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Epic Revolution (AWI)

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"Another instalment in Warlord Games’ Epic series has just been released..."! Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, checks out the latest figures/ruleset package in this series. "... a lot of work has gone into this rule set to make it AWI specific - well done that team."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/30/2025


War reaches northern Italy, 215 BC

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"Hannibal has come over the Alps..."! Prufrock and his friend Ian P bring us an intense Punic War clash that doesn't look too promising for the Romans, when they "...win the first move and mostly freeze."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/26/2025


Interview with Robert Phaneuf Designer of Secession 1861: The American Civil War and The Armada from Fortress Games Currently on Kickstarter

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"...there are few more fertile areas for educational, simulation-ai gaming." Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, interviews designer Bob Phaneuf about his two upcoming games. See why he thinks that "...Secession 1861 will mature as a classic solitaire nail-biter."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 6/18/2025


Battles of Heraclea Lyncestis, 219 BC and Emporiae, 218 BC (Med Campaign 9)

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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


My pre-orders analysis – what is new and coming!

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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.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 5/26/2025


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Game: Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk



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Publisher: Flying Pig Games
Series: Platoon Commander
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Mark H. Walker and David K. Van Hoose
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Operation Citadel kicked off July 5, 1943 and ended July 16, 1943. The subsequent Soviet counter offensive lasted for another five weeks with large territories being re-captured. The German high command had aimed for a bulge in the Soviet lines that extended 100 miles into the German lines and measured 150-miles-wide from North to South, but in the end, were unsuccessful. Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk portrays this battle through a series of scenarios.


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Date: 2/5/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
Platoon Commander KURSK

A review of a M Walker's tactical WW II design, Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk by Wargamehq.com. Their conclusion - "For a tactical World War II gamer who has played and enjoyed Band of Brothers, Old School Tactical, Conflict of Heroes, Combat Commander, Tactical Combat Series, Panzer Grenadier, Combat Infantry, or any of the other litany of this ilk...you've played this game and you've probably played one with only a little more overhead and a lot more payoff. New tactical World War II gamers may love this one and should absolutely give it a shot as an introduction to the genre. It just wasn't my cup of tea."
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Date: 4/17/2019
Poster: Doug Holt
Ambush of a T-70 Company

"The Panzer III’s halted 300 metres short of the woods and furiously pumped high explosive shells into the Soviet positions...". Norm Smith serves up an intense narrative and analysis of an engagement in Flying Pig Games' Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk. Sounds like a great game system for keeping you on your toes, or as Norm says, "A player really cannot take anything for granted."
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Date: 4/12/2019
Poster: Doug Holt
Platoon Commander KURSK

"I wish all armoured games had tank artwork looking like this." Norm Smith, in his Battlefields and Warriors blog, is looking for a simple, highly playable tactical armor game. He checks out Flying Pig Games' Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk. "Can it be that game?"
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