“Only the spirit of attack borne in a brave heart will bring a success to any fighter aircraft…” ― Adolf Galland– Interceptor Ace Game Review

Posted on Nov 8, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Interceptor Ace Daylight Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44 Game Review.  Publisher: Compass Games  Designer:  Gregory M. Smith  Price $75 Passed Inspection:  Well written rule book with examples and an index, easy to learn and fun to play, immersive almost role playing game like play, beautiful components, addictive Failed Basic:...

Fields of Fire, Volumes 1 and 2: The most frustrating great game on the market.

Posted on Nov 2, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Fields of Fire Volumes 1 and 2. Board Game Review.  Publisher: GMT Games.   DESIGNER: Ben Hull  ORIGINAL DEVELOPER: Dick Vohlers SERIES DEVELOPER: Richard Gray  Price:  $75.00 (Vol 1) $82.00 (Vol 2) Passed Inspection- generates excellent narratives, replayability, and models the problems of command very well. Failed Basic- A rulebook...

Ramesses II vs King Muwatalli in High Flying Dice Games’ Clash of Chariots Game Review

Posted on Oct 31, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Clash of Chariots : The Battle of Kadesh, 1274 B.C. Game Review.  Publisher: High Flying Dice Games  Designer: Paul Rohrbaugh Price:  $11.95 (unmounted counters) $17.95 (mounted counters) Passed Inspection:  Easy to learn.  Interesting subject matter. Great looking components.  Tense game play. Great for solo play. Excellent value for the...

Take Aim Design’s ‘Last Battle: Ie Shima, 1945’ Is On Target. Board Game Review.

Posted on Oct 7, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Last Battle: Ie Shima, 1945. Publisher: Take Aim Designs and Revolution Games. Game Designer: Michael Ringella. Developer: Roger Miller. Price $ 30.00.  Passed inspection: Easy to grasp area movement game that showcases a smaller battle from late in the Pacific war. Game board really captures the feel of the...

A battle of attrition fought by reinforced infantry battalions! Dirk Blennemann’s “Crossing the Line – Aachen 1944” Board Game Review

Posted on Sep 28, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Crossing the Line – Aachen 1944 Board Game Review. Publisher: Furor Teutonicus Games Designer: D.Blennemann, Developer & Art Director: P.Gebhardt, Graphic Artist: P.Bazerque, Rules Editor: J.Bruncken Price €55,00 / $60 Review by Matt White Passed Inspection: beautiful artwork and components, high production values, solo or two player, fluid turn...

Taking the War to the Enemy! B-25 Prince of the Skies Board Game Review

Posted on Sep 24, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

B-25 Prince of the Skies    Board Game Review.  Publisher: None – Print and Play   Game Designer: Lee Smith Price FREE Review by Rick Martin Passed Inspection: Easy to learn, strong solo narrative, beautiful components, FREE!!! Failed Basic:  The Ki84 shouldn’t be included in the 1942 Doolittle Raid scenario....

Too Far From Home. Homeland Workshop’s ‘Glory Recalled: Hong Kong 1941’. Board Game Review.

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Glory Recalled: Hong Kong 1941. Publisher: Homeland Workshop (US Distributor, Quarterdeck International). Game Designer: David Cheng. Price $70.00.  Passed inspection: A fast playing game of a rarely covered chapter from the Pacific War. Failed basic:  Color choices on cards may be an issue for those with red/green color blindness....

“Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.” ― Baron Manfred von Richthofen – Review of Fighting Eagles

Posted on Sep 13, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Fighting Eagles –  Board Game Review.  Publisher: High Flying Dice Games   Game Designer:   Paul Rohrbaugh  Price  $7.95 with unmounted counters or $11.95 with mounted counters Passed Inspection:  Fun, introductory aviation war game, fantastic value for the price, perfect to take on trips, excellent solo play Failed Basic: nothing at...

It’s the Final Countdown to Victory with War Drum Games ‘Race to Tokyo: Operation Coronet’. Tabletop Miniatures Game Review.

Posted on Aug 23, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Race to Tokyo – Operation Coronet: The 1946 Allied Landing Plan for Tokyo.  Designer: Yasushi Nakaguro. Price $39.00 Passed inspection: Fast-playing game, good introduction to hex and counter wargames without complex rules. Good coverage of a hypothetical campaign that could have been, but wasn’t. Failed basic: Translated player’s aid...

A New Edition of a Classic War Game – GMT’s Peloponnesian War- Board Game Review

Posted on Aug 16, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Peloponnesian War   Board Game Review.  Publisher: GMT Games   Game Designer:   Mark Herman  Price  $65.00 Passed Inspection:   beautiful components, stunning cover artwork, dynamic narrative to the game play, solo and 2 player rules included, multiple scenarios covering different wars, tons of replayability, can be played in one sitting, easy...

Confederate Iron Clashes with Federal Courage in High Flying Dice Games’ “Thunder on the Water”. Board Game Review.

Posted on Aug 15, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

Thunder on the Water. Publisher: High Flying Dice Games. Game Designer: Paul Rohrbaugh. Price $14.95 (base game) $28.95 (with mounted counters and the custom draw deck).   Passed inspection: A fast playing game of a pivotable naval battle in North Carolina waters. Failed basic:  A number of typos in...

“Ask me for anything but time.” GMT’s ‘The Last Hundred Yards’ is a hit that leaves you wanting more. Board Game Review.

Posted on Aug 1, 2019 in Boardgames, Front Page Features

‘The Last Hundred Yards’. Publisher: GMT Games. Game Designer: Mike Denison. Price $ 59.00 Passed inspection: Colorful counters depicting the troops of both combatants, map board graphics that are evocative of the European countryside, core rules that cover the major elements of WWII ground combat. Good mix of scenarios....