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Spotlight Articles

Outstanding articles that are not necessarily linked to one particular game, but may have broad appeal to gamers.

Armchair Dragoons Fall Assembly 11-13 October

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Join the Dragoons for an event with "...multiple tables for wargaming events, plus a large table for all-day monster wargaming across extended sessions."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 9/3/2024


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Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/29/2024


History of Wargaming

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One of our Grognard members kindly submitted a scan of a fascinating early article about wargaming. The article is The History of Wargaming, by Martin Campion and Steven Patrick, and was in Strategy & Tactics, 1972, issue 33 used with permission from Decision Games.

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 4/4/2023


Campaigning and fast play WWII tactical rules

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"The rules provided by Matt are designed to allow the fast play needed to cover so much potential action, so that friends can complete their campaign in a day." Norm Smith, in Battlefields & Warriors, checks out a fast play campaign system offered by Matt Irsik in Warning Order, which is a free, online wargames journal. Check out the action in Norm's test run through, and why he concludes that "…Matt has provided us with an engine that gets things moving and helps ensure that a campaign can be fought through relatively quickly to a conclusion."

Poster: Doug Holt
Post Date: 8/10/2022


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Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 6/26/2022


Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 6/22/2022


Poster: Pat L.
Post Date: 5/26/2022


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Gaming Conventions

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Grognard Originals

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A Close Look at a Neglected Gem

Long overdue review of Victory Games' "Central America: America's Backyard War", written by Mark D.. In depth review covering rules, game features, and scenarios (one of the highlights of the game). Editor's note: I've been playing this game again after a long, long time, so I felt this article was worth re-publishing to maybe spark interest in the game...

Falling Sky - Perfect Opening Moves - Roman (updated)

Is there such a thing as a "Perfect Opening Move" in any of GMT's COIN Series games? Mark D. shares his idea of a "perfect" opening turn for the Romans in Falling Sky. Enjoy.

Editor's note added on 5/15/2021.

Higlanders - Scenario for Vietnam: 1965-1975

Experimental scenario for Vietnam: 1965-1975 created and shared by Mark D'Agosta.

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Game: Patton's Best



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Publisher: Avalon Hill
Game Type: Board
Designer(s): Bruce Shelley
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358
Date: 3/18/2016
Poster: Doug Holt
Patton's Best - The Ballad of the Spring Chicken - Part Two

Brad is back with another gripping round of wargame replay storytelling! This time it's a shot of Avalon Hill's Patton's Best, with the motley-famous Sherman "Spring Chicken" tank crew during the early phase of the Operation Cobra breakout. "...I bet you a hundred dollars that today's gonna be a tough one."
Web Link
357
Date: 12/23/2014
Poster: Mark D.
Hexsides and Hand Grenades: Replay

Brad, at the Hexsides and Hand Grenades blog, walks us through a scenario of Patton's Best, a solitaire game published by Avalon Hill in 1981. If you've ever wondered how this game plays, as I have, then you'll definitely want to read this article. What do Ben Franklin, Al Capone, William Shakespeare, John Lennon and Mozart have in common? They were all in this guy's tank crew...
Web Link
344
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
article index

Grognard Hosted
345
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Grognard Hosted
346
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Q&A

Grognard Hosted
347
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Canada's Best variant (PDF file)

Grognard Hosted
348
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
rules variant in Spanish (zipped file)

Grognard Hosted
349
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
Complete Spanish translation

Grognard Hosted
350
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
variant (1Mb PDF file)

Grognard Hosted
351
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
designers notes (3Mb PDF file)

Grognard Hosted
352
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
historical background (2Mb PDF file)

Grognard Hosted
353
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

Web Link
354
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
rules (PDF file, 5Mb)

Grognard Hosted
355
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
variant

Grognard Hosted
356
Date: 1/1/1900
Poster: Mark D.
review

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