The short rules may make it look like a “beer and pretzels” game but Incredible Courage at Austerlitz – Telnitz is anything but.

Nightfighter is a masterpiece of aviation wargames, in which players hunt for bombers to shoot down in the darkness over Europe and the Pacific.

With Sekigahara The Unification of Japan, GMT Games has continued their tradition of releasing top-notch war games featuring daring, trend-setting designs.

Gears of War is a hugely popular console game, and its rendering as a boardgame has been faithfully implemented. But is that enough?

The 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.

Two stories related to WW II made recent news. A Holocaust museum’s collection includes anti-Semitic boardgames and children’s books that give insight into 1930s Germany. And a 4,000-lb RAF bomb forced an evacuation in Koblenz, Germany.

‘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.

Armchair General’s 2011 list of recommended games, books and DVDs.

Board-based wargames range from historical to science fiction and fantasy. These recommendations from Armchair General run the gamut.

Hasbro’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.

The latest Axis & Allies War at Sea expansion, Surface Action, is a mixed bag. ArmchairGeneral.com’s Paul Glasser fills us in.

The second Campaign Book for Memoir ’44 has been announced, with new campaigns in the Pacific and European theaters.

Shrapnel Games is seeking beta testers to try out its electronic conversion of the Total Eclipse pen-and-paper RPG.

A 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.

‘Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division’ is a tactical-level board-wargame that features several unique innovations.

Today Lock ‘n Load has announced it has created a new trial program for pre-orders, and the first game to be placed into that system is an expansion to Heroes of the Gap, Honneur & Patrie. 

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