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Ultramodern Wargaming – Ukraine 2024
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About the Project
Lately, I've been running war games every weekend with members of the community via web conference. Players log on and play wargames with each other in real time, regardless of location, and we usually have at least a couple spectators as well. Many times it’s been Darkstar, but we’re also running wargames in Panzer Leader, Arab-Israeli Wars, and now Valor & Victory.
BoW/OTT community members @brucelea, @damon, @davehawes, and @rasmus have taken the plunge, leading battalions across thousands of meters of desert, starfleets in pitched battles across the heavens, or vicious firefights in the jungles of Vietnam, all without leaving the comfort of their home.
Hard-core, old-school command-tactical wargames can now be run (complete with spectators and recordings) in real time, with BOTH PLAYERS moving pieces across THE SAME virtual game board, thus maintaining player agency, speedy and instant results (no play by e-mail), interwoven turn sequences, any questions / feedback instantly received and addressed, and with the game being virtually recorded as it goes, a ready-made battle report can actually be created as we go.
All of this without the players having to install any new software on their computer, on any platform (PC or Mac). All that's needed is to agree on a time, a handful of dice, and a bellyful of courage!
Every weekend can now be a boot camp! All without costing me thousands of dollars in airfare, too!
Related Game: PanzerBlitz
Related Genre: Historical
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First Battle of El Alamein (80th Anniversary Panzer Leader Game) Part 1
Oriskany Jim and Piotr finally keep their five-month promise to sit down for another game of Panzer Leader.
This time the subject is the clash at Alem Nayil, a supporting engagement of the Battle of Ruweisat Ridge, itself part of the First Battle of El Alamein. This fight took place 80 years ago this weekend, just part of the opening “jab and parry” that would eventually lead up to the climactic turning point of the Desert War.
Team Yankee Tournament Interview with Piotr (Part 2)
Piotr, Arek, and Alex finish their discussion of a recent 75-point Team Yankee tournament, continuing their reports of the games of Day Two.
They also take time to address questions from our community, specifically about expanding certain lists with newly-available sets from Battlefront.
Building the F-16 Falcon Fighter / Strike Aircraft at 1:72
Join us as we take a craft as building a 1:72 model of the F-16A “Falcon” fighter and strike aircraft.
Originally produced by General Dynamics for the US Air Force, the F-16 would eventually be taken over by Lockheed Martin and produced for the air forces of about 25 nations worldwide.
Relatively small, lightweight, and inexpensive (for a fourth-generation multirole Mach 2 combat aircraft), the Falcon became one of the most important aircraft of the late Cold War and early Hyperpower Era.
Team Yankee Tournament Interview with Piotr (Part 1)
Piotr sits down with Arek and Alex to discuss a recent Team Yankee tournament in Poland. The three gamers discuss their lists, their opponents, each game in the tournament, different mission types, what tactics worked on the table, and which ones didn’t.
Gettysburg - Avalon Hill Battle Game
Join us as we take a look at the Avalon Hill classic entry-level command-tactical wargame GETTYSBURG.
Fought on July 1, 2, and 3 of 1863 in southern Pennsylvania, this decisive turning point in the American Civil War was one of the bloodiest engagements in American history and the largest battle yet fought in the Western Hemisphere.
M2/M3 Bradleys Complete
M2/M3 Bradley APC/ACVs are finally complete. These are set up in 1991 / 2003 configurations for Gulf War and early Iraqi Freedom scenarios. 15mm miniatures from Battlefront, originally for Team Yankee.
Hope you like them!
Hobby Stream Replay: Finishing Touches on Modern US Armor
Good afternoon: Here is the replay from Wednesday’s stream, where we finished up a force of 15mm US 1990s armor.
Falklands War: Game Video Replay (Valor & Victory)
Here is the video replay of Sunday’s stream. Apologies that it’s a *little* choppy, YouTube took two days to process my edits before deciding it wasn’t going to do those edits.
The system we are using is the Valor & Victory Modern Expansion of Barry Doyle’s original Valor & Victory classic. In particular, we’ll be looking at NIGHT COMBAT, the importance of illumination, and how darkness effects approaches and assaults over terrain that might otherwise be suicide.
Might make for a fun listen while hobbying or painting.
