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  • American Civil War: Gettysburg

    Thursday, May 16, 2019

    American Civil War: Gettysburg 3.5

    TalonSoft is no stranger when it comes to American civil war titles. They crafted a series of games under the Battlegrounds title, but their approach was overwhelmingly geared towards tabletop gameplay (with stats and details galore) that had none of the touches found in more mainstream 3D strategy titles. American Civil War: Gettysburg, which takes […]

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  • Decisive Battles of WWII Vol 2: Korsun Pocket 3

    Old school wargaming in nutshell. With Korsun Pocket, SSG returns to the genre that died in the 1990s: traditional board game wargaming. You know, with hexes, counters, CRTs, all of that retro stuff. There are even dice to decide who wins a combat. That’s right, computer-generated graphics of rolling six-sided dice. The setting is the […]

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  • Titans of Steel

    Thursday, January 17, 2019

    Titans of Steel 2

    Titans of Steel is a mecha combat game heavily inspired by an earlier title for the Commodore Amiga called MechForce, which was essentially a computer adaptation of the classic BattleTech boardgame. Titans of Steel features similar gameplay mechanics, however it is neither directly based on nor related to the BattleTech franchise and instead establishes its […]

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  • Battleground: Ardennes

    Saturday, January 5, 2019

    Battleground: Ardennes 3.5

    Battleground Ardennes is a hex-style World War II strategy wargame. In it, you get to play either the Allies or the Axis powers in either scenarios of the individual battles, or the full campaign. The game features some very nice graphics and digitized video to enhance gameplay, which is carried out in a series of […]

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  • Battleground Waterloo

    Sunday, December 16, 2018

    Battleground Waterloo 4

    TalonSoft’s “Battleground” system is too well known by its niche fans of wargamers to really require much description: it permits the player to switch back and forth between miniatures and more conventional hex-grid views. And as far as these boardgame-inspired products go, Battleground: Waterloo is indeed a visual feast. It is also an expert simulation […]

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  • Strategic Command: European Theater

    Thursday, October 25, 2018

    Strategic Command: European Theater 4

    Strategic Command: European Theater is a World War II grand strategy game. You get six huge campaigns based on major turning points in World War II: the Poland invasion, the opening days of Barbarossa, Kursk, D-Day, and so on. Thanks to the ease with which you can experiment with weapons research and diplomatic flip-flops, it’s […]

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  • East Front 2

    Monday, September 24, 2018

    East Front 2 3.5

    Developer: TalonSoft Genre: Hex Wargame Release: 1999

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  • Combat Command 2: Danger Forward

    Tuesday, June 5, 2018

    Combat Command 2: Danger Forward 3.5

    Developer: Boku Strategy Genre: Hex Wargame Release: 2000

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  • Operation Europe: Path to Victory

    Friday, May 18, 2018

    Operation Europe: Path to Victory 2.5

    Developer: KOEI Co Genre: Wargame Release: 1994

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  • TACOPS

    Thursday, May 10, 2018

    TACOPS 3

    Developer: Arsenal Publishing Genre: Hex Wargame Release: 1999

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