I checked, the translation of the Chinese also means “The Patriotic War” – however, I’m scared and confused, so the title stays. But that doesn’t really matter, as the 卫国战争 The Patriotic War demo shows that we have a neat game to look forward to.
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It was around turn 360 that my spirit to go on gave out. By that time, I had expanded Scotland to cover, directly or via vassals, the entire British isles. The Kentish kingdom, the sole remnant on England, was holed up in Scandinavia, which I was invading for the third time. Scottish possessions in the Med counted Malta, the Balearics, North Italy, parts of Libya and Egypt. The ride there had been long and fairly fun. Thanks, Field of Glory: Kingdoms.
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Of all the modern periods fit for pushing around historically-inspired toy soldiers, World War 2 has probably the most rulesets. But it’s still nice to see a new one published, especially when implements ideas that should be more mainstream. We’re talking about V for Victory, baby!
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I finally did it! I finished Cyberpunk 2077 (and the Phantom Liberty DLC). I have slain the beast! And now, years and years after the game has been released, patched into playability, memed, dissected, discussed, and modded, I can present my review!
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The urge to not play any of the grog-affirming games that I have is so strong, I took a cutesy lil’ city-builder/puzzle to review. And that’s what Dawnfolk is! Half city-builder, half puzzle, all game!
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Spectre Operations – not Specter Operations – is now three editions old! Haven’t played the previous two, I was the perfect guy to give it a spin. The dev of the previous two e’s had split and so the game was written anew. What can you expect from the hardened operators and middling militias in Spectre Operations V3/3E/third edition?
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In the Christmas/New Year/holiday rush, one game got completely lost in the pipeline. Played and recorded, it languished ironically forgotten for something that won Best New Wargames Rules award in the yearly Wargame Illustrated vote. That’s right, we’re talking Midgard: Heroic Battles!
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When I got the GCPS troopers I wanted to review, I also received a a frame of Kings of War/Firefight Butchers as well. I had no intention of touching anything Nightmares-related, but here I am. Behold, my experiences in making three very different Butcher builds.
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Bolt Action is often used as an example of a 28mm historical game that can be used to ease-in fresh players of… less well-made games. This legacy continues with the latest iteration, Bolt Action 3rd edition.
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Video games, I’ve played a few. Miniature wargames that are meant to evoke the feeling of playing a video game? The pod has encountered them before. But only ignition:core goes after the ultimate prize: a Titanfall wargame.
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