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War At Sea Battle Report: Midway
Foreward This year marks the 70th anniversary of a number of pivotal battles from the Pacific War, the foremost among them being the Battle of Midway. To be honest, I had intended to write an article about this battle last … Continue reading
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Hurricane Season Unboxing/Impressions
Thanks to Neal over at The War Store, I managed to get my hands on a copy of Hurricane Season, the new campaign supplement for Dystopian Wars. Along with this shiny new book comes several new naval models that allow … Continue reading
State of the Game: War At Sea
This post marks the first of its type here at Man Battlestations: A overview of a game and its current status with respect to company support, fan base, and future outlook. As such, these articles might need to be revisited … Continue reading
The Battle Standard Tournament Report
Hello again! Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in a Dystopian Wars tournament that was held at The Battle Standard, a store about an hour away from where I am living in Groton, CT. This was the latest in … Continue reading
In Harm’s Way
Hi everyone! I’m back with another War At Sea battle report. Last Wednesday Seth and I met up to for another game, but this time we decided to try something different. Instead of the 200 point battles we have been … Continue reading
Dystopian Wars vs. Real Life, Pt 3: Destroyers
Welcome to the third installment of my series that examines how the steampunk universe of Dystopian Wars compares to real-world naval history! The first two installments discussed naval technology in general, and also focused on the big boys; the battleships … Continue reading
Dystopian Wars: Prussians vs. Blazing Sun
I have played my first game of Dystopian Wars in Connecticut! Yesterday, I took a trip up to The Battle Standard, which is located in Manchester, CT. I was impressed with the store; it has a lot of very nice … Continue reading
War at Sea: Germany vs. Great Britain
Weclome to the first Axis & Allies Naval Minatures battle report here at Man Battlestations! Seth (wargammer55 on the forums) and I met last night to play a couple of 200 point games. What each of us did was make … Continue reading
Establishing a Naval Game
Sorry for the lack of updates recently! I’ve been in the middle of a move, so that has taken a lot of my free time. However, now that we are mostly settled, the pace should pickup again ;). The topic … Continue reading
Dystopian Wars vs. Real Life, Pt 2
So, last time I examined the state of naval technology in our 1870s. Obviously, real-world warships weren’t nearly as advanced as what is represented in Dystopian Wars (DW), by design. This brings up an interesting question, though: What “real” time … Continue reading