Do you remember your first wargame? Do you remember why you got into wargaming? Can you explain why you still play these games? We explore these themes in this article, using a personality test and survey to help illuminate traits of the “typical” wargamer. Armchair General is asking for your participation in an effort to better understand “where Grognards come from.” Please read on!

This is part of an informative look at the influx of World War II-themed RTS games and their effect on strategy and wargames as a genre. Are RTS games the path all wargames will eventually go? Read on.

An informative article on out-of-print board wargames, and how to acquire them.

Guest contributor Tom DeFranco gives us a hardcore look at the Civil War Brigade Series and Regimental Sub-Series combat boardgames.

Armchair General introduces a new series of short articles describing some of the "Old School" wargames we used to play way back in time. We will revisit them, see how well they have aged, and play them once more to share the experience.

Armchair General presents several variants and mods for Axis & Allies to enhance your gaming experience!

Mark Dabbs provides us with a look at rear area security in Take Two’s The Operational Art of War.

Trey Marshall offers tips and advice to up-and-coming wargame scenario designers. Part I in the series deals with map creation.

The Entertainmanet Depot’s own Ryan Newman recently took a closer look at the business of military gaming at Wargaming.net

Explore the history of wargames in this piece by contributing author Pete Martinson.

Introducing a new article series! In this first article, staff writer Jim Moreno takes a look at what The Journeyman Project: Buried in Time computer game teaches us about military history.

Mark Dabbs explores the world of Guerrilla Warfare in Take Two’s The Operational Art of War.

Armchair General is proud to present Battlefields Revisited; an ongoing feature where we explore old gaming classics tied in with new units, rule sets and features.

Some of the most interesting reading can come from after-game summaries by players of all types of wargames. This particular match was between two Armchair General staff members as they recreate the Crusader battle between the Commonwealth and the Axis.

Wargaming lets you explore every nook and cranny of possibilities in a reconstructed virtual world, and gives you access to one of the most important questions in history; ?What if??