By Ray Garbee Return to the Rock: Corregidor, 1945 Publisher: Take Aim Designs/Revolution Games. Designer: Mike Rinella. Price $ 33.00 Passed inspection: The game packs a lot of action into a small footprint. It’s a solid 2 player game that has good solitaire potential. Excellent graphics that incorporates a...
Commands and Colors – Medieval Board Game Review. Publisher: GMT Games Game Designer: Richard Borg Price $75.00 Passed Inspection: well researched, easy to learn rules, great replay value, strong solo experience, beautiful components, new rules for inspired actions and excellent value for the money Failed Basic: must put...
Beneath the Med: Regina Marina at Sea, 1940-1943. Publisher: GMT Games. Designer: Gregory M. Smith. Price $52.00 Passed inspection: Great narrative-based game focused on World War Two Italian submarine operations. Game generates a solid narrative of the combat patrols of your submarine commander. Represents many of the Italian submarine...
This is not your typical Armchair General review as it is not for a specific game or product. Mighty Minis is a company run by Anthony Weaver which specializes in 3 D printed goodies to be used for your games. Mighty Minis has sent Armchair General a nice selection...
Labyrinth: The Forever War: 2015 -? Publisher: GMT Games. Designer: Trevor Bender. Price $28.00 Passed inspection: The new rules and cards update the game to the present. Failed basic: This is an expansion to the Labyrinth base game. It requires ownership of both the ‘Labyrinth’ base game and the...
Squadron Strike Board Game Review Part 1. Publisher: Ad Astra Games Game Designer: Ken Burnside Price: $74.95 Passed Inspection: Easy to learn; fits any science fiction TV show, movie or book; has its own campaign; true 3 D space combat; well written rules; on-line support; innovative game design...
Chalons 451 AD Board Game Review. Publisher: Turning Point Simulations Game Designer: Richard H. Berg Price $34.95 (zip lock bag) or $39.95 (boxed) Passed Inspection: Well written, witty rules and examples. Easy to learn. Fast to play. Great value for the money. Failed Basic: Initiative rules are a...
Kernstown. Publisher: Revolution Games. Designer: Claude Whalen. Artists: Rick Barber and Charlie Kibler. Price: $ 55.00 (zip lock bag) or $ 65.00 (boxed) Passed inspection: Gorgeous artwork on the board evokes a sense of the period and enhances game play. Dynamic game engine creates uncertainty, fosters friction, instills chaos...
Air, Land and Sea Card Game Review. Publisher: Arcane Wonders Designer: Jon Perry Price $14.99 Passed Inspection: small footprint, easy to learn, addictive game play, excellent value for the cost Failed Basic: would like to have seen a solo module for the game as well as advanced rules, the...
Lee’s Invincibles: Gettysburg Campaign of 1863. Publisher: Worthington Games. Designer: Sean Chick. Price $65.00 Passed inspection: Color, unmounted map that conveys a sense of space and place of the 1863 campaign. A two-player game that captures the challenges facing each historical general. Block game brings the fog of war...
Eternal City’s End Board Game Review. Publisher: High Flying Dice Games Designer: Roberto Chiavini, Marco Lazzerini and Marco Spepi Developed by Paul Rohrbaugh Price $20.95 (unmounted counters) $26.95 (mounted cardstock counters) Passed Inspection: Beautiful components, fun to play, easy to learn but tough to master, multiplayer or solo from...
Holdfast: Korea 1950-51. Publisher: Worthington Games. Designer: Sean Chick. Price $64.99 (Sale price $20.00) Passed inspection: Map gives an excellent overview of the geography of the Korean Conflict. Block game brings the fog of war and limits intelligence of opposing forces. Failed basic: Automatic victory conditions for each side...
