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Category: Aegean Strike

Aegean Strike – Closing the Curtains

brad August 8, 2015 Victory Games / Aegean Strike6 Comments

I’ve been playing out scenario 2 of Aegean Strike lately and I’ve finally made it to a point where I can see a resolution coming along to it.  Basically, the Warsaw Pact is set to lose this scenario for a couple of reasons.  Just to recap, the objectives in this …

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Aegean Strike – Learning the Lessons

brad August 5, 2015 Victory Games / Aegean Strike3 Comments

I’ve been playing Aegean Strike for the past several weeks and I’m slowly putting my way through the scenarios.  The first scenario featured a battle between the US and Soviets over North Africa.  The Soviet player got stomped the first time around but after fiddling with the Soviet setup a …

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Aegean Strike: Scenario 2 – Part 1

brad July 22, 2015 Victory Games / Aegean Strike9 Comments

After playing around with scenario 1 in Aegean Strike, I decided to take the training wheels off and give a scenario that uses the whole map a spin.  I don’t have time these days to write a really detailed AAR but I’ll update occasionally as I play.  I can’t stress …

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Aegean Strike: The Battle for North Africa

brad July 14, 2015 Victory Games / Aegean Strike4 Comments

Before we get started, each naval unit gets a single detection roll. 1.) The SSN nearest Italy in AS-03 detects the US carrier group in AR-03. 2.) The Soviet surface fleet in AV-06 is detected by the American SSN in AV-05.  In turn, the SSN is also detected. 3.) The …

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Aegean Strike: Battle for North Africa – US Setup

brad July 9, 2015 Gulf Strike / Victory Games / libya / Aegean Strike4 Comments

In my previous post, I set up the Soviet ships for the first scenario of Aegean Strike called “The Battle for North Africa”.  The Soviets tried to lock out the US surface ships out of the area around the Egypt/Libya coastline.  After the Soviets set up, it’s time to get …

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Aegean Strike: Battle for North Africa – Soviet Setup

brad July 8, 2015 Gulf Strike / Victory Games / Aegean Strike4 Comments

Scenario 1 of Victory Games’ 1986 “Aegean Strike” is called “The Battle for North Africa”.  It features an air and naval battle between the US and Soviets as the Egyptians (US allies) and Libyans (USSR allies) duke it out on the ground. Okay, so this scenario only takes place on …

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Aegean Strike Arrives!

brad June 30, 2015 Gulf Strike / Victory Games / Aegean Strike4 Comments

Well, I’m happy to say that for my first Father’s Day present ever, I was presented with a used copy of Aegean Strike, which is – as the box states – “A Complete Game Based on the Gulf Strike System”. Let’s see what we have here: First off, take a …

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