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Tony Bath's Hyborian Campaign	49	01 Feb 2023 1:34 p.m. PST
Probability on D6 (new,)	19	21 Jan 2023 7:29 p.m. PST
Bigger than Gettysburg: Chancellorsville (1863)	9	21 Jan 2023 1:58 p.m. PST
Probability on D6	2	21 Jan 2023 9:39 a.m. PST
The art of markers	16	14 Jan 2023 11:39 a.m. PST
Gen. Pettygree's Empire of Wrath, Ch. 6 Procession	6	12 Jan 2023 4:44 p.m. PST
Wargameing - Book Theory into practice?	18	11 Jan 2023 4:08 a.m. PST
Slowing Down the Game (1)	74	10 Jan 2023 9:42 a.m. PST
What minis games have an AI opponent?	8	07 Jan 2023 6:42 p.m. PST
Fundamental assumptions	24	27 Dec 2022 3:07 p.m. PST
How best to represent holding back/committing reserves?	36	21 Dec 2022 4:32 a.m. PST
Turn ships from the center!	7	20 Dec 2022 10:47 a.m. PST
Don't blow your cool!	10	19 Dec 2022 2:55 a.m. PST
Opposed rolls single or double with best number	11	16 Dec 2022 2:59 a.m. PST
Soccer/Futball Games	13	08 Dec 2022 12:33 p.m. PST
John Prados has Passed	8	07 Dec 2022 10:53 a.m. PST
Skirmish gaming by texts	12	05 Dec 2022 12:56 p.m. PST
Guess which Napoleonic rules...	17	01 Dec 2022 9:43 a.m. PST
You Are What You Eat	11	27 Nov 2022 11:37 a.m. PST
Terrible, Fond Wars Game Mechanics Experiment: Combat Skills	2	22 Nov 2022 9:02 p.m. PST
COOL werewolves	6	14 Nov 2022 8:10 p.m. PST
New! Gen. Pettygree's EMPIRE OF WRATH, Chapter 3	7	01 Nov 2022 3:11 p.m. PST
American Style Wargames	48	21 Oct 2022 8:23 p.m. PST
Manoeuvre Group 1/144 Terrain in Context	2	20 Oct 2022 1:55 p.m. PST
Fundamental assumptions	31	18 Oct 2022 4:46 a.m. PST
Terrain what we don't represent	30	17 Oct 2022 3:30 p.m. PST
Graphics Help - Freehand Program?	6	11 Oct 2022 8:32 a.m. PST
The Structures dilema	11	10 Oct 2022 4:26 a.m. PST
Same rules, different markers	21	04 Oct 2022 5:30 a.m. PST
Table size optimums	32	01 Oct 2022 10:52 p.m. PST
NEW Gen. Pettygree Battle Story, Empire of Wrath	7	30 Sep 2022 5:34 p.m. PST
Dealing with paradigms	32	29 Sep 2022 10:37 a.m. PST
Idea for double blind Fog of War	21	26 Sep 2022 6:12 a.m. PST
Firefighters and farmers	17	06 Sep 2022 3:08 p.m. PST
Rules. Old Age and Priorities	7	06 Sep 2022 6:04 a.m. PST
Best Osprey Rules – Any Period?	34	04 Sep 2022 9:55 p.m. PST
How good are you at guessing distances on the gaming table	22	31 Aug 2022 6:33 p.m. PST
Some ideas never get old	11	28 Aug 2022 3:18 p.m. PST
Breaking the Existing Historical Wargame Paradigm	155	25 Aug 2022 11:58 a.m. PST
Simulation the price is a headache ;-)	26	19 Aug 2022 11:57 a.m. PST
14 YEARS ON, Same game different words.	4	18 Aug 2022 5:05 p.m. PST
Gen. Pettygree Goes to The Kokoda Track!	5	14 Aug 2022 7:26 p.m. PST
NASHCON attendees familiar with Gavin Gossett	4	14 Aug 2022 5:04 a.m. PST
Defensive trench LAYOUT design required for simulation	8	11 Aug 2022 11:03 p.m. PST
Probability Benchmarks for new Mechanics	18	07 Aug 2022 9:39 a.m. PST
"Skirmish C2"?	4	03 Aug 2022 12:07 a.m. PST
Gen. Pettygree's General Orders For Us	8	31 Jul 2022 5:08 p.m. PST
Are Table tops a good way to wargame.	43	19 Jul 2022 12:26 p.m. PST
You fix them with house rules!	1	22 Jun 2022 10:49 a.m. PST
Help Needed on Command and Control game mechanic	14	18 Jun 2022 9:35 a.m. PST
Civilians, Irregulars, and Discipline	9	16 Jun 2022 10:02 a.m. PST
How to model the loss of combat effectiveness	26	14 Jun 2022 5:47 a.m. PST
Random by design?	53	12 Jun 2022 1:56 p.m. PST
NEW Gen.Pettygree Battlestory New Guinea 1943	10	02 Jun 2022 7:07 a.m. PST
What font size for rules?	27	13 May 2022 1:43 p.m. PST
Rules ideas - ammunition depletion and resupply	22	12 May 2022 11:26 a.m. PST
Ammo detail	2	29 Apr 2022 7:18 a.m. PST
2mm Battle of Timerton continued	3	28 Apr 2022 11:29 a.m. PST
The ECW battle of Timerton concluding part	2	26 Apr 2022 1:33 p.m. PST
Unit Activation and Rates of Fire - 1:1 tactical level	21	26 Apr 2022 9:31 a.m. PST
Looking for public domain period art for ACW card game	15	24 Apr 2022 3:22 a.m. PST
Suggestions for weighting SPECIFIC bases	20	09 Apr 2022 4:39 p.m. PST
You like Target Priority Rules!	20	08 Apr 2022 10:37 p.m. PST
Taking Tech to the Table Top	27	22 Mar 2022 1:51 p.m. PST
OHSW Shootout and rule idea	1	22 Mar 2022 7:43 a.m. PST
Come at me, bro ...	10	14 Mar 2022 5:57 p.m. PST
Would You Buy a Rulebook Without Art?	129	14 Mar 2022 4:13 p.m. PST
Historic/Realistic Rates of Fire	47	07 Mar 2022 4:26 a.m. PST
2mm ECW game run through	9	05 Mar 2022 4:04 a.m. PST
Small Table Fantasy Battles: Movement	5	25 Feb 2022 8:49 p.m. PST
Unit Stats Presentation	14	23 Feb 2022 9:44 p.m. PST
Does it matter if we don't finish the game?	32	22 Feb 2022 8:46 a.m. PST
Plastic figures Manufacturers	13	18 Feb 2022 2:37 p.m. PST
Game Design Challenge: No Infantry	21	17 Feb 2022 9:02 a.m. PST
What platform should free rules be published on?	17	15 Feb 2022 5:52 a.m. PST
New Gen. Pettygree's Recent Photos	10	12 Feb 2022 9:15 a.m. PST
The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact on the Hobby	7	10 Feb 2022 5:05 a.m. PST
Slowing Down the Game (2)	18	08 Feb 2022 1:35 p.m. PST
Simple universal force generator.	8	08 Feb 2022 11:13 a.m. PST
Scenarios for Wargames	13	05 Feb 2022 12:33 p.m. PST
A simple friction / command + control mechanic for ASL	18	04 Feb 2022 5:03 p.m. PST
DIY game design	8	03 Feb 2022 8:24 a.m. PST
Fast-Play Rules? You're satisfied!	6	30 Jan 2022 11:54 p.m. PST
Which one is more annoying? (basing issue)	32	25 Jan 2022 8:29 p.m. PST
Representing mounted/motorized infantry	7	21 Jan 2022 1:21 a.m. PST
The 5 Wargame Rules That Changed the Industry are...	49	20 Jan 2022 3:31 p.m. PST
solo napoleonic rules	77	19 Jan 2022 3:21 p.m. PST
Decolonization in Wargaming	54	16 Jan 2022 2:27 p.m. PST
Divisional Level World War II Rules	36	15 Jan 2022 3:11 p.m. PST
Subsets of Rules	20	14 Jan 2022 12:00 p.m. PST
Designing a modern-era wargame with no prior knowledge	18	14 Jan 2022 11:41 a.m. PST
scale still confuses me.	19	13 Jan 2022 11:20 p.m. PST
Small Table Fantasy Battles: Terrain	4	12 Jan 2022 8:52 a.m. PST
Any good books on wargame design?	22	10 Jan 2022 8:11 a.m. PST
German infantry Sections, WW2	41	10 Jan 2022 7:53 a.m. PST
More on the play test of my 2mm pike & shot rules	4	23 Dec 2021 9:13 a.m. PST
2mm ECW rules play test	4	08 Dec 2021 10:18 a.m. PST
Hexes and Squares for Miniature Gaming	121	07 Dec 2021 4:06 p.m. PST
Time for the Old Guard to Step Aside? No!	15	05 Dec 2021 10:44 a.m. PST
Is there Innovation in Rules?	84	27 Nov 2021 8:41 a.m. PST