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Category Archives: Historical Naval Games
Modern Naval Gaming Project
Hello! This is going to be something of a long-delayed introduction to a project that I discussed on Episode 54 of the MBS Podcast. Since about 2019 I’ve been working on collecting and painting a modern naval force to use … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Naval Games, Modeling, Modern Naval Gaming
Tagged 1/2400, Modern, Naval Command, Rory Crabb, USN
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“Victory At Sea” Is Back, and That is a Good Thing
After a long delay (made a bit longer by the 2020 global pandemic), Warlord Games is preparing to release the WWII fleet combat game Victory at Sea (VAS). I think this is going to be an important development for naval … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Naval Games
Tagged Mongoose, Victory At Sea, War at Sea, Warlord, WW II
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Grand Fleets 3 Stat Generator
Greetings! Today, I’m happy to share with you all a ship statistics generator that I’ve made for Grand Fleets 3, by Majestic 12 Games. This is a historical ruleset that covers naval combat during the age of battleships. MJ12 is … Continue reading
DW Historicals: Torpedoes
Not long after I proposed this project, I received suggestions on how to handle torpedoes. The thrust of these suggestions was that the fashion in which DW handles torpedoes is somewhat unsatisfactory, due to them being “direct fire” weapons, and … Continue reading
DW Historicals: Determining Scales
Welcome to the second post on my DW Historicals (DWH) project! Last time, I was simply discussing my motives and laying out some first principles. This time around, I’m going to start delving into some “nuts and bolts” discussion on … Continue reading
Dystopian Wars Historicals: A Proposal
Greetings! This post is intended to be the first shot across the bow for a project I’ve had simmering for some time now in the back of my head. As you may have guessed from the title, the basic idea … Continue reading
Sails of Glory: Old Ironsides
Ahoy there! It has been quite some time since I’ve discussed Sails of Glory, the age of sail game from Ares games. The simple reason for that is that I haven’t played a lot of this game, though I’ve been … Continue reading
War At Sea Battle Report: IJN vs USN
I recently played my first War at Sea game in a long time. The game was with my friend Seth (wargamer55), and it was a classic Pacific War matchup: Japan vs United States!
Posted in Battle Report, Historical Naval Games
Tagged Batrep, IJN, USN, War at Sea, WW II
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Fatal Choices Book Review
As I mentioned in a brief post a while back, I recently backed a Kickstarter for a book project called “Fatal Choices: Wargames Decisions and Destiny in the 1914 Battles of Coronel and Falklands” by Seth Owen, who posts in … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Naval Games, Naval History, Review
Tagged Kickstarter, Naval History, WWI
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Fatal Choices Kickstarter
Hey all! I just wanted to point your attention towards a Kickstarter that is running right now, created by a good friend of mine named Seth Owen (who posts on the MBS forms as wargamer55). He has created a self-contained … Continue reading