I was a 6th grade D&D Miniatures Maniac – a nostalgic look at old school D&D Miniatures

  I first started playing D&D back in the early 80’s. Me and the rest of my 5th grade buddies played with the old, blue box  Basic D&D set with the dragon, wizard and fighter…

A new series about Game Designers – UHG

Hey Gamers! We have a treat in store for you. Cigar Box Battle has compiled interviews with some of the world’s most influential game designers. We want to bring some…

New Magazine – ACW Gamer – The Ezine

This is a fantastic, new e-magazine available for American Civil War wargamers. The inaugural issue has some fantastic articles in it such as: an early war  scenario for Pohick Church, 1861,…

Pass me more dice…I’m about to cast Fireball! Or not another nostalgic AD&D article.

Pass me more dice…I’m about to cast Fireball!  Or not another nostalgic AD&D article! By Cory Ring I’m one of those 40something dads that’s geekily nostalgic about the good times…

Across A Deadly Field – Design Notes – by John Hill

ADF Designer’s Notes – The Design Concept The design concept for Across a Deadly Field (ADF) was developed jointly by Osprey and I, over numerous emails back and forth.  We…

Gamer Architect – Blogs of Honor

    This week in our “Blogs of Honor” feature, we are highlighting my friend David Glenn’s blog – “Gamer Architect”. As you might have suspected, David is an architect,…

Across A Deadly Field – ACW Rules

  The recent announcement by Amazon confirmed that John Hill has been working with Osprey on a new set of hardbound deluxe ACW miniature rules entitled, “Across A Deadly Field” (ADF) that will enable gamers to recreate large battles while still using individual…

Foxhole Terrain – product review

We recently received some product from Foxhole Terrain in Atlanta, GA for review. They sent us a selection of their new 25mm earthworks and a section from their WWI trench…

Blogs of War – Wargaming with the Silver Whistle

“Wargming with the Silver Whistle” is a fantastic blog by Pat Smith in the UK. Pat is a phenomenal painter, terrain maker  and modeler. His figures and terrain have been…

The War in Virginia: 1862-1865 by Powder Mill Games 1979

The War in Virginia: 1862-1865 by Powder Mill Games – Does anyone remember this game? This is a classic, old school, American Civil War boardgame! This game is hard to…

NEW Johnny Reb 3 Point System written by John Hill – FREE DOWNLOAD!

We are proud to bring you this NEW addition to the Johnny Reb 3 rules written by John Hill himself!  Please click on the link below for the downloadable PDF.…

Back In My Day: Modelers Mart and Frontier Miniatures

  Remember this? Back in my day Modelers Mart was one of my all time favorite gaming stores! They were one of the largest US suppliers of historical miniatures, buildings…