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Review of Highway to the Kremlin I

Review by Adam Starkweather Appearing in Paper Wars #49 Kevin Zucker, one of the patriarchs of our hobby, has been quietly designing games that rep...

Napoleonic Uniforms: Which armies had the snazziest uniforms?

Everyone talks about the elaborate Hussar uniforms, the dashing heart breakers, with long mustaches and braids, etc. I'd guess Austria and Russia w...

214 Years Ago Today

Image: Reconstruction of the battle of Ostroleka 1807. Eylau Campaign, 214 Years Ago TodayNapoleon Pulls Back 16 February, Monday—OstrolenkaIn...

Games in Action

Great pics of our games in action. Sent in by Andres.

Japanese Plans and Operations 

Written by Kevin Zucker (1971) Tactical and Strategic Doctrine and TrainingThe Japanese plan for the war in the Pacific called for the assumption ...

Napoleon Invades Spain: Notes from Gabriel

I have played boardgames (mostly wargames) since 1978. Some games stand the passage of time better than others, as taste and life evolve. What h...

Why the Line of Communication was so Important in Napoleonic Warfare

"Communications" means more than sending a message; it includes by extension the routes over which messages, supplies, and reinforcements can trave...

WHAT IS A CAVALRY CHARGE?

There are two kinds of cavalry charge in the TLNB universe. Only one of them is termed "Cavalry Charge." 1) All cavalry including light cavalry alw...

NAB Expansion Kit: Designer's Notes

In 2015, shortly after the publication of OSG's Special Study Nr. 7, "1814: The Fall of Empire," I received an email from Dick Vohlers, pointing...

1806 The Autumn of No Return

Four marches out of Warsaw, Napoleon and the Guard spent Christmas night at Lopaczin, a wretched collection of wooden hovels. The Emperor had fai...

What is Playtesting

Any player will tell you how quickly he usually discovers whether a game has been properly playtested. A well-tested game makes the difference wh...

Napoleon Retreats: Designer's Notes

In early March 1814 Napoleon consistently under-estimated his opponents and over-estimated his own potential. That was all about to change at Lao...