Well, Patch and I did another round of Commands & Colors: Ancients between bigger games. This time, it was River Centrites from Expansion #6 (and the Anabasis). It’s a very unusual scenario, with the Spartans caught between two forces, who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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For our latest ASL game, Patch and I decided to try out the first scenario in Hakkaa Päälle. “Arctic Crossroads” is an unusual scenario in multiple ways. First, it’s happening in the polar night/dawn, and instead of the usual LV[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mark came over Saturday for some quick FtF gaming, and finally introduced me to Commands & Colors: Napoleonics. I was aware of the big change from C&C:A, that combat dice are largely dependent on the number of blocks in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Crossposted from the SFU blog on BGG. Sorry for the delay here, but Bel got a new job that promptly ate a few months of his life. He seems to be back, and hopefully we’ll have semi-regular reporting again. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patch and I just finished our usual pair of C&C:A games between bigger games, this time playing the Battle of Piraeus from Expansion #6. The Athenians have a lighter army, but have occupied a hill near the center of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patch and I recently wrapped up our latest foray into Festung Budapest: FB11 “Boy Soldier”. Since I’d had the defenders last time, Patch took the Hungarians this time. The Hungarians are defending around the Postal Palace (last seen back in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Patch came over yesterday to try out GMT’s Flying Colors series through my copy of Blue Cross, White Ensign. I discovered at the last minute that I had missed a sheet while punching and clipping it, so I was a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Crossposted from the SFU blog on BGG. The Alliance gained 0.8 VP for holding four Lyran provinces at the beginning of the turn. Three were held by the Hydrans who had been left alone by the Lyrans, while the fourth[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ended up with something of a surprise gaming session with Jason and Mark this Saturday. After a little debate, we settled on a game of GMT’s Blackbeard, which hasn’t gotten to the table in quite a while. We went for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Had most of the regulars over on Saturday for our regular FtF gaming (Patch missed out by being ill; get better Patch!), going for Dominant Species this time. We did our usual method of handing out the animals randomly, with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…