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Entries Tagged as 'Wargames'

New Game From ProSim

February 16th, 2009 · 4 Comments · ProSim, Shrapnel, Wargames

The ProSim line of wargames is one of those series that I love to play for a month or two before I move on to something less intense. These are serious wargames for people who like serious real time action, assuming you define action as icons moving on a satellite map. So it’s great news […]

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Malory: Total War

December 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Medieval, RPGs, RTS, Wargames

Developer Neocore Games has been slowly unveiling more information about their medieval strategy game King Arthur, a game they are calling a Role Playing Wargame. Judging from the shots of both the battle engine and campaign maps, it looks a lot like a Creative Assembly game. But so did Imperial Glory, and it wasn’t much […]

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While You Are Waiting

December 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on While You Are Waiting · CGW, Wargames

As I try to make sense of the games that I have to play, I recommend reading one of my favorite Tom vs Bruce articles. This month they’ve uploaded a classic from the past, Gary Grigsby’s World at War.

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War Plan Pacific Gold

November 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Shrapnel, Wargames

Mid December release looks likely. Stay tuned.

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East is East and West is West

November 12th, 2008 · 12 Comments · AGEOD, Wargames, WW1

Quick question for AgeOD, a studio whose games I’ve championed for the last few years: Why in the name of Mercator would you do a wargame with the continent of Europe as the centerpiece and have the map turned 70 degrees? I thought I could deal with this since a) I’m not a moron, and […]

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Date Finalized For War Plan Pacific

November 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Shrapnel, Wargames, WW2

I had a look at early build of War Plan Pacific and liked some of what I saw. It’s now on schedule for a November 20 release.

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