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Variable morale, or just lucky dice?	31	06 Apr 2020 9:47 a.m. PST
classifying types of turn order in games	52	05 Apr 2020 6:27 p.m. PST
Alien: Isolation and Stealth in Wargames	13	05 Apr 2020 10:20 a.m. PST
Black Powder House Rule question	4	04 Apr 2020 11:33 a.m. PST
Artillery and heights?	23	01 Apr 2020 9:20 p.m. PST
On the virtues of IGO-UGO	124	29 Mar 2020 11:50 a.m. PST
D-Day to Berlin v3.0 Avaiable	6	26 Mar 2020 1:14 p.m. PST
Scrumlandia: The Start of Something Special?	8	22 Mar 2020 8:24 p.m. PST
Making an OODA Loop Time Competitive IGYG game	21	19 Mar 2020 5:16 p.m. PST
Apocalypse Earth: Black Ops Playtest	2	13 Mar 2020 8:17 p.m. PST
Ammunition in games	52	09 Mar 2020 1:16 a.m. PST
Kessel Run Racing Game by Skull & Crown	12	08 Mar 2020 11:12 p.m. PST
Initiative idea	14	04 Mar 2020 1:38 p.m. PST
Mind Games?	22	29 Feb 2020 7:47 p.m. PST
Win-Win	14	25 Feb 2020 6:16 a.m. PST
Leadership? Chain of Command	4	18 Feb 2020 11:42 a.m. PST
Nothing worse than a smart Ass	6	14 Feb 2020 3:38 p.m. PST
Anyone here a pro at using Anydice?	9	06 Feb 2020 8:35 p.m. PST
The 5 Wargame Rules That Changed the Industry are...	39	06 Feb 2020 2:43 a.m. PST
A little game I made	1	02 Feb 2020 4:20 p.m. PST
Game Design: Leadership	44	01 Feb 2020 10:41 p.m. PST
Boyd's OODA Loop and the Infantry Company	36	26 Jan 2020 11:50 a.m. PST
Tactics Discussion: First shot in a tank engagement	59	19 Jan 2020 9:56 a.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 6)	21	17 Jan 2020 1:38 p.m. PST
Grid/square multi occupancy rule design	17	03 Jan 2020 10:52 a.m. PST
Trees 2D or 3D	19	03 Jan 2020 3:29 a.m. PST
Do You Know What I Know?	23	26 Dec 2019 1:51 p.m. PST
Panty Explosion is the Corniest!	6	23 Dec 2019 3:31 p.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 5)	4	23 Dec 2019 11:58 a.m. PST
A review of TRAVEL BATTLE by Perry Miniatures	30	21 Dec 2019 12:17 p.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 4)	8	20 Dec 2019 9:08 a.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 3)	28	14 Dec 2019 11:29 a.m. PST
Musings on Game Design..	13	14 Dec 2019 11:22 a.m. PST
Portrayal of airpower in a ground wargame	55	12 Dec 2019 6:36 p.m. PST
Impact of Terrain on rules	10	12 Dec 2019 11:02 a.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming	34	09 Dec 2019 12:24 p.m. PST
Rules Tinkering	49	08 Dec 2019 10:09 a.m. PST
Action/Reaction in Miniature Wargaming (Part 2)	1	01 Dec 2019 1:01 p.m. PST
Less Control?	63	30 Nov 2019 12:23 a.m. PST
cavalry skirmishes -- horse size and quality	8	26 Nov 2019 2:29 p.m. PST
Que Cavalry at Barnet?	9	25 Nov 2019 11:06 a.m. PST
Updating rules ethics	16	18 Nov 2019 3:28 p.m. PST
Close-range fire for MGs?	45	15 Nov 2019 12:18 p.m. PST
O Group Design Update	4	14 Nov 2019 11:23 a.m. PST
My first game, plus a 6 year old, suggestions?	22	07 Nov 2019 5:23 p.m. PST
Resolving Hand-to-Hand	1	07 Nov 2019 4:56 a.m. PST
Tactics Discussion: Recon by Fire	29	04 Nov 2019 3:34 p.m. PST
Off The Rails ...	27	02 Nov 2019 7:47 p.m. PST
Hero System Skirmish continued	2	25 Oct 2019 1:53 a.m. PST
The Mechanics of Artillery Firing	7	24 Oct 2019 2:02 p.m. PST
Any good books on wargame design?	18	21 Oct 2019 4:30 a.m. PST
Using Flow Charts for QRS Sheets	32	20 Oct 2019 5:21 a.m. PST
Ramblings of a Military Historian	1	19 Oct 2019 3:26 p.m. PST
Stress of Battle republished	3	11 Oct 2019 8:32 a.m. PST
Is there Innovation in Rules?	54	08 Oct 2019 11:17 a.m. PST
It's Ruined!	9	01 Oct 2019 2:46 p.m. PST
Feudal Patrol(TM) Play Test	3	01 Oct 2019 1:48 p.m. PST
TooFatLardies Oddcast 23 Arrives	2	01 Oct 2019 4:43 a.m. PST
Swapitty Swap Swap	4	29 Sep 2019 5:16 p.m. PST
What Matters In Wargame Reviews: A Checklist	12	25 Sep 2019 7:02 a.m. PST
A 15 minute History of Wargaming 18th and 19th Century	6	19 Sep 2019 6:43 a.m. PST
What's the Most Enjoyable Session you Ever Had	31	07 Sep 2019 1:20 p.m. PST
Expertise request	9	06 Sep 2019 3:44 p.m. PST
My M.U.S.C.L.E. wrestling game!	4	04 Sep 2019 7:47 a.m. PST
Redoubt - Ranch Raid	4	25 Aug 2019 3:06 p.m. PST
You write your own rules because...	11	25 Aug 2019 6:21 a.m. PST
Pseudo random Numbers	43	21 Aug 2019 7:34 a.m. PST
Nightfall	4	10 Aug 2019 9:44 a.m. PST
Where's the Wargaming Rules Innovation?	107	10 Aug 2019 8:42 a.m. PST
Napoleonic Rules Mods for One Hour Wargame	8	09 Aug 2019 9:24 a.m. PST
Scale height	17	07 Aug 2019 3:02 p.m. PST
Cover Art Artist?	3	05 Aug 2019 12:59 p.m. PST
Keeping it in the Family	42	05 Aug 2019 12:51 p.m. PST
Amazing Article on Wargame Design History & WWII In France	5	04 Aug 2019 6:41 a.m. PST
No Quarter?	13	31 Jul 2019 6:47 a.m. PST
Model Wargames Developments IS NOT WARGAME DEVELOPMENTS	16	12 Jul 2019 3:08 a.m. PST
LOTR Battle Game new version vs old	6	11 Jul 2019 12:16 p.m. PST
Commands and Colors: Ancients is the best	7	11 Jul 2019 7:05 a.m. PST
Writing gamey WW2 rules, COH	16	11 Jul 2019 3:16 a.m. PST
1st Draft of PRC Chit to Be Used in Capt. Zeelow Adventures	1	09 Jul 2019 11:03 a.m. PST
"O GROUP!" Rules	26	30 Jun 2019 12:20 p.m. PST
You enjoy checking out new rulesets!	2	24 Jun 2019 5:22 p.m. PST
Missile range bands Justification	25	19 Jun 2019 7:04 a.m. PST
The ideal rulebook is this long...	19	07 Jun 2019 1:42 a.m. PST
The 5 Test Battles for Ancients	8	25 May 2019 8:42 a.m. PST
Test Battles for Renaissance Rulesets	9	22 May 2019 10:53 p.m. PST
Fast-Playing Rules	28	14 May 2019 12:00 a.m. PST
FoG:r index?	1	11 May 2019 4:24 p.m. PST
Reenactor Experience versus War Game Rules	38	06 May 2019 1:02 p.m. PST
A tale of wargaming from my early days at Osprey Publishing	2	02 May 2019 8:26 a.m. PST
Accurate Simulation of Military Operations	12	30 Apr 2019 3:58 a.m. PST
Very good web resource for WW1 naval gunnery & fire control	3	24 Apr 2019 7:17 a.m. PST
wargames that better help understand the world	3	20 Apr 2019 1:32 p.m. PST
Has anyone thought to use near field tags in games?	12	20 Apr 2019 6:16 a.m. PST
Where Do I Begin ..?	17	19 Apr 2019 11:49 p.m. PST
How Wargames Have Shaped History and may the Future	9	17 Apr 2019 7:09 a.m. PST
What slows down your games the most?	50	12 Apr 2019 11:58 p.m. PST
Fixing up Frostgrave Ghost Archipelago table	8	12 Apr 2019 8:09 p.m. PST
When to end games?	19	12 Apr 2019 7:59 p.m. PST
Heights and their effect on the battlefield	46	08 Apr 2019 8:55 a.m. PST