Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon – Board Game Review
With the right group, and the right scenarios, Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon makes for a pleasant evening.
Read MorePhantom Leader – Card Game Review
Phantom Leader is a well-designed, streamlined, card-driven solitaire game covering the air war in Vietnam. Highly recommended.
Read MoreBattleTech 25th Anniversary Intro Box Set – Miniatures Game Review
A new Introductory Box Set for Battletech is being released, and it delivers a lot of value for the money.
Read MoreGermantown – Boardgame Review
Germantown: Washington Strikes back is a boardgame of the battle that that led French to give serious consideration an alliance with the American colonists in their rebellion against Great Britain.
Read MoreCommands & Colors: Napoleonics – Boardgame Review
Despite the flaws in the Commands & Colors System, the Napoleonics version of the game system scores an A grade.
Read MoreWarparty Boardgame – Interview with Developer Larry Bogucki
Exclusive Armchair General interview with Larry Bogucki, developer of the Warparty boardgame, which brings the fantasy genre of D&D-like games to a more familiar boardgame mechanic of something like Axis & Allies.
Read MoreBattleLore – Boardgame Review
Another great game using the Commands and Colors system, 'Battlelore' can be played as a historical game or as fantasy.
Read MoreSergeants on the Eastern Front – Boardgame Review
Gameplay is fast and furious in the Sergeants on the Eastern Front skirmish-level boardgame and its Repple-Depple 1 expansion.
Read MoreNothing Gained But Glory – Boardgame Review
Somewhat obscure wars are something of the hallmark of hard core wargamers. Nothing Gained But Glory explores the Scanian War, 1675 - 1679. Michael Peccolo reviews it for Armchair General.
Read MoreCoral Sea – Boardgame Review
Coral Sea debuted Avalanche Press' new Second World War at Sea gaming system. Overall it is a good introductory wargame, but suffers from overly complicated combat rules.
Read MoreAxis and Allies: War at Sea, Set V – Miniatures Review
New "what-if" scenarios make this a welcome addition to the Axis & Allies: War at Sea series.
Read MoreLabyrinth: The War on Terror – Boardgame Review
A review of 'Labyrinth: War on Terror,' a card-driven, area-control boardgame, says it has a 'neat aspect of having two vastly different sides to play,' each with its own strategies, but a steep learning curve.
Read MoreCDG 42 – Henry V at Agincourt, 1415
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Henry V at Agincourt, 1415†that was presented in the January 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreStalin’s War – Boardgame Review
A boardgame set on the Eastern Front where foresight, planning, and a bit of luck are required.
Read MoreWilderness War – Boardgame Review
A card-driven game set during the Wilderness War with lots of decisions on which direction to take the game, but the easiest decision is to buy it.
Read MoreCDG 42 – Henry V at Agincourt, 1415
Take the role of King Henry V at the 1415 Battle of Agincourt in this free Command Decision Game.
Read More41 CDG – Winter War: Finland, 1940
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Winter War in Finland, 1940†that was presented in the November 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreKawanakajima 1561 – Boardgame Review
In the board wargame Kawanakajima 1561, chit draws provide thick fog of war, and the game offers players a wide choice of tactics, according to this ArmchairGeneral.com review.
Read MoreCDG 40 – Battle of Jerusalem, 1967
This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Battle of Jerusalem, 1967†that was presented in the September 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreWorld Boardgaming Championships – Convention Report
The 2010 World Boardgaming Championships drew the largest crowd in the event's history, according to its sponsor, the non-profit Boardgame Players Association.
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