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War at Sea Deathmatch
Having played a couple of large standard (i.e., 3 objective) games of War at Sea back to back, Seth and I decided to mix things up a bit and try a different scenario. We ultimately settled on the Deathmatch rules … Continue reading
Line Ahead: Why Naval Gaming?
Welcome to the first installment of Line Ahead, the first of what will hopefully become a series of editorial musings on the wider scope of naval gaming. For this column’s maiden voyage (see what I did there?), I thought it … Continue reading
War at Sea Battle Report: 300 pt USN vs. IJN Rematch
As you may remember from my last War at Sea battle report, the last game Seth and I played we did a 300 pt US-Japan match with a 1942 year limit and the OOB rules. We decided to swap sides … Continue reading
Leviathans!
After years of teasers, previews, and demos at shows, the boardgame Leviathans has finally released. For those of you who haven’t been following this game, it is a boardgame featuring flying warships set in an alternate history pre-WW I era. … Continue reading
DW Battlecruisers Part 2
Based on my introductory article, I’ve been working on some battlecruiser designs for the different Dystopian Wars factions. I decided to start out with the Brittanians and the Prussians, since the Royal Navy and the High Seas Fleet were the … Continue reading
War at Sea Battle Report: USN vs. IJN, 300pts
After a few weeks off, Seth and I are back at it with War at Sea. We agreed to play a 300 point match, which is a larger game than we have previously played. After a coin toss, I took … Continue reading
Battlecruisers in Dystopian Wars
This is going to be a bit of a tangent for me; in this post, I’m actually going to submit a few custom ship designs for consideration. You see, after the last installment in my Dystopian Wars Vs. Real Life … Continue reading
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Battle of Midway Lecture
So, as I mentioned a while back when I posted a War at Sea battle report that re-created the battle of Midway, this year marks the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. I recently discovered an excellent lecture by … Continue reading
Firestorm Armada Hardback Edition Review
After several years of additional models and downloadable rules tweaks, Firestorm Armada is back, in the form of a handsome hard-bound edition of its rules. For those of you that don’t know, Firestorm Armada is a fleet-scale space combat game … Continue reading
Dystopian Wars vs. Real Life Pt. 4: Cruisers
Having looked at the “big boys” (battleships and dreadnoughts) in parts 1 and 2 of this series, and at the “small guys” (destroyers) in the third, I am now turning my attention to the middle for a discussion on cruisers … Continue reading