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Entries from February 21st, 2005

DIY Games review update

February 21st, 2005 · Comments Off on DIY Games review update · Uncategorized

My review of Outpost Kaloki is now up at DIYgames. There are a few grammatical errors in the review, all my fault, but the gist of the review is clear. I love this little game, mostly because it taps in to my sense of humor. This is not ha-ha funny, but it is just silly […]

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Where’s my Gettysburg?

February 20th, 2005 · Comments Off on Where’s my Gettysburg? · Uncategorized

There was a time not so long ago when games based on the American Civil War were everywhere you looked. A lot of the Battleground games were set in the Civil War (the rest were Napoleonic) and probably half of the early wargames were set in the great confict that has defined American history. Lately, […]

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Updated CGM reviews

February 17th, 2005 · Comments Off on Updated CGM reviews · Uncategorized

Just added my latest published review to the archive link on the right hand side. My very negative review of Golemlabs’ Superpower 2 was published in the latest issue. It is also quoted in the 2004 year end wrap up since Superpower 2 was named the fifth worst game of the year. It’s hard to […]

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Something in the way you move

February 15th, 2005 · Comments Off on Something in the way you move · Uncategorized

I recently acquired a copy of Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord, the Battlefront classic tactical game set in Europe after D-Day. Think of it as X-Com with Nazis if that helps. After having spent hour after hour with the more recent Combat Mission: Afrika Korps, CMBO is a real step backward in terms of interface, usability, […]

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More ancient battle goodness

February 12th, 2005 · Comments Off on More ancient battle goodness · RTS, Stainless Steel

And so it continues. Stainless Steel Studios, the developer behind Empire Earth and Empires: Dawn of the Modern World have announced Rise and Fall of Civilizations at War. The ancients gaming trend seems to be continuing strong in spite of the disastrous public reception of Oliver Stone’s Alexander biopic and the dominating presence of Rome: […]

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Now powered by Google Ads

February 12th, 2005 · Comments Off on Now powered by Google Ads · Uncategorized

So I’ve signed up with Google Adsense. So far they seem to think that I sell posters.

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