Alexander over at The Players’ Aid has a rave review for Columbia Games’ Richard III:

I cannot state emphatically enough how refreshing it is to play this game. The aesthetic is great, I also love the period and setting – I’ve never played another war game from this period. The time of play is a huge plus. I get to play a war game in no more than 45mins. Grant and I bashed out a game of this and played two other games in one session, which just feels so good. I get the feeling and brain stimulation of a war game, but I haven’t burned a whole night doing it. So Kudos to Columbia Games for making that happen.

These games really are some of the best around. They are not overcomplicated monster wargames that you’ll dread having to set up and teach. They’re designed to be played, played a lot, and played competitively. Because they have been played to death, the scenarios and rulesets are among the most well developed in the industry. And they are as great a fit for tournament environment as they are an excellent gateway into the world of historical wargames.

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PaxSims (Simulations)

• Connections NL 2016 report (9/18/16)
• Review: Paddy Griffith’s Counter-Insurgency Wargames (9/17/16)
• This is NOT a Drill! (9/17/16)
• Simulation & Gaming, October 2016 (9/16/16)
• IMPACT: A Foresight Game is now on Kickstarter (9/10/16)
• Connections UK 2016 AAR (9/08/16)
• Exploring US engagement in the Middle East: A crisis simulation (9/07/16)

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Inside GMT (GMT Games)

• B & T Biweekly Issue #2: Action tokens Part 2 — ABC of Action Tokens and Round Start Play Example (9/20/16)
• Setting the Scene for Under the Southern Cross (9/17/16)
• Evolving the Wing Leader System (9/15/16)
• The Last Hundred Yards Mission #2 AAR (9/13/16)
• History Never Repeats Itself When Playing Cataclysm (9/10/16)
• Attack the ROK: non-Allied Strategy Considerations in Next War: Korea (9/08/16)

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Castalia House (Wargames)

• WARGAME WEDNESDAY: The Arab-Israeli Wars Pt 2: Kalkiliah (9/14/16)
• WARGAME WEDNESDAY: All’s Fair in Love and War (9/07/16)

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Real and Simulated Wars (JC)

• How to Ruin a Tank Battle Position – Combat Mission Shock Force (9/13/16)
• Mirage M-2000Cs for DCS World – This Will Come in Handy! (9/12/16)
• Heroes of the Red October – My New Steel Beasts ProPE 4.004 Scenario (9/09/16)

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Ludic Futurism (Brian Train)

• The Scheldt Campaign in Minnesota (9/17/16)
• Review of A Distant Plain on The Player’s Aid blog (9/17/16)
• The Other 9/11 (9/12/16)
• Stakeholder-centric COIN: interview on Small Wars Journal (9/09/16)
• New paper on Third Lebanon War (9/07/16)

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VASSAL (News)

• New Module – Sports Illustrated Baseball (9/20/16)
• Update – Empire of the Sun v4.3p (9/08/16)

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The Demo Gamers (David)

• Updated Konflikt 47 Index (9/11/16)

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War in a Box (Warren Abox)

• Time Out! (9/13/16)

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The Players Aid (Grant A. Kleinhenz)

• Review – The Big Book of Madness by Iello Games (9/21/16)
• “See no evil, hear no evil…” – AAR for Scenario #8 Breakout Dance for Combat Commander: Europe by GMT Games (9/21/16)
• Review: Richard III by Columbia Games (9/20/16)
• A Preview of Combat Commander: Battle Pack #1 Paratroopers by GMT Games (9/20/16)
• Gen Con 2016 Game Recap: Five Tribes: The Thieves of Naqala Mini-Expansion by Days of Wonder (9/19/16)
• Gen Con 2016 Game Recap: The Refuge: A Race for Survival by B&B Games Studio (9/18/16)
• September Update on the P500 by GMT Games – My Struggle is better but still… (9/17/16)
• Agamemnon by Osprey Games Unboxing (9/17/16)
• Best 3 Games with…Simultaneous Action Selection! (9/15/16)
• A brief introduction to Empire of the Sun by GMT Games (9/15/16)