I've got some unboxing videos for some of the new GMT goodness as well as the latest from Academy Games over at The Gaming Gang.

Saints in Armor

Mr. Madison's War…

Just in time for the New Year, the latest issue of Line of Departure is ready to go into the mail, by the end of business on December 31.  This one covers the following:

• Sedan, May 1940 (World at War) - Review
• Field Commander Rommel (DVG) - Analysis
• Firepower (Avalon Hill) -…

As we wrap up the holidays and gear up for the New Year, what games did you receive or gift this year?

A War of Choice, this being the Fourth Instalment of the War between Lützelhard and Dautenstein, in which my brave forces face their first defeat.

Please sign the petition:

The Operational Arts Of War - A Call To Arms!

Thank you :)

Today, I updated Line of Departure Online Features with a couple of new articles, both by me, and of an academic nature.  One is an analysis of the Battle of Mortain, the failed German counteroffensive in Normandy, August…

I am reading the rules to the Musket and Sabre series of games by DG, and this word crops up several times and I cannot find out what it means or what effect it is supposed to have on units in the game.

I know parentheses are brackets, so WTF is parenthesized?

See sections 2.8 and 7.8 as an example in the rules http://www.decisiongames.com/html/folio_e-rules.html

I've posted a (somewhat belated) review of Persian Incursion at PAXsims, including a brief game report and some discussion of its potential use as a serious/educational…

Roger Miller and I will play through a game of "Road to Cheren". If you wish, please join us here: http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dd75b2a/21

For those in the UK or Europe, check out the special offers from the Guru, as they have dropped the price off a selection of games, some as much as 75%.

http://www.boardgameguru.co.uk/

A website has logged all the bombs (that they know of) on a  map to show the extent of the London Bombing campaign between October 1940 and June 1941.

http://news.sky.com/story/1021873/map-charts-every-wwii-bomb-strike-in-london

http://bombsight.org/

Why are SPI modules banned?

Sure, I read why, but it makes little sense, considering this:

http://www.limeyyankgames.co.uk/lyg/publishers/simulations-publications-inc

CB modules:

If you do not know already, Matrix Games have a massive sale on a lot of their games....on average about 35% off.

I have already bought a few titles, so if you like wargaming on the PC, now is your chance to grab a few bargins.

http://www.matrixgames.com/

No, its a Syrian rebel unit planning their (successful) assualt on a Syrian government SA-2 unit near Aleppo:…