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Showing posts with label War Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War Games. Show all posts
Friday, April 03, 2020

A New Edition of H.G. Wells' Classic LITTLE WARS is on the Way from Peter Dennis' Paperboys Line of Books

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Peter Dennis is republishing H.G. Well's seminal LITTLE WARS rules as a part of his "Paperboys" line of game books. Like other...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Steve Jackson's OGRE is Coming. Can You Protect the Command Center?

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In 1977, Metagaming Concepts released Microgame #1. Metagaming's Microgame series was an attempt to bring to market complex and playable...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Simulation vs. Playability: The Background Discussion for a Blog Series

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Over the course of the next few weeks, I will be discussing how some games balance their desire to simulate a certain activity with the n...
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011

"Forlorn Hope" is a Must Have Addition to the SF Boardgamer's Shelves

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A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting the Victory Point Games office. While I was there, I playtested their upcoming titl...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

RIP Charles S. Roberts (1930 - 2010) -- Without Roberts, There Would Be No Gaming Hobby as We Know It

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Charles S. Roberts, a man who is arguably the most important figure in Hobby Gaming, died on August 20th, 2010 due to complications of e...
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Friday, May 28, 2010

Steve Jackson Games to Release OGRE 6th Edition Eventually

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In 1977, Metagaming Concepts released the first game in their successful Microgames line of affordable war games -- it had a $2.95 cover pr...
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Wargaming School Renaissance -- Victory Point Games

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Regular readers of this blog are well aware of the fact that I collect and play role playing and board games. My collection of each is quit...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

FFG to Release Battles of Weteros: A Battlelore Game

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Fantasy Flight Games has mated George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire and Richard Borg's Battlelore customizable Wargame and cr...
Monday, July 20, 2009

James Lowder Adding Another Must Buy Gaming Book to Book Shelves Everywhere

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In the summer of 2007 Green Ronin released the most important book in the gaming hobby since David Parlett's The Oxford History of Boar...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Origins Awards Winners and Commentary

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Those of you who wander into this blog from time to time know that I was one of the finalists for the position of Program Director of the G...