Where to Start with Wargames: 5 Recommendations for Beginners
No Wargames in the Library? Why not try these? I…
Snapshots
This ‘Snapshots’ page is the continuing story of my journey through the world of hobby board games.
It contains a variety of articles that highlight where I currently am and what I’m playing while I’m there.
There are reviews, session reports, guides and more.
Some posts were written specifically for this blog. Others are derived from longer articles first published elsewhere.
Links to any original articles are included at the end of each review.
Rifles in the Ardennes: Campaign Video Playthrough
Rifles in the Ardennes is a fun, quick playing -…
Siege of Izmail: Learn to Play Video
https://youtu.be/TEEP8rc5c5Y Join me as I learn to play Siege of…
No Retreat! French Front: Learning to Play Video
https://youtu.be/4hyEFGvPh1Y Designed by Carl Paradis and published by GMT Games,…
Dunqueonquest: Solo Playthrough Video
Dungeonquest is a 1-4 player tile laying dungeon crawler originally…
Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea: Playthrough Video
ACIS from GMT is a huge 1-6 player 'take that'…
Diagonal Move Monthly Update: December 2020
Hi there! Welcome to this on-going series of light-hearted monthly…
Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 – Component Overview Video
Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 is a two player game…
3 cool things about…Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea
Everyone everywhere should have a shelf of ‘I love that,…
Three Cool Things About: Meltwater
Meltwater, from designer Erin Lee Escobedo and published by Hollandspiele…
Guilford, Saratoga, Brandywine Tri Pack (GMT Games): Component Overview Video
There's a lot of stuff inside GMT's Battles of the…
Three Cool things about…Blood Before Richmond: Gaines’s Mill
During the last week I have been getting to grips…
Diagonal Move Monthly Update: September 2020
Time for another (belated) monthly update! And…September was relatively quiet…
SpaceCorp (GMT Games): Solo Playthrough – Starfarers Era
This final video in a series of three playthroughs of…
SpaceCorp (GMT Games) : Solo Playthrough – Planeteers Era
This second video in a series of three playthroughs of…
SpaceCorp 2025 – 2300AD: Mariners Era Solo Playthrough Video
SpaceCorp 2025 - 2300AD, designed by John Butterfield and published…
Winter Thunder (Battle of the Bulge) – Overview/How to Play Video
Winter Thunder is the second in my series of playthrough…
Diagonal Move: Monthly Update – August 2020
Hello! Welcome to the first (actually fourth) entry in an…
No Retreat! French & Polish Fronts – A Quick Look Video
No Retreat! The French & Polish Front is a 2-player,…
Wingspan – A Quick Look Video
1-5 player wildlife themed engine builder, Wingspan, has created quite…