Other Products From The BOARDGAMER

  1. The BOARDGAMER's Special B-17 Issue
  2. The BOARDGAMER's Unofficial Guide To War At Sea
  3. The BOARDGAMER's Unofficial Guide To 1776
  4. The BOARDGAMER's Expansion Courses For Pro Golf
  5. The BOARDGAMER's Special Panzerblitz Issue
  6. The BOARDGAMER's Special Panzer Leader Issue
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The BOARDGAMER's Special B-17 Issue

The BOARDGAMER's Special B-17 Issue is a 72 page issue filled with B-17 articles assembled by Tom Cundiff.  Some of the articles include:

Bombing The Med - A massive 50+ page article that adds the 9th and 12th USAAF and the RAF No. 160 & No. 178 Squadrons, as well as maps and charts for various Mediterranean bases by Tom Cundiff, Magnus Kimura and Shaun Sayer.

Command Decisions - Strategies based on statistics for B-17 by Chris Bradley.

In Search of Geographical Accuracy - An article examining the georgraphical accuracy of the original B-17 Queen of the Skies map and includes a suggested corrected map by Tom Cundiff and Shaun Sayer.

The Winged Soldiers of '44 - A variant accounting for the enemy fighters faced in the late portion of the war by Tom Cundiff.

The BOARDGAMER's Special B-17 Issue is available for $10.00 (additional charges for shipment out of the USA).  See the ordering information page for more details.
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The BOARDGAMER's Unofficial Guide To War At Sea

This 76 page guide is filled with strategy articles and series replays as various veteran players of this classic game share their opinions on winning play.  The following articles are included:

Victory In The Atlantic - Strategic Considerations and a Variety of British Opening Moves.  Ray Freeman expands upon his Allied strategy article which first appeared in Volume 18, #4 of the GENERAL.

Admirals Raeder and Doenitz Would've Been Proud - Axis Play in War At Sea.  Bruce Monnin provides his opinions on Axis play in this article which first appeared in the preview issue of the BOARDGAMER.

Mediterranean Strategies - The Exciting approach to War At Sea.  John Pack shares his secrets to use of the too rarely used Mediterranean Allied strategy.

Why I'm A Barents On One Believer - Allied Opening Strategy for War At Sea.  Jonathan Lockwood details the use of the Barents On 1 Allied strategy in an article first published in Volume 3, #3 of the BOARDGAMER.

Underwater Strategy - Use of U-boats in War At Sea.  Steve Packwood examines use of U-boats (and ASW) in an article which was first published in Volume 1, #3 of the BOARDGAMER.

Ten Tips Everyone Ought To Know By Now - Quick Tips for War At Sea.  Tim Hitchings provides 10 quick tips for better play.

War At Sea Beginner's Tip Sheet.  John Pack summarizes the basics of the game and strategies for beginners in this guide prepared for the Avaloncon beginner's sessions.

Rules Clarifications For War At Sea.  Vince Meconi follows up on the work of previous GM's Bruce Monnin and Alan Applebaum to provide rules clarifications as of July 1999.

Improving Yahtzee At Sea - A War At Sea Variant.  Rev. Jack Werth provides a variant which includes a British Reaction Force and changed naval fire rules.

References From The General.  A list of all War At Sea references and articles in the GENERAL through the years.

War At Sea Series Replay #1 - Barents On 1 Challenged.  Ray Freeman, Bruce Monnin and Ron Artigues participate in a series replay featuring use of a Barents On 1 Allied opening.

War At Sea Series Replay #2 - The North Sea Gambit.  Ray Freeman, Bruce Monnin and Ron Artigues participate in a series replay featuring a unique variation on the Barents On 1 Allied opening.

War At Sea Series Replay #3 - The Rubber Match.  Ray Freeman, Bruce Monnin, John Pack and Ron Artigues participate in a standard Barents On 1 series replay which comes down to the last die roll on turn #8.

War At Sea Series Replay #4 - The Mediterranean Strategy.  John Pack, Bruce Monnin, Ray Freeman and Ron Artigues participate in a series replay featuring Allied use of a Mediterranean strategy opening.

Avaloncon/WBC Statistics - From the 1991 to 1998 Tournaments.  Vince Meconi provides comprehensive statistics from the first 8 Avaloncon/WBC tournaments.

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The BOARDGAMER's Unofficial Guide To 1776

This 88 page guide to 1776 is filled with scenarios, variants, strategy articles and series replays contributed by various veteran players of this game.  The following articles are included:

The American Revolution - and the Boardgaming Hobby.  Rod Coffey descibes 1776's place in the American Revolution and the boardgaming hobby.

Command Pressures Revisited - Leaders For 1776.  Jim Lawler updates his article from the General, providing leader rules and specific leaders for each of the 1776 scenarios, both those that came with the game and those included in this guide.

Partisan Leaders - For 1776.  Jim Lawler adds partisan leaders to 1776.

1776 Elite Units, Artillery and Naval Rules - and General Rule Observations.  Jim Lawler provides optional rules and rules clarifications, elite unit rules and the addition of elite units to all scenarios, artillery and fort rules, and rules to enhance all of the scenarios.

Wilmington - The Forgotten City In 1776.  A variant adding the city of Wilmington by Jim Lawler.

1776 Clarifications - and PBeM Play Conventions.  Rules clarifications and ideas for PBeM play by Richard Wein and Hank Burkhalter.

Trouble Areas - Realistic Supply Movement In 1776.  An article analyzing differences in game play and actual historical results due to unrealistic supply movement by Gilbert Collins.

The 1776 Thesis- Strategy In 1776.  An update to the old articles from Volume 16 of the General articles describing overall strategy in 1776 by Jonathan Lockwood.

A New 1776 Thesis- The 1776 Thesis Analyzed.  An analysis of the 1776 Thesis article by Michael Anchors.

Contrasting Games On The Revolution - American Revolution; 13: The Colonies In Revolt; and 1776.  A contrast of these three games covering the American Revolution by Gilbert Collins.

Invasion Of Canada Scenario Revisited - Modifying 1776's Scenario #1.  More realistic updates to the Invasion of Canada scenario by Gilbert Collins.

The British Southern Campaign - A 1776 Scenario Using The 1776 Campaign Game Rules.  A 1780 through 1781 scenario on the British Southern Campaign by Bruno Sinigaglio.

Lincoln's Southern Campaign - 1779 - Revised.  Jim Lawler revises his scenario previously published in the General.

The British Dilemma - A 1776 Scenario.  A scenario set in 1778 by Jim Lawler.

Montcalm And Wolfe - A  1776 Variant For The French & Indian War - 1759.  Fred Sassin updates his excellent French and Indian War scenario.

The Tory and Indian War - Revised.  Robert Furney updates this 1776 scenario.

1776 Revistited - A 1776 Scenario At Avaloncon.  Steve Packwood describes the Saratoga scenario used at many Avaloncon/WBC tournaments.

The British Receding - A New 1776 Scenario In The South - 1781.  Jim Lawler reprises his scenario set in the south in 1781.

The Carolinas - 1776 - A New Short Scenario.  A short scenario provided by Michael Anchors.

The British Receding - A 1776 Series Replay.  The series replay from the BOARDGAMER of The British Receding scenario by Jim Lawler and Rod Coffey.  Includes use of leader and partisan leader rules.

A color insert (on sticky backed label paper) of all the additional counters mentioned in this guide.

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The BOARDGAMER's Expansion Courses For Pro Golf

Four new courses taken from western Ohio.  The Pebble Beach and Augusta courses have been extensively back calculated to provide the formulas necessary to create these four new courses. 

Two special free bonuses with every order.  One is an updated Augusta course booklet to account for changes made to teh course through 2002.  The other is a booklet for the Muirfield course used in the Memorial Tournament in Dublin Ohio.

The BOARDGAMER's expansion courses for Pro Golf are available only in PDF format on the Complete Boardgamer CD-ROM.

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The BOARDGAMER's Special Panzerblitz Issue

The BOARDGAMER's Special Panzerblitz Issue is an 88 page issue filled with Panzerblitz articles assembled by Alan Arvold.  Some of the articles include:

More New Expressions For A Familiar Face - Introduces new counters, updates the Unit Composition Tables, and introduces some historical modifications.

Prokhorovka - 6 new situations from the Kursk campaign.

Historical Addendum To Prokhorovka - Historical orders of battle for the Prokhorovka situations.

Panzerblitz Clarification and Question Box – Over 8 pages of Panzerblitz rules clarifications.

Variations On A Theme - Variations on 6 situations, with units for 1941, 1942, and early 1943.

Tournament Situations For Panzerblitz - Situations for use in Panzerblitz tournaments.

Panzerblitz Tournament Situations - Part II - Shorter tournament scenarios for Panzerblitz.

An Analysis of Tournament Situations II - Strategy and tactics for the Panzerblitz tournament situations.

The Pieces Of Panzerblitz (Part 2) - A detailed analysis of pieces introduced to Panzerblitz since its original release.

References From The GENERAL - A listing of Panzerblitz articles which previously were printed in the GENERAL.

New Expressions For A Familiar Face II - 6 new situations along with a brief historical background of each.

Operation Wintergale - 6 new situations dealing with the relief of Stalingrad.

Beyond Situation 25 - 8 more new situations for Panzerblitz.

More Historical Corrections - Michael Flagiello makes corrections to Panzerblitz situations to provide proper force compositions for each side.

References From The BOARDGAMER - A listing of Panzerblitz articles which previously were printed in the BOARDGAMER.

A color insert (on sticky backed label paper) of all the additional counters mentioned in this issue.

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The BOARDGAMER's Special Panzer Leader Issue

The BOARDGAMER's Special Panzer Leader Issue is a 92 page issue filled with Panzer Leader articles assembled by Alan Arvold.  Some of the articles include:

New Expressions For Another Familiar Face - Introduces new counters, updates the Unit Composition Tables, and introduces some historical modifications

The Battle For The Remagen Bridge - 3 new situations from the Remagen Bridge battle

New British Scenarios For Panzer Leader - 5 new situations which feature British/Commonwealth armies in action

Panzer Leader Situations - A collection of 17 Panzer Leader situation, mostly from amateur publications from the past

Panzer Leader 1940 Situations - 5 updated situations for the variant Panzer Leader 1940

Panzer Leader Clarifications and Question Box

The Pieces Of Panzer Leader Part 2 - A detailed analysis of pieces introduced to Panzer Leader since its original release

The Pieces Of Panzer Leader Part 3 - A detailed analysis of pieces introduced to Panzer Leader in the Panzer Leader 1940 variant

References From The GENERAL - A listing of Panzer Leader articles which previously were printed in the GENERAL

More Historical Corrections - Michael Flagiello and Alan Arvold make corrections to Panzer Leader situations to provide proper force compositions for each side

The Panzer Leader In Normandy - 10 updated situations which take place during the Normandy campaign and subsequent breakout

A color insert (on sticky backed label paper) of all the additional counters mentioned in this issue.

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