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Game: Commands & Colors: Medieval

Series: Commands & Colors
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 7/3/2025 6:48:00 AM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


 First Crusade via C&C Medieval – Part 2 – Dorylaeum (1097 AD)
Let us continue with epic battles of First Crusade as depicted by C&C Medieval. Enjoy picture-rich session report!

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Game: Hoplite

Series: Great Battles of History
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 7/3/2025 6:46:00 AM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


 First Look at Hoplite: Warfare in the Persian-Hellenistic Age 4th-5th Century BC from GMT Games
Hoplite, Volume XV in the Great Battles of History, brings interesting twist to the system by introducing chit-pull mechanics. Let me present an overview of this great game.

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Game: The Great Battles of Alexander Deluxe Edition

Series: Great Battles of History Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 7/2/2025 9:13:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Great Battles of Alexander: The Battle of Issus (Part II)
"The Persians have the bulk of their Light Cavalry across the Pinarus and poised for an assault on the rather disorganized Macedonian left flank." Alan Ray, in Inside GMT Games, continues his solitaire AAR example of play. Do things get interesting when "...Alexander was a bit careless in leaving himself alone in a hex, [and] it’s time to test the Macedonian’s resolve and the prowess of Alexander with some potential Personal Combat (Alexander, 9.2)."?

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Game: Johnny Reb

Publisher: Adventure Games
Date: 7/1/2025
Poster: Pat L.
 A tribute to game designer John Hill
Dana Lombardy posted this tribute to game designer John Hill. Mr Hill designed several games including: Squad Leader, Johnny Reb, Across a Deadly Field, Jerusalem!, Battle for Hue, Battle for Stalingrad, and Eastern Front Tank Leader.

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Game: STALINGRAD

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Date: 7/1/2025
Poster: Pat L.
 In Memoriam: Revisiting the Avalon Hill Classics, Part II (game inventory)
Joseph J. Scoleri III posted this complete inventory and physical description of the box contents for Avalon Hill’s vintage war games from the 1950’s and 1960’s.

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Grognard Challenge Time!

 
Date: 6/29/2025 10:54:00 AM 		New Challenge Clues! Last Challenge Results!
See the graphic clues for the new Challenge (#1233) for 29-June-2025 and the winners for the last Challenge (#1232).
Game: War and Peace

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Date: 6/28/2025 7:24:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 War and Peace: From Avalon Hill to Avalon Digital
Here is a brief history of Avalon Hill’s War and Peace from Mark G. McLaughlin. McLaughlin designed the 1st, 5th, and 6th editions of War and Peace, and contributed to the computer version of the game, Napoleon’s Eagles, available on Steam. The web page includes links to additional information for Napoleon’s Eagles.

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Game: Battle of the Bulge

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Date: 6/28/2025 7:17:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 TAHGC, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE (1965)
Joseph C. Beard III posted this game description with his personal memories. Don’t miss the comments posted afterwards.

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Game: Abteilung: WW2 Battle Rules for 15mm Figures and Models

Publisher: Peter Pig
Date: 6/28/2025 7:11:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 WW2 Miniatures Rules Collection: The Ultimate Review
Gary Barr lists his collection of rule sets for war game miniatures and comments. Scroll down about 2/3rds to see his comment for Abteilung.

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Game: Berthier Campaign Manager

Publisher: Tony De Lyall
Date: 6/23/2025 9:50:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Berthier Campaign Manager v11.5.2 (Free Software)
There is a new update to the free Berthier Campaign Manager software (Version 11.5.2). In this release, "A new type of order has been added to the issue an order function: the Follow Me! Move Order."

See the README file in the download for the full details.

Shared by designer/developer Tony De Lyall.

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Game: Crusade and Revolution: the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

Publisher: Compass Games
Date: 6/22/2025 4:12:00 PM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


 First Look at Crusade & Revolution: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
We present today an Overview & Unboxing for Crusade & Revolution - a beautiful game from Compassgames about Spanish Civil War. Enjoy the material!

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Game: Fields of Fire: Deluxe Edition

Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 6/22/2025 4:10:00 PM
Guest Poster:

The Boardgames Chronicle


 Fields of Fire – Standalone Mission Playthrough
Fields of Fire has a great standalone mission, which helps you to test your skills before jumping into full campaigns. Let us play it together and check our preparation for Normandy landings!

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Game: Dragon Pass

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Date: 6/21/2025 7:52:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Rules for Dragon Pass
This is the 1983 edition of the rules courtesy of Avalon Hill.

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Game: Chancellorsville (1st Edition)

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Date: 6/21/2025 7:08:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Chancellorsville Game Page
Here is a description of the original Chancellorsville game and its game variants published in 1974.

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Game: NATO Division Commander

Publisher: SPI
Date: 6/21/2025 7:01:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 SPI "NATO Division Commander" (war game review)
Osamu Ichikawa reviews the game while unboxing it in this nicely illustrated article. Be sure to use your browser’s translation feature to translate the article from Japanese to English.

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Game: A House Divided: Designer Edition

Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 6/20/2025 8:00:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Weather in A House Divided
Designer Frank Chadwick, in Inside GMT Games, covers the new weather event cards in his classic game, most of which "...also have an additional effect, and they are all tied to historical events."

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Game: Orange Swan: Pacific 1941-1945

Publisher: VentoNuovo Games
Date: 6/18/2025 8:05:00 AM
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 Dai To A Senso Expansion: Orange Swan
A short video that explains the new rules added by the expansion to Orange Swan. The video covers the new components and the six variants that may be added for play. It also covers bidding to determine how many variants the Japanese player may add to their side.

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Game: Napoleon's Last Gamble

Series: OSG's Series: The Library of Napoleonic Battles (OSG) series
Publisher: Operational Studies Group
Date: 6/16/2025 11:06:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Anniversary battle of Quatre bras and Ligny 1815
"In our board game, d’Erlon might arrive at one of the battlefields, so we may get a feel of how unleashing a fresh corps might swing things...". Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, brings us a gripping replay on this battle anniversary. How is the issue tipping when he reports "Ligny at last, in the closing moments of light, is his!"

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Game: Ace of Aces: WWI Air Combat Handy Rotary

Series: Ace of Aces
Publisher: Nova Game Designs
Date: 6/15/2025 7:46:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Ace of Aces: or, why you should Do Maths as a game designer
Kit Barry posts a highly technical analysis for game designers on the PAXsims web site. The article gives game players a view behind the scenes where game designers create war games. There is also a short tutorial video for Ace of Aces. This is definitely a different kind of war game review!
Game: Balkan Hell

Publisher: XTR
Date: 6/15/2025 7:09:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Game review: Balkan Hell
Seth Owen covers game mechanics and gives a positive review for this game based on a hypothetical situation circa 1995.

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Game: June '44: The Struggle for Normandy, 1944

Publisher: DDH Games
Date: 6/15/2025
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.

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Game: Salerno '43

Series: ‘4X Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 6/15/2025
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.

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Game: D-Day

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Date: 6/14/2025 7:45:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Avalon Hill D Day First Look (video)
David Lent, aka The Centurion, unboxes the original edition of Avalon Hill’s D-Day.

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Game: Empires of the Middle Ages

Publisher: SPI
Date: 6/14/2025 7:15:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Three New Scenarios for Empires of the Middle Ages
Three new scenarios created by game enthusiast, James F. Epperson.

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Game: Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora

Publisher: SPI
Date: 6/14/2025 7:01:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Review of Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora
Jeffery Bass posted this excellently illustrated review that covers game mechanics in detail. The counter attributes description is comprehensive and you will find some strategy tips sprinkled throughout the review. Mr. Bass calls the game “…great fun and is one of the more enjoyable solitaire games I’ve played.”

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