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	Game: Warsaw, 1920 Publisher: Revolution Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/14/2023 9:14:00 PM Poster: Bill Clancy	Warsaw, 1920 (Revolution Games version) errata
	Game: Warsaw, 1920 Publisher: Revolution Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/14/2023 9:10:00 PM Poster: Bill Clancy	Warsaw, 1920 Product Overview
	Game: A Greater Victory Series: American Civil War Series Publisher: Revolution Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/14/2023 8:56:00 PM Poster: Bill Clancy	A Greater Victory, Errata & Clarifications
	Game: Konigsberg: The Soviet Attack on East Prussia, 1945 Publisher: Revolution Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/14/2023 8:46:00 PM Poster: Bill Clancy	Konigsberg Errata and Clarifications
	Game: Zhukov's War Publisher: Decision Games Game Type: Magazine Date: 4/14/2023 7:45:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	ZHUKOVs War Additional rules, improvements, clarifications, errata Aleksandar Pesic has been kind enough to provide us with a number of player aids for Zhukov's War: Off-map boxes (ZHUKOVSWARoffmapboxes.pdf) Detailed Turn Track (ZHUKOVTurnTrack1.pdf) Reinforcements Chart (ZHUKOVReinforcements1.pdf) Charts: TFC and CRT (ZHUKOVCharts1.pdf)
	Game: Assault on Gallipoli Publisher: Gecko Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/12/2023 3:45:00 PM Poster: Bill Clancy	Assault on Gallipoli by Gecko Games: Designer Notes Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, brings us the designer's notes for this Gecko Games title. The game quickly sold out, and the publisher will have a second edition out soon.
	Game: Battle Command Volume I: The Battle of the Bulge and Operation Crusader Series: Battle Command Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/12/2023 1:55:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	German Strategy in Battle Command: The Bulge "German strategy in Battle Command: The Bulge is a question of balance." Peter Evans discusses German strategy in this GMT Games P500 title. However, see why balance alone is not enough: "There are enough moving parts in this game that the strategic puzzle you are presented with will reconfigure each turn, and each game, giving you plenty to think about and ample replayability."?
	Game: Advanced Squad Leader Series: Advanced Squad Leader Series Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 4/10/2023 9:32:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	The International Appeal of Advanced Squad Leader "Imagine my surprise... that not only were many people playing ASL – likely more than at any other point in its history – but also that there was a very large and vibrant international community of players." David Garvin, in No Dice No Glory, takes a look at the surprising breadth of Advanced Squad Leader's appeal.
	Game: A Victory Denied: Crisis at Smolensk, July-September, 1941 Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 4/9/2023 4:14:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Eastern Front War Games A group of war game enthusiasts list their favorite East Front war games in The Miniatures Page Forum.
	Game: Les Guerres du Roi Soleil 1667-1713 Publisher: Cerigo Editions Game Type: Board Date: 4/9/2023 11:30:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Les Guerres du Roi Soleil 1667-1713 Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Les Guerres du Roi Soleil 1667-1713 from Cerigo Editions created by ”Pierre Bulle”. 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: The Fate of Reiters: Five Battles of the French Wars of Religion Series: By Shot, Shock, and Faith Series Publisher: Hexasim Game Type: Board Date: 4/8/2023 3:26:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	English Rulebook (pdf) Christophe Gentil-Perret uploaded this 2019 English version of the rules from Hexasim. You must be a registered Boardgamegeek.com user to download this file.
	Game: Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 Publisher: Quarterdeck International Game Type: Board Date: 4/8/2023 12:19:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Audacity Meets desperation Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 Mike Willner presents an excellently illustrated unboxing, description of game mechanics, and a short, extremely positive review. “The game hits a lot of high points for component quality, game design, game play and solitaire play.”
	Game: Avec Honneur et Panache: Volume 1 – Turenne Publisher: Vae Victis Game Type: Board Date: 4/8/2023 11:32:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	TRW: Avec Honneur et Panache I - The Battles of Turenne (5 videos) Prolific YouTube poster MJL likes to record his sessions while he plays new games. This post demonstrates the battle of the Dunes 1658 – 14 June 1658. There were some technical problems with 2 videos that are missing here and some French to English translation problems adding vagueness to some of the rules. Much of the discussion concerns the rules and problems with them. Mentioned are comparisons to the Musket and Pike Series and especially to the Avec Infini Regret series of games (AIR). He covers various aspects of game play and analysis in these 5 videos titled: Introduction; Salvo Fire; Determining Initiative Again; Fire Combat in the Dunes; and I Fail to Explain.
	Game: Postcard ETO Publisher: Lou Coatney Game Type: Board Date: 4/5/2023 4:26:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	Postcard ETO: the Liberation of Europe, beginning with D-Day: Free Print & Play Board Game Free (but not public domain) game from prolific designer Lou Coatney. The game can start a "... month early, in May 1944 ... risking bad weather." And "...includes AIRPOWER..."!
	Game: Barbarossa: Army Group Centre Series: Barbarossa Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/3/2023 3:40:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	Barbarossa Army Group Center, 1941 by GMT Games "This is a game for a grognard to sink his teeth into." Robert Peterson reviews the second edition of this component of the GMT Games classic. Check out why Robert further enthuses: "This is the beginning of the Russo-German War brought forth in all of its glory for wargamers."
	Game: Vietnam: Squad Battles Publisher: HPS Simulations Game Type: Computer Date: 4/3/2023 9:53:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	TRW: Squad Battles - Vietnam - Battle of Hue - Part 1 - Two Columns (video) Prolific blogger, MJL, tries to exit his convoy off the map near Hue. Can he get his company across? Click these links to see 3 of the 4 video recordings of his game (MJL accidentally deleted the 3rd video during production): Part 1: Two Columns; Part 2: Rolling into Enemy Fire; and Part 4: Just Not Moving Fast Enough.
	Game: Black Sea Black Death Publisher: People's War Games Game Type: Board Date: 4/2/2023 4:14:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Eastern Front War Games A group of war game enthusiasts list their favorite East Front war games in The Miniatures Page Forum.
	Game: Stonewall: The Battle of Kernstown Series: Great Battles of the American Civil War Series Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 4/2/2023 3:21:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	THE 20 BEST S&T MAGAZINE GAMES FROM THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF SPI Joseph C. Beard III in his “Map and Counters” blog takes us down memory lane to see his 20 favorite games from Strategy & Tactics Magazine. The article includes links for the 15 “also rans” and interesting discussions with several commenters.
	Game: Paris vaut bien une Messe! Les Guerres de Religion 1562-1598 Series: Musket & Pike Battles Series Publisher: Vae Victis Game Type: Magazine Date: 4/2/2023 11:05:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Paris vaut bien une Messe! Les Guerres de Religion 1562-1598 Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Paris vaut bien une Messe! Les Guerres de Religion 1562-1598 from Vae Victis created by ”Greenhorn”. 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: Advanced Squad Leader Series: Advanced Squad Leader Series Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 4/1/2023 6:19:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Attention ASL Grognards! (ASL digital magazine) Break Contact is a digital magazine devoted to tactical war games. The magazine’s specialty is articles concerning ASL including analysis, new scenarios, and variants. Issues are available for sale separately but the initial issue is free. Download it from The War Game Vault.
	Game: Western Desert Publisher: Game Designers Workshop (GDW) Game Type: Board Date: 4/1/2023 Poster: Pat L.	errata page #1
	Game: Die Festung Hamburg Series: C3 Series Publisher: Thin Red Line Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/31/2023 7:59:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Interview with Fabrizio Vianello Designer of Die Festung Hamburg from Thin Red Line Games "When the (first) Cold War finally ended, I think a question remained in our minds: What in the heck would have really happened?" Grant Kleinhenz interviews designer Fabrizio Vianello regarding this latest module of a "what if" game inspired by SPI's The Next War: "…June, 1985: The hard-liners in the Kremlin successfully take power with a military coup, and decide the only alternative to an impeding collapse of the Soviet system is to use the shrinking military advantage of the Warsaw Pact before time runs out."
	Game: War of the Ring Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/31/2023 Poster: Jonathan Warshay	webpage modified/cleaned up 2nd edition rules and tables
	Game: War of the Ring Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/31/2023 Poster: Jonathan Warshay	Review Phoenix #17 - War of the Ring (SPI): B. Laidlaw
	Game: War of the Ring Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/31/2023 Poster: Jonathan Warshay	Variant Phoenix #30 - From Wilderland to Western Shore: War of the Ring (SPI): Geoff Geddes
	Game: War of the Ring Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/31/2023 Poster: Jonathan Warshay	Designer's Notes F&M #17 - Designer's Notes: War of the Ring: Richard Berg
	Game: War of the Ring Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/31/2023 Poster: Jonathan Warshay	Critique Moves #40 - Could the One True Ring be Brass?: The Impact of Perfect Intelligence on War of the Ring: Neil Randall
	Game: War of the Ring Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/31/2023 Poster: Jonathan Warshay	Strategy/Variant Moves #39 - In Character: Attitudes, Advice, and Options in War of the Ring: David A. Smith
	Game: The Big Red One Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/30/2023 2:35:00 PM Poster: Jerry Todd	The Big Red One: Overview An overview/unboxing video of SPI's Big Red One on the Seek Out and Play YouTube channel
	Game: Two Flags - One Nation Publisher: Norman Smith Game Type: Miniatures Date: 3/29/2023 9:37:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Part 2 - Victory Hill scenario "For a small game, the scenario(s) offered a lot of excitement as the minutiae of the rules made local things matter…"! Norm Smith, in Battlefields and Warriors, finishes his new scenario testing with some serious action: "…the attackers wrecked themselves assaulting into the face of canister…"!
	Game: Napoleon in Egypt Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/27/2023 10:15:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	A Short Story of the French Campaign in Egypt, Part 1 – The Conquest "The French Directory, which then ruled Republican France, finds this general far too popular and begins to fear him." Designer Pascal Toupy begins a series of articles setting the stage for this new GMT Games title. Check out the history after Napoleon decides "…his time has not yet come and that this fabulous expedition could increase his glory and fame even more."
	Game: PanzerGruppe Guderian Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 3/26/2023 4:14:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Eastern Front War Games A group of war game enthusiasts list their favorite East Front war games in The Miniatures Page Forum.
	Game: Cobra: Game of the Normandy Breakout Publisher: TSR Game Type: Magazine Date: 3/26/2023 3:21:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	THE 20 BEST S&T MAGAZINE GAMES FROM THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF SPI Joseph C. Beard III in his “Map and Counters” blog takes us down memory lane to see his 20 favorite games from Strategy & Tactics Magazine. The article includes links for the 15 “also rans” and interesting discussions with several commenters.
	Game: Krim Publisher: BruinBear Games Game Type: Computer Date: 3/26/2023 10:59:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Introducing: The Digital Wargamer (pdf) Board games were the exclusive format for the war game hobby until the 1980’s when digital war games appeared on home computers. Today, you will find countless titles available exclusively as digital games and the number of board war games converted to digital versions grows each year. The Digital Wargamer aims to introduce us to developers of digital war games and make us aware of new titles. If you scroll down to page 5 you will see an article that traces the history of Krim, a digital version of a board war game.
	Game: Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 Publisher: Quarterdeck International Game Type: Board Date: 3/26/2023 Poster: Pat L.	Crossing the Line – Aachen 1944 Reviewed Here’s a nicely illustrated review from Mark Greenwald in his “No Dice No Glory” blog. Mark reviews and comments on the various game mechanics while playing the game solo and thoroughly enjoying it.
	Game: 278th Squadron: The Same 4 Cats Publisher: Quarterdeck International Game Type: Card Date: 3/25/2023 1:20:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	278th Squadron the same 4 cats: SM79 Damned Hunchback – Unboxing (video) Daniel Niemi, on his WW2 Solitaire Board Game Channel, unboxes this solitaire game based on a little known Italian air force unit in World War II.
	Game: Seven Days Battles 1862 Series: Civil War Brigade Battle Series Publisher: Worthington Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 3/24/2023 8:01:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	The Seven Days Battles 1862 "Despite the designer warning that this is a tough one for the Confederates, it was still an engaging game and one that I will happily return to." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors takes a look at this Worthington Games title, along with a first play through. Check out the feature that Norm says creates "…opportunities and panic in equal measure, something that helps the solo player as new situations suddenly arise all of the time."
	Game: Downfall of the Third Reich Publisher: Do It Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/22/2023 8:08:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	First Impressions: Downfall of the Third Reich from doit games "The game is highly playable, and creates some interesting moments and quandaries...". Grant Kleinhenz, in The Players' Aid, reviews this Do It Games title. The game is intended as a grand strategic treatment of World War II in Europe. See why Grant says he would definitely play again, in part due to "Choices. Choices. Choices. And a real feeling of tension that I liked quite a lot."
	Game: Aces of Valor Publisher: Legion Wargames Game Type: Board Date: 3/20/2023 9:05:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	On the Wings of Eagles – Legion Wargame’s “Aces of Valor” Brings You to the Skies of the Western Front. Board Game Review "Aces of Valor delivers a solitaire game that is rich in the theme of Western Front air combat and builds an engaging narrative of events." Ray Garbee reviews this Legion Wargames title, with what he considers a fairly simple combat system, "…but it gives a complex outcome." See why Ray points out that "Von Moltke is famous for his quote ‘no plan survives contact with the enemy’ and that feels true from the second you initiate aerial combat in Aces of Valor."
	Game: October War: Doctrine and Tactics in the Yom Kippur Conflict, 1973 Publisher: SPI Game Type: Magazine Date: 3/19/2023 3:21:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	THE 20 BEST S&T MAGAZINE GAMES FROM THE “GOLDEN AGE” OF SPI Joseph C. Beard III in his “Map and Counters” blog takes us down memory lane to see his 20 favorite games from Strategy & Tactics Magazine. The article includes links for the 15 “also rans” and interesting discussions with several commenters.
	Game: Eastern Front Solitaire Publisher: Omega Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/19/2023 12:12:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Eastern Front War Games A group of war game enthusiasts list their favorite East Front war games in The Miniatures Page Forum.
	Game: Eastern Front Solitaire Publisher: Omega Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/19/2023 10:28:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Eastern Front Solitaire Here is a module at the VASSAL web site for Eastern Front Solitaire from Omega Games created by ”E”. 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: Krim Publisher: BruinBear Games Game Type: Computer Date: 3/18/2023 2:06:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Krim Introduction (video) Casey Bruyn plays a couple of turns to illustrate game play.
	Game: 278th Squadron: The Same 4 Cats Publisher: Quarterdeck International Game Type: Card Date: 3/18/2023 10:37:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	278th Squadron the same 4 cats: SM79 Damned Hunchback – Playthrough (video) You are a torpedo bomber pilot for the Italian Air Force during World War II. Can you survive 10 missions and sink 9 ships? Daniel Niemi, on his WW2 Solitaire Board Game Channel, tries his best in this complete play through video.
	Game: Two Flags - One Nation Publisher: Norman Smith Game Type: Miniatures Date: 3/17/2023 8:04:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Victory Hill (Cross Keys 1862) "The Confederate line fires and all three of the Union regiments fall back with heavy casualties." Norm Smith, in Battlefields and Warriors, is putting together a new scenario for his Two Flags - One Nation Civil War rules. There's fun in the testing: "The Union flanks are close to being pushed off the table AND collapsing due to heavy casualties. Just one more push by the Confederates…"!
	Game: The Battle of Moscow: The German Drive on Moscow, 1941 Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/17/2023 Poster: Jerry Todd	Battle of Moscow SPI Derived Errata by Donald Johnson
	Game: Battle Command Volume I: The Battle of the Bulge and Operation Crusader Series: Battle Command Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/15/2023 7:50:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	An Introduction to Battle Command: The Bulge "(1) Why another Bulge game? (2) Why should you play it?" Peter Evans sets out to answer these questions for this new GMT Games title. See if the game makes the grade by being "…easy to learn, 'get to the table', and get stuck into playing."?
	Game: Alexandre contre la Perse Series: Au Fil de l'Épée Antiquity series Publisher: Vae Victis Game Type: Board Date: 3/14/2023 1:39:00 PM Poster: Pat L.	Official Errata (pdf) English and French errata from Frederic Bey the designer. You will need to be a registered user at BoardGameGeek.com to download this file.
	"The US Civil War" Tournament (PBEM on Vassal) Date: 3/14/2023	"The US Civil War" Tournament (PBEM on Vassal) Didier Seban is organizing a fourth "The US Civil War" tournament in PBEM on Vassal, in round-robin mode, using the 3rd edition of the rules. The tournament begins on July 1st, 2023. Free registration by email available before June 30th, 2023, at USCW Registration. Visit the official web site for more info!.
	Game: Depths of Courage Vol. 9 - Attack on Alexandria Harbor Series: Depths of Courage Publisher: High Flying Dice Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/13/2023 7:55:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	“In few military endeavors has so little been risked to achieve so much.” Vincent P. O’Hara and Enrico Cernuschi – Depths of Courage Attack on Alexandria Harbor Board Game Review "All in all, Attack on Alexandria Harbor is a wonderful game with a very small footprint...", "...extremely challenging...". Rick Martin reviews this High Flying Dice Games title that covers the World War II Italian commando attack on the British naval base in Alexandria Harbor. Rick gives the game a 96% rating, and points out: "The key to winning this game is only attacking high value targets while slowly moving your mini subs from zone to zone."

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