Line of Departure Issue 82 (Spring 2019) is now available for purchase.  The articles include a review of Forgotten Legions (Compass Games), along with analysis of Oil War (SPI), Acre (Decision Games), Ring of Fire (Moments in History), along with Tobruk (Avalon Hill).  To read the Bully Pulpit editorial and see the full table of contents,…

Been a goodly while since I have posted on here (keep forgetting) but here are some pics from my latest gaming session with the excellent Great War Commander game.

all on my regular Blog at https://sgtsteiner.blogspot.com/…

As a high school teacher, one of the things I've never heard (in 31 years) is a 16 y.o. female student describe a wargame as (and I quote) "The most awesome game ever...."  She was talking about Napoleon (the AH version) that she played at game club "pizza and games" night. (see my last blog....)  

How would one react?  Well, I just so happened to have a new copy of the CG version I'd picked up last summer at a store clearnace in Santa Clara (for $5!). So student "K" is now the proud…

Tonight I unbox and take a first look at the new reprint of the deluxe edition of the ancient warfare game SPQR from GMT Games and, as a wargame Wednesday bonus, take a first look at …

It's been a while since I logged into the CSW Social site. Thought I'd take this opportunity to post about my new endeavor, Canvas Temple Publishing. Essentially it's a low-key vanity press for me and some friends to publish games we want to publish (rather than what anyone else wants :-). A number of friends have signed up and given me designs, and so far we've run 3 successful Kickstarter campaigns, with another running right now.

Our first game, which is now shipping, is…

Tonight I unbox and take a first look at the WWII wargame Platoon Commander Deluxe: The Battle of Kursk, plus its Tracks in the Mud expansion and…

Still playing more games this year . . . 

Finished second scenario of Fallschirmjaeger, complete with War Diary and saved pictures from end of turn.

Current campaign score: Axis 5 - Allied 3

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Turn one…

First scenario of Fallschirmjaeger completed. War Diary entries and end of turn saved pictures attached.

Current campaign score; Axis 4 - Allied 3

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Last scenario of Gaudalajara finished. Here's the War Diary and end of game turn pictures.

Current Campaign score; Axis 4 - Allied 2

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Scenario 3 completed, War Diary for scenario, with save pictures from end of the turnWar%20Diary%2C%20Spanish%20Paella.odt

Current Campaign score Axis 3 - Allied 2…

Second scenario completed, this time with screen save pictures at the end of each day's combat. Hope you enjoy

Current score Axis 1 - Allied 2

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Hi All,

A while ago I thought it might be fun to take all the SCS games I have on Vassal and play them as one continuous campaign.

I will play every scenario, starting with those in Guadalajara and continue in chronological order right up to the last scenario of Bastogne. All scenario results will be kept, keeping a sort of "running score" of Axis and Allied progress up to the end of WW2.

Each scenario will also be posted on this blog as a "War Diary", taking the form of…

Hey guys, I'm working on a strategic game on the American Revolution.
Can anyone recommend where I can get a .jpg file or .png of a blank hex grid? Any suggestions appreciated.Hex

Acquistato un paio di settimane fà, Skies above the Reich, della GMT, mi ha assolutamente preso!!

Veramente un ottimo solitario sui combattimenti aerei della WWII che videro coinvolti B-17 e caccia tedeschi Bf109.Un must!

A breve, una recensione su www.asgs.sm

A recent "game club pizza night" I hosted for my high school group found these two slugging it out, playing an old AH copy of Napoleon. By the end of the game there were a dozen other students surrounding the table witnessing the game's conclusion. I'm not saying that the "graying of the hobby" isn't a problem, but perhaps there's a bit of hope.…

Ieri sera, seconda sessione dedicata al titolo Aegean strike - Victory Games; titolo datato ma sempre una chicca per ogni grognards!

Sono riuscito a piazzarlo grazie all'amico Luigi F., che ama come me le simulazioni dedicate agli anni '80, Nato vs Patto di Varsavia.

La simulazione è complessa; complessa specie nella sequenza di gioco che obbliga, perlomeno affrontando il gioco per la prima volta, a continue letture delle varie parti del regolamento.

Difficile capire, al…

Ciao a tutti.

Questa è una prova del blog post.

Pubblicherò partite in solitario e/o con avversari giocate nella mia "war room".

2 ottobre 2018,

GC…