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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Mongoose goes 1:1800 scale

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HMS Achilles from Mongoose Publishing Mongoose Publishing, which publishes Victory at Sea, says it will be releasing the first set of...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Whither Axis & Allies miniatures?

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Well, based on this thread , it appears that WOTC has unofficially cancelled Axis n& Allies War at Sea and we won't be seeing a Set ...
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Solitairing In Magnificent Style

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Rebel brigades make a final rush for the Copse of Trees Reviewing a solitaire wargame has special pitfalls. Oh, it's easier ...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

S. Craig Taylor has died

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Very sad new s comes via Boardgamegeek that game designer S. Craig Taylor has passed away. While I never met Mr. Taylor, I was a big fan of ...
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An entertaining look at Munchkin

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

War of 1812 bicentennial

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Monday, June 18th, marked the bicentennial of one of the country's most ill-advised adventures, the War of 1812. Now, there's cert...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

In Harm's Way, again

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The HMAS Perth (left) and the USS Houston land an early hit on the light cruiser Natori Another excellent session report from Andy Ruc...
Friday, June 8, 2012

A Final Sting -- Bluff Cove 1982

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Sir Tristam loaded on a heavy lift vessel for transport back to Britain in 1983 after the war. While heavy losses had forced the Argenti...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Now THIS is what I'm talking about -- Memoir '44

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This summer, August apparently, Days of Wonder is going to have a new expansion for Memoir '44 -- and a doozy it is shaping up to b...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Red Dawn 21?

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Fortress America by Fantasy Flight Games Those old enough will remember the pulp fiction Red Scare 1984 movie Red dawn, which implausib...

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USS Yorktown under attack during the Battle of Midway Today is the 70th anniversary of the first and most critical day of the Battle of...
Monday, May 28, 2012

The Battle of Goose Green -- 28 May, 1982

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Battle of Goose Green from 2 Para Falklands by Maj. Gen. John Frost The final act in the Falklands drama opened at Goose Green on May 28...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Bringing out the big guns -- Interesting video

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War at Sea session report

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Check out this excellent session report . A sample Game 1 Turn 6 At this point, it was pretty clear this was going to be the last ...
Friday, May 25, 2012

All out effort on Independence Day -- Falklands 1982

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Stunning photo from the HMS Broadsword showing two A-4 Skyhawks on a low-level bomb run through flak attacking the ship on May 25th, 1982....
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Flopping "Battleship" to torpedo Hasbro?

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Rihanna? Really?  Probably not, although this Forces article suggests that the venerable toymaker can;t help but be disappointed by the...
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Monday, May 21, 2012

Operation Sutton -- 1982

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  HMS Ardent after being hit Operation Sutton 30 years ago today the British commenced Operation Sutton, the landing of troops to...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Ain't it the truth

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Very true

Pebble Island Raid -- Falklands 30 years ago

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The cratering of the runway and some destroyed aircraft are visible in this post-raid damage assessment photo. The raid on Pebble Islan...
Sunday, May 13, 2012

Ogre crush! Kickstarter ends at over $900.000!

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The Ogre Kickstarter project was simply an amazing episode in the history of the hobby. For those who don't know, Ogre was a small, po...
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