Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea Board Game Review. Publisher: GMT Designer: Christopher Vorder Bruegge and Mark McLaughlin Developed by Fred Schachter Price $85 Passed Inspection: Fun, Immersive, Great solo or multiplayer experience, easy to learn, full support on the GMT website Failed Basic: the number of pages in...
Pacific Fury, Guadalcanal 1942. Publisher: Bonsai Games/Revolution Games/Quarterdeck International Designer: Yasushi Nakaguro. Price 30.00 Passed inspection: The colorful map is a clean, effective depiction of the waters surrounding Guadalcanal. Counters are die-cut and easy to read. Rules are clear and to the point. A great game to introduce new...
Age of Dogfights Board Game Preview. Publisher: Forsage Games Designers: Predrag Lazovic and Dragan Lazovic Age of Dogfights is a new game which is about to be Kickstarted by Forsage Games of Serbia. It utilizes their trademarked “Triangle System†of movement which provides more realistic movements than does a...
Cold Confusion: The Soviet Raid on Iceland 1985. Publisher: High Flying Dice Games. Designers: Paul Rohrbaugh. Price $14.95-$28.95 (depending on options – zip lock or box, mounted counters, etc.) Passed inspection: Small, fast playing game of the Soviet raid on Iceland. Good replay value with variable reinforcements and set...
Breaking the Ice: The Great Lakes Winter Fleet 1942. Publisher: High Flying Dice Games. Designers: Paul Rohrbaugh. Price $30.00-$41.00 (depending on version and options) Passed inspection: Presents a little told aspect of the Merchant Marine in World War II. Offers a challenging series of decisions to the player. Failed...
262 Board Game Review. Publisher: TS Games Designer: Wojciech Zalewski Price $38 Passed Inspection: beautiful components; nice counters; only 1 page of rules; very fun to play; solo and multiplayer scenarios, stunning box artwork; includes rules and scenarios in English, Polish, Spanish, Italian and Catalan. Failed Basic: may be...
The Hunted. Publisher: GMT Games. Designers: Gregory M. Smith. Price $55.00 Passed inspection: Captures the experience of putting to sea in a German U-boat in the face of a capable and dangerous opponent. Failed basic: Minor errors with the rulebook. Game brutally reflects the dangers faced by the...
Mark Simonitch’s Stalingrad 42. Publisher: GMT Games. Designer: Mark Simonitch. Producers: Tony Curtis, Rodger MacGowan, Andy Lewis, Gene Billingsley, Mark Simonitch. Price: $75.00 Passed Boot: smoothest iteration of the “battle 4x†system so far, some nice chrome Failed Basic: somewhat bland map, nuts and bolts we’ve seen many times,...
278th Squadron – The Same 4 Cats Board Game Review. Publisher: Quarterdeck Games  Designer:  Marco Campari Price $16 Passed Inspection: small footprint, innovative solo system, easy to learn, strong narrative, addictive game play, excellent value for the cost Failed Basic: final map size different from what the rules say,...
Castle Itter – The Strangest Battle of World War II Board Game Review. Publisher: DVG Designer: David Thompson Price $59.99 Passed Inspection: Strong solo narrative, fast playing, easy to learn but hard to master, solo or multiplayer Failed Basic: needs a little more explanation in the rules, have to...
Frank Chadwick’s Thunder in the East. Publisher: Victory Point Games / GMT Games. Designer: Frank Chadwick. Developers: Alan Emerich, Lance McMillan Price $ 149.00 Passed inspection: A more playable giant version of the Great Patriotic War. Big, gorgeous counters and huge maps. A glossy well-constructed rule book. Quality play...
The Battle of Stalingrad Board Game Review. Publisher: Turning Point Simulations Designer: Hjalmar Gerber and Jim Werbaneth Price $33.95 (Ziplock Bag) or $39.95 (Boxed) Passed Inspection: Beautiful Components, interesting perspective, broad scope, Axis objectives are different each time you play adding replay value, unique way of tracking unit strength...
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