Category Archives: Historical Naval Games

Ghenghis Con 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Ruckdog

Landlubber here! Spent Friday and Saturday this past weekend at Genghis Con 2014, a local gaming convention put on by the good folks at the Denver Gamers Association.  The con was here in Denver (actually Aurora, a suburb), at the … Continue reading →

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Sails of Glory Gameplay First Impressions

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ruckdog

So, now that I have had some time to get a little more familiar with the rules for Sails of Glory, I thought I would take a few moments to post my impressions of the game so far.

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Sails of Glory Unboxing

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Ruckdog

Last week, Sails of Glory finally hit the high seas after 2 years of development and a highly successfully Kickstarter campaign (of which I was a backer!). My Kickstarter fullfilment actually arrived last August, but given that I was on … Continue reading →

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War At Sea: IJN vs USN, 200 Points

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Ruckdog

One of the fun parts of moving is getting to meet new gamers at your destination! This is just what happened a while back when I met up with fellow Foruminian Sun-Tzu for a game of War at Sea at … Continue reading →

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War at Sea: Japan Vs. US Part 2

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Ruckdog

Welcome back! If you remember from Part 1, Seth and I played a 100 point game that was limited to 1942 with no subs or aircraft. Additionaly, night rules were in effect, limiting long range shooting. During the first game, … Continue reading →

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War at Sea: Japan vs. US Part 1

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Ruckdog

In celebration and remembrance of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Cape Esperance, Seth and I got together for another couple of games of War At Sea. In keeping with the theme of the battle, we set a year … Continue reading →

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War at Sea Deathmatch

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Ruckdog

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 →

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War at Sea Battle Report: 300 pt USN vs. IJN Rematch

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Ruckdog

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 →

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War at Sea Battle Report: USN vs. IJN, 300pts

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Ruckdog

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 →

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War At Sea Battle Report: Midway

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Ruckdog

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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