Fire in the Lake – Boardgame Review
‘Fire in the Lake’ simulates the irregular warfare and military-political challenges of the Vietnam War in a boardgame playable by 1-4 gamers.
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Articles by Robert Delwood
Combat Commander Expansions – Boardgame Review
Three recent releases expand GMT’s “Combat Commander” series – “New Guinea,” “Sea Lion,” and “Resistance.”
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Cuba Libre – Boardgame Review
“Cuba Libre,” the second game using GMT’s simple, robust COIN system that simulates non-standard (guerrilla) warfare well. Small and fast moving, “Cuba Libre” is a great introduction to the series.
Read MoreAndean Abyss – Boardgame Review
“Andean Abyss” is an unusual game that simulates quite effectively a chaotic and fluid war in South America, and it does it in less than 10 pages of rules. It minimizes luck, but players have to rely on adapting to the changing politics.
Read MoreNo Retreat: The Russian Front – Boardgame Review
Although ‘No Retreat’ may look like a standard board wargame from the ’70s or ’80s, it features a number of innovations in combat results, Russian unit strength, etc., that prevent player downtime and offer high replay value.
Read MoreWinds of Plunder – Boardgame Review
A review of the pirate-themed Winds of Plunder Euro-style board game reports that it is entertaining and fast-moving, with little downtime for players, but that success comes from visiting ports rather than raiding treasure ships at sea.
Read MoreAsia Engulfed: The Second World War in Asia, 1941 – 1945 – Boardgame Review
Armchair General game reviewer Robert Delwood looks at GMT’s grand strategy Pacific War game, “Asia Engulfed, The Second World War in Asia 1941 – 1945,” and finds it to be an elegant, deep game that rewards good planning.
Read MoreASL Starter Kit # 3 Review
The last of the Advanced Squad Leader kits is out and features the all-important tank combat. Find out if it’s up-to-snuff by checking out the review.
Read MoreShifting Sands Review
Shifting Sands may fall a little short in instruction and implementation but may eat up an evening or two yet. Check out the review.
Read MoreASL Starter Kit #2 – Boardgame Review
If a war game could ever get a reputation, it would likely be Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) for complexity – or at least the sheer volume of its rule book. MMP tries to simplify our lives –and the rules– in this ASL starter kit.
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