Pawnderings on Games

With the departure of lead designer Rich Baker from WOTC and the subsequent uncertainty about the future of War at Sea Axis & Allies Nav...

And interesting article from an insider explaining why the RPG business is in trouble and some thoughts about where it may go from here.

The Storch lands next to the hotel in preparation for evacuating Mussolini (represented by the German Victory Medal) under the protection of...

Had some nice gaming sessions at the opposite ends of the time spectrum at Arkham Asylum this weekend. On the one hand there was a quick, 45...

Here's starting the new year off right -- the girls and I sit down for a game of Bosworth.

Marengo scenario setup from Napoleon's War Volume II: The Gates of Moscow, one of my 2011 purchases. 2011 is almost over and what an unu...

War at Sea designer Rich Baker has started a new blog which I'l be keeping a close eye on. With luck we will find out that War at Sea i...

Game Store Tony provided the willing Guinea Pig for a play through of the newest version of Crusader Rex. While he'd played block games ...

No, not for the price (although at $59.99, $89.99 with a mounted map Shenandoah is a little on the pricey side), but for the new, tougher st...

Lead D&D and A&A miniatures designer Rich Baker just posted that he's been let go from Wizards of the Coast! This is, of course...

While I got my head handed to me at Piepsk earlier in the day, I was able to make agood showing in TWO games of Acquire that night, coming ...

The Russians make an early move with some Berserkers. Well, the scenraio is actually called The Hedgehog of Piepsk, which old school wargame...

Battle of Austerlitz The dueling Napoleonic game systems of GMT (Commands & Colors Napoleonics) and Worthington Games (Napoleon's Wa...

I've had a nasty bout of the flu which crimped my style pretty hard. I hope to be back to active blogging shortly.

Test of Fire has been unexpected hit among my more hard-core wargaming crew. Unexpected, because it's a fairly simple game, really, and ...

Well, it was a near-run thing as they like to say, but my Germans fell one victory medal short in a game against Game Store Tony in our new ...

Happy Halloween!

My eldest daughter is sending me a copy of this abstract strategy game called Dragon face that she thought I'd like. And while the game ...

Test of Fire is one of the more delightful little games to come around in the last few years. Designed by the notable Martin Wallace, probab...

A few other new arrivals of note: Victoria Cross II (shown above). This is a redo of the venerable (and inaugural) Worthington Games title. ...