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Triumph & Tradgedy PBeM: The Umpire’s View

September 27, 2020 Guest Author

Triumph & Tragedy by GMT Games is a rare example of an excellent three-player game. Having played it a few times, I thought it could be adjusted to a five-player game and amended the rules to accommodate five players.

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“This One’s Going to Take Careful Timing!” A Boardgaming Life Review and Analysis of Vento Nuovo’s Bloody Monday

October 1, 2017 Harvey Mossman

Vikings 878 is an entertaining game like the other Academy wargames. Simple to understand, the cards switch things around enough during the first few playings until you learn how many cards of each type are in a deck, and the little minis are a step up from the cubes.

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Strike of the Eagle: Soviet Initial Strategies

January 2, 2012 Harvey Mossman

By Harvey Mossman Soviet Initial Strategies Academy Games’ Strike of the Eagle (Designers: Robert Zak, Brian Bennett and Uwe Eickert) is so challenging and elegantly designed that

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Strike of the Eagle Board Game Review

October 31, 2011 Harvey Mossman

By Harvey Mossman A Gourmet Achievement for the Discriminating Palate As a young child, I watched my grandmother cook for all the holiday family get-togethers.

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