Pawnderings on Games

When there have been a dozen or so games on the exact same topic you need to have something new to say about it if you expect to get any att...

Wargame Designer Ted Raicer, best known now for the popular Paths of Glory, has pretty much single-handedly resurrected interest in World Wa...

Many moons ago, when I was able to wear belts several inches shorter than today, there were some reasonably popular stock trading games out...

As I write this the government is engaged in negotiations over unprecedented measures t stave off a feared economic collapse. Should they s...

Carl and I also played a game of Tide of Iron, the first for both of us. I decided we'd try the Crusader scenario from Days of the Fox. ...

So my old and good friend Carl came by after a long hiatus and we played something old and something new. The old was Down in Flames, which ...

I've nearly collected the whole set. Overall, I'm pleased with the selection and quality, although a few of the sculpts are kind of ...

During its early years, Command Magazine on several occasions used extra space on its counter sheets to publish major variants to previously...

One of my favorite rules in FAB Battle of the Bulge is assets, especially as they relate to artillery support. This ides has been kicking ar...

I think any objective observer would have to conclude that German game manufacturers make an exceptional product when it comes to sheer phy...

Magazine wargames are rarely well-regarded compared to their stand-alone peers. Sometimes this is because they're simply on very obscur...

Tide of Iron is Fantasy Flight Games' World War II tactical wargame . It's a stunning production, of excellent overall quality and a...

When played as a team I suppose folks probably just divvy up the corps evenly and have at it, but it occurs to me that the simulation value ...

Cowboys: the Way of the Gun inaugurated Worthington Games' new euro-style production standards last year. It has a nice, sturdy box, th...

Axis & Allies: War at Sea naval miniatures follows on the heels of (Hasbro) Avalon Hill's Axis & Allies: Miniatures. Like the e...

Larry Harris may be the most successful wargame designer ever in terms of sales. While industry pioneers such as Charles Roberts and Jim Du...

'They were utterly and entirely defeated; their sufferings were on an enormous scale; their losses were, as they say, total; army, navy,...

Clearly the sale by Days of Wonder of all rights and inventory for the BattleLore game system to FFG won't result in any immediate cha...

There have been many laudable influences on wargaming from eurogames , among them shorter playing times, a move towards more elegant rules ...

Dreamblade was meant to be the "next big thing" in collectible/ tradeable games. Undoubtedly Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro conduct...