The Christmas buying season is upon us, a most stressful and anxious time for all, but more so for the war gamer. For we who enjoy whiling away our free time pushing chits about on a map, referencing charts and tables lost in thought, are really not understood. Those who do not enjoy our hobby …
Avalon Hill Game company’s title Stalingrad is a game I have always found to be well… comfortable. Like a pair of old shoes, or a favorite shirt that simply helps you relax when slipping them on. From set up to tear down of this old game I always find myself engaged, thoughtful, and yes calm. …
There are games that I find it very difficult to review and write about, not because they are bad in some way, but quite the opposite. A good title inspires me rather to actually play, instead of sitting at a keyboard typing. Staring at the screen, my mind wanders as I reference rules whilst various …
I bought a copy of Blitzkrieg published by the Avalon Hill Game Company (circa 1965) on EBay a while back simply to add it to my growing collection of board games. Having played but once back in 1977 the purchase was not stimulated by any nostalgic devotion to this old classic. For, by the time …
Counterus Hex 