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Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a big fan of the Rails on Boards (Cube4Me) storage solution for wargames. Heck, I’ve already done 5 posts about various ones that I have purchased from them. However, you may notice that the title of… Continue Reading “Aces of Valor – Storage Solution with With Rails on Boards”
(Edit 3/28/23) – Playdek announced in the March GMT newsletter that they wouldn’t be meeting the March 28 release date. Further information will be released as soon as they have it. More news from the GMT February newsletter! This one is exciting too, though… Continue Reading “Twilight Struggle: Red Sea Coming to Digital via Playdek on March 28”
(Edit – 2/25/23) – Kai Jensen confirmed on Boardgame Geek that the Minor Nations battle pack will just have updated scenarios with the new Minor Nations artwork on them. I’ve asked whether or not the Minor Nations counters will be the same as the… Continue Reading “Combat Commander News from GMT Games”
With the last Viscounts of the West Kingdom Kickstarter (way back in…I can’t remember when!), Garphill Games decided that rather than release expansions for this great games in dribs and drabs, as well as then finally releasing a Deluxe box for the entire game,… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Viscounts of the West Kingdom – Gates of Gold”
Undaunted: Normandy is a wargame/card game combination designed by the excellent designers David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin. It was published in 2019 by Osprey Games and I actually wrote about how excited I was when it was first announced. Then I never bought it.… Continue Reading “First Look – Undaunted: Normandy app on Steam”
Shem Phillips and S J MacDonald of Garphill Games fame, seem to have a side job in addition to designing great games. They are the Adepts of Alliteration! That’s why all of their expansions have brilliant alliteration. Works of Wonder, Age of Artisans, and… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Viscounts of the West Kingdom – Keeper of Keys”
It’s the second week of the month and I’m already posting about my monthly Combat Commander ladder game? Yes, my February opponent and I managed to get our game in early this month over two lunchtime sessions. In fact, we finished on Tuesday though… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario #82 – Hidden Guns Lash Out”
I know I’ve done quite a few posts about storage solutions from Rails on Board/Cube4Me, but they’re not the only game in town. For some games, what they offer isn’t quite sufficient, because there is literally a shit-ton of cards in them and big… Continue Reading “Clank in Space – Storage Solution From Folded Space”
January 2023 was a great month for gaming, especially with OrcaCon and everything. I’ve already told you about the new games I played, but here’s my month in review. (Many thanks to BG Stats for the ability to do stuff like this!) For me,… Continue Reading “January 2023 Gaming”