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Read more about the article Interview: Roland MacDonald, illustrator of Undaunted and Final Girl

Interview: Roland MacDonald, illustrator of Undaunted and Final Girl

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  • Post published:August 5, 2022

Roland MacDonald joins Diagonal Move this month to talk about…

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Read more about the article Influence and Control: An Interview with Crescent Moon Designer, Steve Mathers

Influence and Control: An Interview with Crescent Moon Designer, Steve Mathers

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  • Post published:May 15, 2022

In this month's designer interview Steve Mathers joins Diagonal Move…

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Read more about the article Where to Start with Wargames: 5 Recommendations for Beginners

Where to Start with Wargames: 5 Recommendations for Beginners

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  • Post published:February 6, 2022

No Wargames in the Library? Why not try these? I…

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Read more about the article Interview: Joe McCullough on Frostgrave, Stargrave and Rangers of Shadow Deep.

Interview: Joe McCullough on Frostgrave, Stargrave and Rangers of Shadow Deep.

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  • Post published:August 26, 2021

Joe McCullough, creator of Frostgrave, Stargrave and Rangers of Shadow…

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Read more about the article Rifles in the Ardennes: Campaign Video Playthrough

Rifles in the Ardennes: Campaign Video Playthrough

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  • Post published:July 25, 2021

Rifles in the Ardennes is a fun, quick playing -…

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Read more about the article Siege of Izmail: Learn to Play Video

Siege of Izmail: Learn to Play Video

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  • Post published:June 6, 2021

https://youtu.be/TEEP8rc5c5Y Join me as I learn to play Siege of…

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Read more about the article No Retreat! French Front: Learning to Play Video

No Retreat! French Front: Learning to Play Video

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  • Post published:April 9, 2021

https://youtu.be/4hyEFGvPh1Y Designed by Carl Paradis and published by GMT Games,…

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Read more about the article Invaders from Dimension X: Playthrough Video

Invaders from Dimension X: Playthrough Video

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  • Post published:January 2, 2021

Invaders from Dimension X is the first part of the…

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Read more about the article Sticks & Stones: Playthrough Video

Sticks & Stones: Playthrough Video

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  • Post published:December 27, 2020

Sticks and Stones: Platoon Level Combat in World War IV…

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Read more about the article 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

Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 is a two player game…

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Read more about the article The Shores of Tripoli: Component Overview Video

The Shores of Tripoli: Component Overview Video

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  • Post published:December 20, 2020

The Shores of Tripoli is a 1-2 player game set…

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Read more about the article 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

Everyone everywhere should have a shelf of ‘I love that,…

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Read more about the article Diagonal Move Monthly Update: November 2020

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: November 2020

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  • Post published:December 11, 2020

As I belatedly (yes, late again) look back over the…

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Read more about the article Three Cool Things About: Meltwater

Three Cool Things About: Meltwater

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  • Post published:November 18, 2020

Meltwater, from designer Erin Lee Escobedo and published by Hollandspiele…

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Read more about the article Winter Thunder: PnP vs Retail

Winter Thunder: PnP vs Retail

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  • Post published:November 14, 2020

I'm a huge fan of Print and Play wargames. Regular…

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Read more about the article Sticks and Stones: Unboxing

Sticks and Stones: Unboxing

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  • Post published:November 6, 2020

Sticks and Stones is a 2 Player tactical hex and…

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Read more about the article Meltwater: Unboxing Video

Meltwater: Unboxing Video

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  • Post published:November 1, 2020

Meltwater is a 2 player strategy game designed by Erin…

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Read more about the article 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

There's a lot of stuff inside GMT's Battles of the…

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Read more about the article 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

Tom Russell, co-founder of independent publisher Hollandspiele, joins Diagonal Move…

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Read more about the article 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

During the last week I have been getting to grips…

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Read more about the article Diagonal Move Monthly Update: September 2020

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: September 2020

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  • Post published:October 9, 2020

Time for another (belated) monthly update! And…September was relatively quiet…

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Read more about the article 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

Winter Thunder is the second in my series of playthrough…

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Read more about the article Learning Peloponnesian War – Video

Learning Peloponnesian War – Video

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  • Post published:September 22, 2020

Peloponnesian War, designed by Mark Herman and published by GMT…

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Read more about the article The Battle for Ramadi: Playthrough Video

The Battle for Ramadi: Playthrough Video

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  • Post published:September 16, 2020

I'm a huge fan of PnP wargames. I may have…

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Read more about the article The Joy of Print & Play

The Joy of Print & Play

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  • Post published:August 29, 2020

I'm a huge fan of Print & Play games. They…

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Read more about the article 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

This week, Volko Ruhnke, designer of Nevsky, Labyrinth: The War…

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Read more about the article 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

No Retreat! The French & Polish Front is a 2-player,…

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Read more about the article 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

Is it me or are there just not enough, game…

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Read more about the article 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

Brian Train, designer of A Distant Plain, Colonial Twilight, and…

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Read more about the article Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Gettysburg Campaign AAR

Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Gettysburg Campaign AAR

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  • Post published:August 6, 2020

Battle Hymn Vol 1 is a hex and counter simulation…

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Read more about the article Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Quick Look Video

Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Quick Look Video

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  • Post published:June 24, 2020

Battle Hymn Vol 1 landed on my doorstep the other…

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Read more about the article So you want to design a board game?

So you want to design a board game?

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  • Post published:June 22, 2020

During a recent interview with Hermann Luttman, the creator of…

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Read more about the article Interview: Hermann Luttmann, designer of Dawn of the Zeds & At Any Cost

Interview: Hermann Luttmann, designer of Dawn of the Zeds & At Any Cost

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  • Post published:June 19, 2020

Hermann Luttmann, designer of At Any Cost, Attack of the…

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Read more about the article Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi – Quick Look Video

Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi – Quick Look Video

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  • Post published:June 17, 2020

Regular visitors to the website may have noticed I am…

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Read more about the article Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi: Session Report (Turns 9-12)

Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi: Session Report (Turns 9-12)

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  • Post published:June 1, 2020

Welcome to the last in our series of session reports…

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Read more about the article Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi – Session Report (Turns 5 – 8)

Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi – Session Report (Turns 5 – 8)

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  • Post published:May 31, 2020

Welcome to the third in our series of session reports…

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Read more about the article Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi – Session Report (Turns 1 – 4)

Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi – Session Report (Turns 1 – 4)

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  • Post published:May 30, 2020

Welcome to the second in our series of session reports…

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Read more about the article Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi – Session Report (Intro)

Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi – Session Report (Intro)

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  • Post published:May 29, 2020

Lurking away in one corner of the Hex and Counter…

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Read more about the article 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

Cataclysm Turn 3 – 1945 -46 An introduction to Cataclysm…

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

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  • Post published:May 7, 2020

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

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