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Sunday, 30th March
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a variety of new links and files, including 19 board game reviews: La Belle Alliance (SPI), Caesar’s Epic Battle of Alesia (AH), Corps Command: Totensonntag (LnL), Cromwell (SDC), Dark Passage (Swedish Games), Empire of the Sun (GMT), France 1940, S&T#27 (SPI/AH), The Great War in Europe Deluxe (GMT), Manoeuvre (GMT), Mission Grenada (Close), Okehazama 1560, Six Angles#2 (MY), Onslaught! (TSR), Napoleon’s Last Battles Quad (SPI/DG), 1914: Twilight in the East (GMT), Red Sun Rising (SPI), Remember the Maine, S&T#108 (TSR), Third Reich (AH), Wavre (SPI) and Zaporozhye 1943, Six Angles#1 (MY). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Saturday, 29th March
Podcasts: Meeples and Miniatures Episode 31
Neil Shuck has released his 31st podcast (mp3 format). In this episode, he looks at Napoleonic miniatures gaming, as he reviews the Polemos Napoleonic rules written by Chris Rice and published by Baccus. He also looks at the 6mm figures produced by Baccus and the availability of terrain for 6mm gaming. You can download his podcasts from here.
Friday, 28th March
History Today: The Crimean War
Britain and France declared war on the Russian Empire on this day in 1854.
(You Tube video tip: To see a full-screen video double-click on the video image to open its page at YouTube. Then select the full-screen button)
Thursday, 27th March
Board Games: Field Commander - Rommel Released
Dan Verssen Games (DVG) has published Field Commander – Rommel. It is the first title in a new Field Commander series of solitaire board games. Players take command of Erwin Rommel’s forces during three WW2 campaigns: France 1940, North Africa 1941 and Normandy 1944. An easy to use game system manages the movement and combat of the Allied forces. Visit the DVG website to find out more.
Wednesday, 26th March
Computer Games: Harpoon 3 - ANW Patched
Matrix Games and Advanced Gaming Systems have released an update for their simulation of modern naval warfare operations, Harpoon 3 - Advanced Naval Warfare. The comprehensive update makes some major changes to the Harpoon 3 game system and brings the title up to version 3.90. It can be downloaded from the game’s webpages at Matrix.
Monday, 24th March
Board Games: Nations at War: White Star Rising
Lock ’n Load Publishing (LnLP) has announced that Nations at War: White Star Rising is now available for pre-order. It is the first game to use Mark H. Walker’s Nations at War (NAW) game system. NAW is based upon the World at War system and depicts platoon level combat during WW2. White Star Rising focuses upon fighting between American and German forces in France, Belgium and Germany in 1944-45. Visit the LnLP website to see some screenshots and find out more.
Thursday, 20th March
Computer Games: Armored Brigade Beta Released
A games enthusiast in Finland has released the beta (test) version of a free wargame called Armored Brigade. It is a 2d top down real-time game that covers tactical level combat during the Cold War (between 1965 and 1991). The main influences upon the game’s design are Steel Panthers, Armored Task Force and Combat Mission. The designer - Juha Kellokoski - plans to expand the game to cover WW2 and modern times (post-2005). Visit the game’s website to find out more.
Computer Games: Campaign Jena-Auerstadt Updated
HPS Simulations have released an update for one of their Napoleonic titles - Campaign Jena-Auerstadt. It can be downloaded from the Napoleonic Battles update page at HPS.
Wednesday, 19th March
Board Games: Road to Berlin Review
The Armchair General website has published a review of Road to Berlin – a tactical level game that simulates combat on the Eastern Front during WW2. You can read the review here. Road to Berlin is part of the Panzer Grenadier series of games published by Avalanche Press - who can be found here.
Monday, 17th March
Computer Games: Commander: Europe at War Updated
Firepower Entertainment and Slitherine Games have released a patch for their WW2 hex-based strategy title Commander: Europe at War. The version 1.06 update can be downloaded from the Slitherine website.
Military History: Win a set of Osprey Guides
I’ve updated my competitions page with a great new competition at Osprey Publishing.
Sunday, 16th March
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a variety of new links and files, including twelve board game reviews: Bloody Kasserine (GDW), The Bulge: FAB#1 (GMT), Fire in the Sky (MMP), Grand Illusion (GMT), Hue (Mayfair/SDC), Hunt for Red October (TSR), Ligny (SPI), Manoeuvre (GMT), Napoleon at Waterloo (SPI), Naval Battles (Phalanx), Quatre Bras (SPI) and World Killer, Ares#1 (SPI). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Wednesday, 12th March
Computer Games: Harpoon - Commander’s Edition Updated
Matrix Games and Advanced Gaming Systems have released an update for their simulation of modern naval warfare operations, Larry Bond’s Harpoon – Commander’s Edition. The large update is comprehensive and brings the game up to version 2008.024. Visit the game’s webpages at Matrix to find out more.
Sunday, 9th March
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a variety of new links and files, including eight board game reviews: The African Campaign (Jedko), The Ardennes Offensive (SPI), Battle for Germany, S&T#50 (SPI/DG), Forged in Fire (Worthington), Gettysburg (Columbia Games), Manoeuvre (GMT), Napoleon’s Triumph (Simmons) and Pacific War (Victory Games). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Friday, 7th March
Computer Games: Mexican-American War Released
HPS Simulations have released The Age of Rifle and Musket: Mexican-American War. It is a simulation of the battles and campaigns of the Mexican-American War (1846-47) and Texan War of Independence (1835-36). The Mexican-American War features 14 unique maps and uses an updated version of John Tiller’s Early American Wars game engine. Visit the game’s official webpage at HPS to find out more and see some screenshots.
Computer Games: Campaign Antietam Released
HPS Simulations have released the tenth game in their Civil War Battles series: Campaign Antietam. There are some 199 stand alone scenarios and 164 campaign scenarios. The historical scenarios include 1st Bull Run, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Groveton (Brawner’s Farm), Chantilly, Cedar Mountain and South Mountain. Users can also create their own scenarios. Find out more about the game on the Campaign Antietam page at HPS. Visit the Antietam on the Web site to read about the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg).
Computer Games: Gallic Wars Released
HPS Simulations have released the second title in their Ancient Warfare series of games: Gallic Wars. It covers the campaigns of ancient Rome between 100 and 50BC. The game’s main focus is upon Caesar’s conquest of Gaul, but it also covers the great slave rebellion led by Spartacus and the Mithradatic Wars in the East. Visit the Gallic Wars webpage at HPS to see some screenshots and find out more.
Thursday, 6th March
Computer Games: Carriers at War Updated
Matrix Games and Strategy Studies Group have released a mini update for their WW2 naval combat game Carriers at War. It adds a few quick fixes to January’s major update and brings the version of the game up to 1.02.2. Visit the Carriers at War webpages at Matrix to download the patch or find out more.
Tuesday, 4th March
Computer Games: War Over Vietnam Updated
HPS Simulations have released a comprehensive update - which includes a new map - for Modern Air Power: War Over Vietnam. It can be downloaded from the HPS website.
War Over Vietnam is a tactical air warfare simulation that features a detailed and accurate depiction of the operational air war over Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War between 1964 and 1972.
Monday, 3rd March
Computer Games: Silent Hunter 4: U-Boat Missions Released
Silent Hunter 4: U-Boat Missions, the expansion for the Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific sub sim is now available. It enables players to prowl the Indian Ocean as the captain of a German submarine during the second half of WW2. The add-on requires the original game.
Computer Games: Advanced Tactics Review
Gamesquad has published a review of Advanced Tactics: World War II (ATWWII). The reviewer (James Cobb) summed up his thoughts as follows: “Pros (+) Great AI; fine emphasis on logistics and command; easy interface; tremendous replay value. Cons (-) Obtuse manual; bland graphics; boring turn interstice; repetitive clicks.” You can read his review here.
ATWWII was reviewed three times in November: by the Armchair General on the 22nd, Out of Eight PC Game Reviews blog on the 9th and The Wargamer on the 3rd. See my November 2007 page for details.
Go to the game’s webpages at Matrix Games for further information.
Sunday, 2nd March
Podcasts: Frederick the Great
The Military History Podcast blog has been updated with an episode about one of the greatest commanders of the Enlightenment - Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. You can find it here.
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a variety of new links and files, including ten board game reviews: Beda Fomm (GDW), Caesar’s Legions (AH), Civil War (VG), For the People (AH/GMT), History of the Roman Empire (UGG), A House Divided (GDW/Phalanx), Italia (Phalanx), Price of Freedom (Compass), Prussia’s Defiant Stand (Worthington) and War and Peace (AH). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
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