Tag: Combat Commander: Pacific
Posted on January 28, 2024
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When I was first talking about movement on this list between 2022 and 2024, I wasn’t sure how much movement there would be in the Top 10. Those games are still great, shouldn’t they stay up there? Of course, some games might supplant them,… Continue Reading “Top 50 Games Played of All Time – 2024 Edition (#30-21)”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: Alexander Pfister, Architects of the West Kingdom, Bezier Games, Block Wargames, Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition, Chad Jensen, Cole Wehrle, Combat Commander: Pacific, Commands & Colors: Medieval, Daniele Tascini, David Thompson, Devir, Dice Drafting, Eggertspiele, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Great Western Trail: Argentina, Hans im Gluck, Isra C, John Foley, Kai Jensen, Kei Kajino, Leder Games, Lunch Time Games, Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan, Muneyuki Yokouchi, Oink Games, Renegade Games Studios, Resist!, Richard Borg, Roger Tankersley, Rondel Games, Root, Salt & Pepper Games, SCOUT, Shei S, Shem Phillips, Simone Luciani, SJ MacDonald, Solo Games, The White Castle, Trevor Benjamin, Trick-taking games, Worker Placement Games
Posted on December 23, 2023
by whovian223
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Every month, GMT Games reliably send out an update on what they’re doing, which P500 orders are being charged and sent out, new P500 order opportunities, and just basically a “what’s going on at GMT Games” kind of update post. I don’t always do… Continue Reading “Highlights from the December GMT Update”
Category: Board Games, GMT UpdateTags: A World at War, Atlantic Chase, Combat Commander, Combat Commander: Battle Pack #9: Island Hopping, Combat Commander: Pacific, Commands & Colors: Medieval, Defiance, GMT Games, Norman Conquests: Men of Iron V, Normandy '44, Playdek, Plum Island Horror, Red Dust Rebellion, Seljuk: Byzantium Besieged, Simple Great Battles of History, Wolfpack
Posted on October 15, 2023
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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”
Posted on September 30, 2023
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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”
Posted on January 13, 2023
by whovian223
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Wow, the second part of my Top 10 Games played in 2022 is being posted just a week after the first part. I’m already scoring a blog win! Last week I posted games 10-6 of my Top 10 Games played in 2022, and there… Continue Reading “TOP 10 GAMES PLAYED IN 2022 – #5-1”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 2-Player Games, Architects of the West Kingdom, Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of the Artisans, Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder, Ark Nova, Capstone Games, Chad Jensen, Combat Commander: Europe, Combat Commander: Pacific, Deckbuilders, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Mathias Wigge, Renegade Games Studios, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Tableau-building, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Wargames, Worker Placement Games
Posted on October 31, 2022
by whovian223
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Two months in a row my Combat Commander ladder post about this month’s scenario is going to go out on the last day of the month. Though this time it’s partially because we didn’t play it until the 25th. This is another tale from… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario M4 – Templeton’s Crossing”
Posted on September 30, 2022
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It’s the end of September and I haven’t done my monthly Combat Commander ladder post! Yes, sorry for the delay. Too many video games. Anyway, I played this scenario a couple of weeks ago and am just now getting to the AAR. That’s on… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario E – West Tank Barrier”
Posted on February 28, 2022
by whovian223
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Wow. I was not expecting to take a 2-week break from the blog. I’m learning to listen to my heart and brain and just take breaks when I need to, and this last two weeks, I just haven’t felt like blogging. Whenever I thought… Continue Reading “Top 25 Games Played of All Time – 2022 Edition (#5-1)”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 1960: The Making of a President, Architects of the West Kingdom, Brad Johnson, Card-Driven Game, Chad Jensen, Christian Leonard, Combat Commander: Europe, Combat Commander: Pacific, Deckbuilders, Garphill Games, GMT Games, Jason Matthews, John Foley, Kai Jensen, Renegade Games Studios, Shem Phillips, SJ MacDonald, Time of Crisis, Wargames, Worker Placement Games, Wray Ferrell
Posted on October 26, 2021
by whovian223
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I’m now 5 months in to my time with the Combat Commander ladder run by the ever-wonderful Patrick Pence (he of Patrick’s Tactics & Tutorials on Youtube) and it’s going great. It’s tons of fun and I’m actually doing well! (Ok, I’m actually 6… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario M6 – Breakout”
Posted on September 29, 2021
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Another month and another “New to Me” games post. This is the 50th! It feels so good to finally be playing some new games. I’m trying to play some of the many games I bought during the worst of the pandemic (so this is… Continue Reading “New To Me – September 2021”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: 2-Player Games, Alien Frontiers, Alien Frontiers: Factions, Alien Frontiers: Outer Belt, Arcane Wonders, Card Games, Chad Jensen, Combat Commander: Pacific, Formal Ferret Games, Gil Hova, GMT Games, Jacob Fryxelius, Kosmos, Lost Cities, Lunch Time Games, Nick Little, Onitama, Randall Bart, Reiner Knizia, Shimpei Sato, Stronghold Games, Sydney Engelstein, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, The Rival Networks, Tory Niemann, Wargames