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Feature Old Soldiers · 9 Nov 2026 New Paint, Same Bad Generalship: A Guide to the New Avid Wargamer The Avid Wargamer has been through a refit. Here is a quick guide to what changed, where everything lives now and what to expect… Review The Verdict · 29 Jun 2026 MENACE Is the Most Interesting Tactics Game I’ve Played This Year (Even If It Isn’t Quite There Yet) I’ve only played the demo and a decent chunk of Early Access, not the finished game, so take this as a first impression. Review The Verdict · 17 Nov 2025 Italians with Ambition: Panzer Corps 2 Frontlines – Cyrenaica Reviewed Hello again, you magnificent grognards! Panzer Corps 2: Frontlines – Cyrenaica turns historical humiliation into tactical joy. Here’s my sand-blasted return to the hexes. Feature Old Soldiers · 27 Oct 2025 The Road to Ruin: Maloyaroslavets and the Grand Army’s Collapse On 24 October 1812, flames and cannon thunder engulfed Maloyaroslavets as Kutuzov’s Russians and Napoleon’s weary Grande Armée clashed in savage combat. The town… Review The Verdict · 25 Feb 2025 Task Force Admiral – Vol. 1: American Carrier Battles – A Wargamer’s First Thoughts Task Force Admiral’s early demo is rough, ambitious and very easy to love. My carriers drifted off station, my strikes launched late, and I… Review The Verdict · 3 Jan 2025 Why I Think Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is a Wargame Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance looks like an RTS and plays like a wargame. Suppression, morale, wounded crews and very precious reinforcements. Here is… Guide Field Manual · 29 Nov 2024 10 Wargames to Get During the Steam Autumn Sale 2024 Ten computer wargames worth buying while they’re cheap, priced in the only currency that matters: cups of Starbucks coffee. Review The Verdict · 20 Oct 2023 Combat Mission: Red Thunder – The Rite of Spring (Review) Combat Mission’s take on the Eastern Front belongs in the library of every Eastern Front enthusiast, and of anyone who can’t sleep at night…