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Another new feature for Grognard.com, "Opponents Wanted" provides a quick and easy way to locate gaming opponents with similar gaming preferences. Requires site registration.

Spotlight Articles

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

The Origins of the AVALON HILL GAME COMPANY 1952-1963

The Avalon Hill Game Company is 72 years old this year and time to chronicle the history of Avalon Hill. In Part 1, Origins, we will look at the story of not only the establishment of a game company, but an industry and a hobby. Thanks to Legendary Tactics YouTube Channel for this great series.

Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 4/18/2024

Tributes pour in after death of award-winning veteran wargame designer Dean Essig

Mike Didymus-True, in BoardGameWire, brings us the sad news of the passing of designer Dean Essig.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/1/2024

Alumwell Wargame Show 2024

"...I actually enjoyed this show more than any other that I have been to in the past couple of years." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, regales us with sights and surprises from this show, along with some great pictures! And check out the source of an insight that led Norm to conclude "It made me realise that considering these things went into the air in their thousands, the financial investment in longbow archers must have been huge."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/22/2024

Fields of Corn & Rye

"...I was pretty sure that I had found something that might do the job." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, discusses a way he's found to address an old itch, namely adding texture and/or crop fields to tabletop settings. Check out what he finds to be a reasonable, cost-effective approach, considering that "...sometimes I think we have made ourselves a picture perfect world and lost something along the way."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/11/2024

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 Challenge - Expanded Room for Comments! (6/25/2023)

The Comments entry area has been resized to 512 characters.

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.

Fast, simple, not expensive, little errata, but only reasonably fun. (War game Review)

In his review on BoardGameGeek, Brendan Whyte first turns a critical eye towards the components and rules and lists their shortcomings. Game play fares better: “…the game is fast and quite fun”. Whyte then goes into comprehensive details covering game mechanics and spares no criticism for the game opponent (AI). His discussion concerning solitaire board games vs solitaire computer games is very interesting.

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.

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Game: Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

(s614)		Publisher: White Dog Games Game Type: Board Designer(s): David Kershaw Search for this and related games with Noble Knight

Description:

In Solitaire Caesar, the Player commands Roman forces attempting to build an empire that will last as long as possible. Threats come from a variety of Civilized and Uncivilized Barbarian(non-Roman)opponents, while the internal stability of the empire is reduced. A typical game should take about 60 minutes to play.

Articles

Article ID	Pub Date	Article Description
752	Date: 12/12/2022 Poster: Doug Holt	“I came to Rome when it was a city of stone … and left it a city of marble.” Solitaire Caesar Board Game Review "This is a solidly designed and fun game. It’s one of my top favs from this year’s reviews." Check out why Rick Martin gives this game a 97% rating in his Armchair General review. And then there's the feature that "…threw me for a loop at first but I quickly warmed to it."
751	Date: 6/23/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 350BC-1453AD from White Dog Games – Action Point 4 In Solitaire Caesar published by White Dog Games the player will attempt to replicate the rise and fall of the Roman Empire from 350BC to 1453AD. The Players Aid gives us Action Point 4 they cover the Optional Rules, including things like the Emperor, Bribery, Skilled General and Roman Income Variant, which is like easy mode, and finish up with some simple strategies to keep in mind that will improve your chances of winning.
750	Date: 6/12/2020 Poster: Doug Holt	Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 350BC-1453AD from White Dog Games – Action Point 3 "The system creates a continual onslaught of forces against your Empire...". Grant Kleinhenz continues an examination of White Dog Games' Solitaire Caesar, a grand strategy depiction of a broad sweep of Roman history. In this piece, Grant is looking at the Barbarian aspect of the game, and he offers some tips and warnings, like where "This results in a 'super' Barbarian Army…"!
753	Date: 6/1/2020 Poster: Pat L.	Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 350BC-1453AD from White Dog Games – Action Point 2 Grant Kleinhenz continues an examination of White Dog Games' Solitaire Caesar, a grand strategy depiction of a broad sweep of Roman history. In this piece, Grant looks closely at the turn track and game mechanics.
749	Date: 5/18/2020 Poster: Harvey M.	Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 350BC-1453AD from White Dog Games – Action Point 1 In Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 350BC-1453AD by White Dog Games, the player will attempt to replicate the rise and fall of the Roman Empire from 350BC to 1453AD. In this series of Action Points they look at the map and examine the differences between Civilized, Wild and Wilderness Provinces, look at the Roman Phase and how the player raises Legions, invades Provinces and builds Cities, examine the Barbarian Phase and the differences between Civilized and Uncivilized Barbarians and how they move and attack and finally, the Optional Rules and some simple strategies.
748	Date: 5/15/2020 Poster: Doug Holt	Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 350BC-1453AD from White Dog Games – Action Point 1 "...the early rise of Rome and fall of the West is the most exciting period of the game as there is quite a bit to do...". Grant Kleinhenz, in the Players' Aid, has an opening look at White Dog Games' Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire 350BC-1453AD. Grant finds the offering to be an entry-level system which is "…a good solid game that requires the player to use some strategy, guile and a bit of luck to hang on."
747	Date: 5/25/2016 Poster: Mark D.	To Byzantium: A Review of Solitaire Caesar Prufrock, writing for the "Here's No Great Matter" blog, reviews Solitaire Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. And wraps it up with a little Yeats...
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