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Post by scalydemon on Mar 27, 2018 23:02:28 GMT -6
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Post by stevemitchell on Mar 29, 2018 14:43:30 GMT -6
I've been playing more Old School Tactical from Flying Pig Games (squad-level combat in World War II). But I've moved from the Eastern Front to the Western Front. First up, from the Airborne expansion for OST Western Front, I played two linked scenarios covering the early morning drop of the 82nd Airborne Division at Saint-Mere-Eglise on D-Day. The All-Americans have to assemble their scattered forces after landing and then take control of the town before dawn, when a series of German counterattacks, including armored forces, begins. The paratroopers fared well with their landings, and managed to take Saint-Mere-Eglise; then they held on during the morning, although there were some perilous moments at the south end of town when the German counterattacks started. One of the German tanks withstood something like six or seven separate bazooka attacks!
And from the Pocket Battles module, I played the first of four scenarios involving the fighting at Noville, near Bastogne, in December 1944. Here the Americans fended off the first German probes of their position. But the Germans will be returning to Noville soon, this time with Tigers. . . .
I am continuing to enjoy the OST system. For me, it's a nice balance between detail and playability. Of course, some people will always want even more detail in their squad-level games, but then, that's why God invented Advanced Squad Leader.
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Post by owlorbs on Apr 4, 2018 11:36:31 GMT -6
For me it's been more PanzerBlitz, Origins: How We Became Human and a great session of Invasion America (SPI 1976).
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Post by makofan on Apr 5, 2018 12:20:28 GMT -6
Played Lords of Waterdeep last night. For a Euro game, I enjoyed it (I am not usually a fan of meeple games). Seemed to have lots of player agency and choices
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Post by scalydemon on Apr 10, 2018 18:58:44 GMT -6
This past wknd I got in a full game of www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242248/steamroller-tannenberg-1914It was my 2nd time playing it, but first time playing it to the end. Very fun game, one of the best magazine game I have ever played and I have played quite a few zine games. We played it with 4 card 'hands' instead of 5 but it still took about 6 hours. It is from Yaah magazine issue #10. Next I will be stickering C&C Napoleonics>>>> |
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Post by makofan on Apr 11, 2018 7:17:00 GMT -6
Have "History of the World" coming up this weekend. Will let you know how it goes
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Post by makofan on Apr 17, 2018 14:26:01 GMT -6
Played 5-player History of the World, and was in 5th place, 96 points behind the leader, with two epochs to go. People were laughing at me, and wondering if I was going to be "lapped" on the victory track. Well...I pulled Spain and England in the last two epochs, and ended up coming in second place, 4 points short of first. If my elite troops had not died in the first two battles, I would have likely won the game
It seems like the player that pulls the Arabs in the 4th epoch has the edge, as the players who had Persia, Macedonians, and Rome, get targetted in epochs 4 and 5 and then it is too late to do anything about the Arabs, especially if he plays early in epoch 5
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Post by stevemitchell on Apr 18, 2018 16:02:32 GMT -6
Five battles from GMT's Great Battles of the American Revolution series, resulting in: An American marginal victory at Saratoga, a British substantive victory at Brandywine, and British marginal victories at Guilford Courthouse, Eutaw Springs, and the great siege of Savannah.
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Post by stevemitchell on Apr 21, 2018 21:23:15 GMT -6
And one more--a British marginal victory at Monmouth.
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Post by stevemitchell on Apr 24, 2018 15:48:33 GMT -6
More from the 18th Century, with the British winning marginal victories at Germantown and Newtown (both GMT Games). And in Legion Games' new title Blenheim 1704, the French and Bavarians defeated the English and the Imperials.
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LouGoncey
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"Lather. Rinse. Repeat. That's my philosophy."
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Post by LouGoncey on May 3, 2018 19:30:30 GMT -6
I won my first game of COMMAND & COLORS: TRICORNE. It is a very different version of the Command & Colors. I describe more later...
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Post by stevemitchell on May 3, 2018 19:47:19 GMT -6
Lou, I'll be interested to hear what you think about C&C Tricorne. I've played and enjoyed C&C Ancients, but didn't think the system translated as well to Napoleonics. But the subject matter for Tricorne is certainly tempting.
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Post by scalydemon on May 10, 2018 18:50:40 GMT -6
Well, I have gotten C&C Napoleonics to the table twice now (after the obligatory stickering). Late to the party of course. I liked it, has a high tense short burst fun factor. I understand it's popularity.
For those that play, what is the best expansion for it in your opinion?
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Post by chris107 on May 11, 2018 1:05:42 GMT -6
DBM/DBA 15mm Ancients. (Started with WRG rules back in ‘74)
Bolt Action 28mm
Dragon Rampant 28mm
A Very British Civil War 15mm
Warhammer 1st, 2nd & 3rd Edition 28mm
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Post by scalydemon on May 22, 2018 9:27:00 GMT -6
Attended a wargame micro-Con last wknd.
Played:
Time of Crisis (GMT)
Popular Front (Spanish Civil War)
C&C Nap
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Post by stevemitchell on May 22, 2018 15:11:14 GMT -6
More from the 18th Century, with an Indian victory in Liberty or Death and a British victory in Wilderness Empires; and then moving into the 19th Century, with two Confederate victories in back-to-back games of Thunder in the Ozarks.
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Post by owlorbs on May 23, 2018 7:51:28 GMT -6
Gearing up to play GMT's Churchill this weekend. After a rules read, this one looks like an odd duck - which means I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by scalydemon on May 31, 2018 21:11:34 GMT -6
Don't nobody go throwing tomatoes at me , but last weekend I played a Risk variant. We had 4 people and it was good beer & pretzels fun with siege engines and cool minis www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204184/risk-europeSupposed to play C&C Nap again this weekend. It is addicting. Need to get better at defeating artillery. |
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Post by tkdco2 on Jun 3, 2018 17:59:12 GMT -6
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Post by stevemitchell on Jun 17, 2018 11:41:34 GMT -6
I played a big game of HeroClix, with 60 heroes fighting 59 villains on the Broxton, OK map. The game ended with a convincing victory for the heroes. Then I returned to the "Blind Swords" series of American Civl War battles from Revolution Game, in the form of the new Longstreet Attacks game. This covers the Rebel assault on the second day of Gettysburg in the Peach Orchard--Devil's Den--Little Round Top sector. I played the "Hammerin' Sickles" scenario (the main historical fight), leading to a decisive victory for the Confederates. Excellent game and system!
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LouGoncey
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Post by LouGoncey on Jul 15, 2018 7:42:02 GMT -6
Played a game of FEDERATION COMMANDER. My Federation Heavy Cruiser vs a KhaInti Cruiser. Khizinti goes down like Frazier!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 14:44:01 GMT -6
I Have been playing Book of War to supplement by D&D game. I just picked up a skirmish game called Test of Honour that came out last year. I am still putting that together.
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Post by owlorbs on Jul 25, 2018 7:23:36 GMT -6
Played a few games of GMT's Triumph & Tragedy. Highly recommended if you like WW2 ETO games.
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Post by scalydemon on Jul 25, 2018 22:19:52 GMT -6
Played a few games of GMT's Triumph & Tragedy. Highly recommended if you like WW2 ETO games. I own this and have it stickered. Waiting to get 3 together with some time. Have a lot of friends here that really like it. |
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Post by stevemitchell on Aug 22, 2018 15:55:27 GMT -6
Played another large HeroClix game, along with GMT's Successors, MMP's Shifting Sands, and L2's Bitter Woods. On the table now--Italians vs. Brits in a scenario from Heroes of North Africa, part of the Lock n'Load tactical series. Avanti Savoia!
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Post by Punkrabbitt on Aug 26, 2018 17:34:07 GMT -6
This last week I've played Starfire and Lion Rampant, plus some solo FiveCore. The week before, I played Dragon Rampant and some solo FiveCore. And a couple of weeks before that, I played a few games of The Men Who Would Be Kings. And some solo FiveCore.
With all that gaming, I generated some wife aggro, so I am taking a break for a few weeks, or maybe a month.
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Post by scalydemon on Aug 27, 2018 10:52:53 GMT -6
"generated some wife aggro"  may have to swipe this term for my own use.. Most recent plays for me have been: Desert Heat (Nations at War series) C&C Nap w/ Russian Expansion Fading Glory (Borodino)
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LouGoncey
Level 4 Theurgist
"Lather. Rinse. Repeat. That's my philosophy."
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Post by LouGoncey on Sept 4, 2018 17:12:58 GMT -6
Played Paper War's RUSSIA FALLING solo.
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Post by owlorbs on Sept 6, 2018 6:58:37 GMT -6
I've played a few games of Ancients (1986) by Bill Banks. I'm hoping to play a campaign using King of Kings, the corresponding system.
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Level 4 Theurgist
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Post by bravewolf on Sept 7, 2018 9:19:11 GMT -6
Played Paper War's RUSSIA FALLING solo. This game was designed with single & two-player modes,right? How are the solo rules? |
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may have to swipe this term for my own use..