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	Game: 30 Years War Publisher: Decision Games Game Type: Magazine Date: 3/15/2025 7:47:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Cyberboard Gamebox Module for 30 Years War Flavio Etzio has added a Cyberboard gamebox for Decision Games’ 30 Years War game. You will need to be a registered user at Boardgamegeek to download this file. Cyberboard is a Windows game engine, created by Dale Larson, for building and playing online adaptations of board games and war games via Play By EMail (PBEM). The files that are created/used for each individual game title are known as 'Gameboxes'. Cyberboard is very popular amongst wargamers for PBEM. Compared to the other PBEM game engines, creating Cyberboard 'gameboxes' is more involved than for ZunTzu, but less technical than for Vassal.
	Game: Civil War Game 1863 Publisher: Parker Brothers Game Type: Board Date: 3/15/2025 7:14:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Civil War Game 1863 (1961) Board Game Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The game is recommended for ”… families looking for an educational game, and casual gamers who enjoy light to moderate strategy.”
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/12/2025 2:55:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41: Video Premiere - Kickstarter Launched VentoNuovo Games has an Air Module premiere video for the Moscow Expansion. Kickstarter has launched!
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/12/2025 8:11:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	MOSCOW '41: A story from a(nother) convention VentoNuovo Games offers more background as they close in on the Kickstarter launch!
	Game: Fields of Fire Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/10/2025 9:43:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Fields of Fire Deluxe AAR "Much to my delight this deluxe edition has not only a rewritten rule book with plenty of examples of play but also two Field Manuals to help you learn the basic rules step by step." Armchair Dragoons brings us a fun AAR with this tactical infantry command game. See how the fight proceeds as things go from "1st platoon’s team heads into the marsh and bumbles right into an enemy LMG team who seems to be looking for a good place to set up.", to "...this is where 2nd Platoon's luck runs out.", and then "This will be a tough nut to crack."!
	Game: Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61 Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/9/2025 7:55:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Let’s Play Fort Sumter! Avguardian Gaming plays the computer version as the Secessionists. He starts with a nice intro and covers game description, mechanics and strategy.
	Game: Into the Woods: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862 Series: Great Battles of the American Civil War Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/9/2025 7:00:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Interview with Bill Byrne Developer for Great Battles of the American Civil War Volume VIII Into the Woods: The Battle of Shiloh from GMT Games Grant Kleinhenz from The Players’ Aid, interviews Bill Byrne who develops games in the Great Battles of the American Civil War series for GMT Games. The interview includes a behind the scenes look at game design and development and a detailed discussion of new design features.
	Game: Omaha Beach Publisher: Rand Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/9/2025 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.
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/8/2025 3:57:00 PM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41: Expansion on the way VentoNuovo Games brings more details about the upcoming expansion and Kickstarter!
	Game: Swashbuckler Publisher: Yaquinto Game Type: Board Date: 3/8/2025 7:33:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Swashbuckler First Look (video) David Lent, aka The Centurion, unboxes this tactical sword-fighting game from 1980. You, too can be Errol Flynn!
	Game: Where There is Discord: War in the South Atlantic Publisher: Fifth Column Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/8/2025 7:28:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Falklands - Where There Is Discord Board Game Sapper Joe compliments a war game publisher’s generosity.
	Game: Bismarck Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 3/8/2025 7:25:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	VASSAL Module for Bismarck Here is a module for Bismarck from Avalon Hill courtesy of jw62. 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.
	Game: Old School Tactical Vol IV Series: Old School Tactical Publisher: Flying Pig Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/7/2025 8:22:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Old School Tactical Volume 4: Italian Theater 1943-45 by Flying Pig Games "The Soaring Swine have, and rightly so, a reputation for beautiful and huge, not just large, wargames." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, takes a first look at this Old School Tactical series game. His inner "detail" guy is also "...very happy to see that they included one of the more successful Italian pieces of armor: the Semovente."
	Game: Fields of Fire Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/5/2025 8:42:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Fields of Fire Deluxe Edition News "Fields of Fire Deluxe Edition is finally here!" Andrew Stead, in Inside GMT Games, covers some of the cool things coming available with this project. Check it out!
	Game: Blitz in the East Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/5/2025 8:05:00 AM Poster: Seek Out and Play	Scorched Earth Expansion for Blitz in the East In this short video, we unbox the Scorched Earth Expansion for Blitz in the East by Vento Nuovo Games. The video covers the components found in the game, the Scorched Earth card, the Final Restoration Phase which is new for Blitz in the East. And two historic and two what-if scenarios, the latter based on the Balkans Campaign never occurring.
	Game: Chancellorsville (1st Edition) Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 3/5/2025 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.
	Game: Moscow '41: The Road to Moscow, July - December 1941 Series: Barbarossa Trilogy: Leningrad '41, Moscow '41 and Kiev '41 Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/3/2025 9:19:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Moscow '41 Expansion - VVS' catastrophe during Barbarossa's opening VentoNuovo Games is working on a fascinating expansion for the Barbarossa Trilogy series, with a Kickstarter coming soon. See what's up!
	Game: All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918 Series: COIN Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/2/2025 7:51:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	The Beautiful Boards of Wargaming! Grant Kleinhenz from the Players’ Aid did a series of articles celebrating games with beautiful components. This is a deep dive into the map board graphics with plenty of illustrations that show how the map ties in with game mechanics. Scroll to the bottom to see related links for this game and other games in the Beautiful Boards series.
	Game: A Time for Trumpets: The Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/2/2025 7:32:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Interview with Bruno Sinigaglio Designer of A Time for Trumpets Grant Kleinhenz from The Players’ Aid conducts a thorough interview covering game mechanics. Mr. Sinagalio has a long history working as a designer of Battle of the Bulge games.
	Game: Battle for Stalingrad Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 3/1/2025 7:19:00 AM 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.
	Game: Where There is Discord: War in the South Atlantic Publisher: Fifth Column Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/1/2025 7:07:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Review: Where There Is Discord from Fifth Column Games – “The Empire Strikes Back” Alexander Klein has mixed feelings for a game he loves. See why in this illustrated review. The game covers naval engagements during the Falklands War, a rare topic for war games.
	Game: A Victory Awaits Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 3/1/2025 Poster: Bill Clancy	Can Germany achieve victory, or will its armies run out of steam? Released in 2022 by Multi-Man Publishing (MMP), A Victory Awaits: Operation Barbarossa 1941 (or AVA for short) is a simulation of the first three months of the titanic clash between Germany and the Soviet Union. Designed by Tetsuya Nakamura, AVA is a relatively low complexity hex and counter wargame.
	Game: The Awful Green Things from Outer Space Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Game Type: Board Date: 3/1/2025 Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing Video: Classic Pocket Box Games Bundle from Steve Jackson Games Alexander Klein from the Players’ Aid received the Classic Pocket Box Games Bundle produced by Steve Jackson Games and unboxed the 6 games in this video: Kung Fu 2100, Raid on Iran, Necromancer, One Page Bulge, Undead, and The Awful Green Things from Outer Space. From the looks of the contents, it appears that the previous owner created copies of various parts to preserve the original components.
	Game: Sergeants Miniatures Game: Day of Days Publisher: Lost Battalion Games Game Type: Miniatures Date: 3/1/2025 Poster: Pat L.	NJ Con 7 - June 12 and 13, 2015 (Wargame Convention Report and AAR) Blogger Michael in his blog, Games, Games, and Wargames (and Books and Movies) Oh my! describes his weekend at NJ Con 7 in 2015. NJ Con is a convention for miniatures war gamers. The post includes a quick review of the venue followed by a description of Michael’s two days of miniatures wargaming. There are several after action reports for both Sergeants D-Day and Sergeants Miniatures Game: Day of Days with illustrations and many photos from the gaming tables room.
	Game: Wargames Rules for Armoured Warfare at Company and Battalion Level 1925 to 1950 Publisher: (Web Published) Game Type: Miniatures Date: 2/28/2025 9:01:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	New (but old) WWII tactical rules "It is like stepping back in time. I am that teenager again!" Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, looks over this recently released rule set intended to fill the gap left by a “missing” set. Check out Norm's analysis as he addresses a question: "One of the first things I do when looking at a new WWII system is to see how the author has handled the German Tiger I tank compared to the Panther tank."
	Game: The Fetterman Fight Publisher: Martin Anderson Game Type: Board Date: 2/26/2025 9:25:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	The Fetterman Fight Smitty's Game Table offers a video review of the components of this self-published game covering a fascinating Old West clash between a small U.S. Army unit and Native American tribes.
	Game: Blitz in the East Publisher: VentoNuovo Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/24/2025 7:12:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Blitz in the East The Russian Campaign 1941-45 by VentoNuovo Games "You would think by the size of the game and the terseness of the Rulebook that this would be more of a beer & pretzels game. In this you would be highly mistaken." Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things, checks out this strategic East Front game. See why he comes to the conclusion that, as "...one of those people who thought that because the Russian Front was so massive you need a big game to simulate it. Luckily, I persevered with a Blitz in the East and found that I was totally mistaken."
	Game: Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61 Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/23/2025 7:11:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Unboxing: Fort Sumter from GMT Games - The Players' Aid (video) Grant Kleinhenz from The Players’ Aid unboxes and covers game mechanics for this card driven game from GMT Games.
	Game: NATO Division Commander Publisher: SPI Game Type: Board Date: 2/22/2025 7:52:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	NATO Division Commander - Leadership under Fire Here is a short exchange in the Harpgamer forum that includes several after action reports from pmaidhoff.
	Game: Broadside Series: American Heritage Series Publisher: Milton Bradley Game Type: Board Date: 2/22/2025 7:45:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Broadside (1962) Board Game Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The game is ”… a great introduction to board games for younger players and a nostalgic treat for those who remember playing it in the past.”
	Game: Civil War Game 1863 Publisher: Parker Brothers Game Type: Board Date: 2/22/2025 7:41:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	1863 (game) war game review Chuck Rothman in his Great but Forgotten blog, reminisces over this vintage game from 1961. Is the game unbalanced? Read the comments!
	Game: Heights of Courage: The Battle for the Golan Heights Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 2/21/2025 2:15:00 PM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	First Look at Heights of Courage Let us have a look at Heights of Courage - one of the more accessible and easy to play Standard Combat Series (SCS) wargames from Multi Man Publishing. Today we shall look at its components and discuss basic rules. Enjoy!
	Game: Root Publisher: Leading Edge Game Type: Board Date: 2/21/2025 2:00:00 PM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	Introducing new players to the ROOT universe As said by one of my colleagues, Root is always a blast – and it’s surprisingly approachable for new players! Let see how it went with another two introduced to this great game!
	Game: Up Front Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 2/19/2025 8:33:00 AM Poster: Seek Out and Play	Up Front: Reinforcements and Entrenchments A short video that explains how reinforcements and entrenchments work for Up Front. The video covers how reinforcements enter the game and how they can enter in terrain. Also, how groups can create entrenchments.
	Game: Close The Atlantic - World War Three Publisher: Mike Raymond Game Type: Board Date: 2/17/2025 9:41:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Close The Atlantic Rules/FAQ Mike Raymond has provided a Rules and FAQ update for his modern naval board game.
	Game: Normandy '44 Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/16/2025 7:24:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Taking Rommel to Hart with Normandy ’44 This thoughtful review from RMN covers a wealth of subjects including comparisons between game versions and the signature ZOC Bond rules in this game system. Throw in some historical texts and strategy tips for a very interesting read.
	Game: Combat Publisher: Ideal Game Type: Board Date: 2/15/2025 7:45:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	The Infantry Fighting Game: Combat! - Review and How to Play (video) The Gamers Closet gives a great overview of the game and components in this short video and endorses the game as a good starter game for somebody interested in joining the war game hobby.
	Game: Krim: Von Manstein in the Crimea Publisher: XTR Game Type: Magazine Date: 2/15/2025 7:11:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Thinking Of Playing: Krim: von Manstein's Battles for Sevastopol, 1941-42 – 1 (2 videos) MJL filmed what many war game players do upon setting up a new game for the first time. Part 1 includes an unboxing and a long look at the rules. Part 2 deals with setup and then a closer look at the rules for movement, mobile assault, prepared assault, supply, and victory conditions. Click these links to see the full set of videos: Part 1 and Part 2.
	Game: Korsun Pocket Series: Decisive Battles of World War II Series Publisher: Matrix Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/15/2025 Poster: Pat L.	Battles in Italy Review James Allen gives a 7 out of 8 rating to this PC based game from SSG and Matrix Games. The review is mostly positive “…it is the best tactical wargame I have seen.” The major caveat is for owners of the other games in the Decisive Battles series (Korsun Pocket and Battles in Normandy) who may not want to pay a high price for essentially 3 new scenarios. Scroll down to August 26, 2005 to see the review. We thank Archive.org for preserving this web site.
	Game: The Fate of All Publisher: Thin Red Line Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/14/2025 8:25:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	The Fate of All by Thin Red Line Games "I am breaking a rule that I have followed since I started writing for AWNT...". Robert Peterson, in A Wargamers Needful Things writes about a game that has apparently blown his mind. Check out why he ultimately enthuses that "...this was a game that was meant to replace one of my favorite games for 45+ years. I am here to tell you that it not only matches..."!
	Game: Commands & Colors: Medieval Series: Commands & Colors Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/12/2025 9:59:00 AM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	First Look at Commands & Colors: Medieval – Expansion #1 Crusades The newest expansion to the Commands & Colors Medieval - Crusades - arrived. It will allow to replay many of the epic battles which took Part in the Holy Land between the Crusaders and their various opponents.
	Game: Angola Publisher: Multi-Man Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 2/12/2025 9:53:00 AM Poster: The Boardgames Chronicle	Unboxing & Overview for Angola Angola is a great classic which always gives a lot of fun. Let us look at its beautiful components - for a game ~30 years old it looks truly wonderful Enjoy!
	Game: Napoleon in Egypt Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/12/2025 8:53:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Napoleon in Egypt: The Battle of the Pyramids "The Mamluks are blindly overconfident in their renowned cavalry. They look with contempt on the invader and think they’ll trample them underfoot." Designer Pascal Toupy, in Inside GMT Games, provides a fascinating recount of what he dubs "A Victory that Forged Bonaparte’s Reputation".
	Game: Warfighter: The World War II Tactical Combat Card Game Series: Warfighter Series Publisher: Dan Verssen Games Game Type: Card Date: 2/12/2025 7:44:00 AM Poster: Seek Out and Play	Warfighter WWII: Expansion #54 - Enigma Machine A short unboxing video for DVG's Warfighter WWII: Expansion #54 Enigma Machine. The video covers the cards in the expansion, including the soldiers, weapons, skill, equipment, missions, objectives, locations, events, and the German hostiles aboard the U-boat.
	Game: Boots on the Ground Publisher: Worthington Publishing Game Type: Board Date: 2/10/2025 8:23:00 AM Poster: Doug Holt	Boots on the Ground "...tactics here were not particularly sophisticated. Move towards the objective, shoot anyone in the way, keep your medic close by to treat wounds." Prufrock has a chance to try out his copy of this tactical game. It gives him plenty of action: "Two thirds of the team wounded and still two blocks from the objective. Do we halt and patch wounds, hoping for a lull in insurgent activity, or do we press on?"
	Game: Twilight Struggle: Red Sea - Conflict in the Horn of Africa Series: Twilight Struggle Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/9/2025 7:42:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa Game Review - 100% of the Twilight, 20% of the Struggle Andrew Lynch compares the original Twilight Struggle to the Red Sea game in the series and finds the Red Sea game to be more to his liking in this nicely illustrated review.
	Game: Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis, 1860-61 Publisher: GMT Games Game Type: Board Date: 2/9/2025 7:41:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Fort Sumter - Solo Mode play (video) Michał Kowalczuk from The Boardgames Chronicle, plays the solo version and wins a close contest.
	Game: D-Day Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 2/8/2025 7:12:00 AM 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.
	Game: Bismarck Publisher: Avalon Hill Game Type: Board Date: 2/8/2025 7:05:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Tabletop Simulator Module for Bismarck Steam has added a module for Avalon Hill’s Bismarck 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.
	Game: Swashbuckler Publisher: Yaquinto Game Type: Board Date: 2/8/2025 7:02:00 AM Poster: Pat L.	Swashbuckler: A Game of Swordplay and Derring-do (1980) Board Game (review) Michail from the Board Game Guys describes components, setup, and game play. The game is ”… ideal for those who enjoy light-hearted, action-packed games with a touch of humor.”

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