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detail of the boxcover art on OSG's Napoleon at Bay

Kevin Zucker Interview 1997

I had just designed Napoleon's Last Battles and wanted a larger scale, to show how battles got set-up. I chose 1814 as the campaign "next to" Water...

Jack Greene

Jack Greene was a game designer and publisher, owner of Quarterdeck International, inducted into the Charles S. Roberts Hall of Fame in 1990. His d...

The Battle of Eylau — Who "Won"?

It is no exaggeration to state that without the work of Col. John R. Elting, there would be no Zucker Napoleonic wargames. In particular, his work...

About
Zones of Control

This is a misleading term that many gamers crack their heads on. Instead of trying to imagine exactly what this animal called a “Zone of Control” w...

First & Franklin Presbyterian Church with its soaring spires into a high-cloudy blue sky

DARK DAYS IN BALTIMORE

In December of 1979, I moved from New York to Baltimore to take a job at Avalon Hill. Unfortunately, though I did not realize it at the time, I was...

Kevin Zucker circa 1979 in his Navy bridge coat.

"Days of Pragma"

One day in December of 1978 I stayed home from work with a high fever. Ina intuitively knew to call me at home, though we hadn’t talked in six mont...

Kevin's encounter with Leonard Bernstein

Kevin continues his series of posts chronicling his encounters with remarkable men. This time, it's Leonard Bernstein.

John Belushi as Blues Brother (portrait)

Could Kevin have been a Blues Brother?

Kevin describes his encounter with John Belushi in this post.

Manhattan Valley

Kevin reflects further on his time in NYC circa 1980 in this post.

Remembering Andreas Gebhardt

Kevin posts a tribute here to Andreas Gebhardt, a member of the OSG team who recently passed.

Zucker: the early years

Kevin shares some pictures here of his time at SPI and OSG circa 1980.

Remembering Redmond

Redmond Simonsen was seminal in establishing the look and feel not only of SPI games, but of the wargaming hobby in general. Here are two articles ...