A few months ago Keith from @wargamehq interviewed me for his Hexy Talk podcast. The interview was released today. If you are interested in the ramblings of a wargame newbie go check it out. But […]
Author: Gringogamer
Wargaming, Trail-running, Dark Matter-hunting, Expat Father.
Obscure Battles – Part I
You like tactical-scale wargames? You are interested in cold war era battles? Maybe you would like to play out a hypothetical NATO conflict? Or you are eager to take a closer look at the Indo-Pakistani conflict? Have you ever wondered how a group of Russian marine units would play? What if I told you there’s a wargame system that covers basically any sort of cold war conflict on a tactical scale. The Obscure Battle system, a two-player conflict simulation, lets you do all this and then some.
Grand Operational Simulation Series – The Fine Points
In this series of articles about the Grand Operational Simulation Series we have covered so far the big game procedures (Ground Assault, Fire Support, Supplies, etc.). It’s time to look at the ‘smaller’ rules. We start today by introducing Engineers and their capabilities. We will see that they play thematically a very important role.
Logbook: 2020-03-24
I hope everybody is doing well! The situation in Brazil is tense, at least among the ones who are aware of what might be coming. On the plus side, I get to spend time with […]
Logbook: 2020-03-18
Quick Covid-19 update from the Gringogamer household. I’m sorry, but it’s kind of the topic right now and I thought I should share this here as well. Mainly to get it off my chest.
Hell in a Very Small Place and Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble
In the series Books and Wargames, I would like to talk about, well, books and wargames. I will pick a combination of one wargame and one book which worked for me very well. We start with Bernard Fall’s Hell in a Very Small Place and Kim Kanger’s Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble
Logbook: 2020-03-08
More delays. I’m currently without functioning computer. It will be probably another few days before I can get back into a regular writing routine.
Wargame Picture – 8
It’s been not my best week so far. Highlight was probably my computer that decided to pick the busiest week of all to perish. But then I get home and find an envelope from Decision […]
Logbook: 2020-03-04
It’s a crazy week. I’m currently stuck in a workshop with less time at hand than initially planned. The next posts will be coming but probably delayed by 1-2 days.
