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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Midway cruiser action at Havoc XXVIII

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The defenses of Midway I've been wanting to do this particular scenario for a long time -- years as a matter of fact. It was inspired by...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Cry 'HAVOC' and who let the dogs out? No, that's not right. Anyway, Havoc 28 was fun

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One of the three American brigades sets up I had to overcome a few obstacles to make it this year, but I did get to drop in for a few hours ...
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Friday, March 9, 2012

Palambang or Palam "dud"? AAM session

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Things were already pretty grim for the Japanese by this point on Turn 3. Every so often you just have an off day and turn in an especially ...
Monday, March 5, 2012

Session of revised In Harm's Way scenario

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Last turn position The other day I played a session of my revised In Harm's Way WAS-2 scenario. I took the Allied fleet, as it seems t...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Revised 6-set OB for WAS-2 In Harm's Way scenario

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Continuing the updates for original War at Sea scenarios now that we have 6 sets to choose from, here is a revised OB for WAS-2 In Harm'...
Saturday, March 3, 2012

This looks promising

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Mongoose Publishing reports on a reboot of its Victory at Sea naval miniatures rules, possibly for later this year. this looks to be a much ...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Some thoughts on war with Iran illuminated by Persian Incursion

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War talk is in the air again, in the wake of a New York Times article this weekend suggesting that Israel may have already decided on maki...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

Session report for Revised War at Sea WAS-1 scenario

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The peak of the action. Map and most of the markers are from Gale Force Nine, while the two red crosses are Litko markers showing that the s...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Revised 6-set OB for WAS-1 Action Deferred scenario

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Revised 6-set OB for WAS-1 Action Deferred scenario Changes Bold Italian Admiral Campioni’s Task Force Vittorio Veneto BB Guill...
Friday, February 3, 2012

1942: The Hinge of Fate

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We're a month into 2012, and also a month into the 70th anniversary of 1942, probably the pivotal year of the entire war. In Winston Chu...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Some Thoughts on War at Sea Special Abilities in the post-RB era

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With the departure of lead designer Rich Baker from WOTC and the subsequent uncertainty about the future of War at Sea Axis & Allies Nav...
Monday, January 23, 2012

The future of D&D and RPGs

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And interesting article from an insider explaining why the RPG business is in trouble and some thoughts about where it may go from here.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Mussolini as Schrödinger's cat

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The Storch lands next to the hotel in preparation for evacuating Mussolini (represented by the German Victory Medal) under the protection of...
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I've been a gamer since 1969, a military officer since 1979 and a journalist since 1988.
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