors blog, continues on his project of choosing one scale and a 'go to' set of rules for Napoleonics. In this post, he's comparing Valour & Fortitude (…feels like a slicker application of [Black Powder], which I like.), versus Shadow of the Eagles (…has a whiff of old school charm about it, which I also like.). And as to scale: "…I do wonder whether deciding on a scale will finally simply come down to a case of mind over heart or heart over mind!"

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/10/2023


Edward visits Piggy Longton 1472

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"... Edward (Yorkist rival for the throne) is on his way to Piggy Longton for ‘discussions’ with Lord Darcy." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, has the pot stirring for more Piggy Longton action. How does Darcy's meeting with "the other side" go: "If that was intended to pacify Edward, it spectacularly failed..."!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/3/2023


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Gaming Conventions

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.



Grognard News

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.

If you are sponsoring a board gaming convention of some type, or know of one that is not listed on Grognard.com, then please contact us and let us know!

Gaming Clubs/Organziations

New Gaming Clubs/Organizations listing. You can search for existing gaming clubs worldwide.

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.

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.

PE TANG 1900 Introductory War Game Review

My review for this great introductory war game concerning an obscure siege of a cathedral during the Boxer Rebellion. Use this game to recruit new war game players.

More Grognard Originals...


Grognard Challenge

Latest Challenge

Have a look at the graphics for the latest Challenge and see past solutions and contest winners.

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Game: Kingmaker



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Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
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Articles


Article ID
Pub Date
Article Description
177
Date: 5/26/2023
Poster: Bill Clancy
Designer Diary: The Making of Kingmaker

Kingmaker, the classic game of the Wars of the Roses designed by Andrew McNeil, was originally published in the UK in 1974, and again in a more developed form in 1975 in the U.S. It came back over the Atlantic again for its Gibsons' inauguration in 1983, using substantially the American version. Over the years, Kingmaker not only gained a large following, it also gained a huge number of house rules, options, and variants. After many thousands, probably tens and eventually hundreds of thousands of plays since 1974, the rules, the map, the other components, and the flow of the game came under minute examination.
142
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
variant rules

143
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
2nd ed. changes

144
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
review

145
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
article index

146
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
variant card set

147
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
article reviews

148
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
tournament rules

149
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
PBM/PBEM rules

150
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
board coded for PBM/PBEM play

151
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
list of crown cards

152
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
list of event cards

153
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
list of combat results

154
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
webpage for PBEM game

155
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
variants

156
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
review

157
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
variant for PBM/PBEM rules

158
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
variant

159
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
variant

160
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
Electric Kingmaker (PBEM site)

161
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
Q&A

162
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
design notes

163
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
variant (Word file)

164
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
mailing list

165
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
webpage

166
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
vote count form (Excel)

167
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
Parliament Variant

168
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
General Variant

169
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
event cards (zipped Word file)

170
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
strategy for Parliaments

171
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
differences between Philmar and AH eds

172
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
game aid (Word file)

173
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
review

174
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
review

175
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
AH 2nd ed. clarifications

176
Date: N/A
Poster: Mark D.
video review