This is a brief unboxing video for GMT's Cuba Libre. If you an hear over the noise of children we tried to quickly go over what's in the box and the component quality that you will find. We've got a few more of these videos lined up and depending on the reception we'll do more and who knows, maybe I'll invest in a camera stand!
Another unboxing video, this time of the sixth game in the COIN series by GMT; Falling Sky. This time with fewer screaming children in the background!
Another unboxing video featuring Grant, this time of his newly received A Distant Plain. This COIN game is about the conflict in Afghanistan and looks to be another classic.
Another unboxing video, this time of the Phantom leader, a tactical solo war game about the air strike missions performed by the USAF and USN during Vietnam. The deluxe edition comes with updated and expanded components as well as additional campaigns for the Cuba Missile Crisis. Produced by DVG.
An unboxing of the base set of Mare Nostrum: Empires, from Academy Games. The Atlas expansion and other parts of the kickstarter to follow.
Part 2 of the unboxing of Mare Nostrum: Empires by Academy Games, this time of the expansions and kickstarter buildings exclusive box.
Here's the latest unboxing video from The Players' Aid; GMT's Enemy Coast Ahead. The music is the Colonel Bogey March.
The first episode of our play through of Silent Victory by Consim Press, a solitaire simulation of WWII American Subs in the Pacific. Dive, dive dive!
So here's to another unboxing! This one is a less serious game than some of the others we've cracked open: Secret Hitler, a social deduction game of trying to smoke out the fascists from the 1932 Reichstag.
Welcome to Episode 2 of our playthrough of Consim Press' Silent Victory. This episode sees much hairier encounters than the maiden voyage!
Interview with designer Andy Benford here: https://goo.gl/Qs4hTI Osprey Games' Cold War Submarine game being unboxed. Grant's interview with the designer shed light on not only the game but the history behind it which he personally lived.
Here's a look inside Richard III by Columbia Games, a block war game covering the Wars of the Roses
Check out our brief demo from Gencon 2016 here: This is the latest unboxing video from The Players' Aid, where we open up 13 days - a game about the Cuban Missile Crisis which is published by Ultra Pro.
One of Grant's top 10 wants from Gencon 2016 and we ran to the booth, good thing we did as they sold out! Here's a look at what's inside the box.
Take a look inside all of the boxes that come with the North Sea Saga kickstarter. This arrived just last week on Tim's doorstep and he cracked it out that night!
Take a look inside Osprey Games' Brand new abstract combat game Agamemnon.
Here's a look at my latest P500 from GMT; Sekigahara.
Take a look inside Osprey Games' latest release, Escape from Colditz, a remastering of an old classic. Get that nostalgic feel with beautifully redone components and updated rules. But don't worry, the old classic ruleset is still in the box!
Take a look inside GMT's most recent P500, Silver Bayonet: The First Team in Vietnam 1965 - 25th Anniversary Edition. GMT pimped out the components and you can see it all here.
Here's Legion Wargames' most recent title, Redvers' Reverse, a solitaire game covering a key battle in the second Boer War. The British forces trying to break through Boer lines to relieve the siege of Ladysmith faced a formidable guerrilla force. Will you have more success than the British did?
Take a look inside one of GMT's newest reprints, a game of 'what ifs' in European history.
Stronghold Games' hottest new release Great Western Trail is a hefty euro game that give you manifold ways to accrue points and win, will you make the most profit?
Stronghold's latest viking themed game is a healthy weighted trading game, that oozes with unbelievable artwork.
Take a look under the hood of GMT's most recent p500 Conquest of Paradise. It's a 4x game without being scifi!
Victory Point Games recently started a new series of games and this is the flag ship, a 2 players courtroom drama of manipulation and back and fourth arguing. Here's how it looks!
The Last Spike, a Mesna Select Winner from Columbia Games, here's the contents of the box
GMT's 1846 is their premier 18xx game, take a look inside the box and see the components.
This is a little baggie-style mini game that packs a punch. By Victory Point Games this is Paul Koenig's Arnhem Bridge from the Market Garden Series.
Old School Tactical comes from the very successful kickstarter campaign run by Flying Pig Games, it's an eastern front combined arms tactical WWII game. It plays quickly using the impulse system, and has so much in this huge box.
This miniatures game is expensive, but very much worth it. Take a look at how far your money will go!
This is a solitaire only game that simulates the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo Zulu war. This newest iteration has a mounted map board and still retains the great production value found in all Victory Point Games!
Napoleonic 20 is VPG's line of manageable low counter density hex and chit games covering the Napoleonic era of conflict. Hundred days 20 includes 2 distinct sub titles in the series, Waterloo, and Tolentino 20.
A new series where we give our immediate reactions to games after the first time we play them.
Take a look inside The Oracle of Delphi, Stefan Feld's latest, published by Tasty Minstrel Games here in the US
Old School Tactical (OST) is a recentish tactical squad level game that uses both an impulse system and dice rolling to create a fast paced combined arms game.
It's the Blitz, this time we take a look at Tim's kickstarter: Overseers Tell us what you think of the game?
Here's the manifold contents of C3i #30, there's a lot, and it includes a standalone EoTS style game as well as scenarios for Liberty or Death
Flying pig games' newest game hot off the press from an unbelievable kickstarter, here's a look at the base game, and watch out for the stretch goals, up next!
Here's the kickstarter Stretch Goals for '65 by Flying Pig Games, they really take this game to the next level, even though the base game is awesome enough already.
WOW. What a beautiful game, when the pieces are all on the board it looks like a collectors item. GMT's latest offering is a WWI hidden block game that's got an intense fog or war system simulating the Great War in a unique way.
Wing leader supremacy, here's our first thoughts. This game is deep, rich, complex at times but models a level of realism that you'd expect one of Lee's games.
Grant takes a look at his brand new minis for Conan.
This stand alone game comes in C3i issue 30, and is a small scenario from Mark Herman's Empire of the Sun system
Stevie - Tim's son - runs down his top 10 games, look out for these to be a hit with your family as welll!
Here's some advice on some introductory solo wargames, and what to look out for when purchasing war games for solo