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The third game in the series, I’ve had this pre-ordered and anticipated for a LONG time.

New Arrival - Next War: Iran (GMT Games) extended unboxing

A compare & contrast of six wargames from the Age of Enlightenment and how well they reflect history: Blenheim 1704 Piacenza 1746 Minden 1759 Horse & Musket Battles of Louis XIV Camposanto 1743

I really want to like this system but it needs some refinement and a deviated developer and English rules proofreader. Tl;dr - The good - creative and unique multi-hex counters for maneuver and formation integrity in linear warfare The bad - combat resolution is counter-intuitive and somewhat clunky, English rulebook is unclear about key concepts in places and also keeps changing the game with ...

Dragonflight Game Con 2024 recap

The minis are WoFun 18mm War of the Spanish Succession, and the terrain is from Kallistra UK. wofungames.com/collections/war-of-the-spanish-succession-pd www.kallistra.co.uk picoarmor.com Horse & Foot rules: boardgamegeek.com/filepage/225055/horse-and-foot-simplified-rules-system

New Arrival - Thunder on the Mississippi (GCACW/MMP)

Final thoughts start at 23:57

Horse & Musket (Hollandspiele) - Quick look with WoFun minis and Kallistra terrain

Finally

1812 Napoleon’s Fateful March (VUCA Simulations) AAR

The last system we’ll be looking at for age of reason tactical games.

This is a unique gem with a lot to recommend it, but it’s not going to hit with everyone. Final thoughts begin at 21:47

This game feels like it was designed by someone who had never been exposed to wargame conventions and I love it for that. It’s so unique and mechanically interesting. I support pre-orders for the next two volumes (Napoleonic and Great Northern War eras) over at Legion’s site.

Les Batailles de Louis XIV - Höchstädt 1703 (Vae Victis)

Les Batailles de Louis XIV - Speyerbach 1703 (Vae Victis)

Campo Santo 1743 (Para Bellum Magazine #12)

Rebel Fury - First impressions/Chickamauga AAR

Piacenza 1746 - Playthrough (Europa Simulazioni)

Piacenza 1746 - Setup and Intro (Europa Simulazioni)

Romanitas 528-628 (Vae Victis)

Cedar Mountain 1862 - Civil War Brigade Battles Series by Worthington (Vae Victis)

Polar Storm - The Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation 1944 (3 Crowns Games)

Coimbra 1810 - Jours de Gloire (Vae Victis)

Bussaco 1810 - Jours de Gloire (Vae Victis)

Almeida 1810 - Jours de Gloire (Vae Victis)

Zurich 1799 Day 2 - Jours de Gloire, Premières Gloires (Vae Victis)

Zurich 1799 Day 1 - Jours de Gloire, Premières Gloires (Vae Victis)

The Battle of Quebec - French & Indian War Battles (S&T #340)