Alright, all you wargamers out there, it’s that time of year and GMT Games just fired the first shot! They’ve returned to the days of their annual 50% sale and it’s live. The deals are awesome as you might expect and no more proving you had pre-ordered games during the year. The sale is wide…
Tag: GMT Games
Friday Roundup – 18-24 March 2017
We’re going to try this Friday roundup thing. Each Friday I will summarize some of the curated announcements I have collected all week. I hope you find them useful. GMT Games announced several new P500 games, one of which really excites me. The 9th entry in the Battles of the American Revolution Series by designer…
GMT Games Announces Commands & Colors Digitization Project
Commands & Colors fans it’s time to celebrate! In the 24 January GMT update, the company announced their plans for the digitization of the Commands & Colors game system. Below is the announcement for those that do not receive their emails. I mentioned last month that we’d have more information on this project in January. Here…
Weekend Plans – Reconnecting with A Victory Lost and More
Tomorrow night I will have the opportunity to revisit an excellent wargame after a, far too long, hiatus. Two years ago I owned, played and then sold my copy of A Victory Lost by Multiman Publishing. From time to time I have been plagued with sellers remorse and to alleviate this, I finally purchased a…
Great Battles of Alexander– A “How To” video by Gamer Hudson
Earlier today, I came across a “how to” video for the Great Battles of history (specifically Great Battles of Alexander) series by Gamer Hudson of Hudon’s Hideout Blog. This is a game series for which I have been reading the latest series rules in an attempt to get this it to the table soon–I hope. Gamer…
Fields of Despair – WWI Game on Preorder at GMT Games
Later this year, if the stars align, GMT Games will be producing a new Western Front WWI game entitled “Fields of Despair” by Kurt Keckley. I just want to put it out there that they’re still taking pre-orders on this uniquely different block game. If you’re a WWI gamer, this game is sure to appeal…
Battle for Moscow – Splendid Little Game
Battle for Moscow Game Designer: Frank Chadwick Publishers: GDW, Victory Point Games, and GMT Games Years Published: 1986, 2009 and 2011 This splendid little game pits two players against each other to determine the fate of Moscow in 1941. Originally published by GDW in 1986 as a “giveaway” game at conventions to draw new players into the…
Rolling Boxcars Steams Ahead in A New Direction
So, I have been quiet as of late, but fear not! I am still here and still gaming. I have heard your mortal pleas to return to the keyboard! Just kidding or am I? With the recent passing of my closet friend and the selling off of his game collection for his widow, I have begun…
American Revolution Tri Pack from GMT Games
Wargame Designer, Mark Miklos just sent me an email to announce that GMT Games will be re-releasing three of his earliest games from the Battles of the American Revolution series games as a 3-pack. This is awesome! I own the three games (Brandywine, Saratoga and Guilford/Eutaw Springs) that are included, but these are not simply…
Coming Soon From Rolling Boxcars
Well, now that the con-high is starting to subside and reality is kicking back in. There is much to do around here at Rolling Boxcars. So, let me see here, I have the following planned for the months of July and August. At Storm-Con I had the pleasure of chatting with several new game designers…
Rolling Boxcars 