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Spotlight Articles

Outstanding articles that are not necessarily linked to one particular game, but may have broad appeal to gamers.

Breed's Hill 1775

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"...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".

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/16/2025


German WWII Pocket Army in 10 / 12mm

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"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..."!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/4/2025


Jack Greene, 1949 – 17 March 2025

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Kevin Zucker shares some memories of his recently passed friend, designer Jack Greene.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/24/2025


Wargaming Clubs of the Warring Clubs Era 1965-69

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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!

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/24/2025


My Top 3 Wargames designed by… John H. Butterfield!

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"...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."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/19/2025


Wednesday War Stories ~ Iron Ships & Iron Men at the Battle of Hampton Roads

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"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."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 3/14/2025


The Vietnam War Miniatures Collection (video)

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The Dusted Game Shelf dusts off his proud collection of miniatures suitable for table top Vietnam War battles.

Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 3/1/2025


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Grognard Originals

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PE TANG 1900 Q&A with Marco Campari

Some Q & A between myself and Marco Campari, designer of Pe Tang 1900 from Lumaca Games.

PE TANG 1900 Strategy Tips

This is the strategy I developed after playing Pe Tang 1900 from Lumaca Games.

PE TANG 1900 Optional Line of Sight Table

Here is an optional table to make it a little more difficult to eliminate the Boxer artillery.

PE TANG 1900 Introductory War Game Review

My review for this great introductory war game concerning an obscure siege of a cathedral during the Boxer Rebellion. Use this game to recruit new war game players.

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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:

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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.”