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Table size optimums	27	27 Sep 2022 5:34 p.m. PST
Dealing with paradigms	29	27 Sep 2022 2:43 p.m. PST
Idea for double blind Fog of War	21	26 Sep 2022 7:12 a.m. PST
NEW Gen. Pettygree Battle Story, Empire of Wrath	6	19 Sep 2022 3:14 p.m. PST
American Style Wargames	41	16 Sep 2022 6:44 p.m. PST
Firefighters and farmers	17	06 Sep 2022 4:08 p.m. PST
Rules. Old Age and Priorities	7	06 Sep 2022 7:04 a.m. PST
Best Osprey Rules – Any Period?	34	04 Sep 2022 10:55 p.m. PST
How good are you at guessing distances on the gaming table	22	31 Aug 2022 7:33 p.m. PST
Some ideas never get old	11	28 Aug 2022 4:18 p.m. PST
Breaking the Existing Historical Wargame Paradigm	155	25 Aug 2022 12:58 p.m. PST
Simulation the price is a headache ;-)	26	19 Aug 2022 12:57 p.m. PST
14 YEARS ON, Same game different words.	4	18 Aug 2022 6:05 p.m. PST
Gen. Pettygree Goes to The Kokoda Track!	5	14 Aug 2022 8:26 p.m. PST
NASHCON attendees familiar with Gavin Gossett	4	14 Aug 2022 6:04 a.m. PST
Defensive trench LAYOUT design required for simulation	8	12 Aug 2022 12:03 a.m. PST
Probability Benchmarks for new Mechanics	18	07 Aug 2022 10:39 a.m. PST
"Skirmish C2"?	4	03 Aug 2022 1:07 a.m. PST
Gen. Pettygree's General Orders For Us	8	31 Jul 2022 6:08 p.m. PST
Are Table tops a good way to wargame.	43	19 Jul 2022 1:26 p.m. PST
You fix them with house rules!	1	22 Jun 2022 11:49 a.m. PST
Help Needed on Command and Control game mechanic	14	18 Jun 2022 10:35 a.m. PST
Civilians, Irregulars, and Discipline	9	16 Jun 2022 11:02 a.m. PST
How to model the loss of combat effectiveness	26	14 Jun 2022 6:47 a.m. PST
Random by design?	53	12 Jun 2022 2:56 p.m. PST
NEW Gen.Pettygree Battlestory New Guinea 1943	10	02 Jun 2022 8:07 a.m. PST
What font size for rules?	27	13 May 2022 2:43 p.m. PST
Rules ideas - ammunition depletion and resupply	22	12 May 2022 12:26 p.m. PST
Ammo detail	2	29 Apr 2022 8:18 a.m. PST
2mm Battle of Timerton continued	3	28 Apr 2022 12:29 p.m. PST
The ECW battle of Timerton concluding part	2	26 Apr 2022 2:33 p.m. PST
Unit Activation and Rates of Fire - 1:1 tactical level	21	26 Apr 2022 10:31 a.m. PST
Looking for public domain period art for ACW card game	15	24 Apr 2022 4:22 a.m. PST
Suggestions for weighting SPECIFIC bases	20	09 Apr 2022 5:39 p.m. PST
You like Target Priority Rules!	20	08 Apr 2022 11:37 p.m. PST
Taking Tech to the Table Top	27	22 Mar 2022 2:51 p.m. PST
OHSW Shootout and rule idea	1	22 Mar 2022 8:43 a.m. PST
Come at me, bro ...	10	14 Mar 2022 6:57 p.m. PST
Would You Buy a Rulebook Without Art?	129	14 Mar 2022 5:13 p.m. PST
Historic/Realistic Rates of Fire	47	07 Mar 2022 5:26 a.m. PST
2mm ECW game run through	9	05 Mar 2022 5:04 a.m. PST
Small Table Fantasy Battles: Movement	5	25 Feb 2022 9:49 p.m. PST
Unit Stats Presentation	14	23 Feb 2022 10:44 p.m. PST
Does it matter if we don't finish the game?	32	22 Feb 2022 9:46 a.m. PST
Slowing Down the Game (1)	26	19 Feb 2022 2:25 p.m. PST
Plastic figures Manufacturers	13	18 Feb 2022 3:37 p.m. PST
Game Design Challenge: No Infantry	21	17 Feb 2022 10:02 a.m. PST
What platform should free rules be published on?	17	15 Feb 2022 6:52 a.m. PST
New Gen. Pettygree's Recent Photos	10	12 Feb 2022 10:15 a.m. PST
The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact on the Hobby	7	10 Feb 2022 6:05 a.m. PST
Slowing Down the Game (2)	18	08 Feb 2022 2:35 p.m. PST
Simple universal force generator.	8	08 Feb 2022 12:13 p.m. PST
Scenarios for Wargames	13	05 Feb 2022 1:33 p.m. PST
A simple friction / command + control mechanic for ASL	18	04 Feb 2022 6:03 p.m. PST
DIY game design	8	03 Feb 2022 9:24 a.m. PST
Fast-Play Rules? You're satisfied!	6	31 Jan 2022 12:54 a.m. PST
Which one is more annoying? (basing issue)	32	25 Jan 2022 9:29 p.m. PST
Representing mounted/motorized infantry	7	21 Jan 2022 2:21 a.m. PST
The 5 Wargame Rules That Changed the Industry are...	49	20 Jan 2022 4:31 p.m. PST
solo napoleonic rules	77	19 Jan 2022 4:21 p.m. PST
Decolonization in Wargaming	54	16 Jan 2022 3:27 p.m. PST
Divisional Level World War II Rules	36	15 Jan 2022 4:11 p.m. PST
Subsets of Rules	20	14 Jan 2022 1:00 p.m. PST
Designing a modern-era wargame with no prior knowledge	18	14 Jan 2022 12:41 p.m. PST
scale still confuses me.	19	14 Jan 2022 12:20 a.m. PST
Small Table Fantasy Battles: Terrain	4	12 Jan 2022 9:52 a.m. PST
Any good books on wargame design?	22	10 Jan 2022 9:11 a.m. PST
German infantry Sections, WW2	41	10 Jan 2022 8:53 a.m. PST
More on the play test of my 2mm pike & shot rules	4	23 Dec 2021 10:13 a.m. PST
2mm ECW rules play test	4	08 Dec 2021 11:18 a.m. PST
Hexes and Squares for Miniature Gaming	121	07 Dec 2021 5:06 p.m. PST
Time for the Old Guard to Step Aside? No!	15	05 Dec 2021 11:44 a.m. PST
Is there Innovation in Rules?	84	27 Nov 2021 9:41 a.m. PST
It is our fault	16	20 Nov 2021 5:24 p.m. PST
Wars of the roses gaming	28	18 Nov 2021 11:03 a.m. PST
How do you handle terrain blind spots	17	11 Nov 2021 1:32 p.m. PST
Please Point Me To A Copy of "Custer's Luck!"	7	10 Nov 2021 7:08 p.m. PST
Operational game to miniatures	11	04 Nov 2021 1:18 a.m. PST
Chapter III Conclusion of Pettygree's Battle onSardonia	9	28 Oct 2021 9:01 a.m. PST
Chapter II Pompeous Augustus Pettygree's Sardonia Battle	6	22 Oct 2021 7:50 p.m. PST
Rules Tinkering	59	21 Oct 2021 4:37 a.m. PST
Orders Aren't Friendly!	14	20 Oct 2021 1:37 p.m. PST
Straight squares vs staggered/brick patterns squares?	22	19 Oct 2021 10:41 p.m. PST
Leaving blank spaces in rules.	28	19 Oct 2021 3:59 p.m. PST
House rules, optional rules, what are they and why?	9	19 Oct 2021 3:50 p.m. PST
Cavalry endurance in combat	20	18 Oct 2021 3:24 p.m. PST
"O GROUP!" Rules	41	14 Oct 2021 11:38 a.m. PST
Vikings in the Congo	7	07 Oct 2021 10:54 a.m. PST
“Hardest” rules set you’ve enjoyed?	70	02 Oct 2021 4:19 p.m. PST
WW2 Rules: Ameritrash vs Eurogame?	51	29 Sep 2021 4:31 p.m. PST
Alpha version of 1930's Air Combat rules	9	27 Sep 2021 4:20 p.m. PST
Galactic: Conflict in the Stars playtest minis	8	22 Sep 2021 1:52 a.m. PST
A Video ... How Did War Become A Game?	3	02 Sep 2021 9:08 p.m. PST
Hordes of the Yankees (DBA/HotT variant)	2	13 Aug 2021 12:47 p.m. PST
'Tactics' Card Mechanic: You Like It!	8	06 Aug 2021 5:49 a.m. PST
Firing over intervening terrain at different levels?	7	03 Aug 2021 7:27 a.m. PST
Terrain as the third player in a game?	42	03 Aug 2021 3:33 a.m. PST
The Day After Tomorrow	8	18 Jul 2021 5:55 p.m. PST
Restrict my options? 6.5!	3	11 Jul 2021 4:33 a.m. PST
Would you fight them here or there?	18	07 Jul 2021 1:53 p.m. PST