December 7, 1941 – the day that would live in infamy. Mark Herman’s 1985 classic “Pacific War” (Victory Games) covered the topic in the first scenario of the game. This is a tiny solitaire battle that has the player take on the role of the Japanese in a limited engagement. …
Hermann Luttmann is a prolific game designer with credits that span many genres, complexities, and themes. His newest offering is Crowbar! published by Flying Pig Games, and its currently doing the rounds on Kickstarter. Here’s what he had to say about it: Why did you choose this particular topic? Well, …
This scenario recreates the first scene of a book I wrote called Storm and Steel. It’s about a West German tank company commander’s experience of World War III between NATO and the Warsaw Pact in 1985. I created this scenario first and then wrote the book based upon the outcome. …
MBT is a game of modern tank combat set in the 1980s. I used the game extensively when I wrote “Storm and Steel”. Due to popular demand, I’ve printed up the scenario on which I based the first battle depicted in the book. You can download it in PDF format …
Last time, I talked about my impressions of “Mike Force”, a game about Special Forces operations in Vietnam from Joseph Miranda. To get a deeper impression of the game, I’m writing a first-turn report to show off how the game is played. I’m planning to do this with other games …
Mike Force is a solitaire game of Special Forces operations during the Vietnam War. If that sentence doesn’t get your heart racing then please put down the horse tranquilizers. Joseph Miranda (designer of so many games, why even bother listing them here) is behind this effort. It was published in …
I’m proud to announce that “Insurgent“, the latest entry in the World War III: 1985 series has just been released. As with all my other books, it’s available on Amazon in e-book format. The book is about two Vietnam veterans who are sent to assist an insurgency in East Germany …
“The Gap” is scenario 3 from Jim Day’s popular MBT (second edition, GMT, 2015). The Soviet 8th Guards Army are pouring over the border into West Germany along with the rest of the Warsaw Pact. The 79th Guards Tank Division is given the honor of advancing first into the Fulda …
Storm and Steel has just been released in the Amazon Kindle store. This is the latest entry in the “Tales of World War III: 1985” series and perhaps one of my favorite so far. It’s got just the right mix of realism and action to entertain the reader. It also …
In this article, I’m referring to Scenario 1 of Gulf Strike where the Iranians are thundering down through the Saudi Peninsula with the help of their Soviet buddies, trying to close off American access to the Persian Gulf before the US can rush in carrier groups and Marines and air …
