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.
Gaming Clubs/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 I started writing the Wargame Watch feature in 2017, I couldn’t have imagined how well the series would do. It has grown every month since the first edition and is now garnering around 3,200 views per month. It has actually become our largest regular monthly post and I really have enjoyed doing them each month as it is really a good time hunting down all the new titles for inclusion..." Shared by Grant at The Players Aid blog...
Poster: Mark D.
Post Date: 10/13/2019
Essen Spiel, the largest board game convention in Europe, is not generally known for wargames. But Fred Serval of the Homo Ludens site, has rooted out the "Top 5 Anticipated Wargames" that are featured at Essen this year...
Poster: Mark D.
Post Date: 10/7/2019
"…an interesting read, full of the sort of detail that the gamer and scenario designer will find useful…". Norm Smith in his Battlefields & Warriors blog, does a little wargamer art imitating reality after enjoying a read of Panzer Ace, the Memoirs of an Iron Cross Panzer Commander, by Richard Freiherr von Rosen. Norm is clearly an ace at modeling: check out his results after some "…Vallejo Putty tinted with paint came to the rescue."
Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 10/4/2019
19 of the World’s Best World War II Museums and Historical Sites - Compiled by Axel Hernborg, editor at Tripplo.com.
Poster: Mark D.
Post Date: 9/25/2019
Grognard News
Grognard Game Plan
New Grognard Game Plan application is a
free tool provided to registered Grognard.com site visitors to help organize convention play and other gaming sessions.
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.
Brief review of VentoNuovo's title "Stalingrad: Inferno on the Volga" shared by Mark D. for Grognard.com. Discusses the game mechanics that provide the game with the Stalingrad "feel"...
Got the BGG listing for Land of the Two Rivers: Iraq War approved and published! Playtesting is proceeding. Still working on better counters...
Grognard Enterprises (Grognard.com) first game will be Land of the Two Rivers: Iraq War which covers Operation Iraqi Freedom from June of 2003 through the end of 2012 the latest (the game can end earlier). Designed and created by Mark D'Agosta.
10/15/2018 - First draft of the rules is completed. All charts and tables are complete. Map is 75% done. Working on the counters...
Anyone interested in a 2019 Tournament of the American Civil War on Vassal?
Registration deadline 12/31/2018.
Limit: 8 Participants.
Grognard Challenge
Have a look at the graphics for the latest Challenge and see past solutions and contest winners.
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