Sail sail sail your boatSilently underseaSee the enemySink their shipOn to victory! Join me as I raise periscope and check out what comes inside the Second Printing of “Silent Victory” the solo-designed US sub warfare game from GMT Games and Consim Press. Game Information: https://www.gmtgames.com/p-650-silent-victory-2nd-printing.aspxPublisher Page: https://www.gmtgames.com Buy It On Amazon: https://amzn.to/2UswZze
What’s the difference between Old Guinea and New Guinea? One’s old and one’s new. And this is the new printing of the good old New Guinea expansion for “Combat Commander: Pacific” aka “Battle Pack #4” (but the only battle pack for CCP) from GMT Games. What’s in the bag? Watch and find out. Game Information: https://www.gmtgames.com/p-577-combat-commander-bp-4-new-guinea-2nd-printing.aspxPublisher Page: https://www.gmtgames.com Buy It On Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JaHaDq
Time to pacify those who specifically think Combat Commander (the greatest wargame system ever, bar none) is for Europe only. Join me hacking through the jungle of shrinkwrap to explore the contents of this second printing of “Combat Commander: Pacific” by GMT Games. Game Information: https://www.gmtgames.com/p-484-combat-commander-pacific-2nd-printing.aspxPublisher Page: https://www.gmtgames.com Buy It On Amazon: https://amzn.to/2xn4wTq
Combat Commander: Europe is of course the best game ever created. Best solo game. Best wargame. Best game period (BGG ratings and tankophiles not withstanding). So I finally broke it out to play again and remembered the one thing (GASP) I didn’t particularly care for and that’s the oversized tracking board. Not a flaw, mind you — the game has none. It’s probably good when playing co-dependently with another player, but for playing solo, I wanted something more compact. I figured at least half the tracking board was taken up with information on the terrain modifiers and counter layout, so [..]
News from Kai Jensen tonight: He’s gone. His passing was quick and his struggle is over. His mind was clear to the end and he knew he was loved and would be missed. His life was beautiful, if too brief, and I am grateful to have had so much of it for myself and so much of it share with the rest of you. (via Consimworld post) Chad passed this afternoon. His life was a blessing to have shared and I am deeply grateful to have been a part of it. And I am indebted to all of you who [..]
One thing I like to do to get familiar with a game is to organize the components. This is a gamble that sometimes fails if the game turns out to be a dud. But on my third ownership of Fields of Fire by GMT Games, I’m finally going to get it played. Maybe. So I picked up this first edition copy with the second edition upgrade kit and once I sifted out the now obsolete first edition stuff, I was left with a second edition makeover ready for punching. And organizing. Using my Modular tray design, I created custom sized [..]
