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January 11, 2008
Sign-ups now being accepted for the GCACW 2008 PBEM tournament. This BPA sponsered event features scenarios not often played at the annual WBC face-to-face event.
Meanwhile, the 2007 Barbarossa to Berlin PBEM Tournament nears the end of Round 3.
July 21, 2007
A total of 48 games Round 1 games from the 2007 Barbarossa to Berlin PBEM Tournament are complete. The winners have advanced to Round 2 which is underway now.(Read more)
March 31, 2007
Pairings have been completed and the 2007 Barbarossa to Berlin PBEM Touranment is underway. (Read more)
March 5, 2007
Now taking sign-ups for the 2007 Barbarossa to Berlin PBEM Touranment. (Read more)
Feburary 26, 2007
New articles for Empire of the Sun Replays
- HQ Tracing Rules
One activity that will become second nature to the veteran EOTS player is the tracing of HQ "ranges"--a path of hexes from an HQ to a unit, supply source or battle hex. But to a new player, the differences in how different types of ranges are determined can be confusing at first. (Read more) - Rookie Mistakes
This article details some common follies, flubs and fumbles of inexperienced play. Most of the examples are from my very own school of hard knocks. If you are the type who likes to learn on your own (the hard way), stop reading now! For the wise reader though, please learn from my mistakes. (Read more)
What is a Wargame?
If you've stumbled here by accident, you are probably wondering what the picture above is all about and what a wargame is. First, a wargame is a simulation of a military conflict, usually based on a historical battle, campaign or war (for more information see Wikipedia, Webgronards, Consimworld, and the Boardgamers Players Association). My site focuses exclusively on boardgames as opposed to computer wargames or minatures gaming.
Oh, that picture is from a game called Stonewall's Last Battle depicting the Chancellorsville campaign during the American Civil War. In the picture, Stonewall Jackson is leading a flanking attack on the Union line just before he was mortally wounded by friendly fire.