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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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Gaming Conventions

Gaming Conventions

Another new feature for Grognard.com, the Gaming Convention calendar will make it a snap to keep up with all the latest gaming conventions in your area. But we need your gaming convention information, so please contribute.



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Grognard Challenge - Expanded Room for Comments! (6/25/2023)

The Comments entry area has been resized to 512 characters.

Grognard Originals

In addition to our links to great content all around the internet, expect to see more Grognard.com "originals" in the future.

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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Supremacy 2020: User Inspired Variants


Fun Variants for Supremacy 2020


Supremacy 2020: User Inspired Variants
by Marshall (Command Post Games)   *  4-Jan-2016

Overview


I’ve been talking to various Supremacy fans, and they have come up with these fun variant rules for Supremacy. Please check them out and let us know if you have any intersting variants of your own.


Godzilla Variant

Supremacy 2020 - Godzilla Variant

Inspired by Ben Miller

Yes, this is a silly rule but it can still be a lot of fun! Purchase some miniature Godzilla pieces. Plastic toy dinosaurs work too.

During the Salary Phase, roll 1 die for each Mushroom cloud on the board. On a 6 result, place a radioactive, mutant Godzilla monster in that area.

For the Combat Phase, place an extra chit in the cup for each Godzilla.

When the Godzilla is pulled, randomly determine a direction it will move. Roll a die and move the Godzilla that many spaces. If there is more than 1 choice, simply roll a die to decide.

Godzilla can be on land and at sea.

Godzilla attacks each area he moves through with 6 dice. ‘6’ results destroy company cards there. If there are no companies, apply the hits to armies/navies. Armies and Navies attacked by Godzilla fire back normally.

You can kill Godzilla with an ICBM strike or 6 regular combat hits. The 6 hits must be all together during the same attack round. These hits do not carry over into other attack rounds (blitz) or into other areas as the monster is moving.

 


Act of Cat

Supremacy 2020 - House Rule

House Rule by Jim Sabo

Another silly one, but if you want to get the cat involved in the game, this is probably the only way to do it...

Any piece moved by a cat during the game counts as a legal game move. Players cannot just move the pieces back. You must resolve the situation through normal game play.

If opposing armies end up in the same area, they must fight immediate and successive combat rounds until only 1 side remains in the area.

Armies moved into a sea area are destroyed.

Armies moved into a sea area are destroyed.

Navies moved into a land area are destroyed.

Black markers moved completely off the track or Strategic Reserve card are reset to zero.

If the price marker is knocked off the track, reset the price to the nearest price to the displaced marker.

Enjoy these variants and we'll post more as we receive them. And thanks for playing the game!
-Marshall