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How far should WW2 infantry move?	83	20 Apr 2018 1:09 p.m. PST
A Valid Simulation?	32	20 Apr 2018 12:43 p.m. PST
Integrated Game Design - some thoughts	179	20 Apr 2018 12:39 p.m. PST
Pre-Battle Rules for Maneuvers, Logistics, etc.?	14	20 Apr 2018 2:04 a.m. PST
Breakpoints, morale failure and success in battle	13	19 Apr 2018 9:10 p.m. PST
Cabin Wars Wound Chart	1	17 Apr 2018 4:53 p.m. PST
Alternate/random activation in 40k 8th ed	4	15 Apr 2018 8:12 p.m. PST
KartoffelKrieg	13	14 Apr 2018 1:43 p.m. PST
Feedback Requested on My Homebrew C&C Mechanics	2	13 Apr 2018 8:58 p.m. PST
Complicated or Complex?	19	13 Apr 2018 1:03 p.m. PST
Cabin Wars Update: Rules Design	1	07 Apr 2018 10:15 a.m. PST
Quick-Playing Combat Mechanisms with Dice Pools?	13	06 Apr 2018 4:46 p.m. PST
List of Titles used for rules, Please add yours..Long	126	06 Apr 2018 12:55 p.m. PST
Cabin Wars Rules Update	3	04 Apr 2018 11:14 a.m. PST
Cabin Wars: Big Bertha Rules	5	03 Apr 2018 2:27 p.m. PST
Commercial or Home brewed?	22	03 Apr 2018 1:20 a.m. PST
Slaughter At Forge Valley - A Future Force Warrior AAR	2	02 Apr 2018 3:28 p.m. PST
How far should a minature be able to move in a game?	43	02 Apr 2018 9:11 a.m. PST
Martian and Gramma Rules for Cabin Wars	1	01 Apr 2018 6:20 p.m. PST
Cabin Wars Game Design WIP.5	2	28 Mar 2018 5:11 p.m. PST
Cheap 'n' Simple Scratchbuild: Soviet Shock Drone	12	26 Mar 2018 7:36 a.m. PST
USS Essex versus HMS Phoebe challenge match	8	22 Mar 2018 7:38 p.m. PST
Using Berthier for a naval game	1	22 Mar 2018 11:03 a.m. PST
Hammipoi	7	22 Mar 2018 10:30 a.m. PST
Add Die or reroll Which is More of an Advantage?	9	16 Mar 2018 9:50 a.m. PST
light machine gun volume of fire ?	18	15 Mar 2018 11:57 p.m. PST
Connections US 2017	2	14 Mar 2018 9:57 a.m. PST
Cabin Wars Scenario Design Draft. 3	1	10 Mar 2018 9:04 p.m. PST
Best Simple Ruleset?	44	09 Mar 2018 8:22 p.m. PST
Eric Lee Smith interview	1	09 Mar 2018 7:06 p.m. PST
Cardmogrifier: DIY Create Card Deck via Your Laser Printer	7	09 Mar 2018 12:37 p.m. PST
What application.....	16	08 Mar 2018 3:55 a.m. PST
Best brigade morale and army breakpoint	18	06 Mar 2018 10:32 a.m. PST
Getting inside the enemy Decision Loop	34	04 Mar 2018 8:39 p.m. PST
Playing Congo or using Congo rules	8	01 Mar 2018 8:44 a.m. PST
Which one is more annoying? (basing issue)	29	01 Mar 2018 7:07 a.m. PST
Operation Deliberate Force (Bosnia Air Combat)	9	01 Mar 2018 6:37 a.m. PST
Favorite Old School Game Designer?	55	26 Feb 2018 1:51 p.m. PST
Modifier tracking - something simple has just occurred to me	9	22 Feb 2018 3:47 a.m. PST
Hex based sci fi rules	10	18 Feb 2018 3:26 p.m. PST
Cabin Wars. 2	2	18 Feb 2018 3:12 p.m. PST
Cabin Wars.1	1	15 Feb 2018 8:57 p.m. PST
@ jefritrout	6	09 Feb 2018 3:42 p.m. PST
Professional 3D Artist for Hire	7	07 Feb 2018 4:40 a.m. PST
stacking and grid/hex unit limits ? board/wargames	14	06 Feb 2018 7:16 a.m. PST
Looking for some playtesters!	17	05 Feb 2018 8:56 a.m. PST
The Guild	7	03 Feb 2018 5:44 a.m. PST
I Feel Pretty ,,,	28	03 Feb 2018 4:00 a.m. PST
Digital vs Paper Rules Publishing Article, wargamer.com	29	02 Feb 2018 11:33 a.m. PST
References and Citations	13	29 Jan 2018 7:59 a.m. PST
ASOBH: Dark Rituals	2	28 Jan 2018 2:12 p.m. PST
Need images	3	25 Jan 2018 5:42 p.m. PST
Rules with Square Grids	31	23 Jan 2018 10:26 p.m. PST
25mm, 28mm, 30mm Musical bands minis	18	22 Jan 2018 10:06 a.m. PST
Saga New Edition - Interview with designer	16	20 Jan 2018 9:23 a.m. PST
Looking for an Illustrator	5	19 Jan 2018 11:03 a.m. PST
Raiding the Crypt of Mighty Lord Thule	5	17 Jan 2018 9:11 a.m. PST
Learn and Retain	12	16 Jan 2018 3:13 p.m. PST
Level of Detail?	33	15 Jan 2018 2:45 p.m. PST
Markers how to	9	14 Jan 2018 1:49 p.m. PST
Wally Simon's Volume 8: Naval Secrets of Wargame Design	9	11 Jan 2018 8:42 p.m. PST
2017 - year in review - 2018 - plans for the future!	1	09 Jan 2018 4:42 p.m. PST
Game Designers That Impacted the Hobby	28	09 Jan 2018 2:36 p.m. PST
Tabletop Miniature Game Convention	9	04 Jan 2018 10:47 a.m. PST
Galactic:Conflict in the Stars-Prime	8	02 Jan 2018 9:24 p.m. PST
Logistics Do you consider them	25	02 Jan 2018 7:20 a.m. PST
Effective human sight and hearing ranges for spotting	16	01 Jan 2018 8:20 a.m. PST
How do you treat buildings and urban areas and why.	14	29 Dec 2017 3:49 p.m. PST
meaning of pinned & suppressed	13	28 Dec 2017 7:15 p.m. PST
Do You Play With Your Food?	19	24 Dec 2017 9:22 a.m. PST
Would You Buy a Rulebook Without Art?	117	23 Dec 2017 9:57 a.m. PST
squads shooting at squads	18	23 Dec 2017 3:53 a.m. PST
The Northern Monkey Puzzle	11	19 Dec 2017 1:53 p.m. PST
Writing rules and changing horses midstream	7	12 Dec 2017 7:35 p.m. PST
Looking for eye candies for my rule book	1	03 Dec 2017 8:35 p.m. PST
Game Designers With A Sense of Humor	25	03 Dec 2017 8:58 a.m. PST
What are the odds of...	39	02 Dec 2017 9:15 a.m. PST
Sword and the Flame Data Cards you can download	2	01 Dec 2017 5:19 p.m. PST
Unit point costs	18	30 Nov 2017 5:15 p.m. PST
Double-blog WWII AAR!	1	28 Nov 2017 6:58 p.m. PST
Basing Saga nearing its end!	2	28 Nov 2017 10:40 a.m. PST
18th Cent Imagi-nation Campaign. Battle of Inka-Dinka-Doo	11	27 Nov 2017 8:27 p.m. PST
Starship rules help needed	11	27 Nov 2017 8:19 p.m. PST
Favorite tank-infantry 1:1 rule sets	31	27 Nov 2017 7:14 a.m. PST
Tony Bath's Hyborian Campaign	32	21 Nov 2017 9:10 a.m. PST
Mindreaders	6	19 Nov 2017 4:28 a.m. PST
Grant Point System?	9	16 Nov 2017 5:59 p.m. PST
Well what do you think my fine Berliner fellow?	12	06 Nov 2017 7:27 p.m. PST
How Heroic are Your Heroes?	4	05 Nov 2017 7:09 a.m. PST
Flank Attack Bonus, "Closing the door", etc	26	04 Nov 2017 7:45 a.m. PST
Feasibility of playing across multiple non-connected tables	17	04 Nov 2017 7:30 a.m. PST
Rules Length & Rules Lawyers	52	31 Oct 2017 9:53 a.m. PST
The Battle Of Kubica Pass Pt. 2 - FIGHT!!	8	30 Oct 2017 1:56 a.m. PST
Zig-Zag & chasing salvos	11	29 Oct 2017 1:47 p.m. PST
A turn sequence mechanic - please critique	23	29 Oct 2017 7:34 a.m. PST
Tactics or Techniques?	13	28 Oct 2017 5:34 a.m. PST
Did you know how to fight when you wrote your rules?	28	23 Oct 2017 8:30 a.m. PST
Best Richard H. Berg Game Design?	11	22 Oct 2017 5:56 a.m. PST
SA - Are you treating the Symptoms or curing the Disease?	81	18 Oct 2017 12:52 p.m. PST
Mr Thompkins in Wonderland- exaggeration of parameters	6	18 Oct 2017 10:38 a.m. PST