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The Men Who Would Do Basic Math

I find myself struggling with figure counts. I recently had some success running an alt-history conquest of Mexico game at Hotlead 2026 using Dragon Rampant. The rules feel perfect for conventions. Units are 12 or 6 ‘strength points’, units toss 12 or 6 dice in combat, a 2D6 system governs orders. The game is quickContinue reading “The Men Who Would Do Basic Math”

Campaign 2: Turn 1 – Hostilities Commence

Axis aggression across the globe sent the Allies reeling! Large scale invasions of France through Belgium and across the Maginot line were accompanied by coordinated attacks across the colonial world. The Allies didn’t take this sitting down, however, and sooner than anyone anticipated Allied forces were rushing to plug holes and slow the unprovoked advanceContinue reading “Campaign 2: Turn 1 – Hostilities Commence”

Week 1: The Campaign Begins

The war has begun in earnest! The weekend of April 5-6 marked the beginning of our Combined Arms campaign as we got three games to the tabletop. Strap in for an exciting kick off as we chart both the wider campaign moves and discuss the battles themselves, with a narrative spin of course. At theContinue reading “Week 1: The Campaign Begins”