Pawnderings on Games

I rather like Test of Fire better than most, it seems. I rated it a “9” on BoardGame Geek while the game’s average rating doesn’t break a “s...

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Wilfred Owen Dulce Et Decorum Est Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge...

Our Katarina wasn't quite so cute, but we had a good time as Katarina the Outlaw (Nate), The Scarlet Shadow (Kenn) and Brother Marcus...

I plan to take a closer look at the differences in the orders of battle between all the editions, but first let's look at the changes be...

The long-anticipated 4th Edition of Napoleon arrived at my door just before the weekend. More elaborate judgement will have to await a chan...

I got to try out The Guns of Gettysburg in my first opposed play through (in contrast to solitaire playings). I'm pretty sure we made ...

I haven't had the chance to play Bowen Simmons' new The Guns of Gettysburg against anyone yet, but I did go through a solitaire pl...

Martin Wallace's Gettysburg is a special limited edition (1,500 copies) euro-style wargame about America's most famous Civil War ...

Starting setup for the Decision Games edition The Blue & Gray system was a passably authentic depiction of civil war battles at the...

Set up for Gettysburg: Lee's Greatest Gamble The approach of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the appearance ...

The 125th anniversary of something isn't usually a big deal, but Avalon Hill decided it was enough of a hook to latch onto for the 1988 ...

Starting units Gettysburg 64 The approaching 150th anniversary of the battle has re-kindled my interest in things Gettysburg, especiall...

My Bay State friend Mark K. came down to visit for a nice full day of gaming -- our second in a monTH! It's a long drive, so we...

Wow! Just check out that layout for Ogre! Steve Jackson Games is planning to ship Ogre on Oct. 21. Meanwhile The Guns of Gettysburg i...

This photo from the Ogre Kickstarter is too good not to share. Besides showing off the super awesomeness of the new Ogre it also illus...

We appear to be just days away from having the new, 4th Edition of Napoleon in our hands. An eagerly anticipated development, to be sure. ...

The local game Meetup has discovered Dominant Species, the hit GMT game that's gone into multiple printings. We played the first g...

For our second game I wanted to play something quick (we had less than an hour) and still use some toys I hadn't played with yet so I se...

Baracca's SPAD lines up for an early shot At the local game shop played a couple of quick games of Wings of War/Glory. Turns out the...