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Game Image	Game/Publisher	Article Info
	Game: Red Strike - 1989 Publisher: VUCA Simulations Date: 4/17/2024 8:10:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Red Strike by Vuca Simulations Part 1 "This is a game that many grognards have been dreaming about." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, brings us the first of a two-part review of this monster game. See what Robert means when he says that the designer "...is also completely correct in saying that the design is not for the faint-hearted."
	Game: The Great Northern War Publisher: Conflict Simulations, Ltd. Date: 4/15/2024 8:35:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Interview with Raymond Weiss Designer of The Great Northern War from Conflict Simulations Limited "Playtesters uniformly reported tense and anxious turns...". Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, interviews designer Raymond Weiss about his upcoming title on the Baltic conflict in the early 18th century. Check out how Ray intends "...that players must utilize several separate and distinct mechanics..." with an array of design tools that he calls a "strategic hybrid card/wargame".
	Grognard Challenge Time! Date: 4/14/2024 4:00:00 PM	New Challenge Clues! Last Challenge Results! See the graphic clues for the new Challenge (#1170) for 14-April-2024 and the winners for the last Challenge (#1169).
	Game: Korean War: Pusan Perimeter - A Panzer Grenadier Game Series: Panzer Grenadier Series Publisher: Avalanche Press Date: 4/13/2024 8:21:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Korean War: Pusan Perimeter Panzer Grenadier Headquarters is an excellent web site that covers all things related to the Avalanche Press Panzer Grenadier Series of games. You will find descriptive information and quantitative comparisons for each game along with a forum and lots of supplemental information. Panzer Grenadier enthusiasts will want to visit this web site.
	Game: Clash of Wills: Shiloh 1862 Publisher: Mayfair Games Date: 4/13/2024 8:20:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Clash of Wills - Shiloh 1862 - Martin Wallace/Coleman Charlton - An Unboxing (video) A thoroughly illustrative unboxing video from Prasutagus The Orwell Wargamer.
	Game: V-Sabotage Publisher: Triton Noir Date: 4/13/2024 8:00:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	V-Sabotage Ghost Expansion Review James Wolff presents this nicely illustrated review of the Ghost Expansion for V-Sabotage. The expansion offers several new modes of play and additional game components. While Mr. Wolff liked the expansion, he only gave it a middling rating based on his game playing preferences. The review includes a link to a 4 star review of the game’s original title, V-Commandos.
	Game: Forward Defense '85 Publisher: Strategist's Den Games Date: 4/12/2024 2:09:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	Interview with Ethan Redrup, designer of Forward Defense ’85 "Your units get better as the game goes on, but if you lose experienced units it makes a noticeable difference." Michał, in The Boardgames Chronicle, interviews designer Ethan Redrup about his upcoming solitaire tactical "Cold War gone hot" game. Check out the interesting discussion of how the AI works: "The challenge lies in acting with lesser resources and coming up with a clever strategy to defeat them [the AI] without having your own troops too badly depleted."
	Game: Defiance: 2nd Russo-Ukrainian War 2022-? Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/10/2024 8:05:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Defiance Design Happy Hour: Modeling the Political Dimension of 2nd Russo-Ukrainian War "If military operations are included in power politics games, they are heavily abstracted. What about the other way around? Military simulations including a strong political dimension?" Designers D. B. Dockter and Mark Herman offer the next in their series of articles on designing a simulation of an ongoing conflict, this time focusing on the impact of political elements on the struggle. Check out the factors that they feel "...will generate a strong narrative, provide players with a better understanding of political dynamics and, most importantly, create a 'richer' simulation experience."
	Game: WWII Campaigns: 1940, 1941, and 1942 Publisher: Compass Games Date: 4/8/2024 7:06:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	1941 - the Barbarossa Campaign "The Combat Table has the capability of being brutal." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors checks out the Barbarossa scenario of this Compass Games title. See why he thinks "...it looks to be a 'players game'. Let's see if real world play matches up to that instinct."
	Game: Operation Skorpion: Rommel's First Strike – Halfaya Pass, May 1941 Publisher: Compass Games Date: 4/7/2024 3:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Operation Skorpion (Compass Games): Componentes - Spanish Language video Wargame Reviewer is a project dedicated to the promotion of board wargames at an international level, performing this function through the YouTube channel, in social networks (Facebook, twitter and Instagram) and in the Bellota Con (international convention of board wargames) held in Badajoz in January.
	Game: Clash of Wills: Shiloh 1862 Publisher: Mayfair Games Date: 4/6/2024 8:10:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing Clash Of Wills Shiloh 1862 (video) A completely silent unboxing video from Pandorrah Nl.
	Game: V-Sabotage Publisher: Triton Noir Date: 4/6/2024 8:00:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	V Sabotage - Playthrough w/ the Designer!! (video) Nick from the Talking Cardboard game group and You Tube Channel, and Thibaud de la Touanne, game designer, discuss game play topics and demonstrate them. A short history of Mr. de la Touanne’s game precedes the game play examples. Note that the demonstration uses the Tabletopia game platform where many games can be played solo or on-line with other players.
	Game: '85 Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires Series: Squad Battles Publisher: Flying Pig Games Date: 4/5/2024 8:07:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Unboxing: '85 Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires (Flying Pig Games) "You are not going to have a tough time handling these, and they are easy to read. What an impressive set of counters!" Steven Pow, in Boisterous Exuberance, looks over his newly arrived copy of this Squad Battles title. Join Steven as he examines the package, and finds an interesting twist, that the "...game also includes Bonus Victory Condition cards, which can give you additional ways to score Victory Points in scenarios that use them."
	Game: WWII Campaigns: 1940, 1941, and 1942 Publisher: Compass Games Date: 4/5/2024 8:02:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Suggested WWII Campaigns: 1940 Order of Battle Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, brings us some historical deployment guidelines for the 1940 scenario. He "...checked two different orders of battle and have come up with the following ‘at-start’ deployments...". Thanks Norm!
	Game: Axis & Allies: Guadalcanal Series: Axis & Allies Publisher: Hasbro Date: 4/4/2024 11:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	A&A Guadalcanal FAQ and rules Errata Essential Reinforcement Rule Errata for proper game play and helpful FAQ. Thanks to Axis & Allies.org for making this available.
	Game: Polis: Fight for the Hegemony Publisher: Asylum Games Date: 4/4/2024 9:30:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Polis Game Review: A Million Ways to Die in the Mediterranean Thomas Wells tells us why he enjoys this strategic level approach to the Peloponnesian Wars. Wells first covers game mechanics and components with several excellent illustrations and also compares the differences between two editions of the game. In the end, your challenge is to defeat your opponents and the game itself! 4 stars out of 5.
	Game: WWII Campaigns: 1940, 1941, and 1942 Publisher: Compass Games Date: 4/3/2024 10:55:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	WWII Campaigns - 1940 (France) "...I capture Sedan almost accidentally and then realise that I don't have enough nearby force to breakout and exploit, while the enemy are all over on the other flank!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, brings us his usual insightful analysis and first play of this Compass Games title. He will play the game again, but has a few grumbles, and then has an intriguing conclusion when "...our result of the Germans failing their plan, but scoring more VP's (casualty based) does not seem to fall within any of the victory outcomes!"
	Game: Operation Skorpion: Rommel's First Strike – Halfaya Pass, May 1941 Publisher: Compass Games Date: 4/2/2024 3:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Basic Tips for the German Player The game designer Randy Heller provides some advice for the German Player.
	Game: Rise and Decline of the Third Reich Publisher: Avalon Hill Date: 4/1/2024 2:10:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Rise and Decline of the Third Reich - Spotlight A look at this Classic WW2 Avalon Hill board game that still holds up so well today. Thanks to Tabletop Templar's YouTube Channel for this video.
	Game: Ardennes II Series: Standard Combat Series Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Date: 3/31/2024 8:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Ardennes II - Gameplay A look at the remake of the 1994 entry "Ardennes" known, appropriately enough as "Ardennes II", part of MMP/The Gamers' Standard Combat Series. More than just a remake, the game has a lot of new and interesting mechanics that are new not only to Ardennes but also the SCS itself. We take a look at some of these new mechanics in this video. Thanks to Hexed and Countered YouTube Channel
	Game: Tactics II Publisher: Avalon Hill Date: 3/31/2024 3:00:00 AM Poster: Robert Holifield	Tactics II from Avalon Hill A nostalgic look back look back at a special game. Thanks to Brian Patterson for providing Moe's Game Table with an excellent copy of Tactics II for this review.
	Game: Centurion: Tactical Warfare, 100B.C.-600A.D. Publisher: SPI Date: 3/30/2024 5:00:00 PM Poster: Robert Holifield	SPI's Centurion from 1971 SPI Strategy & Tactics issue # 25 with Centurion game. Reviewed by Gilbert Collins
	Game: Talavera & Vimeiro Series: Napoleonic Brigade Series Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Date: 3/30/2024 8:16:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Talavera & Vimeiro Here is a module for Talavera & Vimeiro from Multi-Man Publishing created by bennyb. VASSAL is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games and card games. A growing list of game Modules is available at the web site and at web sites for some game publishers. Players can play solitaire off-line, play live on the Internet or play by email. Vassal runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software.
	Game: Save South Vietnam! Publisher: Fortress Games Date: 3/30/2024 8:11:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Steam Tabletop Simulator for Save South Vietnam! Eric Cabral has added a module for Save South Vietnam! from Fortress Games for Steam’s Tabletop Simulator. The Tabletop Simulator allows you to make your own online board games or play the thousands of community-created modules with players in the Steam community.
	Game: Clash of Wills: Shiloh 1862 Publisher: Mayfair Games Date: 3/30/2024 8:10:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Clash of Wills - Shiloh 1862 - Playthrough & My Thoughts (video) Prasutagus The Orwell Wargamer illustrates his replay by showing the situation after each turn and highlighting what occurred. See the end for a positive review and final thoughts.

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