Opponents Wanted

Find Gaming Opponents!

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.

Gaming Clubs/Organizations

Gaming Clubs and 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 is a rout a real rout?

"Is the designer really advocating rout in the true and maximum sense of the word or something less than that..."? Norm Smith, in his Battlefields and Warriors blog, takes a thoughtful look at the idea of a "rout", and how it is interpreted and used. Norm asks some good questions, like "...what is or should be the ‘deliberate’ direction of rout.", and will troops "…always, above all else, increase the distance between themselves and the enemy .. even to the detriment of their own forces?". And he would like your comments: "...enquiring minds would like to know."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/19/2023

History of Wargaming

One of our Grognard members kindly submitted a scan of a fascinating early article about wargaming. The article is The History of Wargaming, by Martin Campion and Steven Patrick, and was in Strategy & Tactics, 1972, issue 33 used with permission from Decision Games.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/4/2023

Napoleonics - scales and rules - update

Norm Smith, in his Battlefields and Warriors blog, continues on his project of choosing one scale and a 'go to' set of rules for Napoleonics. In this post, he's comparing Valour & Fortitude (…feels like a slicker application of [Black Powder], which I like.), versus Shadow of the Eagles (…has a whiff of old school charm about it, which I also like.). And as to scale: "…I do wonder whether deciding on a scale will finally simply come down to a case of mind over heart or heart over mind!"

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/10/2023

Edward visits Piggy Longton 1472

"... Edward (Yorkist rival for the throne) is on his way to Piggy Longton for ‘discussions’ with Lord Darcy." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, has the pot stirring for more Piggy Longton action. How does Darcy's meeting with "the other side" go: "If that was intended to pacify Edward, it spectacularly failed..."!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/3/2023

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 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.

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.

PE TANG 1900 Introductory War Game Review

My review for this great introductory war game concerning an obscure siege of a cathedral during the Boxer Rebellion. Use this game to recruit new war game players.

More Grognard Originals...

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Latest Challenge

Have a look at the graphics for the latest Challenge and see past solutions and contest winners.

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Game: The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire

(t10162)		Publisher: GMT Games Series: COIN Series Game Type: Board Designer(s): Stephen Rangazas Search for this and related games with Noble Knight

Description:

The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire is the first of several COIN multipacks, containing four separate games exploring a series of thematically related insurgencies. Between 1945 and 1960, the British fought four major “emergencies,” as they referred to their counterinsurgency campaigns, each trying to manage their retreat from empire. The four games in this pack focus on exploring British counterinsurgent responses to a variety of different opponents, including communist insurgents in Malaya, militant nationalists in Kenya, and smaller and more clandestine terrorist organizations in Palestine and Cyprus. The games adjust the core COIN mechanics to provide a compelling new way of handling two-player conflicts, while also streamlining several mechanics to quicken gameplay. The British Way offers an approachable introduction to the COIN series for new players, while presenting experienced players with four mechanically distinct games to explore and compare.

Articles

Article ID	Pub Date	Article Description
5	Date: 4/21/2023 Poster: Doug Holt	First Impressions: COIN Series Multi-Pack I The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire from GMT Games "I really like the size and scope of these games and enjoyed our playthrough of Palestine." Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, takes a look at this COIN multipack, with a focus on the Palestine title. Check out why Grant comments that "…these changes have sped the game up and made the game seem a bit more visceral as there really is very little wasted time."
4	Date: 10/29/2021 Poster: Doug Holt	The British Way: Malaya The Malayan Communist Party "...posed a serious threat to the British and forced them to adopt the drastic population control strategy of large-scale forced relocation." Designer Stephen Rangazas offers insights on the Malaya game that is part of his GMT Games' The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire, a COIN multipack. Stephen explains how he deals with a key difference in this campaign: "...one of the biggest challenges with designing a game on Malaya is making the historical result possible—a fairly crushing Malayan Communist Party defeat—while still making the MCP faction interesting and competitive to play."
3	Date: 10/27/2021 Poster: Doug Holt	The British Way: Cyprus "Cyprus is probably the easiest game in the pack to learn for those new to the COIN series, but will offer a drastically different experience for COIN veterans...". Designer Stephen Rangazas focuses on the Cyprus game that is part of his GMT Games' The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire, a COIN multipack. Stephen explains the challenges in this pack, to include how initially "...one of the major constraints on the British player is a lack of intelligence."
2	Date: 10/11/2021 Poster: Doug Holt	The British Way: Kenya "Given the nature of the themes covered, some players may find the game difficult to play." Designer Stephen Rangazas focuses on the Kenya game that is part of his GMT Games' The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire, a COIN multipack. Forewarned is forearmed: Stephen expands on the previous comment by "…explaining each side’s use of violence against civilians and how these have been modeled in the game."
1	Date: 9/15/2021 Poster: Doug Holt	The British Way: Palestine "...the insurgent faction will need to drag Political Will all the way to zero by the end of the game to force a British exit." Designer Stephen Rangazas focuses on the challenges of the Palestine game that is part of his GMT Games' The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire, a COIN multipack. The British player must frustrate the efforts of Menachem Begin’s Irgun Zvai Leumi insurgent organization in order to leave on Britain's own terms. The Irgun seeks to force Britain's hand using sabotage, propaganda, and "…one other major tool for lowering Political Will, but it comes with a cost."

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