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A first look at Cobra - The Normandy Campaign from Decision Games. Originally an SPI offering in Strategy & Tactics magazine #65 in 1977 and designed by Brad Hessel, this is the third version following a second release by TSR in 1984 and a reworked version (again S&T) in 2007 before this boxed edition was released in 2019. 

The game covers the Normandy campaign from the D-Day landings (optionally) through the breakout in July 1944.

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Cobra - The Normandy Campaign (Decision Games) - First Look

Hexed And Countered

Iwo Jima: Hell On Earth is a hex & counter wargame based on this iconic battle. This challenging solitaire wargame puts you in command of US Marine Regiments as they battle entrenched Japanese Battalions during the iconic 36-day Operation Detachment. Each game turn represents approximately four days, condensing the intense conflict into nine turns of strategic decision-making. 

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IWO JIMA Playthrough T1-2 - First Impressions

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Playing one week of the "North African Campaign" in British Tank Ace 1940-1945. This is episode 16. 

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British Tank Ace 1940-1945 - Playthrough [North Africa - Episode 16]

Boards, Bricks & Battlefields

We get underway with our first mission in our campaign game with Eagle Leader, the air combat tabletop board wargame where you control a squadron of NATO aircraft in a series of missions during the Cold War. We are playing El Dorado Canyon, a 2-day campaign of bombing over Libya in 1986.

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Known Errors
1 - 07:32 - I incorrectly stated that we were too far away to fire at anything other than the ground site. The southern MIG and ground target are actually at a range of 2 from us. I could have fired at the MIG there.

2 - 23:42 - When I fired rockets at the ground site, I added in a +3 attack bonus because of the yellow "S" on the rocket counter, and I was firing at a "soft" target. But a yellow "S" only adds a bonus to "suppression" die rolls, not attack die rolls. A black "S" is the one for attack bonuses on soft targets. Thanks to Thomas Konczal for pointing this out.

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00:29 Mission 1 - Turn 1
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Eagle Leader Campaign - Episode 2 | Dan Verssen Games | Cold War Air Combat Board Wargame Gameplay
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Eagle Leader Campaign - Episode 2 | Dan Verssen Games | Cold War Air Combat Board Wargame Gameplay

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Game On Con 2026 Prep and what is coming later this year

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Live play preview of Battlegroup Clash Baltics by Sapper Studio.

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Coffee & Counters Episode #1

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Compass Games Town Hall, Episode 126

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Coffee & Counters - this morning's chat.

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