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Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 04 – Closed for Renovation (The Sequel)
If you’re experiencing deja vu with this post title, think of us poor Combat Commander ladder players! June’s game was the same scenario, but how the sides were chosen was different (and of course, the opponent would be different, most likely). Didn’t matter to… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 04 – Closed for Renovation (The Sequel)”
Combat Commander Europe – #21 Saint Agatha
Sometimes history repeats itself from game to game, though not always to the same effect. Sometimes you surpass that historical result instead of being pummeled by it again! What am I talking about? Combat Commander, of course. Let me explain, after welcoming you to… Continue Reading “Combat Commander Europe – #21 Saint Agatha”
Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 04 – Closed for Renovation
Sometimes life just hands you an impossible task and you have to do your best at it, even knowing that you’re probably screwed. Sometimes wargames are like that! Welcome to another tale from the Combat Commander ladder, that monthly tournament of one of the… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 04 – Closed for Renovation”
Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 108 – In My Time of Dying
In many tactical wargames, especially pitting small units like squads and stuff against each other, smoke becomes very important. Even more so when there’s a lot of open ground to cover. Welcome to another tale from the Combat Commander ladder, that monthly tournament run… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 108 – In My Time of Dying”
Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario 89 – Beneath a Steel Sky
Fresh off of finally playing Combat Commander on the table last Saturday, it was still nice to play an online game with one of my friends from the Combat Commander ladder. It felt like a warm glove, familiar and practical, even though I was… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario 89 – Beneath a Steel Sky”
Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario 80 – Bitter Isthmus
Sometimes when you’re playing Combat Commander, you’re locked into a 3-hour epic battle where both players are totally overcome with fatigue, but you’ve reached a satisfying conclusion so it was all worth it. And sometimes things progress so fast that you’d think the game… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario 80 – Bitter Isthmus”
Top 50 Games Played of All Time – 2026 Edition (#10-1)
Now we’ve gone and done it. We’ve now reached the Top 10 games of all time, played by me at least. It’s been an incredible 5 weeks (ok, 6, but last week’s Friday post was important) of new games, oldies dropping in the rankings,… Continue Reading “Top 50 Games Played of All Time – 2026 Edition (#10-1)”
Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario #72 – Thunderstorm
Do you know that feeling you get sometimes, when you reach near the end of the game and then you realize that you’ve been forgetting a rule that would have really helped you throughout the last two hours? Yeah, that was me Friday night.… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario #72 – Thunderstorm”
Blog in Review – 2025
Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you had a wonderful and safe holiday season and new year’s celebration last night. Maybe you were out celebrating, or just having drinks with friends? Or maybe you were even asleep? Whichever it was, I hope it was… Continue Reading “Blog in Review – 2025”
Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario #46 – Pegasus Bridge
I must have done some really bad things in a previous life. Maybe I held an entire disco hostage, forcing them to listen to the long-forgotten Blues album by Gilbert Gottfried. This week’s Combat Commander ladder game is a testament that I must have… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario #46 – Pegasus Bridge”