Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
Online collectible wargame Seven Lights, LLC GenCon 2008 gave me the opportunity and the pleasure of meeting the fine people of Seven Lights, LLC and seeing their new game, The Continuum. It is a game that combines the concepts of an online game and a collectible miniature game and adds in some options that you…
From: Avalanche Press Ltd. Reviewed by:Ron McClung Strike South (Second World War at Sea) is a new counter-based war game from Avalanche Press Ltd.. The Pacific War has always been one of my favorite areas of WWII study. Japan’s push for Pacific domination, the island hopping, and the turning point at Midway all fascinated me….
From: Fanpro Reviewed by: Ron McClung Battletech: Total Warfare is a new War Game Core Rulebook from Fanpro. From the web site: “It is the 31st century, a time of endless wars that rage across human-occupied space.“ Battletech is a long-time classic, and I have to admit that I was intimidated with the prospect of…
From: Columbia Games Reviewed by: Ron McClung Eastfront 2nd Ed. is a new Board Game from Columbia Games. Once again, I delve into the battles of the Eastern Front, this time through the brilliant design of the Columbia Games block game system. I have liked this line of games before, and going in I admit…
From: Avalanche Press, Ltd. Reviewed by: Ron McClung Sinister Forces is a new Counter-based War Game Supplement from Avalanche Press, Ltd.. The writer of this supplement apparently struggled with making it. After making Eastern Front (previously reviewed by me), he received considerable requests to include the Waffen SS. After some soul searching and occasionally touching…
From: Avalanche Press Reviewed by: Ron McClung Red Vengeance is a new Board Game (chit & paper map) from Avalanche Press. Red Vengeance – subtitled The Destruction of Nazi Germany, 1945 is the sequel to the Defiant Russia (reviewed by me previously). This is a game that simulates the Red Army’s rebound from the Nazi…
From: Avalanche Press Ltd. Reviewed by: Ron McClung Red God of War is a new Counter-based War Game from Avalanche Press Ltd.. I just finished a review for Red Vengeance, another WWII game centering around the battles in Russia, so I figured I would follow it up with one that centers on the earlier battles….
From: Avalanche Press Reviewed by: Ron McClung Eastern Frontis a new War Game from Avalanche Press. I have reviewed a game in the Panzer Grenadierseries previously (Beyond Normandy) where I commented on the rule set there. As I play it more often, I learn more about this multi-faceted game and its rules. I will expand…
From: Columbia Games Inc. Reviewed by: Ron McClung Crusade Rex is a new War Game from Columbia Games Inc. Crusade Rex is yet another one of the war-game-meets-Stratego style block games by Columbia Games. It takes place during the Crusades, specifically during the year 1187 during the 3rd Crusade, in the Holy Land. One player…
From: Avalanche Press Reviewed by: Ron McClung Player’s Guide: John Prado’s Third Reich/Great Pacific War is a new war game supplement from Avalanche Press. Not having the games this supplement pertains to makes it difficult to review. However, I will at least review it for content. From the back cover: “A long-awaited guidebook to the…