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Game: Paths of Glory

Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 6/14/2026 1:55:00 PM
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 Paths of Glory – exciting sessions via Rally the Troops
When you combine great platform - Rally the Troops, with wonderful title - Paths of Glory plus you play with your great friends - you are getting an unforgettable experience. Let me share some of it in below article!

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Game: Medieval Warfare Rules

Publisher: Society of Ancients
Date: 6/14/2026 7:59:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 What is the Society of Ancients all about? (video)
Here is a promotional video for the Society of Ancients.

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Game: Leipzig: The Battle of Nations – Napoleon vs. Europe

Publisher: SPI
Date: 6/14/2026 7:41:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Downloads page for SPI War Games
The place for all things SPI is spigames.net where you can download the complete rules and counters for this early SPI war game. Scroll down to the letter "L" in the index.

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Game: Italy

Series: Test Series
Publisher: Poultron Press
Date: 6/13/2026 7:55:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Rules for Italy (pdf)
The place for all things SPI is spigames.net where we found the complete rules for this very early war game simulating the Italian Campaign from World War II.

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Game: Lawrence of Arabia: The Arab Revolt 1917-18

Series: Raider Series
Publisher: Decision Games
Date: 6/13/2026 7:40:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 How To Play: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA by Decision Games (video)
Here is another excellent video in a series from Learn This Game. The video covers game description, components and game mechanics including setup, game play for the first turn, and victory conditions.

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Game: Hull Down

Publisher: Alnavco
Date: 6/13/2026 7:05:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Hull Down (war game review)
This mixed review gave the game an excellent rating for Playability. The review was originally published in Strategy & Tactics Magazine, Volume III issue #1.

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Game: Napoleon at War Deluxe Edition

Publisher: Decision Games
Date: 6/10/2026 10:08:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Wagram 1809 by Decision Games
"I really enjoyed that game. I played it as a solo game and it was fine, helped by the flow of the situation across the battlefield." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, has a go at another scenario from this title. How does the battle tip when "The Austrians are getting crushed, but the French casualties have become excessive and they too are now demoralised."?

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Game: Army of the Potomac

Series: Civil War Heritage Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 6/8/2026 10:58:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Spotsylvania May 18th : A Knife Fight in a Phone Booth
"The reason I say it’s an expert level scenario is that it takes skill to achieve the historic Confederate victory." Designer Mark Herman, in Inside GMT Games, offers another fascinating strategy analysis for owners of the game. Check out why he feels the "...scenario to be very replayable as it captures the nuances of this historical situation where success or failure was measured in moments whose outcome was more in doubt than is commonly understood."

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Game: Napoleon at War Deluxe Edition

Publisher: Decision Games
Date: 6/7/2026 7:26:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Sign in Pledge! First Look - Napoleon at War Deluxe Edition (video)
In this short video from Decision Games you'll see what's new in the Deluxe Edition. Originally published by SPI in 1975, the 2026 Deluxe version features upgraded components and new optional rules.

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Game: Midway

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Date: 6/7/2026 7:02:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 [November 6, 1965] Turns, Turns, Turns (Avalon Hill's Midway and Battle of the Bulge)
Gideon Marcus heads the Galactic Journey Wargaming Society, a group that travels back in time to play war games. In this edition, the club ventures back to 1965 to play and review Midway and The Battle of the Bulge from Avalon Hill.

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Game: With Macduff to the Frontier

Publisher: Ross Macfarlane
Date: 6/6/2026 7:14:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Skirmish at Tun Creek: An Old School “Charge!” Battle Report
Some war game players like to combine rules from several games to alter the game experience. Here is an illustrated replay that mentions With Macduff to the Frontier, a miniatures game from 1997.

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Game: With Macduff to the Frontier

Publisher: Ross Macfarlane
Date: 6/6/2026 7:06:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 With Macduff to the Frontier (rules)
Ross Macfarlane published these rules for miniatures in Issue #73 of The Courier magazine, 1997.

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Game: Army of the Potomac

Series: Civil War Heritage Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 6/5/2026 9:05:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Army of the Potomac: Fair Oaks/ Seven Pines’ the McClellan Gambit
"In Army of the Potomac there are several situations where the side launching the offensive, needs to act like they mean it, else defeat is likely." Designer Mark Herman, in Inside GMT Games, takes us on an intriguing look into this Civil War title. Check out the game and historical insights, to include an examination of "...the possible path not taken by McClellan whereby the Union withdraws instead of fighting."

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Game: Stalingrad 1942-43

Series: Great Battles 1939-45 (WB-95)
Publisher: Taktyka i Strategia
Date: 6/3/2026 2:28:00 PM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Don / Onto Stalingrad: A Review of Taktyka i Strategia’s WB-95 Stalingrad 1942
Check out a game in "...the same lineage as classic SPI, GMT, and Avalon Hill titles, but with the distinctly Eastern European flavor that Polish and Russian designers bring to Eastern Front games." Michael Eckenfels, in Armchair Dragoons, takes a close look at this new Stalingrad title. Just what is he referring to with the comment "This is, in my opinion, the best idea in the system."?

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Game: Into the Woods: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862

Series: Great Battles of the American Civil War
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 6/3/2026 9:32:00 AM
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 Into the Woods: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862 – Unboxing & Overview
„Into the Woods” to ósma część serii „Great Battles of the American Civil War” (GBACW). Tytuł ten opowiada o zaskakującym ataku Konfederatów na Armię Tennessee Granta w pobliżu Pittsburg Landing. Zapraszam do materiału!

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Game: Jutland

Publisher: Avalon Hill
Date: 6/1/2026
Poster: Pat L.
 Give Me Fives – A Boardgaming Way Review of “1914”
Paul Comben waxes eloquently as a Grognard taking a deep look at the game and referencing other games with similar characteristics. It's a nice comparative history. The review is decidedly negative but Comben puts that in perspective with his final thoughts. “…it is an important design because it helped set simulation gaming off in a different direction and with aspiration to reach a higher level…

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Game: Flying Tigers

Publisher: GameScience
Date: 5/31/2026 7:06:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 Flying Tigers (game page)
A quick description and history along with negative reviews.

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Game: Modern Tactics: Afghanistan

Publisher: VUCA Simulations
Date: 5/29/2026 12:48:00 PM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Modern Tactics: Afghanistan by Vuca Simulations
Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, says when you are "...looking for a game that has some depth but is quicker to learn and you can get up and playing faster. This game was designed with the latter in mind." Check out how he feels that the game delivers scenarios that "...go by fast and furious and you can easily get lost in the gameplay."

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Game: Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged, 1068-1071

Series: Levy & Campaign
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 5/29/2026 10:28:00 AM
Guest Poster:

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 Seljuk (GMT Games) – Battle of Manzikert (1071 AD)
In continued series of materials for Seljuk, 5th installment in acclaimed Levy & Campaign series, we reenact the critical Battle of Manzikert (1071). Let us see how it will go for Romans this time!

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Game: West Front (computer)

Publisher: Talonsoft
Date: 5/29/2026 7:06:00 AM
Poster: Pat L.
 The John Tiller Thread of Hex Hell and Suffering (Forum conversation)
jebsmoker started this thread back in 2019 to ask about John Tiller war games from Talonsoft, Matrix Games, and John Tiller software. Comments range from helpful to offbeat as the RPG Codex forum encourages frank opinions.

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Game: Middle East '67

Series: Modern Campaigns Series
Publisher: HPS Simulations
Date: 5/28/2026
Poster: Pat L.
 The Unofficial Panzer Campaigns Home Page!
Glenn Saunders maintained this now defunct web site that covered all things related to John Tiller's Panzer Campaign Series and Modern Campaigns Series of computer-based war games. The site included lots of information for the games as well as articles and downloads for various game extensions, scenarios, etc. We thank Archive.org for preserving this marvelous war game web site.

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Game: Infernal Machine: Dawn of Submarine Warfare

Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 5/27/2026 1:37:00 PM
Poster: Doug Holt
 To Build a Fishboat: My Infernal Machine First Impressions
"...the designers start you off slowly, doing what you probably want to do anyway: blow stuff up." MarcM, in Armchair Dragoons, reviews this intriguing game about the advent of a new form of warfare. Check out what draws the comment: "For those revelations alone, I love it."

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Game: Memoir '44

Publisher: Days of Wonder
Date: 5/25/2026 9:47:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
 Market Garden
"It has an interesting mechanism to reflect both the Germans having been initially caught napping and the Allied difficulty in maintaining momentum." Prufrock, in Here's no great matter, plays the Market Garden scenario with his buddy SP. Lots of good pictures and challenge: "...you really feel the Allied attack stagnating as the Germans begin to inflict casualties and alter the command card differential."

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