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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
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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


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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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A B C D E F G H I
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S T U V W X Y Z '-9

Game: Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War



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Publisher: Victory Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Greg Costikyan
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Description:


Multi-player game of diplomacy and conflict.


Articles


Article ID
Pub Date
Article Description
Source
409
Date: 4/10/2022
Poster: Pat L.
Pax Brittania: A Reader's Digest

Reddit has an interest group for Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War moderated by the PrussianSpaceMarine. This link includes the game rules but if you click further you will find a forum, game aids, and variants.
Web Link
408
Date: 4/3/2022
Poster: Pat L.
Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War (web page)

Enthusiast Mark O’English assembled this web page devoted to this 1985 game designed by Mark Costikyan. The page includes many links from around the internet plus house rules and player aids developed by O’English. Several of the links are broken but archive.org has preserved them. Click this link for: Costikyan’s Pax Britannica web page. Our special thanks go to archive.org for preserving these web pages.
Web Link
407
Date: 8/22/2014
Poster: Mark D.
American Strategy

"Beyond Manifest Destiny" - American strategy in Pax Britannica, written by James Werbaneth for The General magazine.
Grognard Hosted
406
Date: 8/22/2014
Poster: Mark D.
John Moser: Pax Britannica Fan Site

Fan site dedicated to all things Pax Britannica, created by John Moser.
Web Link
402
Date: 12/7/2013
Poster: Mark D.
Dave Rubin: Income and VP calculator (Excel)

Excel-based Income and Victory Point calculator submitted by Dave Rubin.
Grognard Hosted
393
Date: 12/7/2013
Poster: Mark D.
Mark O''English: American Strategy

American strategy article, titled "The United States of America in Pax Britannica", penned by Mark O''English.
Grognard Hosted
405
Date: 6/3/2011
Poster: Mark D.
David Banks: BGG Review

Review by David Banks for BGG.
Web Link
404
Date: 11/13/2008
Poster: Mark D.
Roger Cooper: Victory Point Calculator (Excel)

Nice Excel-based victory point calculator submitted by Roger Cooper.
Grognard Hosted
387
Date: 6/30/2007
Poster: Mark D.
Internet PBEM Ladder

Site maintained by Mark O''English. Appears to have been last updated in June 2007.
Web Link
397
Date: 4/10/2002
Poster: Mark D.
Shaun Derrick: Variant PBM/PBEM rules (Word)

4th edition of these PBM/PBEM rules compiled by Shaun Derrick.
Grognard Hosted
399
Date: 9/23/2001
Poster: Mark D.
Alex Sanders: Great War Inevitability Variant

Alex Sanders composed this "Great War Inevitability" variant to make focus the penalties for starting the "Great War" specifically on those who start it! A few other minor tweaks as well.
Grognard Hosted
398
Date: 7/31/2001
Poster: Mark D.
Rob McCarter: Income/VP Calculator (Excel)

A handy tool for Pax players, shared by Rob McCarter.
Grognard Hosted
384
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Ben Baron: PBM setup sheet

Variant setup by Ben Baron.
Grognard Hosted
383
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Jeff Janoska: House Rules

House rules posted by Jeff Janoska.
Grognard Hosted
382
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Jeff Janoska: Variant Great War rules

Detailed Variant rules posted by Jeff Janoska.
Grognard Hosted
381
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Greg Costikyan: Designer Q&A

Q&A session with designer Greg Costikyan.
Grognard Hosted
379
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Eric Scharf: Replay

Awesome, detailed replay by Eric Scharf.
Grognard Hosted
388
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Article Index

A list of publication articles that covered Pax Britannica
Grognard Hosted
394
Date: 12/17/1998
Poster: Mark D.
Q&A, House Rules, etc

A compilation of questions, errata and house rules.
Grognard Hosted
391
Date: 8/14/1998
Poster: Mark D.
James Bailey: Russian Options (Strategy)

Excellent strategy article by James Bailey titled "Money for Nothing (and Czechs for free?)". Great read and interesting strategy...
Grognard Hosted
389
Date: 7/14/1996
Poster: Mark D.
James Baily: The Franco-Nippon Gambit (Strategy)

James Baily presents his "Franco-Nippon Gambit" strategy and presents it as the only way that either France or Japan have a chance of winning the game. Very interesting.
Grognard Hosted
378
Date: 1/12/1994
Poster: Mark D.
M. Baswell: Review

Review by M. Baswell.
Grognard Hosted
380
Date: 8/24/1993
Poster: Mark D.
Errata and PBM rules

Comprehensive errata and PBM rules posted by James Kline.
Grognard Hosted
400
Date: 6/1/1993
Poster: Mark D.
Greg Costikyan: Rules Improvements

Designer Greg Costikyan created some changes to improve the game''s play. This site also contains tournament rules and play-by-mail rules that he''s developed.
Web Link
386
Date: 4/22/1991
Poster: Mark D.
List of PBEM Opponents

Compiled by Brian Rapp.
Grognard Hosted
385
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
PBM player information sheet

Grognard Hosted
401
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
official PBM rules

Web Link