Spotlight Articles

Outstanding articles that are not necessarily linked to one particular game, but may have broad appeal to gamers.

War Gaming Must Get Red Right

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"An expert in-house adversary is a powerful tool for the fleet." Captain Dale Rielage, U.S. Navy, sheds light on how the Navy is acting on the renewed U.S. military interest in wargaming, "If war gaming is to realize its potential, we must get Red right."

Yaah! 8 - A Look Inside

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Brad, of "Hexsides and Hand Grenades" fame, had the opportunity to fill in as guest editor of Yaah! magazine. He shares the experience with us in his latest article...

Stuka Joe - The Case for Sequence of Play Cards

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First video in a series that discusses the use of Sequence of Play cards in board wargames. Sequence of play cards can ease the learning curve of complex, multi-phased wargames. In addition, they can contain relevant charts and tables on them, saving the player a trip to the player aid card...

The Tuesday Interview – Bob Smith of Oriental Empires

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"...being up at 3am trying to find 3 bytes of memory..." Grogheads interviews computer historical gaming legend Bob Smith, who has some fascinating insights on his games.

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Grognard News

Decision Games Errata

A treasure trove (i.e. "backlog") of old Decision Games errata has been entrusted to me for publication. Please check back often over the next few weeks for new items on your favorite Decision Games titles.

New Search Features

Now you can search for specific games (or games by publisher) using the new Game Search feature, located at the top right corner of the this page. In addition you can now harness the power of Google to search the entire Grognard.com site for any specific information you'd like. Just enter a search word or phrase into the Google box labeled "Search All of Grognard.com" and click magnifying glass button. Search features will continue to be improved and enhanced going forward so check back often to see the latest stuff.

Grognard Originals

In addition to our links to great content all around the internet, expect to see more Grognard.com "originals" in the future.

The U.S. Civil War: Game Replay - Part 3

The 3rd and final session in the replay series, covering game turns 6 through 8, Summer and Fall of 1862. Harvey Mossman plays the Union and Mark D. the Confederates. Written by Mark D. for Grognard.com.

The U.S. Civil War: Game Replay - Part 2

Continuing with the full campaign game of "The U.S. Civil War". We have completed 5 full turns, i.e. through the Spring 1862 turn, and the Confederates are still hanging in there. This is the second installment, penned by Mark D. for Grognard.com, which covers game turns 3, 4 and 5.

The U.S. Civil War: Game Replay - Part 1

We started a new campaign game of "The U.S. Civil War" last Sunday and I'm going to attempt to submit a brief replay summary each week. This first installment, penned by Mark D. for Grognard.com, covers the first two turns of the game (Summer 1861)

Grognard.com: No Safe Harbor Review

Mark D. pens a review of Paul Rohrbaugh's "No Safe Harbor: The Raid on Darwin", published by Against the Odds/LPS.

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Game: Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs

Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 2/3/2017 9:45:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Tank Tales #2: Ready, Aim, Fire!

"Mike saw an opportunity to put my tank at a disadvantage..." Jason Carr takes on designer Mike Bertucelli for an example of play in GMT Games' Tank Duel. Jason may be in trouble, but "...Tank Duel never leaves a crafty Commander without options."
Game: Red Storm

Series: Downtown
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 2/1/2017 9:15:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Red Storm Playtest AAR, Part 1

"I’m relying on the sheer quantity of missiles I can put in the sky every turn to overwhelm his forces." Doug Bush and his friend Chris Baer begin a playtest of Doug's GMT Games' Red Storm. Raid Planning is crucial, aided by a bit of psychology: "A few long-range SAMs on the map could encourage him to plot his raids exactly where I want them to go."
Game: Victory in Europe

Publisher: Columbia Games
Date: 1/31/2017 9:33:00 PM
Poster: Mark D.
Victory in Europe - For Discriminating Gamers...

Great review of "Victory in Europe", published by Columbia Games. Outstanding video narrated by Cody, for the "Discriminating Gamer" web site. Covers all the salient points of the game and gives a good feel for game play. And he does it with a British accent that I don't believe is genuine. Nice touch, though...
Game: Panzer Battles Normandy

Publisher: John Tiller Software
Date: 1/30/2017 9:50:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Review: Panzer Battles Normandy

Try a game that's "...at its best when you advance into ambush." Sean Couture reviews John Tiller Software's Panzer Battles Normandy, which has "...a huge plethora of scenarios...". Just don't play the AI with fog of war off, which "...is pointless and laughably easy".
Game: Napoleon 1806

Publisher: Dennis Sauvage
Date: 1/29/2017 6:05:00 PM
Poster: Ed Sommers
Designers of Napoleon 1806 (Interview)

Jim Owczarski puts on his "inteviewer" hat for the Grogheads blog and interviews the designer (Denis Sauvage) and developer (Julien Busson) of "Napoleon 1806", a new title from Shakos...
Game: Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar

Series: COIN Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 1/29/2017 6:00:00 PM
Poster: Ed Sommers
Falling Sky - Pure Wargaming Goodness (Armchair General)

The intrepid Rick Martin, writing for the "Armchair General" site, has high praise for "Falling Sky" a recent addition to GMT's COIN series...
Grognard Challenge Time!

 
Date: 1/29/2017 8:00:00 AM
New Challenge Clues! Last Challenge Results!

See the graphic clues for the new Challenge (#797) for 29-Jan-2017 and the winners for the last Challenge (#796)
Publisher: Gian Carlo Ceccoli

Date: 1/28/2017 1:57:00 PM
San Marino Gaming Convention - May 5 - 7, 2017

The San Marino Game Convention (May 5-7 2017) is a gathering of board game and war game players. It is open to anyone who wants to participate: experienced players, families, children, schools, etc. Free game demos for everyone! This convention is organized by the Association of San Marino Historical Games (ASGS) and will be held on May 5th, 6th and 7th of 2017 in the Palace Hotel in beautiful San Marino. Visit the convention web site for more information...
Game: Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain

Series: COIN Series
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 1/27/2017 8:22:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
The Pendragon Chronicles – Vol. 6 – Settling Britain

What's the downside of a Settlement? Marc Gouyon-Rety points out that it is "...essential for [barbarians] to settle on the island itself to compete for a win..." in his GMT Games' Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain. Yet at the same time "Settlements also constitute liabilities for the barbarian factions..."
Game: Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! - Russia 1941-1942

Publisher: Academy Games
Date: 1/26/2017 9:34:00 PM
Poster: Ed Sommers
Club Fantasci Review - Conflict of Heroes

Maurice Fitzgerald shares an excellent review of "Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear" on the Club Fantasci site. Conflict of Heroes is a series of games published by Academy Games.
Game: World of Warships

Publisher: Wargaming.net
Date: 1/25/2017 8:39:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
(P)Review: World of Warships

"As in many tactical games and in real life, the greatest danger for a player is target fixation." James Cobb previews Wargaming.net's World of Warships, a graphics-fest of a game. He finds the battles intense, "resembling rugby scrums", and answers the big question: "Is World of Warships a money sink?"
Game: Islamic State: Libya War

Publisher: One Small Step
Date: 1/23/2017 9:51:00 PM
Poster: Mark D.
Islamic State: Libya War - Appearing on the Big Board

Kev Sharp, writing for his Big Board Gaming blog, takes us on a tour of "Islamic State: Libya War" (designed by Javier Romero and published by published in CounterFact Magazine #5). Kev provides a quick review, and a quick overview of how the first few turns might develop...
Game: Gulf Strike

Publisher: Victory Games
Date: 1/23/2017 8:31:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Gulf Strike - Scenario 1: The Russians are Coming!

"It is turn 8 and this is the big enchilada now. WW3 starts this turn..." Brad continues his wild Scenario 1 odyssey in Victory Games' Gulf Strike, with his Iranians thrilled to have Russian support. "Done! Boom - that's what's it like to be a superpower, I guess."
Game: Fall of Rome

Publisher: Decision Games
Date: 1/21/2017 9:47:00 PM
Poster: Mark D.
Fall of Rome: Gilbert Collins Review/Replay

Video review and partial replay by Gilbert Collins. Actually a 1 turn replay that covers all the highlights of this old war game originally published by SPI in the 1970s.
Game: On to Paris: The Franco-Prussian War

Publisher: Compass Games
Date: 1/21/2017 9:33:00 PM
Poster: Ed Sommers
On to Paris! An Enrico Review

Full video coverage (over 10 hours!) of this game, published by Compass Games. This massive video archive is produced by Enrico Viglino and hosted on "The Game Box" web site.
Game: Tanks: The WWII Tank Skirmish Game

Publisher: Gale Force Nine
Date: 1/21/2017 9:21:00 PM
Poster: Mark D.
TANKS - A Battlefields & Warriors Review

"TANKS - produced by Gale Force Nine, is a themed tactical WWII game played on a small table area with some quite interesting mechanics. It uses fast self assembly 15mm plastic tanks (Battlefront models) and the base set seems very good value." Read the rest of Norm Smith's review of this miniatures/board game...
Game: Tanks: The WWII Tank Skirmish Game

Publisher: Gale Force Nine
Date: 1/21/2017 9:15:00 PM
Poster: Mark D.
TANKS - Opinionated Gamers Review

Mixed review by Matt Carlson of the "Opinionated Gamers" web site. He likes the rules, but has a problem with the "assembly required" aspect...
Game: Pacific Fury: Guadalcanal, 1942

Publisher: Revolution Games
Date: 1/21/2017 9:09:00 PM
Poster: Mark D.
Pacific Fury: Guadalcanal, 1942 - Stuka Joe Review

Excellent video review of "Pacific Fury: Guadalcanal, 1942" by Revolution Games. Stuka Joe does his usual bang-up job; everything you need to know about this game is covered here...
Game: End of Empire: 1744-1782

Publisher: Compass Games
Date: 1/21/2017 8:36:00 PM
Poster: Mark D.
End of Empire: 1744-1782 - Boardgaming Life Review/Replay

Tom Thornsen, writing for The Boardgaming Life, covers the basics of the game, followed by a pretty detailed replay of the "King George's War" scenario between Tom and Jim Lawler. Both of these guys are huge fans and AH 1776 mavens, so it should be interesting...
Game: PanzerGruppe Guderian

Publisher: SPI
Date: 1/18/2017 10:04:00 PM
Poster: Ed Sommers
The Roads from Smolensk: SPI, Dunnigan, and the PanzerGruppe Guderian Legacy

Wow. A treatise on "Panzergruppe Guderian", and it's influence on war game design, morphs into a short history of SPI and American war boardgaming. Read it from top to bottom and recommend it highly. Even the "comments" section is interesting...
Game: Thunder Alley

Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 1/18/2017 9:50:00 PM
Poster: Ed Sommers
Thunder Alley - Time-lapse Replay

Interesting (and different) replay of GMT's "Thunder Alley", time-lapse style. Brought to you by the good folks at the Strawpixel site. Not sure that I'm really following the action all that well, but not to worry, because there's a "Let me teach you how to play" video on the site as well...
Game: Hitler’s Reich

Series: Card Conquest System
Publisher: GMT Games
Date: 1/18/2017 9:11:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Hitler’s Reich: AAR Using a New Solitaire System “Bot”

Are you ready to take on the solitaire Axis “Bot”? V.P.J. Arponen recounts a dramatic solitaire play of GMT Games' Hitler's Reich, fighting the "Bot" system he has created for the game. Turn 1 sets the pace, when he observes "It looks like my Axis opponent is trying a little bit of a gamble here..."
Game: The Seven Years War (1756-1763)

Publisher: Oliver Keppelmüller
Date: 1/16/2017 10:22:00 AM
Poster: Doug Holt
Review: The Seven Years War (1756-1763) [Part II]

Maybe you'll want to check out the "custom battle creator"! James Cobb completes his review of Oliver Keppelmüller's The Seven Years War (1756-1763), this time focusing on the combat elements. While he notes a slight lack of polish, James enthusiastically concludes that the game has "...the vibrancy and intensity a dedicated man can give it.'
Game: 1812: The Campaign of Napoleon in Russia

Publisher: SPI
Date: 1/15/2017 6:45:00 PM
Poster: Ed Sommers
1812 Napoleon in Russia - hex grid version 1972

A brief play through (too brief because the Russian Army got destroyed!) of the SPI game '1812'. Video composed by Gilbert Collins.
Game: Arnhem 44

Publisher: MDVC Games
Date: 1/15/2017 2:28:00 PM
Poster: Mark D.
Bridges Close and Far: Arnhem 44

Russ Lockwood pens an outstanding review of "Arnhem '44" for The Boardgaming Life site...