I have played ASL for over two decades and I must admit that I do this, especially with AFVs and the positively architectural stacks they tend to form!
Off the top of my head, only Great Battles of the American Civil War and Flying Colors can match ASL's "Towers of Hanoi" feel
I was fortunate to play it at VCOW this past weekend in a fantastic session hosted by Ian Robinson. A very thought-provoking game that never failed to deliver tension and spur discussion.
CNA has gathered many of Dr Peter Perla's papers, presentations, & writings into a collection on their site
There's a LOT of wargaming wisdom to be found in this collection, for both hobbyists & practitioners
(h/t Dr Ed McGrady)
www.cna.org/centers-...
A lovely game that I bought recently. After playing it and in light of my experience with For the People, The US Civil War and A House Divided, I've decided that my favourite Civil War strategic level wargame is all of them
I was going to mention precisely that one. The 1914 version is also excellent. I use both in class.
Won my first solo game as the Armée Secrète (a great persona for beginners or designers who need to get good).
Votes for women in all it's wonderful glory.
Though glory is the part I don't seem to have mastered yet!
A bit of a bad dice game, and I couldn't get congress over the line after.
I think I'm still showing my naivety at war games!
#boardgames
Yes! I teach history in high school and I wrote the syllabus around a series of educational board games. It was a bit of an experiment and involved a ridiculous amount of work, but I'm really happy with the results so far! Votes for Women was one of our first purchases naturally
A third group put it out much too early and got beaten before they could even lock twenty states. It was fortunate, as it let us discuss three very different outcomes. I will be doing it again next year for sure.
Pretty much what went on in my class. The group that won passed the 19th through Congress in the last turn and managed to secure the ratification before the final voting. A second group waited too long and failed a roll to put down three cylinders, so the 19th never passed.
Have you peeped these tips from @cliosboardgames.bsky.social ? cliosboardgames.wordpress.com/2024/08/18/h...
Folks, it's fun and it's in stock. Grab a copy of Votes for Women for someone on your Christmas list or for yourself (we listen and we don't judge).
www.votesforwomen.com
Today's the anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914. A rare example of battlecruisers doing exactly what they were built for.
Amongst the active participants were Muriel Felton, a sheep farmer, and her maids Christina Goss and Marian Macleod.
After running our ads for two days, Facebook has pulled them just like with our campaign for Votes for Women. It’s like a digital advertising Groundhog Day.
I've used Salvo!, Der Tag, Weltkrieg and Stringbag to great effect. U-Boat captain and Sniper Attack are also great "lite" games for students to play on their own if you can source enough decks of cards.
Minden Games just started a big sale in Wargame Vault. Their titles are mostly print-and-play, and many of them are superb for classroom use. A good chance to get a bunch of games going in your school / college for little money www.wargamevault.com/m/browser/pu...
Great! I may wait for the second printing (assuming it makes its way to Spain like the first one did) but the temptation to preorder Halls of Montezuma straight away is strong. Very underrepresented war. Still kicking myself for not having bought Gringo! back when it was in print
Indeed! I learned about it here from @zillablitz.bsky.social and instantly thought "well, there goes more of my money I guess". The worst part is, I'm now thinking that it will probably snowball into getting Tripoli and Montezuma at least...
Recently on my table:
🗳️ "Votes for Women", by @downtowntbrown.bsky.social and @fortcircle.bsky.social
🌇 "Red Dust Rebellion", by @3mbg.bsky.social and @gmtgames.bsky.social
♦️"The Red Burnoose - Algeria 1857", by @robertataylor.bsky.social and Matt Shoemaker
Currently playing four simultaneous games of Votes for Women in my history class. I will never, ever get tired of that game.
A video overview of First Monday in October, the upcoming strategy board game from Fort Circle Games where you play out 200+ years of US Supreme Court history: youtu.be/FJOTz3AmaG4
#boardgames @fortcircle.bsky.social @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social
Excellent news! Clayton and I wish him a long life of destroying furniture
One of my favourite games, and a cover that has a special place in my heart. They should have used it for the Anniversary Edition, along with the old map art.
Great job! Looks like I'll have to read it!
Euro War Games book - Kickstarter launching soon.
(I contributed a chapter.)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nut...
Same here — thank you for explaining why it's important and how to set a reminder. All set up now.
Wishing Gunner a speedy recovery
A kind BGG user sold me his copy of the second installment of Ancients, the criminally underrated game by Bill Banks. Happy to own both now. Quick and elegant system, and a throng of evocative scenarios that translate really well to miniatures
