Miniature Wargaming Strategy: 7 Key Points

Miniature wargaming strategy has engrossed audiences worldwide for its thrilling synthesis of tactical acuity and narrative depth. Yet beyond just being recreational and fun, it's also useful in understanding how actual military strategies have worked. Today we're going to look at one of the greatest military thinkers, Carl von Clausewitz, and see what he can…

July 18, 20230Comments

ByRobison Wells

The Best D-Day Games

Introduction The D-Day invasion of Normandy is one of the most pivotal events in world history, signaling a turning point in World War II and shaping the course of the 20th century. For this reason, it has captivated the minds of history enthusiasts, war historians, and wargamers for decades. In this post, we'll explore some…

June 5, 20230Comments

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The 7 Best Historical Miniature Wargames for Beginners

Historical miniature wargaming is a type of tabletop gaming that simulates military conflicts from history using miniature models and terrain, but it can be intimidating--what are the best historical miniature wargames for beginners? Players command armies or factions and maneuver their forces to engage in battles against other players. The games can range from…

May 6, 20230Comments

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11 Wargames That Aren’t From Games Workshop

On this website it's no secret that we talk a lot about Games Workshop, but what about wargames that aren't from Games Workshop? There's Warhammer 40k on the left hand side of the scroll, and Games Workshop just below the fold. And make no mistake--I absolutely love a lot of the Games Workshop games. While…

February 2, 20230Comments

ByRobison Wells

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7 Best WWII Audiobooks for Wargamers

If you're like me, looking for the best WWII audiobooks for wargamers can be quite a task. There has been SO MUCH written about this massive world war that it's hard to sift through the many (often wonderful) books and find the ones that stand out from a wargaming perspective. Sure, there is plenty of…

January 3, 20230Comments

ByRobison Wells

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20 Best Miniature Wargames

When it comes to picking the 20 best miniature wargames, there are a lot of factors to consider, including lore, gameplay, aesthetics, history, and community. In an effort to keep this article brief I’m not going to break down every one of these by every category, but I am going to keep them all in…

December 1, 20220Comments

ByRobison Wells

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WW2 Wargames: The Battle of the Bulge

Aside from D-Day, perhaps the best known battle in World War Two (in America, at least) is The Battle of the Bulge, and it has been the seed of many WW2 wargames. World War Two is without a doubt the most wargamed conflict in history, beating out ancients and medievals and Napoleonics handily. It's easy…

November 27, 20212Comments

ByRobison Wells

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Wargame Rules for D-Day

Wargaming D-Day, 77 Years Later Whether you know about D-Day from the movies, such as Saving Private Ryan, The Longest Day, or Band of Brothers, or whether you know about it from video games, such as Medal of Honor, Battlefield, World of Tanks, or dozens more, the fact is that D-Day (or, Operation…

August 28, 20210Comments

ByRobison Wells

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The Ethics of Historical Wargaming

Having grown up my whole life entrenched in Games Workshop, it wasn't until a few years ago that I ever played a historical wargame and got involved in that community. But once I was in that community, and particularly in the online communities I came upon two things I found difficult to process about historical…

August 27, 20210Comments

ByRobison Wells

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What Nations Can Be Played in WWIII: Team Yankee?

WWIII: Team Yankee is a wargame from Battlefront (the same company that does Flames of War), which is based on the novel, Team Yankee, by Harold Coyle. The book, which came out in 1987, is a technothriller which describes a shooting war in East and West Germany at some point during the 1980s. …

August 26, 20210Comments

ByRobison Wells

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Miniature Wargaming Strategy: 7 Key Points

The Best D-Day Games

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11 Wargames That Aren’t From Games Workshop

7 Best WWII Audiobooks for Wargamers

20 Best Miniature Wargames

WW2 Wargames: The Battle of the Bulge

Wargame Rules for D-Day

The Ethics of Historical Wargaming

What Nations Can Be Played in WWIII: Team Yankee?

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