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	Game: Battles of the American Revolution Tri-pack: Guilford, Saratoga, Brandywine Series: Battles of the American Revolution Series Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/20/2025 7:56:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing: Battles of the American Revolution Tri-Pack (Guilford, Saratoga and Brandywine) from GMT Games Alexander Klein from the Players’ Aid unboxes this loaded game box. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: A Time for Trumpets: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/20/2025 7:21:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for A Time for Trumpets Here is a module for A Time for Trumpets from GMT Games courtesy of John Rainey, Steve Bradford, and Jean Philippe Biron . 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 VASSAL 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. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Empires of the Middle Ages Publisher: SPI Date: 4/19/2025 7:59:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Rewrite of Ties and Claims Rules A Spotlight on Games took the time to clarify the Diplomacy and Claims rules for SPI’s Empires of the Middle Ages. The article includes links for scenarios, variants, errata, and assorted game aids. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: NATO Division Commander Publisher: SPI Date: 4/19/2025 7:05:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	NATO Division Commander (1980) Board Game Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The reviewer recommends this game that is “…tailored for wargaming enthusiasts who appreciate detailed simulations”. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: D-Day Publisher: Avalon Hill Date: 4/19/2025 7:02:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Steam Tabletop Simulator for D-Day Steam has added a module for Avalon Hill’s D-Day for their 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. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Fields of Fire Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/18/2025 8:52:00 AM Guest Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	Unboxing & Overview for Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition Long awaited new, deluxe edition of Fields of Fire was recently published. Today we shall have a loot at its gorgeous components. Enjoy! Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Commands & Colors: Medieval Series: Commands & Colors Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/18/2025 8:51:00 AM Guest Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	First Crusade via C&C Medieval – Part 1 – Nicaea (1097 AD) The Crusades expansion to Commands & Colors Medieval comes with plethora of new mechanics and units. Let us see how they operate on the field of battle in the first scenario - Nicaea (1097 AD). Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Commands & Colors: Ancients Series: Commands and Colors Series Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/18/2025 8:11:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Raphia, with Commands and Colors: Ancients, epic version. "Cavalry numbers are equal, with Antiochus' having more oomph in the charge and Ptolemy an advantage in missiles." Prufrock, in Here's no great matter, brings us a fast-paced AAR playing the Raphia scenario. Is it all over when "Antiochus's attack causes monstrous damage. Ptolemy is dead and his centre is in pieces."? Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	GMT Games Date: 4/18/2025	GMT Update Gene Billingsley offers this update on what's going on with the company in the current trade climate, along with elements of the regular GMT Games update.
	Game: Blitz in the East Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Date: 4/16/2025 7:33:00 AM Guest Poster: Seek Out and Play	Blitz in the East: Play Examples In this short video, four examples from the rulebook of Blitz in the East are presented. Examples include Ground Movement, Attrition, Advance after Combat, and Blitz. The video is designed to help explain the rules as presented in the examples. Search for this game with VentoNuovo Games
	Game: Tsar Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/14/2025 10:14:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Historical Events in Tsar "Will you appoint the most competent advisors, or prioritize your own Faction’s Characters to maximize power for yourself?" Designer Paul Hellyer, in Inside GMT Games, covers the role of historical events in his game covering the challenges faced by the Tzarist regime in its last 20 years. Intriguingly, the "...game also includes many events that never happened in history, but might have happened." Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Grognard Challenge Time! Date: 4/13/2025 12:48:00 PM	New Challenge Clues! Last Challenge Results! See the graphic clues for the new Challenge (#1222) for 13-April-2025 and the winners for the last Challenge (#1221).
	Game: Rhode Island and Newport Series: Battles of the American Revolution Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/13/2025 7:53:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	GMT Games Rhode Island unboxing video William Cunningham explains why he enjoys the series as he unboxes Rhode Island and Newport, the 9th entry in the series. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Normandy '44 Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/13/2025 7:05:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	GMT Games, Normandy '44 - Box opening and first thoughts (video) Nerd Workshop unboxes Normandy ’44 in this nicely instructive video that includes several comparisons to Salerno ’43. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Caen Series: Panzer Battles and Siege Series Publisher: Excalibre Games Date: 4/13/2025 Poster: Pat L.	D-Day Board game reviews of Bill’s collection of some very old war games! Avalon Hill D-Day (video) Bill Molyneaux, war game designer, compares games related to D-Day in his collection. Games covered include: D-Day from Avalon Hill (original and 1991 versions), Omaha Beach from Rand, Caen from Excalibre, and Destination Normandy and June ’44 from DDH. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora Publisher: SPI Date: 4/12/2025 7:59:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora (Apple II version) Moby Games maintains web pages for computer games. Each page may include a game description, screen shots, reviews, and technical information. This page describes the Apple II version of the board game from SPI. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Nieuchess Publisher: Avalon Hill Date: 4/12/2025 7:52:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Nieuchess Mike in his blog, Table Top Talk…about model soldiers, tells why he chose this vintage game to introduce his son to war gaming. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Civil War Game 1863 Publisher: Parker Brothers Date: 4/12/2025 7:50:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Civil War Game 1863 ”Some Guy” has created a module at the VASSAL web site for Civil War Game 1863 from Parker Brothers. VASSAL is an engine for building and playing Internet-capable versions of turn-based, human-vs-human games. Hundreds of games are available for internet play at the web site. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: The Battle of Fismes - Introductory Game Series: The Library of Napoleonic Battles Publisher: Operational Studies Group Date: 4/11/2025 1:27:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	The Battle of Fismes - introduction to The Library of Napoleonic Battles "...a true nail biter ending, going down to the last couple of die rolls, so this holds a lot of potential to entertain as an introductory scenario." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, checks out this Library of Napoleonic Battles introductory title. See why his ultimate conclusion is "Does Fismes work as an introductory package to the system? - yes." Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Date: 4/10/2025 3:47:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41: Kickstarter ends in minutes and... FOUR more M'41 Bundle available! VentoNuovo Games wraps up their Kickstarter with a limited special offer! Search for this game with VentoNuovo Games
	Game: Warfighter: The World War II Tactical Combat Card Game Series: Warfighter Series Publisher: Dan Verssen Games Date: 4/10/2025 6:38:00 AM Guest Poster: Seek Out and Play	WF WWII Expansion #82: Raid on St. Nazaire This is an unboxing video of Warfighter World War II Expansion #82: Raid on Saint Nazaire. In this video, you will see the soldiers, weapons, skill, SitRep cards, missions, objectives, locations, and hostiles. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: France '40 Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/9/2025 5:03:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	France '40 by GMT Games "If you are looking for both great gameplay and historical gaming, France '40 delivers on both accounts." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, checks out the second edition of this well-known title. See what he's getting at with the comment "The game has the best of both worlds as far as size is concerned." Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Warfighter: The World War II Tactical Combat Card Game Series: Warfighter Series Publisher: Dan Verssen Games Date: 4/9/2025 7:59:00 AM Guest Poster: Seek Out and Play	Warfighter 29 - Russia Another entry in the Warfighter 29 series, this one focuses on Russia. The video contains two teams created with 29 resource points. The teams can be used by themselves in small missions or put together for those wishing to fight larger missions with higher resource point values. Search for this and related games with Noble Knight
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Date: 4/7/2025 9:53:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41: Timoshenko Falls Back! "My opponent's Pass had left me very surprised." Emanuele Santandrea, of VentoNuovo Games, finishes his tale of the High Noon showdown with Moscow '41. How does the challenge conclude when "At that point my impulse was over without even a fight..."? Search for this game with VentoNuovo Games
	Game: Congress of Vienna Series: Great Statesmen Series Publisher: GMT Games Date: 4/7/2025 8:33:00 AM Guest Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	Congress of Vienna - Unboxing & Overview We present today Congress of Vienna, another installment in the GMT Great Statesmen Series. The focus is on components and game overview, more content will follow. Enjoy! Search for this and related games with Noble Knight

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