The first round of TOML playtesting is done and we are in a bit of a lull before heading into the next round. I’ve decided to give a little update about how things have progressed for anyone who’s curious. The first round of playtesting had several goals. The three questions …
I just finished my first full campaign game of Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid 1943. . Although I had played the first five scenarios of the game that focused solely on the bombing runs, I was excited to try the full campaign game that features a planning phase, flight …
On May 17, 1943 a lone bomber codenamed AJ-O piloted by Flt. Sgt. Bill Townsend was circling the dark skies over Germany awaiting orders. In the early morning hours, the aircrew finally received the message they were waiting for. Their target was the Ennepe Dam. In the fog and darkness, …
Enemy Coast Ahead (GMT, 2014) is a solitaire game designed by Jeremy White that simulates the RAF no. 617 Squadron’s May 1943 raids on German dams in the Ruhr. This game held a special interest for me because as a kid, I read Paul Brickhill’s book and I remember being …
Way back in December 2014, I wrote an AAR based on a play of Avalon Hill’s 1987 classic Patton’s Best, designed by Bruce C. Shelley (one of the designers of B-17 Queen of the Skies, who would later go on to even bigger things with computer games like Civilization and …
“Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. There it is before you, smiling, frowning, inviting, grand, mean, insipid, or savage, and always mute with an air of whispering, “Come and find out”.” ― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness What must it have been …
Since becoming an avid solitaire gamer several years ago, one of the games I kept hearing about over and over again was Victory Games’ Carrier (1990). The reviews I read online spoke about it with the kind of reverence you would normally reserve for saints or minor deities. It was …
Well, it’s been a long while since I’ve done a video so I decided to get the camera out again. Not sure of what to play after my affair with Victory Games’ Vietnam, I went with something simple that I could play in an evening. Omega Games’ Ranger seemed to …
D-Day at Omaha Beach, published and reprinted recently by Decision Games, is a solitaire offering that lets the player take control of the US 1st and 29th Divisions in a bid to storm Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Designed by John H. Butterfield (of “Ambush!” and “RAF” fame), the …
Setting up Phase Line Smash took the better part of an evening and I started to get really excited about playing the game. I’m bound to make some mistakes but here’s what I’ve already learned just from the setup. 1.) This game is gonna be on your table/floor for a …
