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Within its corridors you will find insight into the books I have written, the books I am writing and the books I am thinking about writing. It is also a place where I can offer insights into my favorite authors and – in the case of my game Conqueror: Fields of Victory – I can explain my rules and offer new variants. Scroll down or check the sidebar for my latest posts. Nonfiction: Walls of Men: A Military History of China 2500 B.C. to A.D. 2020 Long Live Death: The Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War Fiction: Three Weeks with…
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I’ve played Avalon Hill’s 1776 once since college, and that was close to 20 years ago. But it’s the 250th, and I thought it would be fun to review it and see how it runs. It’s a neat design, but I hate the cards. In a lot of ways, 1776 is like Imperium Romanum II – an outstanding strategic game that is something of a let down when you get to a decisive battle and it’s resolved by a single roll of the dice. To solve the “D-elim” problem in Imperium Romanum II, you will recall that I allow leaders to survive…
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