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Poster: Robert Holifield
Post Date: 5/4/2024


Part 1. The Origins of The Avalon Hill Game Company 1952-1963

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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

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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

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"...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


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

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Game: The Last Stand : The Battle for Moscow 1941-42



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Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Masahiro Yamazaki
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Description:


In October 1941, the German Army launched Operation Typhoon - the last major German offensive of the year. In an all-out attempt to defeat Russia and end World War Two, the Germans managed to see the spires of the Kremlin as their high water mark for both this battle and for the war. Over two million men fought in this desperate battle that would decide the war and the future of mankind. Masahiro Yamazaki, the designer of the MMP games Red Star Rising and Stalingrad Pocket has designed his greatest game on this great conflict- Last Stand; The Battle for Moscow 1941-1942. Using all the tricks in his designer’s bag, Mas has made this titanic struggle playable but without sacrificing a great sense of history. Offering 3 scenarios to show different aspects of the campaign, and a unique way of showing the plight of the Soviet morale as a nation faces possible complete military defeat, all in a manageable size, Last Stand is a game that has no competitor.


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Date: 11/15/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
The Last Stand, Initial Impressions

The Big Board gives us their initial impressions of The Last Stand : The Battle for Moscow 1941-42 published by MultiMan Publishing. Despite several false starts, mistaken moves and overlooked rules, they found the game enjoyable and challenging. It never hurts to learn from someone else's mistakes.
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Date: 11/8/2020
Poster: Harvey M.
The Last Stand : The Battle for Moscow 1941-42 by Multi-Man Publishing

"This is a straight up old school hex-and-counter wargame that someone in 1978 would be able to sit down and play.", according to A Wargamers Needful Things in their review of the Last Stand : The Battle for Moscow 1941-42 by Multi-Man Publishing. This game allows the players to simulate the last part of Operation Barbarossa in 1941, or the Russian counterattack at the end of the year into the beginning of 1942.
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Date: 9/19/2020
Poster: Doug Holt
Last Stand: The Battle for Moscow 1941-42 from MMP Preview

Moe's Game Table opens the box on MultiMan Publishing's latest offering in their International Game Series to take a look at Last Stand: The Battle for Moscow 1941-42.