The 50-piece Early War expansion set for the Axis & Allies Miniatures Game improves the ability to stage battles from 1939 and earlier, but many of the figures are recycled from previous sets, according to this review.
Read MoreThe Caucasus Campaign is an overlooked aspect of WWII gaming; a review of GMT's board war game The Caucasus Campaign finds the game is nicely balanced, presents both players with their own challenges and won't play the same way twice.
Read MoreA review of DDH Games' June '44 board war game says it has high replay value, thanks to random event cards and weather rules, and can be play it just 3 - 4 hours.
Read MoreA review of Destination: Normandy finds it to be a both a good introductory board war game and a quick-but-challenging play for experienced gamers.
Read MoreThis is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Marines in Korea, 1950†that was presented in the January 2010 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreThis review of Band of Heroes 2nd Edition says some of the problems of the original edition have been fixed, and it provides a fast-flowing game of man-to-man combat during the Normandy invasion.
Read MoreWarriors of God, a board war game about the Hundred Years War, is simple and easy-to-play but its ever-shifting alliances and rate of leader casualties make players think on their feet more than most war games do.
Read MoreSteven Cunliffe's The Hell of Stalingrad card-and-counter game is innovative, fun, and evokes the "feel" of Stalingrad's close-range combat, but the rules organization needs work.
Read MoreThis is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “10th Mountain Division in Italy, 1945†that was presented in the November 2009 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreThe new War at Sea: Flank Speed booster set is a good addition to fleet but unfortunately doesn’t live up to its potential.
Read MoreRichard Berg's Flintlock: Black Powder, Cold Steel – Vol. I: Carolina Rebels excels at putting players in the mindset of an 18th-century commander - An ArmchairGeneral wargame review.
Read MoreA new addition to the miniature wargaming genre, Battlefield Evolution: Modern Combat is easy to learn and fun to play. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.
Read MoreMark H. Walker's Lock 'N Load: Heroes of the Blitzkrieg takes wargamers to the French Campaign of 1940 on a tactical level. An ArmchairGeneral.com board game review.
Read MoreA review of Baptism of Fire: World War Two Role Play, which offers gamers a new way to immerse themselves in the history of the 20th century's greatest conflict.
Read MoreWhy did Michael D. Burnside choose World War Two as the subject for a role-playing game? Exclusive ArmchairGeneral.com interview with the designer of Baptism of Fire World War Two Role Play.
Read MoreThe economy was the elephant in the room at GenCon 2009. Shoppers were on a tight budget, buying less, and paying with cash.
Read MoreThis is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Cantigny, 1918†that was presented in the September 2009 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreA photo-essay report on the 25th Historicon miniatures gaming convention held July 16 - 19, 2009.
Read MorePhotos of the recipients of the 2009 Historicon Awards for excellence in the historical miniatures gaming hobby.
Read MoreThis is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Pegasus Bridge, June 6, 1944†that was presented in the July 2009 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
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