Combat Commander Expansions – Boardgame Review
Three recent releases expand GMT's "Combat Commander" series - "New Guinea," "Sea Lion," and "Resistance."
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National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Mo.
The 80,000-square-foot National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., is home to tens of thousands of artifacts, interactive displays and more.
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Xenonauts – PC Game Review
"Xenonauts" fills the bill as a spiritual successor to the original "X-COM" video game of the '90s. Though not without its faults, it's a lot of fun and highly moddable.
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Hoplite – Boardgame Review
"Hoplite" brings changes to the venerable "The Great Battles of History" rules.
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Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front – PC Game Preview
A preview of the Slitherine / Matrix game "Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front" says the build-your-own-skirmish feature alone is worth the price of the game.
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Battle Fleet 2 – PC Game Review
"Battle Fleet 2" offers an ocean of fun for a small price. Players choose the types of WWII ships that will comprise their fleet for tactical battles or Pacific War campaigns. AI is good but too defensive-minded at times.
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Tropico 5 – PC Game Review
"Tropico 5" finally brings multiplayer capability to the popular series. Other new features include new art, trade routes, research, a dynasty system and military strategy.
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Soviet Dawn – Boardgame Review
In the solitaire wargame "Soviet Dawn" the player controls the Bolsheviks under Lenin; the game mechanics control belligerents such as Germany, the Allies, White Russians, and even Red Russians who want to control the “Revolution.â€
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Making History: The Great War – PC Game Preview
Preview of Muzzy Lane’s 'The Great War.' Graphics and mechanics are similar to ML’s WW2 games, but play is different, reflecting how different the world was in 1912 and giving players a believable historical context.
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Roads to Moscow: Battles of Mozhaysk and Mtsenks, 1941 – Boardgame Review
"Roads to Moscow: Battles of Mozhaysk and Mtsensk, 1941" is a complex board wargame, but one that rewards players by providing a deeper understanding of this period of WWII and of combined-arms warfare.
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Armchair General September 2014 – PATTON: THE MOVIE! From Real to Reel
In the Sept 2014 issue of Armchair General magazine, Patton biographer Carlo D'Este reveals the true story of how the iconic movie "Patton" was made - plus, interactive features based on the battles of Carentan, Cholm Pocket, and Culloden.
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Civil War II: The Bloody Road South – PC Game Review
"The Bloody Road South" expansion allows "Civil War II" players the option of playing seven shorter scenarios of varying length instead of the entire war and offers a few enhancements to the original.
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Close Combat: Gateway to Caen – PC Game Review
"Close Combat - Gateway to Caen" PC game focuses on the First Battle of the Odon and introduces Cromwell and Churchill tanks, the M-10 Achilles tank destroyer, and other new equipment.
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Shadows of World War I Continue to Haunt Modern Iraq
The war between the Iraq government and militant factions today can be traced to decisions made in Europe for redrawing borders in the Mideast after World War 1.
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Fading Glory – Boardgame Review
The "Fading Glory" board game features four battles from the Napoleonic Wars. Victory is achieved by reducing your opponent's morale points to zero.
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Distant Worlds: Universe – PC Game Review
"Distant Worlds - Universe" collects all the previous "Distant Worlds" releases into a single package and adds expansive modification (modding) and customizing capability.
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Pax Baltica – Boardgame Review
"Pax Baltica" is a block wargame on a usually ignored topic, the Great Northern War fought primarily between Sweden and Russia, 1700-21. Turns play quickly, and the number of actions each side can take are based on die rolls.
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The Mighty Mo’ – Touring the Battleship USS Missouri
The USS Missouri (BB-63), the last battleship the United States built, is now a museum at Pearl Harbor. This article tells what visitors can expect to see aboard the "Mighty Mo'."
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Battle of King’s Mountain – October 7, 1780
Mark H. Walker weaves a dramatic piece of historical fiction set at the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina, during the Revolutionary War. At the end he provides details about the historical battle.
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Supreme Ruler 1936 – PC Game Review
"Supreme Ruler: 1936" is a global political-warfare simulation that begins in early 1936 and can be played into the - Are you ready for this? - 2070s. Players can buy and sell technology from other nations in the game, and diplomacy is fairly detailed.
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HistoryNet
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- This Patient Rider Spent Months Retracing the Pony Express on Horseback
- 10 Pivotal Events in the Life of Buffalo Bill
- During the War Years, Posters From the American Homefront Told You What to Do — And What Not to Do