Tag: wargame

Roleplaying and board games reviews, podcasts, videos and interviews

Fairness = Play to win!

By Mario T. Lanza There is a guiding principle in the world of strategy games by which all players should abide. When players do not abide by it, it defeats the fact that a game, by intent, is (at least in part) a contest, what Vizzini might call “a battle of wits.” So necessary is…
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ZUZZY Flagston Paven Release Date and Advance Ordering

The Flagston Paven wargaming mat will be the first release in ZUZZY Miniatures’ new line of Stoneworks terrain. It’s scheduled release date is January 11th, 2011. As with all of their Terra-Flex gaming mats, the Flagston Paven mat has a sculpted texture to match the realism of your gaming minis. They are made from rubber…
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Zuzzy Miniatures mat review

Recently I arrived home and found a big envelope. Inside there was an 11 x 14 inch gaming mat from the Wounded City range. I kid you not if I say my jaw dropped. I was seriously and instantly delighted with the mat.

A Lone Banner

I recently got my order filled by Small Box Games, which included the new, and very fun, A Lone Banner. It’s a light wargame that looks very simple at first glance, but is surprisingly fun and is easily the quickest Small Box Games product to learn and play.

Interview with TactDeck’s Eric Etkin

The TactDecks Battle System is a card-based strategic combat game set in this precarious world of feudal warfare, magic, and decaying technology. Part CCG, part miniature war-game, TactDecks combines the tactical challenges of skirmish gaming with the collectability and deck-building components of CCGs.