22 May 2013

Mario Kroll, Founder of The Wargamer

INTERVIEW posted on 9 OCT 2012 by Scott Servant

Scott Servant, the winner of the Wargamer and Kalypso Media Contest, gets an opportunity to sit down with Mario Kroll, Vice President of Kalypso Media USA and Founder of The Wargamer, to ask a few questions about the beginnings of The Wargamer.

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The Wargamer and Kalypso Media Contest Winner's Report and Omerta - City of Gangsters Press Event

COMMUNITY NEWS posted on 8 OCT 2012 by Scott Servant

The winner of the Wargamer and Kalypso Media contest, Scott Servant, describes for us his stay in San Francisco and the Omerta - City of Gangsters press event.

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Field Commander: Rommel - Deluxe

VIDEO BOARD GAME REVIEW posted on 6 OCT 2012 by Alex Berry

Alex Berry shares with us the Deluxe edition of this solitaire board game featuring Field Marshall Erwin Rommel's tank actions during World War 2.

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Armored Warfare in the North African Campaign

BOOK REVIEW posted on 5 OCT 2012 by Paul Robinson

The mobility of the North African Campaign during World War 2 was unique in many ways. Paul Robinson gets his hands on a photographic history of the steal beasts that roamed the desert sands.

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Panzer Corps: Afrika Korps

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 3 OCT 2012 by Chris Reichl

Chris Reichl tells us about his experiences in the North African desert with the latest expansion to the Panzer Corps series. Does it portray the warfare of the "Desert Fox" accurately, or is it overly ambitious?

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The Wargamer's Tournament: Phase One Championship

COMMUNITY NEWS posted on 2 OCT 2012 by Curtis Szmania

Two men took the challenge, and only one took the title. The Non-Staff and Staff conferences have met on the field of battle. Who was victorious? Who will have the honor of being the greatest general among us?

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Strategic Command World War 1: Breakthrough! - After Action Report: Part 2

STRAIGHT FROM THE BETA TESTERS posted on 30 SEP 2012 by Michael Kollmann

Fury Software's beta tester Michael Kollmann shares with us his exclusive play-through with the expansion to Strategic Command World War 1. Is he able to change the outcome of the First World War, or will the Central Powers again submit because of internal and external pressures? This is Part 2.

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Strategic Command World War 1: Breakthrough! - After Action Report: Part 1

STRAIGHT FROM THE BETA TESTERS posted on 29 SEP 2012 by Michael Kollmann

Fury Software's beta tester Michael Kollmann shares with us his exclusive play-through with the expansion to Strategic Command World War 1. Is he able to change the outcome of the First World War, or will the Central Powers again submit because of internal and external pressures? This is Part 1.

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U-Boat Leader

BOARD GAME REVIEW posted on 27 SEP 2012 by Scott Udell

Scott Udell dissects Dan Verssen Games' solitaire portrayal of the battle for the North Atlantic. Does it inflict the "just one more turn" syndrome, or does it sink to the bottom?

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Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 25 SEP 2012 by Henrik Rothen

Henrik Rothen experiences operation Fall Blau through the new addition to the Decisive Campaigns series. Follow him as he strips down this Eastern Front jewel, finishing it off with a short, but teasing, AAR.

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Front-Line Stalingrad

BOOK REVIEW posted on 24 SEP 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson feels the wrath of Fall Blau, and witnesses the atrocities committed during the battle for Stalingrad, through the eyes of a Soviet sapper.

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Panzer Corps Grand Campaign '45 East

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 22 SEP 2012 by Al Berke

Al Berke is on the defensive as he shares with us his experience with the latest DLC of Panzer Corps featuring the final months of the Third Reich, on the Eastern Front.

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Second Battle of Bull Run - After Action Review

MINIATURE WARGAMING posted on 20 SEP 2012 by Martin Lampon

Two armies clashed in what would be known as the Second Battle of Bull Run: one Union and one Confederate. Now, 150 years later, we get together to recreate the battle in the Wargaming House. Can the Union commanders change history and claim victory? Or will the Confederates hold on until Longstreet arrives to lead the counterattack?

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Strangling the Confederacy - Coastal Operations in the American Civil War

BOOK REVIEW posted on 19 SEP 2012 by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson explains for us his experience with a recent read of his which featured the naval blockade of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

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Scourge of War: Gettysburg - Battle of Antietam

VIDEO AAR posted on 18 SEP 2012 by Matthew Flanigan

Matthew Flanigan gets in Robert E. Lee's saddle and commands the Confederate forces that congregated near Antietam Creek on September 17th, against a more robust Union army. Is he able to maneuver his forces adequately enough to counter thee attacks of his enemy?

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Battle of Antietam, 17 September 1862

HISTORICAL ARTICLE posted on 17 SEP 2012 by John Dudek

The bloodiest single-day battle in American history was fought 150 years ago on this day. Come join us as John Dudek recreates what took place, using mere words.

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North & South - The Game

MOBILE GAME REVIEW posted on 16 SEP 2012 by James Tanaleon

We get a wargamer's take on a remake of an Atari classic American Civil War game now available on the iPad, through James Tanaleon's words.

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Russian Eyewitness Accounts of the Campaign of 1812

BOOK REVIEW posted on 15 SEP 2012 by Paul Robinson

To the depths of Russia Paul Robinson heads, equipped with eyewitness accounts and memoirs of the horrors of war and the disastrous French retreat.

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Battle of Borodino - After Action Review

MINIATURE WARGAMING posted on 13 SEP 2012 by Martin Lampon

Martin Lampon assaults the Russian lines against fierce musketry fire in miniature, aided by friends and relatives at the "Wargames' Shed".

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John Tiller's Battleground Napoleonic Wars - Battle of Shevardino Redoubt

AFTER ACTION REPORT posted on 11 SEP 2012 by Martin Lampon

Using John Tiller's Battleground Napoleonic Wars, Martin Lampon plays out the Battle of Shevardino Redoubt. This battle was fought on a prelude to the Battle of Borodino and was fought just two days prior.

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