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"Reports are in of a battle in northern Macedon between the invading Illyrians and a force scrambled together to meet them...". Prufrock continues with two more nicely photographed AARs in the ongoing Med Campaign! "...in Nearer Spain, Proconsul Aaronius Dubius Scipio Calvus, having landed a force near Emporiae, was engaged by an alliance of indomitable Iberian tribes...".

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/9/2025


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Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, covers his current game preorders, and why he is anxiously awaiting them. See which game has him commenting that "...we are getting so many new elements – from graphical representation, to add-ons and optional rules – that this it will be a great, refreshing comeback to fantastic classic!"

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/6/2025


My Top Solitaire Wargames: New Designs and All-Time Classics

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Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, reveals his favorite recent and all time solitaire classics. Check out the game he describes as "...probably the best small units combat simulation ever created, which has fantastic planning phase and unfolds completely differently each time.", and the one that challenges you to "...harness a brilliant mind, titanic energies, and a sometimes terrifying charisma to leave your mark on history?"

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/4/2025


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.

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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


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


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Game: Napoleon in Egypt



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Publisher: GMT Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Pascal Toupy and Tom Toupy-Durant
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Description:


Napoleon in Egypt is a two-player, card-driven, operational wargame that allows you to recreate the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, from the landing of the French troops to the surrender of General Menou on August 31st, 1801. The game draws inspiration from other top-selling CDGs like Here I Stand and Twilight Struggle. A good and fast-playing introductory wargame thanks to its tight ruleset with few exceptions, the game will also please the veteran wargamers with 100 cards dripping with flavor, challenging players with the hand management every CDG fan has come to love!


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Date: 2/12/2025
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon in Egypt: The Battle of the Pyramids

"The Mamluks are blindly overconfident in their renowned cavalry. They look with contempt on the invader and think they’ll trample them underfoot." Designer Pascal Toupy, in Inside GMT Games, provides a fascinating recount of what he dubs "A Victory that Forged Bonaparte’s Reputation".
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5
Date: 10/11/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
The Medical Breakthroughs of the Armée d’Orient in Egypt (Part 1)

"...they were crucial in the emergence of modern military medicine and played a full part in the expedition’s scientific achievements." Pascal Toupy, in Inside GMT Games, offers some interesting background about two pioneering French physicians with Bonaparte's Egyptian force. "Did the Egyptian campaign change military medicine?"
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4
Date: 10/9/2024
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon in Egypt: Local Units Side with the French (Part 1)

"Bonaparte had no choice: if he wanted to swell his ranks and benefit from fresh troops, he had to recruit local units, a principle he would later adopt throughout the Empire." Pascal Toupy, in Inside GMT Games, offers some interesting details and insights regarding Auxiliary Units in the game. Click here for Part 2 of the article.
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3
Date: 6/23/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon in Egypt: Dramatis Personae, Part 2

"...two formidable cavalry commanders who would become Marshals of the Empire...". Designer Pascal Toupy brings us more insights into fascinating historical figures behind this GMT Games title, including one who "...met Napoleon with whom he did not get along well..."!
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2
Date: 5/19/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
Napoleon in Egypt: Dramatis Personae, Part 1

Designer Pascal Toupy brings us some insights into what he calls the "…explosive mixture that would form the basis of the Napoleonic adventure…", the fascinating historical figures behind this GMT Games P500 title. Join him as he explores this group of "…talented and spirited military men, reform-minded administrators and innovative scientists." And if you find the topic interesting, consider giving Pascal a helping hand with an order. He is about two thirds of the way to the 500 orders he needs for GMT to publish.
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1
Date: 3/27/2023
Poster: Doug Holt
A Short Story of the French Campaign in Egypt, Part 1 – The Conquest

"The French Directory, which then ruled Republican France, finds this general far too popular and begins to fear him." Designer Pascal Toupy begins a series of articles setting the stage for this new GMT Games title. Check out the history after Napoleon decides "…his time has not yet come and that this fabulous expedition could increase his glory and fame even more."
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