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2015 Naval Gaming Predictions

2015 Naval Gaming Predictions

Given that the New Year has just begun, I thought it might be fun to “read the tea-leaves” and come up with a list of predictions for how the year might develop in the realm of naval wargaming. At the … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

Thanks to all the forum members and those who have commented here on the blog for a great 2014! Looking back over the year, its pretty clear that we Naval gamers had it pretty good. Spartan Games kept up a … Continue reading

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Planetfall Rules Impressions

Spartan’s Planetfall has been out for a few weeks now, and so I’d thought I’d throw in my impressions of the rules. Granted, this is a little outside the normal scope of topics here (not many ships in this game!), … Continue reading

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Forum Newsletter 10

Forum Newsletter 10

Hello again fellow naval gamers! First up, a reminder that we have a contest running until next month! Submit a battle report on the forums for your chance to win a copy of the Fatal Choices book: http://manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=722.0 In the … Continue reading

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A Dystopian Wars TANKS-Giving

A Dystopian Wars TANKS-Giving

As is customary, war gamers the world over are playing tank-related games this weekend in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. My father-in-law, Jim, was nice enough to sit down and play a Dystopian Wars scenario of my own devising: The … Continue reading

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Man Battlestations Newsletter #9

Greetings once again! The holidays are nearly upon us, and by all the goings-on it seems a lot of you have been taking the opportunity for some gaming! First of all, Spartan’s new Planetfall game is making some waves! Some … Continue reading

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Firestorm Armada Campaign System Part 3: Version 0.9 Ready!

It took me longer than I had initially anticipated, but I have finally gotten my Firestorm Armada campaign rules up to a playable level! You can download them here: www.manbattlestations.com/hostedfiles/fa/MBS_FA_campaign15nov14.pdf Now, that’s not to say that these rules are done; … Continue reading

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Firestorm Armada Campaign System Part 2: What’s in a Name?

So, as I continue my effort to convert the BFG campaign system to Firestorm Armada, one of the things I’m having to come up with is names for things that were previously very Grim Dark. Specifically, the BFG campaign system … Continue reading

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Man Battlestations Newsletter #8

Man Battlestations Newsletter #8

Hail, fellow naval gamers! Welcome to this month’s newsletter. For those of you who have not visited in a while, you will notice there have been a number of changes made to the boards. I’ve re-arranged some sections, and moved … Continue reading

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Into the Storm Zone

Ran across this blog entry while rummaging around on Dakka today, and I thought all of you here might be interested. Jaden Howell of the Imperial Patrol has posted a nice pre-game write up for his first game of Firestorm … Continue reading

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