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What are we trying to accomplish here?

OSG ARCHIVES I ran across this writing about OSG from 2003. It still rings true, I think... KZ ...

What is Playability?

The term “Playability” is generally used without elaboration as if everyone knows what it means. This article looks at what constitutes Playability.

RULES OF RESEARCH

In November 1967 I was in 10th grade. My world was small, just the neighborhood where I lived, the shopping center nearby, and my school across th...

WARGAME DESIGN VOL. V, Nr. 2

In the next issue... Ricochet Fire and LOS: The Gunner's View In the article (click above to view/download) I explain why bombardment cannot be ef...

The Quadrilateral

This is the view of the Quadrilateral from the Austrian perspective. You are looking straight across the Po Valley to the northern Appenine range...

Design Files: Scenario Design

A large and vocal minority think our games should run according to history, and are willing to put up with special rules that force the game into a...

Casus Belli Award

I am very happy to announce that your Napoleon’s Wheel game has won Vexillum 2020 for the period XVI° Century-XIX° Century. If you wish you can f...

U.S. Armaments Captured by Taliban, August 2021: Total Value $85 Billion

600,000 weapons, 75,989 vehicles and 208 aircraft, including: 2,000 Armored Vehicles Including Humvees and MRAP's 75,989 Total Vehicles: FMTV, M35...

Perspectives on Japanese Naval Intelligence

The Japanese Navy had initiated a crash course in attempting to create a world-class fleet, starting from scratch in the late 19th c., even copyi...

Rick Barber Update

Our original tribute to Rick can be found here I was catching up on posts and came across this memory from, I think, Bennighof. 5823 I knew Rick f...

Rick Barber, Cartographer (1954–2021)

Way before Clash of Arms Games, in the early ‘80’s, Ed Wimble ran the Compleat Strategist in King of Prussia, PA. This little store was a conduit ...

Division Generals in TLNB

by Vincent HOLUB In TLNB there are three types of leaders:The commanders, officers, and a blend, officer-commanders. Through their historical comma...