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Spotlight Articles

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

My top anticipated wargames of 2025

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"It is a pretty broad selection, containing solitaire, two-player and multiplayer titles, recent conflicts or very ancient ones." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, takes his annual look at his most anticipated new titles. Check out which game has him concluding "I simply could not pass on this."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 2/5/2025


RBM Studio Update: The Palisades Fire

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Rodger MacGowan has seen his home and RBM Studio facility destroyed in the Palisades fire in California. His son Steven has set up a gofundme account where you can learn what happened and offer recovery help if you wish.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/24/2025


Obituary: Alan Emrich, game designer and writer, has died

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The site Game Developer brings us news of the passing of this industry titan.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 1/10/2025


2024 Christmas Newsletter

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"Hopefully all the socks and after shave that one could ever dream of, have graced your Christmas stocking and perhaps a wargame treat or two has sneaked in and brought a smile!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields and Warriors, brings us another entertaining sum up of his wargaming year!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/25/2024


Pournelle on “Does it matter if you call it a wargame?”

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"Much of what the Department of Defense calls wargaming is not actually wargaming, and that matters." Rex Brynen, in PAXsims, taps in on a discussion by analyst and former officer Phil Pournelle on what passes for "wargaming" in the DOD. "Failing to wargame properly in advance may mean having to learn in actual combat and risk it all."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/20/2024


Princeton 1777

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"...this one proved to be the decisive battle that really cemented the American survival in the early months of the Revolution." Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, covers the fascinating follow-up engagement to Trenton. Check out the action as "Just when everything seemed to be falling apart, Washington came galloping up."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/13/2024


Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention

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The Armchair Dragoons Digital Convention is coming up next month, registration is open now!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 12/3/2024


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Game: Trial of Strength: War on the Eastern Front, 1941-45



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Publisher: Panther Games
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Dave O'Connor
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Description:


"The war on the Eastern Front was the most decisive of all theatres during the Second World War. - its outcome determined the face of Europe we know today. At its peak some 10 million men and women, 20,000 aircraft and over 10,000 armoured fighting vehicles were engaged in one of history's most fiercest and costly struggles, While most of the central and eastern European nations were involved it was essentially a trial of strength between the two military superpowers of the day - Germany and the Soviet Union. Trial of Strength employs an exciting integrated movement and combat system which captures the real flavour of mobile warfare. (description taken from the back of the game box)." Published in 1985 by Panther Games. Lock 'n Load Publishing announced plans for a 2nd edition, this has not been released yet.


Articles


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Article Description
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581
Date: 12/5/2024
Poster: Robert Holifield
Trial of Strength Review

Detailed review of the game with examples of play by Peter P. Perla. Originally published in Fire & Movement No.49 Jul/Aug 1986.
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577
Date: 9/3/2022
Poster: Mark D.
A Short Review

David Newport explains and appreciates the way the game integrates movement and combat. He also answers a question on play balance.
Grognard Hosted
578
Date: 9/3/2022
Poster: Mark D.
Official Errata for Trial of Strength, Panther Games Edition

Tim Kim posted official errata that originally appeared in Breakout!: The Australian Gamer's Quarterly No. 22 in June - August 1986. Two new official scenarios for the game covering the Balkans in 1941 and Poland in 1939 also appeared in that issue of Breakout!
Grognard Hosted
579
Date: 9/3/2022
Poster: Mark D.
Unofficial OB errata

Unofficial additional OB errata for v1.4 and v1.5. Thanks to xavilongo for posting this. These are PDF files from BoardGameGeek and to download this you must register with them. It's free and easy. (v1.4 is from Mar 2010 and v1.5 is from Oct 2023)
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580
Date: 5/3/2019
Poster: Mark D.
Trial of Strength 2nd Edition - Unboxing

Preview of Trial of Strength, 2nd Edition, from Lock 'n Load Publishing. Another unboxing video from Moe's Game Table. (May 2019)
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