| Date and Poster | Title | Article Summary |
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4/16/2025
Doug Holt | Breed's Hill 1775
| "...given all the SNAFUs on both sides of this early battle of the American Revolution, it seems apt that this battle be named for the wrong place." See how Jeff Berry, in Obscure Battles, elegantly explains that this was "The battle that should never have happened". |
4/4/2025
Doug Holt | German WWII Pocket Army in 10 / 12mm
| "WWII can pass across the painting table at surprising speed compared to other periods and so it makes for a good quick project to fit in between other bigger projects...". Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, discusses a new World War II Pocket Army project he has underway: "...kampfgruppe Schmidt is ready for action..."! |
3/24/2025
Doug Holt | Jack Greene, 1949 – 17 March 2025
| Kevin Zucker shares some memories of his recently passed friend, designer Jack Greene. |
3/24/2025
Doug Holt | Wargaming Clubs of the Warring Clubs Era 1965-69
| Alan Arvold has shared a fascinating article with us, meant as "...a supplement to the History of Wargaming article..., specifically to the sidebar on Wargame Clubs. It is a listing of the known clubs." Thanks Alan! |
3/19/2025
Doug Holt | My Top 3 Wargames designed by… John H. Butterfield!
| "...focus on creations of one author, whom you can treat as a whole wargaming history in micro-scale." Michal, in The Boardgames Chronicle, covers his three favorite John Butterfield games. See which game has a feature that "...creates fog of war as you do not know which part of enemy forces can still act in a turn." |
3/14/2025
Doug Holt | Wednesday War Stories ~ Iron Ships & Iron Men at the Battle of Hampton Roads
| "In some ways the game was frustrating; how could it not produce a clearly superior victor?" RockyMountainNavy, in Armchair Dragoons, has an interesting discussion of the classic "Monitor versus Merrimac" clash, and how that applies to wargaming. Check out what conclusion he reaches, reinforced by the comment: "No better description of the impact of the Battle of Hampton Roads on naval warfare exists than the response of the Royal Navy upon hearing of the battle." |
3/1/2025
Pat L. | The Vietnam War Miniatures Collection (video)
| The Dusted Game Shelf dusts off his proud collection of miniatures suitable for table top Vietnam War battles. |