Last Battle: Ie Shima, 1945. Publisher: Take Aim Designs and Revolution Games. Game Designer: Michael Ringella. Developer: Roger Miller. Price $ 30.00. Passed inspection: Easy to grasp area movement game that showcases a smaller battle from late in the Pacific war. Game board really captures the feel of the...
Crossing the Line – Aachen 1944 Board Game Review. Publisher: Furor Teutonicus Games Designer: D.Blennemann, Developer & Art Director: P.Gebhardt, Graphic Artist: P.Bazerque, Rules Editor: J.Bruncken Price €55,00 / $60 Review by Matt White Passed Inspection: beautiful artwork and components, high production values, solo or two player, fluid turn...
B-25 Prince of the Skies Board Game Review. Publisher: None – Print and Play Game Designer: Lee Smith Price FREE Review by Rick Martin Passed Inspection: Easy to learn, strong solo narrative, beautiful components, FREE!!! Failed Basic: The Ki84 shouldn’t be included in the 1942 Doolittle Raid scenario....
Glory Recalled: Hong Kong 1941. Publisher: Homeland Workshop (US Distributor, Quarterdeck International). Game Designer: David Cheng. Price $70.00. Passed inspection: A fast playing game of a rarely covered chapter from the Pacific War. Failed basic: Color choices on cards may be an issue for those with red/green color blindness....
Fighting Eagles – Board Game Review. Publisher: High Flying Dice Games Game Designer: Paul Rohrbaugh Price $7.95 with unmounted counters or $11.95 with mounted counters Passed Inspection: Fun, introductory aviation war game, fantastic value for the price, perfect to take on trips, excellent solo play Failed Basic: nothing at...
Race to Tokyo – Operation Coronet: The 1946 Allied Landing Plan for Tokyo. Designer: Yasushi Nakaguro. Price $39.00 Passed inspection: Fast-playing game, good introduction to hex and counter wargames without complex rules. Good coverage of a hypothetical campaign that could have been, but wasn’t. Failed basic: Translated player’s aid...
Peloponnesian War Board Game Review. Publisher: GMT Games Game Designer: Mark Herman Price $65.00 Passed Inspection: beautiful components, stunning cover artwork, dynamic narrative to the game play, solo and 2 player rules included, multiple scenarios covering different wars, tons of replayability, can be played in one sitting, easy...
Thunder on the Water. Publisher: High Flying Dice Games. Game Designer: Paul Rohrbaugh. Price $14.95 (base game) $28.95 (with mounted counters and the custom draw deck). Passed inspection: A fast playing game of a pivotable naval battle in North Carolina waters. Failed basic: A number of typos in...
‘The Last Hundred Yards’. Publisher: GMT Games. Game Designer: Mike Denison. Price $ 59.00 Passed inspection: Colorful counters depicting the troops of both combatants, map board graphics that are evocative of the European countryside, core rules that cover the major elements of WWII ground combat. Good mix of scenarios....
Tim Williams Another One Gone… Richard Berg 1943-2019 Richard H. Berg was one of the best wargame designers that ever took up a pencil and a history book and converted the results into a historical simulation game capable of stimulating players’ interest in History, sharpening their intellects, and damaging their...
Marathon 490 BC Board Game Review. Publisher: Turning Point Simulations Game Designer: Paul Rohrbaugh Price $33.95 zip lock bag, $39.95 boxed Passed Inspection: beautiful components, fun to play, can be played in 2 or 3 hours, small table footprint, easy to learn rules, high replay value owing to...
Halls of Montezuma: Publisher: GMT Games. Designers: Michael Welker & David Fox. Price $55.00 (On sale for $35.00) Passed inspection: Does a good job of teaching Mexican geography through the map. Highlights the key events of the war through the event and action cards. Failed basic: Set up instructions...
