
Top Cover – Boardgame Supplement ReviewRick Martin | Published: June 12, 2013 at 5:48 pmThe “Top Cover” magazine promises be a fantastic house organ for the “Fighting Wings” series, delivering new scenarios and aircraft, along with special articles in each issue. Blocks in the East – Boardgame ReviewEd William | Published: June 06, 2013 at 10:54 pm‘Blocks in the East’ covers the entire Eastern Front of WW2 via multiple scenarios and a campaign. Enemy units’ composition and strength are hidden until combat occurs and some battles are nail-biters. WW II from Space – DVD ReviewGerald D. Swick | Published: June 03, 2013 at 2:57 pmThe ‘hook’ in ‘WWII from Space’ – images shot from space, on which information overlaid – sounds good but isn’t particularly impressive; however, the content and the other visuals make this DVD of a program from HISTORY well worth owning. Steam and Iron – PC Game ReviewJim Cobb | Published: May 28, 2013 at 3:53 pm“Steam and Iron” is without doubt the most accurate, comprehensive and detailed of any World War I naval game on the market. It is short on fancy graphics but long on historical detail. Fox’s Gambit – Boardgame ReviewRick Martin | Published: May 23, 2013 at 4:40 pm“Fox’s Gambit” is a low-complexity board game of the Battle of Gazala, May-June 1942, that can be played in about three hours. Bloody April – Boardgame ReviewTerry Lee Coleman | Published: May 20, 2013 at 6:39 pmThe board game “Bloody April: Air War over Arras, France, 1917″ is unusual. Instead of the one-on-one air battles found in most WWI aerial games, it pits flights of multiple aircraft against each other in the skies over France in 1917. Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! Russia 1941-42 Second Edition – Boardgame ReviewRick Martin | Published: May 14, 2013 at 3:28 pmThe second edition of Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! boardgame introduces new units, such as flamethrower tanks, brings the rules up to date with other games in the series, and comes in a redesigned box that is great for storing the components. Bushido Denied – Boardgame ReviewRick Martin | Published: May 08, 2013 at 12:37 pm“Bushido Denied,” a boardgame of the defense of the Philippines against Japanese invasion in 1941-42, is actually two games in one: the defense of Bataan and the defense of Corregidor, which can be combined into a single game. Axis & Allies World War I 1914 – Boardgame ReviewPeter Suciu | Published: April 29, 2013 at 3:23 pmThe “Axis & Allies World War I 1914″ game shares some common mechanics with its World War II predecessor, but with a number of twists to reflect the situation nations faced in the Great War. It’s a game, not a history lesson, but players will often find themselves forced into the costly frontal assaults that characterized that war. Commands & Colors Napoleonics: Russian Army Expansion – Boardgame ReviewSean Stevenson | Published: April 24, 2013 at 4:40 pmGMT’s “Commands & Colors Napoleonics: Russian Army” expansion features 20 battles, from the 1806 battle over Poland at Czarnowo to Napoleon’s twilight, Craonne, in 1814. Death Before Dishonor – Boardgame ReviewPatrick Baker | Published: April 18, 2013 at 12:22 pm“Death Before Dishonor – The Battle of Santiago Bay” has unexpected depth and requires a number of tactical decisions be made by the player. At a price of $5.95, it will take gamers back to the days of Yaquinto’s inexpensive Album games. March of the Eagles – PC Game ReviewJim Cobb | Published: April 15, 2013 at 6:41 pmParadox Interactive’s PC game “March of the Eagles” combines depth of play with diversity of nations and cultures to provide a grand strategic Napoleonic game that is second to none. Panzer Corps: Grand Campaign ’45 West – PC Game ReviewPatrick Baker | Published: April 09, 2013 at 10:03 am“Panzer Corps: Grand Campaign ’45 West” is an expansion for the popular “Panzer Corps” series from Slitherine / Matrix with 18 historical and six “what-if” scenarios. Richard Berg’s Blood and Sand – Boardgame ReviewPatrick Baker | Published: April 01, 2013 at 3:28 pm“Blood and Sand” is a boardgame of the campaigns in North Africa during World War II. Easy to learn – “bucket o’ dice” rules replace combat results charts – it is suitable for new games but with enough depth to satisfy grognards. Birth of Rome – PC Game ReviewJim Cobb | Published: March 29, 2013 at 5:07 pmWith a greater variety of nations, scenarios, troop types and options, “Birth of Rome” is even more interesting than its predecessor, “Alea Jacta Est,” which was no slouch of a game itself. Historical Hits and Misses in the Movie ‘Emperor’Romulo 'Mo' Ludan | Published: March 27, 2013 at 9:42 pmAs history, the movie “Emperor” is inconsistent. It gets a number of details wrong – often at the expense of Gen. Douglas MacArthur – but overall it succeeds in its attempt to make audiences realize and appreciate the impact of two disparate cultures on a horrific war. |
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