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Thursday, 29th November
Computer Games: Guns of August Review
The Armchair General website has published a review of the WW1 grand strategy title Guns of August 1914-1918. The reviewer (Larry Levandowski) summed up his thoughts as follows: “Passed Inspection: A fresh approach to grand strategy gaming that really brings forth the flavour of the Great War. Failed Basic: Manual has some big omissions, and no tutorial, making the learning curve unnecessarily steep.” You can read his review here.
Guns of August was also reviewed on the 23rd, 18th and 11th August. See my August page for details.
The game’s official webpages are at Matrix Games.
Board Games: Battles of the American Civil War
LPD Games have launched their Battles of the American Civil War (BACW) series with four games: Battle of Gettysburg, Grant’s Early Battles, Across the Wide Missouri and Battle of Honey Springs (Deluxe). The BACW game system emphasizes leadership, planning and the effects of surprise, disorder and casualties on army effectiveness. Visit the LPD Games website to find out more.
Wednesday, 28th November
Computer Games: Advanced Tactics Updated
Matrix Games and VR Designs have released an update for their WW2 turn-based strategy game, Advanced Tactics: World War II (ATWWII). The version 1.02 update adds over 20 fixes, balance tweaks and improvements to the game. Visit the Advanced Tactics webpages at Matrix to get the update or find out more.
ATWWII has been reviewed several times this month. See below for details.
Tuesday, 27th November
Computer Games: Silent Hunter 4 Patched
Ubisoft have released a patch for their WW2 sub sim Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific, which updates the game to version 1.4. The patch download mirrors can be found on the game’s official website.
Computer Games: Guns of August Updated
Matrix Games and Adanac Command Studies have announced that a new update is now available for their WW1 grand strategy game, Guns of August 1914-1918. It can be downloaded from the game’s official webpages at Matrix. The update includes tweaks and improvements suggested by Guns of August players.
Monday, 26th November
Board Games: RAW: Queen of the Celts Released
Avalanche Press have released Rome at War: Queen of the Celts. It features nine scenarios which pit the Legions of Rome against the Ancient Britons led by Caractus and Queen Boudicca. More information is available on the Avalanche website.
Sunday, 25th November
Computer Games: Battle of Britain II Updated
Shockwave Productions have released an update for their WW2 air combat strategy and simulation game, Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory, updating it to version 2.07. Visit the games official webpage at Shockwave to find out more.
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a variety of new links and files, including four board game reviews: Axis and Allies: Pacific (Hasbro), Gettysburg ‘64 (AH), Midway (AH) and RAF (WEG). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Saturday, 24th November
Podcasts: Operation Downfall
The Military History Podcast blog has been updated with an episode about Operation Downfall. This was the proposed invasion of mainland Japan by Allied forces (U.S. and British Commonwealth) at the end of WWII. It was cancelled when the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan was forced to surrender without a final battle. You can find it here.
Thursday, 22nd November
Computer Games: Advanced Tactics Review
The Armchair General website has published a review of Advanced Tactics: World War II (ATWWII). The reviewer (Larry Levandowski) summed up his thoughts as follows: “Passed inspection: Deep logistics model. Endless reply value. Failed basic: AI turn processing in large games takes forever. Documentation of editing features is sometimes lacking.” You can read his review here.
ATWWII was also reviewed by the Out of Eight PC Game Reviews blog on 9th November and The Wargamer on 3rd November. See below for details.
Visit the game’s webpages at Matrix Games for further information.
Computer Games: Making History Patched
Muzzy Lane Software has released a patch for their WW2 grand strategy game Making History: The Calm and the Storm. The patch brings the game up to version 2.0.3. For further information about the game or to download the patch visit the official Making History website.
Military History: Napoleonic Infantry Tactics Book
Osprey Publishing has published a new paperback entitled French Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792-1815 (Elite 159) which looks at how French infantry fought during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. It can be purchased from Amazon.
Tuesday, 20th November
Computer Games: Larry Bond’s Harpoon - Commander’s Edition
Matrix Games have released another edition of their Harpoon modern naval warfare simulation series: Larry Bond’s Harpoon – Commander’s Edition. Matrix says that the new Harpoon – Commander’s Edition has an easier learning curve and added visual appeal. It comes with 269 scenarios which cover the 1989 to 2008 time period. Visit the game’s official webpages at Matrix to see some screenshots and find out more.
Board Games: World at War: Eisenbach Gap Released
Lock n’ Load Publishing has released World at War: Eisenbach Gap. The Mark H. Walker designed game is the first title in a new platoon-level series of games. It portrays a hypothetical Soviet attack into West Germany in 1985. More information is available on the Lock n’ Load website.
Military History: Win a set of Osprey Guides
I’ve updated my competitions page with a great new competition at Osprey Publishing.
Monday, 19th November
Board Games: Britannia Review
The Armchair General website has published a review of the Fantasy Flight Games title Britannia. The reviewer (Bill Bodden) summed up his thoughts as follows: “Passed Inspection: Solid multiplayer game combining diplomacy and resource management. Failed Basic: Somewhat weaker gameplay with three or five players.” You can read his review here.
Britannia is an historical board game that depicts the millennia-long struggle for the control of Britain from the Roman invasion of 43 AD to the Norman Conquest of 1066. To find out more visit the Fantasy Flight website.
Sunday, 18th November
Computer Games: TALACOSI Review
The Wargamer has published a review of the WW2 platoon-level multiplayer wargame TALACOSI (Tactical Land Combat Simulator). You can read it here.
Visit the Historical Software Corporation’s website to find out more.
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a variety of new links and files, including nine board game reviews: Battleship (Omega), Broadside (MB), Chinese Farm (SPI), Hannibal (Valley Games edition), Jena-Auerstadt (SPI), Napoleon’s Triumph (Simmons), They Shall Not Pass (Avalanche), Supercharge (SPI) and Victory in the Pacific (AH). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Podcasts: Meeples and Miniatures Episode 23
Neil Shuck has released his 23rd podcast (mp3 format). In this show he reviews the board games Reiner Knizia's Kingdoms and Space Hulk. You can download his podcasts from here.
Saturday, 17th November
Computer Games: Korsun ‘44 Updated
HPS Simulations have released an update for Panzer Campaigns Korsun ‘44. It can be downloaded from the Panzer Campaigns update page at HPS.
Friday, 16th November
Computer Games: Napoleon’s Campaigns Released
AGEOD have released their Napoleonic strategy game Napoleon’s Campaigns. It features an upgraded Birth of America and AGEOD’s American Civil War game engine with improved AI. There is a variety of campaigns including Austerlitz (1805), Trafalgar (1805), Jena (1806), Friedland (1807), Spain (1808-1814), the Danube (1809), Portugal (1811), Russia (1812), Germany (1813), France (1814), Waterloo (1815) and a hypothetical invasion of England in 1805. Visit the game’s official website to find out more or download the demo.
Board Games: Blow by Blow: Pakistan invades India 1965
Perry Moore has released his latest board game – Blow by Blow: Pakistan invades India 1965 – which covers the Battle of Assal Uttar during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. More information is available on the Wargamedownloads.com website – where the game can be downloaded.
Wednesday, 14th November
Computer Games: 1914 Shells of Fury Review
SUBSIM have reviewed the WW1 U-boat sim 1914 Shells of Fury. The reviewer (David “Horsa” Millichope) summed up his thoughts as follows: “Shells of Fury (SoF) has to be one of the strangest subsims released in quite a while. It takes on a neglected era (WWI), looks very retro, and appears to have been almost dumped on the market with no real ambition or pretensions. Having said all of that I believe it’s a little gem that’ll pay back its rather modest price with a lot of replay value and in a very fresh setting.” You can read the rest of his review here.
SoF was also reviewed by the Out of Eight Game Reviews blog on 23rd October. You can find the blog here.
Visit the game’s official webpage for screenshots and further information.
Sunday, 11th November
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: Advanced Tobruk: Blunted Sword (Critical Hit), Civil War (AH), Gliders from the Sky (Roberto Chiavini), Great Battles of the American Civil War series (SPI/GMT), Manila ‘45, S&T#246 (DG), Shifting Sands (MMP), Tunisia (The Gamers/MMP) and Wilderness War (GMT). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Friday, 9th November
Computer Games: Advanced Tactics Review
The Out of Eight PC Game Reviews blog has published a review of Advanced Tactics: World War II. You can find it here (under November 09, 2007).
Advanced Tactics was also reviewed by The Wargamer on 3rd November (see below).
Board Games: 1914: Twilight in the East Released
GMT Games have released 1914: Twilight in the East - which models the battles that took place in Prussia, Poland and Galicia during the first year of World War One. Visit the GMT website to see the game map and find out more.
Podcasts: The Peloponnesian War
The Military History Podcast blog has been updated with a couple of episodes about the Peloponnesian War in ancient Greece. You can find them here.
Thursday, 8th November
Computer Games: Talonsoft Battleground Games Re-released
Matrix Games have re-released Talonsoft’s old Battleground titles as two compilations: John Tiller’s Battleground Civil War and John Tiller’s Battleground Napoleonic Wars.
Battleground Civil War includes all of John Tiller’s original American Civil War titles in one compilation: Battleground Antietam, Battleground Bull Run, Battleground Chickamauga, Battleground Gettysburg and Battleground Shiloh. Click here to find out more.
Battleground Napoleonic Wars includes a complete set of John Tiller’s classic Napoleonic titles: Napoleon in Russia, Prelude to Waterloo, Waterloo, and as an added bonus, Age of Sail: Naval Combat in the Napoleonic Age. Click here to find out more.
Wednesday, 7th November
Computer Games: Hoplites Updated
Hoplites has been updated to version 1.8.0. Hoplites is a free – and unofficial – computer card game based upon GMT’s board game SPQR. There are different game modules which cover battles in the ancient world, medieval Japan and the fantasy realms of Hyboria. Visit the Hoplites website to find out more.
Tuesday, 6th November
Computer Games: Napoleon in Italy Released
Matrix Games and Hussar Games have announced that Napoleon in Italy is now available for purchase. The title covers the young Napoleon’s campaign against the Austrians and Piedmontese in Northern Italy. It is a hex based strategy game which combines an operational level of movement and logistics with playable tactical level battles. Visit the Napoleon in Italy webpages at Matrix to find out more.
Board Games: Athens & Sparta Released
Columbia Games have released Athens & Sparta - which depicts the Peloponnesian War between ancient Athens and Sparta. Visit the Columbia Games website to see the game map and find out more.
Sunday, 4th November
Board Games: Web-Grognards’ Game Review Links
Web-Grognards has been updated with a variety of new links and files, including seven board game reviews: Advanced Salvo (Minden), April’s Harvest (The Gamers/MMP), Battlelore (the Hundred Years War extension), The Flight of the Goeben S&T#21 (SPI), Not War But Murder (ATO), Seven Ages (ADG) and War for the Union (Clash of Arms). Click here to go to the Web-Grognards home page.
Saturday, 3rd November
Computer Games: Advanced Tactics Review
The Wargamer has published a review of the recently released strategy title Advanced Tactics: World War II. You can read it here.
Friday, 2nd November
Board games: New Games at Wargamedownloads.com
Several new historical board games (print and play) can now be downloaded from Wargamesdownloads.com
1) Dunbar. A game about one of Cromwell’s greatest victories.
2) Remagen 1945. The battle for Remagen Bridge in WW2.
3) Storm Over Taierzhuang: Samurai Stalingrad 1938. A battle from the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Visit the Wargamesdownloads site for more information.
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