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Posted on Mar 24, 2006 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like
This two-part article was originally published on Johnny L. Wilson's Blog, but with his kind permission we are proud to bring it to our readers at Armchair General. Part I. is Johnny's quick review of The Star and the Crescent (ProSIM) and Part II. will investigate some strategy for select scenarios.
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Posted on Mar 24, 2006 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like
We present an exclusive behind-the-scenes report on the recreation of the battle of Towton, as featured in the latest edition of ACG!
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Posted on Mar 22, 2006 in Front Page Features, Tactics101
Day one of class; get your notebooks out! Our first lesson is neither glamorous nor exciting - but it is a very real necessity if you want to successfully conduct a tactical action and defeat your enemy.
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Posted on Mar 22, 2006 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
Recently, Armchair General caught up with the Slitherine game Legion Arena for a quick review. After playing it for a while, many questions cropped up which we felt needed answering. So, we sent off a communiqué to Iain McNeil —development director at Slitherine—for some answers. The dispatch rider returned with the following scribbled notes;
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Posted on Mar 21, 2006 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
This system... remains the only one that accurately portrays the pace and factors of 18th-century European warfare. Strong words for a strong game.
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Posted on Mar 21, 2006 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
Set during the Spanish-American War, Rough Riders is an action movie, with a pretty brisk pace.
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Posted on Mar 19, 2006 in Front Page Features, Tactics101, War College
Introduction to ACG's new monthly feature. Learn the ins and outs of tactical planning - all without having to sign up for Officer's School!
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Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
ACG celebrates March as National Women's History Month by bringing you websites that salute Women in Military History!
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Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Boardgames, Front Page Features
Commands & Colors: Ancients allows you to re-fight epic battles of the ancient world. Here the focus is on the two rivals for power in the Western Mediterranean - Carthage and Rome. Will you, as Hannibal, triumph over larger Roman armies; or as Scipio Africanus, will you beat Hannibal with newer tactics of your own?
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Posted on Mar 17, 2006 in Front Page Features, Stuff We Like, War College
Joeri Teuwisse details the traumatic five days that saw the Nazis overrun this tiny country and which culminated in the bombing of Rotterdam.
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Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Front Page Features, War College
Armchair General presents a fascinating glimpse of the still-preserved Tokyo office of General MacArthur.
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Posted on Mar 14, 2006 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
I think I’m a pretty discerning gamer. I started playing computer wargames with the venerable Trek on an old Apple II and can recall the heyday of SSI with their great games of yesteryear. So it is pretty rare when I get excited over a new game; most of them are "been there done that" derivatives of other original games. Birth of America (by a small group of French developers called AGEOD) is one of those truly original games of the past ten years. It manages to hide a very detailed simulation of 18th Century warfare on the American frontier in a pretty package that is easy to learn but very hard to master. Gameplay (60/60): I know. I’m not supposed to give a 60/60 score on gameplay without it being a truly great game. Birth of America (BOA) earns every one of those sixty points. It is in a class by itself — a seemingly simple game that a player can jump into and suddenly discover it is...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2006 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
Few franchise names get bigger than Star Wars, but does this game live up to the name? Do you finally get a proper chance to squash those annoying rebels?
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Posted on Mar 14, 2006 in Boardgames, Front Page Features
Twilight Struggle is a low-complexity, two-player boardgame simulating the Cold War power struggle between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
The designer of Europa Universalis, Great Invasions, and Birth of America shares some thoughts on his latest title and his new company.
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Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Books and Movies, Front Page Features
The Italians were unprepared, ill-equipped, and only half-heartedly interested in being in the fighting of World War II. This movie tells their story.
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Posted on Mar 11, 2006 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
Anyone interested in the 1940 campaign and any fan of Tiller's wargames should buy this title and line off a couple of weeks of your life.
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Posted on Mar 11, 2006 in Armchair Reading, Front Page Features
The May 2006 issue is fast upon us, and we have a great variety of times and places to share with you this month. We begin and end on the Eastern Front with pieces on Barbarossa and Berlin. We have battles of Towton, Golan Heights, the Shenandoah Valley, Arnhem, and much much more!
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Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in Front Page Features, War College
The Fuhrer still did not consider the American fighting man to be a resolute, well-disciplined soldier. That would change with time and experience.
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Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Electronic Games, Front Page Features
Combine role playing, Chess, and ancient history and you have the basics of Legion Arena. How well it meshes the three will be the subject of much debate. Follow along here!
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