I just saw the word that one of the worst men on the face of the planet, Radovan Karadzic, was just arrested. For those with short memories, he was one of the most shameless perpetrators of genocide in my lifetime; as President of the Republika Srbska, he officiated over the Bosnian Serbs' policies of ethnic cleansing against their Croatian, but especially Moslem, neighbors. In the most infamous incident in 1995, the Serb forces… Continue

Here is an extended combat example from the upcoming game ‘Combat Patrol’ by Compass Games – the proviso is that this game is now being developed under the experienced eye of Neil Randall and so the system is likely to end up a little different (improved!) at the end of that process. Ranged… Continue

During a discussion on gaming in general, I wondered what percentage of wargamers also willingly play Euros. And, of course, everyone had a completely different guess with their attendant theory on how that number came to them. Based on comments overhead at CSW Expo, the games I saw being played in the Annex at the Expo, what gets talked about in the "On The Table" and "Out of the Wrapper" folders on CSW, my guess was that 50% or more of the wargamers also play Euros. The other gamers in my gro… Continue

On Thursday evening, I played a couple of games of LnL: BoH with my friend Dean. I had played it a couple of times before, and Dean hadn't played it at all. The first scenario--"Rebecca, can you hear me?" (I may have the name wrong)--is a bit odd because of the night rules and the victory conditions. There was very little fighting because of the night rules--Dean (as the Germans) just wandered around the board (as per the rules) for a few turns 'til he ended up right next to a fire team. So I li… Continue

What a great show! Was in the presence with my SO, Smitty from Washington, DC and the lovely Mrs. Colonel. Front row center at Bucks feet. After the show Mrs. Colonel and myself received a custom made guitar pick from Buck. I'll treasure it aways, now just looking for a suitable frame to display my new treasure. After the concert we headed to a local seafood restaurant for a nice casual bite to eat and some great conversation. Pictures will be posted later this week as I am still with my SO in P… Continue

My son and I have been playing a lot of Formula De - pretty fun game. We have been trying to find extra tracks. Any one know a good source to get them? Looking at ebay -- they are pretty expensive. They seem to be a hard to get item!

Here are the rules for the variant: 1) Incentives for the CP to fight aggressively in France and Belgium and not retreat to the Rhine. a) +1 replacement point for GE each turn if a CP unit is entrenched in Cambrai, Calais or Amiens. Applicable only when CP is at TW. b) -1 replacement point for GE if no CP units in France or Belgium. c) U-Boats Unleashed can be played without the H-L Take Command pre-requisite. This will help the attrition ratio against the British until Convoy is played. 2)… Continue

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I pulled out this game this weekend to play. Truely a relic of the 80s... First impressions: It's trying to be the Central Front Series on a bit larger scale. The map graphics are ghastly in that early 80s style (Redmond A. Simonson, it's NOT). Also, the order of battle for NATO is some… Continue

I am now unboxing the house and trying to figure out how/where to set up "the game wall". I'm hoping to claim at least half of the 'guest' room from my son when there are no guests here, since that's supposed to be his auxiliary toy room. I'd like to be able to set up a folding table on one wall and leave a game up on it for extended periods. First games on the table? "Day of Heroes", SPI's old "NATO" and, and "Orange Crush" - the playtest I can't ever seem to finish!