Blitzkrieg General boardgame, unpunched (UGG), $20
Autumn Mist: The Battle of the Bulge boardgame, unpunched (Fiery Dragon), $15
Tide of Iron boardgame (FFG), $55 (shipping on this may be a bear because it's huge; if you live in Seattle we could meet for a handoff)
Flames of War 2nd Edition hardback rulebook, $35
FOW D Minus 1 book, $15
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This past weekend I was down in the Bay Area for Endgame's 8th Anniversary party. I decided to make the most of my three days by flying down really early on Friday and coming back late Sunday night. This proved a good plan and I was able to pack a lot into the trip ( Read more... )

In the early 80s Milton Bradley published what they called the Gamemaster series. The best known of these games are Axis & Allies (which has become an institution) and Shogun (later renamed Samurai Swords after licensing issues), but the others included Conquest of the Empire (set in the ancient Roman world) and Broadsides and Boarding Parties ( ( Read more... )

I've finally had a chance to get back to playing some Combat Commander, GMT's boardgame of WWII infantry tactics. I played a game with Rob Heinsoo maybe a year and a half ago and liked it. (He was really tight lipped about what he was working on at WotC; in August I found out why.) I've wanted to give it another go ever since and lately I've gotten ( Read more... )

Ten minutes ago one of my co-workers jumped up from her desk and ran off shouting, “Wohoo!” She came back a couple of minutes later with this big box and started tearing it open.

I said, “Is that Rock Band?”

She continues tearing and finally wrenches it open. “Rock Band!” she yells triumphantly.

She’s ripped the whole thing open and is putting ( Read more... )

I was hosting my original blog, www.chrispramas.com, at the same place as Firefly Games. The owners apparently skipped out of town and screwed over everybody. Now my site is down until I can migrate somewhere else. Sigh ( Read more... )

Next week GR is releasing a card game called Walk the Plank. It's our first since Torches & Pitchforks and whereas T&P was definitely a gamer's game this is one you can pull out and play with your non-gamer friends and family. If you check out the Walk the Plank page of our website, you can download the complete rules and see a cool preview that ( Read more... )