If you asked a random reader about the Gallipoli campaign, they’d likely think of the Australian and New Zealand troops engaged in bitter combat with the Turks, or perhaps the French and British warships that tried to ‘force’ the Dardanelles, only to lose several ships to a Turkish minefield....
By Ray Garbee Chancellorsville 1863. Publisher: Worthington Games. Designer: Maurice Suckling. Price $75.00 Passed inspection: Fantastic introductory level game that will also appeal to seasoned gamers. An innovative approach to incorporating the fog of war that is critical to capturing the mind set of the commanders. Supports solo play...
If 2020 was a pretty crummy year for the whole planet, at least we had some great games come out to see us through our Pandemic isolation. I think a trend of 2020 that will continue is that more games will have optional rules for solo play. Enjoy this...
By Ray Garbee 1917/1918: Storm in the West. Publisher: GMT Games. Designer: Ted Raicer. Developers: Ty Bomba and Chris Perello. Price $49.00 Passed inspection: An excellent update to a proven design. Good coverage of a pivotal year in the war. Excellent expansion covering the ‘what if’s’ surrounding the strategic...
The Mission – Early Christianity from the Crucifixion to the Crusades Board Game Review. Publisher: White Dog Games Game Designer: R. Ben Madison Price $50.00 Passed Inspection: unique subject matter, fun and challenging, lots of repay value, I learned a lot about Christian history from this game Failed...
Game designer Vez Arponen tackles this competition to define the future in “All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918.”
8th AIR FORCE Board Game Review. Publisher: Fortress Games Designer: Bob Phaneuf Price $65.00 Passed Inspection: easy to read map and counters, engaging game play, strong solo play, easy to learn, very challenging, many ways to win and lose Failed Basic: a little rule confusion as to Luftwaffe set...
MBT – 4CMBG Board Game Review. Publisher: GMT Games Game Designer: James M. Day Price $42.00 Passed Inspection: well researched, new units, great components, an important addition to the Nato forces Failed Basic: a little light on components, solo rules would have added to the value of this...
By Ray Garbee Dawn of Empire: The Spanish American Atlantic Naval War, 1898. Publisher: Compass Games. Designer: Stephen Newberg. Price $55.00 (Holiday sale price $36.00) Passed inspection: Color, mounted map that conveys a sense of space and place in the Atlantic and Caribbean basin. A fast playing game that...
Wings of the Motherland – A Fighting Wings Game Board Game Review. Publisher: Clash of Arms Games Game Designer: J. D. Webster Price $135.00 Passed Inspection: stunningly beautiful artwork, covers the entire Eastern Front air war from 1941 to 1945, amazing levels of detail, well researched, tons of...
The former editor of ArmchairGeneral.com, Gerald Swick, contacted us to let know about a new game project he’s involved with, MacGowan and Lombardy’s The Great War card game, that hit Kickstarter this week. The two-player game, built around important weapon systems, commanders, and other historical aspects of World War...
IL-2 Sturmovik: Flying Circus – Volume I is part of the IL-2 Great Battles series Publisher: 1C Game Studios Price: At time of release it was $79.99 (sale price $39.99 at the time of this article) Passed Inspection: Flight modeling, graphics, game interface Failed Basic: No active in game...
