'Axis & Allies Miniatures' games take to the skies in 'Air Force: Angel 20.' Pilot skill, aircraft maneuverability and weaponry, cloud cover, flak barrages and night combat are all taken into account, but the rules maintain simplicity.
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview with J.D. Webster, whose air combat boardgame designs include 'Air Superiority,' 'The Speed of Heat,' 'Over the Reich,' 'Achtung - Spitfire,' and 'Whistling Death,' talks about his work.
Read More'Whistling Death: WWII Air Warfare Over the Pacific, 1941 - 1945' is an expansion for J.D. Webster's 'Fighting Wings,' a highly detailed boardgame series. 'Whistling Death' comes with counters and data for over 40 types of aircraft and ships.
Read MoreThe block game 'Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War, 49 - 30 BC,' is simple, but challenging: easy to learn, a challenge to master. Enemy units' identities are hidden till combat is joined, and cards represent the influence of the Roman gods.
Read MoreThis is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Saladin Vs. Crusaders, 1187†that was presented in the March 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreThe second edition of 'Mark H. Walker's Lock 'n Load: Forgotten Heroes–Vietnam' updates a classic boardgame that is great for solitaire, 2-player or even multi-player games.
Read MoreThe short rules may make it look like a “beer and pretzels†game but Incredible Courage at Austerlitz - Telnitz is anything but.
Read MoreNightfighter is a masterpiece of aviation wargames, in which players hunt for bombers to shoot down in the darkness over Europe and the Pacific.
Read MoreWith Sekigahara The Unification of Japan, GMT Games has continued their tradition of releasing top-notch war games featuring daring, trend-setting designs.
Read MoreThis is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Japanese Defense of Saipan, 1944†that was presented in the January 2012 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreGears of War is a hugely popular console game, and its rendering as a boardgame has been faithfully implemented. But is that enough?
Read MoreThe boardgame "Buffalo Wings - WW2 Tactical Air Combat Over Finland" is a simplified version of the old "Fighting Wings" series but is still geared toward players who prefer detail over simplicity in aerial combat games.
Read More'Tank on Tank' is a quick-playing, easy-to-learn boardgame in which the number of actions a player may perform in a given turn is concealed by the fog of war.
Read MoreA new convert learns why the Flames of War miniatures games are so wildly popular - even when it's his Tigers that are burning!
Read MoreHasbro’s new Risk is truly a NEW version that not only redefines the Risk game but upends boardgame conventions unlike anything that's come before it.
Read MoreThe latest Axis & Allies War at Sea expansion, Surface Action, is a mixed bag. ArmchairGeneral.com's Paul Glasser fills us in.
Read MoreThis is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Clarke at the Battle of Nancy, 1944†that was presented in the November 2011 issue of Armchair General® magazine.
Read MoreMany Lord of the Rings games have been released, but what does the deck hold for Lord of the Rings: The Card Game?
Read MoreA recent visit with Z-Man Games while they were at GenCon has left Armchair General reviewer Charlie Hall expecting to buy some great new games in the near future.
Read More'Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division' is a tactical-level board-wargame that features several unique innovations.
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