262 Board Game Review. Publisher: TS Games Designer: Wojciech Zalewski Price $38 Passed Inspection: beautiful components; nice counters; only 1 page of rules; very fun to play; solo and multiplayer scenarios, stunning box artwork; includes rules and scenarios in English, Polish, Spanish, Italian and Catalan. Failed Basic: may be...
The Hunted. Publisher: GMT Games. Designers: Gregory M. Smith. Price $55.00 Passed inspection: Captures the experience of putting to sea in a German U-boat in the face of a capable and dangerous opponent. Failed basic: Minor errors with the rulebook. Game brutally reflects the dangers faced by the...
Mark Simonitch’s Stalingrad 42. Publisher: GMT Games. Designer: Mark Simonitch. Producers: Tony Curtis, Rodger MacGowan, Andy Lewis, Gene Billingsley, Mark Simonitch. Price: $75.00 Passed Boot: smoothest iteration of the “battle 4x” system so far, some nice chrome Failed Basic: somewhat bland map, nuts and bolts we’ve seen many times,...
278th Squadron – The Same 4 Cats Board Game Review. Publisher: Quarterdeck Games Designer: Marco Campari Price $16 Passed Inspection: small footprint, innovative solo system, easy to learn, strong narrative, addictive game play, excellent value for the cost Failed Basic: final map size different from what the rules say,...
Castle Itter – The Strangest Battle of World War II Board Game Review. Publisher: DVG Designer: David Thompson Price $59.99 Passed Inspection: Strong solo narrative, fast playing, easy to learn but hard to master, solo or multiplayer Failed Basic: needs a little more explanation in the rules, have to...
Frank Chadwick’s Thunder in the East. Publisher: Victory Point Games / GMT Games. Designer: Frank Chadwick. Developers: Alan Emerich, Lance McMillan Price $ 149.00 Passed inspection: A more playable giant version of the Great Patriotic War. Big, gorgeous counters and huge maps. A glossy well-constructed rule book. Quality play...
The Battle of Stalingrad Board Game Review. Publisher: Turning Point Simulations Designer: Hjalmar Gerber and Jim Werbaneth Price $33.95 (Ziplock Bag) or $39.95 (Boxed) Passed Inspection: Beautiful Components, interesting perspective, broad scope, Axis objectives are different each time you play adding replay value, unique way of tracking unit strength...
DVG Games has starter a new Kick Starter campaign for expansion decks for their War Fighter game system. Warfighter is a fully solitaire or cooperative tactical card-based game for one to six players, where you select and equip a squad of soldiers, and execute the mission by fighting your...
Tripods and Triplanes Wings of Glory Game Review. Publisher: Ares Games Designer: Andrea Angiolino, Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello Price $45.99 starter set, Individual Tripods $19.99, World War II Expansion $13.00, Additional Damage Deck $13.00 Passed Inspection: Adds a whole new dimension to two great games systems. Fun. Great...
Ares Games’ Masters of the Night Now on Kick Starter! Ares Games is most well known for their wonderful Wings of Glory, Sails of Glory and Battle Star Galactica tactical combat games but now Ares turns its attention to the vampires who haunt our dark dreams with their new...
Tank Duel Enemy in the Crosshairs Board Game Review. Publisher: GMT Designer: Mike Bertucelli, Jason Carr and Joe Aguayo Price $78 Passed Inspection: Immersive, Exciting, Solid Rules, Beautiful Components Failed Basic: anti-tank guns and infantry can attack but there are no rules for attacking them, needs a campaign system...
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