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Learning to play ‘At Any Cost: Metz 1870’

Learning to play ‘At Any Cost: Metz 1870’

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  • Post published:February 7, 2021
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At Any Cost: Metz 1870, from GMT Games, is a…

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Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea: Playthrough Video

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea: Playthrough Video

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  • Post published:January 20, 2021
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ACIS from GMT is a huge 1-6 player 'take that'…

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Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 – Component Overview Video

Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 – Component Overview Video

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  • Post published:December 23, 2020
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Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 is a two player game…

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The Shores of Tripoli: Component Overview Video

The Shores of Tripoli: Component Overview Video

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  • Post published:December 20, 2020
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The Shores of Tripoli is a 1-2 player game set…

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3 cool things about…Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea

3 cool things about…Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea

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  • Post published:December 18, 2020
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Everyone everywhere should have a shelf of ‘I love that,…

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Diagonal Move Monthly Update: November 2020

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: November 2020

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  • Post published:December 11, 2020
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As I belatedly (yes, late again) look back over the…

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Three Cool Things About: Meltwater

Three Cool Things About: Meltwater

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  • Post published:November 18, 2020
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Meltwater, from designer Erin Lee Escobedo and published by Hollandspiele…

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Winter Thunder: PnP vs Retail

Winter Thunder: PnP vs Retail

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  • Post published:November 14, 2020
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I'm a huge fan of Print and Play wargames. Regular…

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Sticks and Stones: Unboxing

Sticks and Stones: Unboxing

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  • Post published:November 6, 2020
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Sticks and Stones is a 2 Player tactical hex and…

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Meltwater: Unboxing Video

Meltwater: Unboxing Video

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  • Post published:November 1, 2020
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Meltwater is a 2 player strategy game designed by Erin…

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Guilford, Saratoga, Brandywine Tri Pack (GMT Games): Component Overview Video

Guilford, Saratoga, Brandywine Tri Pack (GMT Games): Component Overview Video

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  • Post published:October 22, 2020
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There's a lot of stuff inside GMT's Battles of the…

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Interview: Tom Russell, Co-founder of Hollandspiele and Designer of Irish Gauge.

Interview: Tom Russell, Co-founder of Hollandspiele and Designer of Irish Gauge.

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  • Post published:October 19, 2020
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Tom Russell, co-founder of independent publisher Hollandspiele, joins Diagonal Move…

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Three Cool things about…Blood Before Richmond: Gaines’s Mill

Three Cool things about…Blood Before Richmond: Gaines’s Mill

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  • Post published:October 15, 2020
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During the last week I have been getting to grips…

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Diagonal Move Monthly Update: September 2020

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: September 2020

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  • Post published:October 9, 2020
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Time for another (belated) monthly update! And…September was relatively quiet…

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Winter Thunder (Battle of the Bulge) – Overview/How to Play Video

Winter Thunder (Battle of the Bulge) – Overview/How to Play Video

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  • Post published:September 30, 2020
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Winter Thunder is the second in my series of playthrough…

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Learning Peloponnesian War – Video

Learning Peloponnesian War – Video

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  • Post published:September 22, 2020
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Peloponnesian War, designed by Mark Herman and published by GMT…

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The Battle for Ramadi: Playthrough Video

The Battle for Ramadi: Playthrough Video

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  • Post published:September 16, 2020
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I'm a huge fan of PnP wargames. I may have…

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Diagonal Move: Monthly Update – August 2020

Diagonal Move: Monthly Update – August 2020

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  • Post published:September 1, 2020
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Hello! Welcome to the first (actually fourth) entry in an…

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The Joy of Print & Play

The Joy of Print & Play

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  • Post published:August 29, 2020
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I'm a huge fan of Print & Play games. They…

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Interview: Volko Ruhnke, creator of the COIN series
COIN Series

Interview: Volko Ruhnke, creator of the COIN series

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  • Post published:August 21, 2020
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This week, Volko Ruhnke, designer of Nevsky, Labyrinth: The War…

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No Retreat! French & Polish Fronts – A Quick Look Video

No Retreat! French & Polish Fronts – A Quick Look Video

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  • Post published:August 18, 2020
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No Retreat! The French & Polish Front is a 2-player,…

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Battle Hymn Vol 1 – System Overview/How to Play

Battle Hymn Vol 1 – System Overview/How to Play

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  • Post published:August 11, 2020
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Is it me or are there just not enough, game…

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Interview: Brian Train, Designer of Colonial Twilight and Brief Border Wars

Interview: Brian Train, Designer of Colonial Twilight and Brief Border Wars

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  • Post published:August 10, 2020
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Brian Train, designer of A Distant Plain, Colonial Twilight, and…

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Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Gettysburg Campaign AAR

Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Gettysburg Campaign AAR

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  • Post published:August 6, 2020
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Battle Hymn Vol 1 is a hex and counter simulation…

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Wendake: A Quick Look Video

Wendake: A Quick Look Video

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  • Post published:July 1, 2020
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Designed by Danilo Sabia and published by Placentia Games, Wendake…

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Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Quick Look Video

Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Quick Look Video

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  • Post published:June 24, 2020
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Battle Hymn Vol 1 landed on my doorstep the other…

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Interview: Tristan Hall, designer of Gloom of Kilforth

Interview: Tristan Hall, designer of Gloom of Kilforth

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  • Post published:June 12, 2020
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Tristan Hall, designer of the Kilforth series and 1066, Tears…

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Session Report – Cataclysm: A Second World War (Turn 3)

Session Report – Cataclysm: A Second World War (Turn 3)

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  • Post published:May 7, 2020
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Cataclysm Turn 3 – 1945 -46 An introduction to Cataclysm…

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Session Report – Cataclysm: A Second World War (Turn 2)

Session Report – Cataclysm: A Second World War (Turn 2)

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Cataclysm: Turn 2 – 1943 -44 For an Introduction to…

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Session Report – Cataclysm: A Second World War (Turn 1)

Session Report – Cataclysm: A Second World War (Turn 1)

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  • Post published:May 7, 2020
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For an Introduction to Cataclysm: A Second World War, please…

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Session Report – Cataclysm: A Second World War (Introduction)

Session Report – Cataclysm: A Second World War (Introduction)

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Prior to the advent of Covid-19 related social distancing, Saturday…

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Interview: Alan Paull, co-founder of Surprised Stare Games

Interview: Alan Paull, co-founder of Surprised Stare Games

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  • Post published:April 27, 2020
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Alan Paull joins Diagonal move to discuss the 20 year…

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Interview: Scott Moore, designer of This War Without an Enemy

Interview: Scott Moore, designer of This War Without an Enemy

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  • Post published:April 24, 2020
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This War Without an Enemy designer, Scott Moore joins Diagonal…

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Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre

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  • Post published:April 15, 2020

Cuba Libre, designed by Jeff Grossman and Volko Ruhnke, puts…

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