For all the American soldiers deployed to Iraq, 4th of July takes a different meaning. We are fighting an enemy who does not believe in freedom, the freedom of their own people.
Read MoreSteve Hansen, two-tour veteran of the Vietnam war, shares his thoughts and experiences in this fascinating interview.
Read MoreSid Meier's Pirates! offers the promise of riches and fame, sailing and buccaneering your way through the Spanish Main during the 17 th Century. Part of the game's appeal is that it is incredibly open-ended and replayable. However, while Sid Meier's Pirates!is easy to pick up and play, the game can seem so free-form to newcomers, that it's sometimes hard to know what to try first. So, here are a few tips to put you on the right career path to achieve legendary pirate status.
Read MoreArmchair General sent a crack team to the 2006 Origins game convention in Columbus OH. It was an interesting experience, and one which we highly recommend for those with the slightest interest in gaming of any type.
Read MoreACG sends a team to Origins. Major report to follow soon. Full pictures from the event!
Read MoreAs part of ACG's adopted unit, Cpt. Fernando A Franco logs his latest report from the continuing operations in Iraq.
Read MoreOur roving reporter pays a long-awaited visit to the last surviving big-gun armoured warship in Europe, now anchored in the Thames, London. This report also contains video footage.
Read MoreTwilight Struggle marks a return to a simpler, more accessible card-driven strategy boardgame, appropriate for a genre which began with We the People. Let's face it: even veteran Paths of Glory players want something a little less involved on occasion.
Read MoreCpt. Fernando A Franco reports on the continuing operations in Iraq, during which he has to deal with almost daily mortar attacks.
Read MoreAfter participating in a Night March, and the Carentan Memorial March, our little group had covered more than 35km in 24 hours in full kit carrying our M1 Garand Rifles and everything else that an Airborne Trooper would have carried back in 1944.
Read MoreCpt Fernando A Franco continues his series of exclusive reports for ACG detailing the continuing operations to maintain stability and democracy in Iraq.
Read MoreInfantryman 1st Lieutenant Adam J. Tiffen reports on what it's really like to fight on the front line in the War on Terrorism!
Read MoreThe day started well for us, moving into the outskirts of a small village called Wolfheze. Our party of Reconnaissance and Royal Engineers were to scout an area for further troop and supply drops...
Read MoreStaging the Napoleonic retreat from Moscow brings more than fake snow to parts of North Wales...
Read MoreI rejoice to say that the magic of the PC has made it possible for me to hold my head a little higher. I have now played War in Europe.
Read MoreOur Website Game Editor shares his views on a development team that doesn't just shutdown when the game ships.
Read MoreAfter exiting the C-47 at 600 feet, 15 seconds of drop till a soft landing in a freshly ploughed field brought home the fact I was in enemy territory...
Read MoreExclusive to Armchair General, we present the first in a series of personal logs from Cpt. Fernando A Franco, currently serving with the 1/34 ID, The Red Bulls, on the front line in Iraq.
Read MoreDoes this game treat armor as a sophisticated combat arm or merely a mobile artillery piece? Do infantry and armor work together or treat each other with indifference? Much depends on whether your team is composed of Panzer Leaders or Panzer Losers. My goal is to help you be the former, while pointing out ways to minimize the effects of the latter.
Read MoreThis 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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