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CDG 35 – 10th Mountain Division in Italy, 1945

Armchair General | Published: September 08, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Armchair General challenges you to find the best course of action for the U.S. 10th Mountain Division at Riva Ridge, Italy, Feb. 19, 1945.

November 2009 Play It!

Armchair General | Published: September 04, 2009 at 2:43 pm

Recommended games based on medieval knights and on the 1943 tank battle of Kursk; plus a FREE downloadable PC game, March on Baghdad, Episode 1: Decision at Tallil Air Base!

Baptism of Fire: World War Two Role Play – Interview with Michael Burnside

Rick Martin | Published: September 04, 2009 at 12:32 pm

Why did Michael D. Burnside choose World War Two as the subject for a role-playing game? Exclusive ArmchairGeneral.com interview with the designer of Baptism of Fire World War Two Role Play.

GenCon 2009 – Game Conventions and the Economy

Paul Glasser | Published: September 03, 2009 at 5:35 pm

The economy was the elephant in the room at GenCon 2009. Shoppers were on a tight budget, buying less, and paying with cash.

CDG 34 Cantigny, 1918

Armchair General | Published: August 31, 2009 at 4:25 pm

This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Cantigny, 1918” that was presented in the September 2009 issue of Armchair General® magazine.

StripesGAMER Links Gamers in the Military

Media Release | Published: August 11, 2009 at 10:33 am

StripesGAMER.com creates a vital link between the millions of geographically dispersed gamers in the military, their family members and civilian counterparts, by providing an online destination where they are free to congregate.

Combat Mission Shock Force: Marines – PC Game Review

Jim H. Moreno | Published: August 04, 2009 at 3:19 pm

Combat Mission Shock Force: Marines is the first expansion module in the CMSF series, and continues the military simulation excellence of the previous Combat Mission games. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.

Battlestations Pacific – PC Game Review

Larry Levandowski | Published: July 31, 2009 at 6:00 pm

Battlestations Pacific is all about the pure joy of shooting down enemy aircraft, dropping bombs on their ships, and pounding them with your ship’s heavy guns. An ArmchairGeneral.com review.

Making History II – Game Developer’s Notes

Armchair General | Published: July 22, 2009 at 4:54 pm

Making History II: The War of the World updates the original Making History game with individual unit characteristics, the ability for units to improve with experience, a new supply system and more.

CDG 34 – Cantigny, 1918

Armchair General | Published: July 14, 2009 at 2:32 pm

This Command Decision challenge from Armchair General magazine asks players to find the best means for the American Expeditionary Force to attack German trenches at Cantigny, France, in May 1918. Winners receive a copy of Hearts of Iron III.

September 2009 Play It!

Armchair General | Published: July 14, 2009 at 10:05 am

A list of recommended computer and board war games that focus on U.S. infantrymen in World War II, Marines in Vietnam, and American Expeditionary Force doughboys at Cantigny, 1918.

WW2: Time of Wrath – Developer Notes

Published: July 06, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Leszek Lisowski, project leader on the upcoming World War II grand strategy wargame WW2: Time of Wrath, explains there is more to designing a historical wargame than just programming. He shares his thoughts with ArmchairGeneral.com.

CDG 33 British Troops at Pegasus Bridge

Published: June 29, 2009 at 3:16 pm

This is the solution to the Combat Decision Game “Pegasus Bridge, June 6, 1944” that was presented in the July 2009 issue of Armchair General® magazine.

CDG 33 – Pegasus Bridge, June 6, 1944

Armchair General | Published: May 19, 2009 at 6:57 pm

An interactive, decision-making game based on the British glider troops at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day. Download the form, choose your course of action, and you might win a prize!

July 2009 Play It!

Armchair General | Published: May 18, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Armchair General magazine’s list of suggested board and computer war games for playing D-Day, including Pegasus Bridge, and for playing Civil War cavalry battles.

HISTORICON 2009 – Ride to the Sound of the Guns

Armchair General | Published: May 12, 2009 at 11:00 pm

HISTORICON 2009 marks 25 years of games, fellowship, guest speakers, hobby dealers, and miniatures galore, July 16–19.

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