Tag: Wargames
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 January 7, 2023
by whovian223
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(Edit – Now check out the Top 5!) It’s been a while since I’ve done a true Top 10 list. Last year’s Top 10 was rolled into my Top 25 Games Played of All Time. I didn’t play enough in 2020 to do a… Continue Reading “Top 10 Games Played in 2022 – #10-6”
Category: Board Games, Top 10Tags: 2-Player Games, Action Selection, Block Wargames, Card Games, Clank in Space, Commands & Colors: Medieval, Deckbuilders, Dire Wolf Digital, GMT Games, Hand Management, Jacob Fryxelius, Nick Little, Prodigals Club, Renegade Games Studios, Richard Borg, Stronghold Games, Sydney Engelstein, Terraforming Mars, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Tile-Laying Games, Vladimír Suchý, Wargames, Worker Placement Games
Posted on December 19, 2022
by whovian223
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There’s nothing more Christmas-like than a battle for the ages just off the beaches of Normandy in World War II. At least that’s what Combat Commander fans think! Yes, it’s time for the December game of the Combat Commander Ladder, the monthly play of… Continue Reading “Combat Commander After Action Report – Scenario #53 – Deeds Not Words”
Posted on December 6, 2022
by whovian223
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November was an interesting month for boardgaming. I went to my second convention this year, a relatively small (compared to SHUX, anyway!) local wargaming convention where I was finally able to get a bit of wargaming done! Considering how many wargames I now have,… Continue Reading “New to Me – November 2022”
Category: Board Games, New to MeTags: Adam Rebottaro, Almoravid, Amigo Spiel, Arcana Rising, Ben Rosset, Between Two Cities, Block Wargames, Caesar's Empire, Card Games, Christopher Badell, Commands & Colors: Medieval, Cooperative Games, David Thompson, Deduction, Dice-rolling, Drafting Games, Engine-building, Excape, FloodGate Games, GMT Games, Greater Than Games, Grey Fox Games, Holy Grail Games, Kevin Hamano, Kites, Levy & Campaign Series, Lunch Time Games, Matthew O'Malley, Matthieu Podevin, No Mercy, Pixie Games, Push Your Luck Games, Rapido, Real-Time Games, Rebellion Unplugged, Reiner Knizia, Richard Borg, Roger Tankersley, Route-building, Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition, Sniper Elite: the Board Game, Stonemaier Games, Tim Armstrong, Volko Ruhnke, Wargames
Posted on November 23, 2022
by whovian223
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What’s this? A Combat Commander ladder after action report that’s not on the last day of the month? Alert the media! Yes, it’s November and it’s time for another adventure from the Combat Commander ladder, the chance to have a monthly play of one… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario #41 – The Commissar House”
Posted on November 15, 2022
by whovian223
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Allied Bombers over Germany have been in short supply recently (i.e. I haven’t been able to play Storm Above the Reich lately and thus the campaign has been stalled), but they suddenly appeared one day and the brave pilots of Staffel Roy scrambled to… Continue Reading “STORM ABOVE THE REICH – AFTER ACTION REPORT – MISSION #22”
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 October 10, 2022
by whovian223
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Last week, Renegade Game Studios sent out a press release about its licensing agreement with Hasbro, stating the following: “Renegade Game Studios is excited to announce that they are in negotiations to expand their licensing relationship with Hasbro, a global branded entertainment company, to… Continue Reading “Renegade Game Studios Expands Licensing Agreement with Hasbro – Squad Leader Coming?”
Posted on October 6, 2022
by whovian223
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Last weekend, for the first time in almost three years, I actually went to a game convention. COVID really did put a damper on things. SHUX is the Shut Up & Sit Down gaming convention held at the Convention Centre in my home town… Continue Reading “SHUX 2022 Retrospective”
Category: Board Games, conventionsTags: 2-Player Games, Action Selection, Alderac, Alea, Andreas Schmidt, Ark Nova, Ben Eisner, Betting, Bezier Games, Blitzkrieg!, Capstone Games, Card Drafting, Card Games, Castles of Burgundy, Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition, Cédric Lefebvre, Christophe Raimbault, Colt Super Express, Cory Jones, Czech Games Edition, Deep Water Games, Devil Dice Games, Dominic Crapuchettes, Duel Games, Eggertspiele, Epic Spell Wars: Annihilageddon, Fantastic Factories, Finca, Gabriele Bubola, Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Games, John D Clair, Joseph Z Chen, Jump Drive, Justin D. Jacobson, Justin Faulkner, Kei Kajino, Ludonaute, Lunch Time Games, Mandoo Games, Mathias Wigge, Matt Dunn, Matt Hyra, Merchants of Dunhuang, Michael Kiesling, Muneyuki Yokouchi, Northstar Games, Oink Games, Oni Games, Paolo Mori, Prodigals Club, Programmed Movement, PSC Games, Ral zur Linde, Ravensburger, Ready Set Bet, Restoration Games, Rio Grande Games, Rob Daviau, Rondel Games, SCOUT, Set Collection Games, Space Base, Stefan Feld, Steve Ellis, Tile-Laying Games, Tom Lehmann, Trekking Through History, Underdog Games, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Volume 1, Vladimír Suchý, Wargames, Wits & Wagers: It's Vegas Baby, Wolfgang Sentker
Posted on September 30, 2022
by whovian223
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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”
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