A Gaming Life
After a really bad (and late!) February episode of Tales from the Combat Commander ladder, we’re getting to March’s almost as soon as I’m done playing it! This was a much more satisfying game, and that’s whether or not I won (I’m not giving… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 93 – Foxtrot Uniform”
Welcome to another amazing tale from the Combat Commander ladder, that monthly chance for me to play one of my favourite games of all time! Run by the sensational Patrick Pence, he of Patrick’s Tactics & Tutorials fame (one day I will be featured… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 74 – Sturmgruppe Granit”
Some days it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed and play one of your favourite games of all time. Ok, sure, it’s always fun, especially when you have a cool and entertaining opponent. But as for the results? Well…let’s get the preliminaries… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 69 – Compagnie Scamaroni II”
To end the year (other than tomorrow’s Friday Night Shots post and maybe something for Saturday/Sunday, I don’t know yet), I thought I’d write up one of this year’s most fascinating Combat Commander games I’ve had that wasn’t actually part of the monthly ladder.… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report Supplemental No. 3 – Scenario #42 – Rumanian Defiance”
What is this? It’s the first half of the month and I’m already doing my monthly Combat Commander ladder report? Isn’t it usually just squeezing it in on the last day? No! Not this month. Merry Christmas. And welcome to another tale of boardgaming… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 55 – Graveyard of the North Shores”
Welcome to another tale of warfare and adventure on the Combat Commander ladder, which affords me the opportunity to play one of my favourite games with a bunch of really cool people. The ladder is run by the ineffable Patrick Pence, he of Patrick’s… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 44 – Stalingrad of the North”
Welcome to another tale of conflict and adventure from the Combat Commander ladder, where I get to play one of my favourite games monthly online with some wonderful people. The ladder is run by the peerless Patrick Pence of Patrick’s Tactics & Tutorials fame.… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario M10 – Bulolo River Bridge”
Talk about taking it right to the end! We weren’t able to play our game until the last week of September, and then the VASSAL server went down and we didn’t finish the game until Friday, September 29th. But finish we did, and it… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario L – Slopes of Hell”
(Edit: 8/3023) – The video is live!!! (The exclamation mark is in the scenario title, not meaning that I’m very excited about this scenario…though actually it is quite good!) Two After Action Reports in quick succession, which can happen when one is really late… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario #33 – We Go!”
Wow, this is really late. I mean, really late. Yes, this is my report for July’s ladder game. Almost a week into August! Not only that, but I am probably playing my August game next weekend. I’d better get on this! Anyway, welcome to… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario #20 – A March in December”