tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66278265434572695402011-07-31T08:35:44.726+08:00The Official War Journal of the Philippines Historical Boardgamers ClubVlad Seehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07439896662396522090noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627826543457269540.post-64695352054449135722010-01-01T11:40:00.004+08:002010-01-01T14:34:43.471+08:00

Happy New Year to All!!After a year of not posting anything on this blog I have decided to write something again! The reason for the dearth of blog posts was just plain laziness on my part as well as the new facebook page that Philboardgamers got this year where it seems to be easier to post things and get feedback quicker.One of the new year resolutions I made for 2010 will be to write more

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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!All is still quiet in the front as there have not been any wargaming events save for the usual attendance at the monthly Open Gaming Meet. I guess everyone (Including me) is quite busy with the holiday activities and if any wargaming has occurred, it probably happened in smaller private gatherings. Mark H., the main organizer and ring leader of our wargaming events, is

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Greetings!All is quiet in the Front as there have been no wargame meets in the past 2 months nor any weekday wargames played. Everyone is busy with other things in life such as work, family, etc. Without my dose of wargames, I have been playing Euros and RPGs more often lately. Fun as they are, I do miss the military strategy and replaying of history on tabletop that wargames offer.In the

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Here are the pictures of the previous wargame meets!Meets are usually held on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Here we have Jeff and Benjie playing ASL on a Friday night last August 1...There are also special days when we go out of town to escape the city and enjoy the fresh air of the country side... indoors. You wouldn't know it from the picture (maybe except through the wallpaper behind

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S16 Legio Patria Nostra Radicofani, Italy, 18 June 1944. Free French vs. GermanBenjie and I played this scenario just two days ago. Starter Kit #2 rules were in effect. This was a new ASL experience for me as guns were now in play. Guns meant the heavy guns such as anti-tank (AT), anti aircraft guns (AA), mortars - those kinds of guns. Yup, it was good times with bigger toys! I usually took

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S29 No Monumental Affair This scenario is found in Operations Magazine #52. Le Muy, France, August 1944 (see red box in map below. Click to enlarge). The Americans’ mission is to take the town by controlling any 5 or more multi-hex buildings and one critical multi-hex building at the south end of the map. The Germans only have to defend and keep the Americans from reaching their goals for

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A VICTORY LOSTThis was previously posted by me at Tabletopwars (a site that promotes tabletop gaming in the Philippines) and I'm reposting it in this blog...Mark and I played this game a couple of times and this is my review of the game...The map is nicely done with the terrain clearly drawn and illustrated. I had no trouble differentiating between roads, rough, river, etc. I like the glossy

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Found some pics that seem somewhat familiar...Japanese plane shot down as it attempted to attack USS KITKUN BAY." Near Mariana Islands, June 1944.German troops in Russia, 1941.A Nazi Soldier heavily armed, carries ammunition boxes forward with companion in territory taken by their counter- offensive in this scene from captured German film." Belgium, December 1944.Source of these pictures

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I have been scouring the internet for more videos and found a whole treasure trove of rare footages in You Tube! Its amazing what the internet can do!Here is a training video for a German Squad Part 1.Comments:1. Start - I guess due to its age it does have a tackiness to it. Look at the clean uniforms and the happy smiling faces of the soldiers...2. 3:38 - They sure do know the value of

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Here are the pictures of the ASL session at Mark's house last July 19. In attendance were...Witnessing the game was yours truly with the impish smile......and the gracious host - Mar......Or rather, Mark (sporting the newest craze in hairstyle that the young girls are falling for!) in his entirety calmly and serenely playing the (super)Finns in ASL. While on the other side, Benjie (in deep...

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Check out this funny thread at the Boardgamegeek and answer the pop quiz!I liked the comic panel in the thread that I'm posting it here with the link to a minis wargaming site which has more of these panels.ENJOY!

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Hi Again,Just want to make a quick after action report of an Advanced Squad Leader (published by MMP) game last July 23, 2008 between Me and Mark...Being a beginner wargamer, I requested to play only starter kit rules. We played ASL Scenario S3 "Simple Equation". I took on the Germans while Mark controlled the Americans.AAchen, Germany October 12, 1944... The Americans had to take control of

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My source for this news reel is a vidcast called The Combat Report.com. It has several videos but I decided to put this one up for viewing since it’s where we are located... my Manila!My comments of the news reel:2:00 – Wow! I never knew we had our own mini-market garden too at Batangas! With forces coming from the south (Batangas), from the North (Lingayen, retaking Bataan and Clark Airfield

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Hello Again!I've got some ideas that should hopefully make the Philboardgamers blog interesting to read. One of these ideas is called Roll Call!. The idea behind this is to feature a current member and do a brief interview about that person. I'll start with the Roll Call about myself...I won't go into the details of my personal life but will instead talk about my gaming background or my geek

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Greetings and welcome to the revitalized blog of the Philippines Historical Boardgamers Club (Philboardgamers)! My name is Vlad and I will be your moderator.For those who are not familiar with the club, The Philboardgamers is a group of enthusiasts residing in Manila, Philippines who get together to play wargames on a weekly or monthly basis. The club has a yahoo groups mailing list, where

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