Category Archives: Board Wargames

Gettysburg – Martin Wallace

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

Well, after several months of trying, last Friday I finally got to play Gettysburg, the second of the 2-Player wargame series from Treefrog, designed by Martin Wallace. I had high hopes for this game, especially since it appeared to be … Continue reading →

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Commands & Colors: Napoleonics – rules now available.

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

As has been noted in the comments to another of my recent blog entries, GMT Games have now released a PDF of the rulebook for Commands & Colors: Napoleonics. Although I have not read them thoroughly, an initial read does … Continue reading →

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Battle Cry is now available

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

The 150th Anniversary Edition of Battle Cry is now available to purchase in the UK. Although I have decided to purchase this game, I must admit I am somewhat in two minds as to how satisfying I will find the … Continue reading →

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Manoeuvre Board Game – is there any need for this now?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

In 2008, GMT Games released the board wargame Manoeuvre. This game has difficult to get hold of, as it’s been out of print for quite some time. However, it would appear that it has just been reprinted (it’s going to … Continue reading →

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Commands & Colors: Napoleonics – nearing completion…

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Good news – it looks as if GMT Games may still hit their November deadline to publish Commands & Colors: Napoleonics. They have started to publish some of the finished artwork, and the games does look very nice. They’ve also … Continue reading →

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Thump! – it’s here!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by

As if heralded by my son playing The Battle Hymn of the Republic during his concert last night, a resounding “Thump!” on my desk this morning marked the arrival of Martin Wallace’s latest wargame – Gettysburg. Produced along similar lines … Continue reading →

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Martin Wallace – Gettysburg

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

Great news! Gettysburg, the latest wargame from Martin Wallace in the Tree Frog line, is now available for pre-order from Warfrog Games. You can view all the details of the game here. The game page includes downloads of both the … Continue reading →

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Incursion has landed…

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

Finally, a long awaited game arrived at the end of this week – Incursion – the new boardgame from Grindhouse Games based in the Secrets of the Third Reich universe. We’ve seen this game, along with the figures, in various … Continue reading →

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Gaming – Wednesday 3rd February 2010

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

This week saw me once again playing a board game – but at least it was a board wargame. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I had bought the new reprinted version of Twilight Struggle from GMT Games … Continue reading →

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Gaming Night – Wednesday 27th January 2010

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

After missing last week due to family issues, it was good to get along to Scimitar again last night – I hadn’t arranged anything, and so it was very ‘up in the air’ as to what game I’d finally end … Continue reading →

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Gaming Update – 25th January

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

This week has been somewhat challenging – real life, as ever, has made it’s bid to generally get in the way of the hobby (my wife has been ill, work has been incredibly busy and to cap it all, we … Continue reading →

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Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

A game that has been on my list of games to get for the past several months has been Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel. Ever since I bought and played the first game in this series – Awakening the … Continue reading →

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New modelling this week – does sticking labels count?

Posted on January 15, 2010 by

Well, this week has seen the addition of two classic wargames into my collection. First up is Richard III: The War of the Roses, from Colombia Games. I reviewed this game on a recent edition of the Meeples & Miniatures … Continue reading →

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