Monthly Archives: March 2015
GrogHeads Reviews Twilight’s Last Gleaming
Reviewed by Michael Eckenfels, 14 March 2015
Developed by Hexwar for iOS (iPad)
OVERVIEW
Twilight’s Last Gleaming first made an appearance almost 20 years ago as a board game by Decision Games, one that rates just below a somewhat above average 6 on BGG’s website. Hexwar’s recent partnership with Hunted Cow Studios has brought this title back into the gaming limelight, but playable on either a Mac or an iPad, and with many more battles to fight than the board game ever offered (three battles from the board game, and ten in this electronic version).
GrogHeads Advanced Research on Projects Advisory #66
GARPA AT SEEEEEEAAAAA! OK, not just afloat, but there’s a pair of naval-heavy games for you this week to go with some gargantuan aircraft and more RPG hi-jinks.
Captain’s Sea (GMT Games)
P500 – Made the cut! P500 price $45, MSRP $65
A ship-to-ship combat game with a mixture of a square grid (!) and octagonal counters (!!) that covers the actions of the fledgling US Navy in the early 1800s. Battles include US ships against both British and French opponents, and focus on commanding a single ship through skillful maneuvering and solid crew allocations to weapons and rigging. Flying monkeys and subsurface atomic bombs round out your arsenals (just kidding!). Sail over to GMT while it’s still ‘officially’ on p500, but know that you’re going to get it, since it made the cut and is going to head to production sometime soon.
Screenshot Feature – Blood Bowl!
Sauron has a go at the ultimate in Fantasy Football.
Vincent Kowolik, 11 March 2015
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Tuesday Screenshot – Airship Dragoon
Airship Dragoon – facing down the Americans
Vincent Kowolik, 10 March 2015
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It has to be alternate history if they took down the US, eh?
GrogHeads Reviews Fleet Commander: Nimitz
Fleet Commander: Nimitz from DVG (Dan Verssen Games)
Michael Eckenfels, 7 March 2015
THE GAME
Fleet Commander Nimitz is a grand strategic game covering the struggles in the Pacific during the Second World War, from the start of 1942 through 1945. This is a solitaire game, where the player takes the role of Chester W. Nimitz and tries to stem the Japanese onslaught. Success or failure is measured by Objectives on the map (such as Alaska and New Guinea), and these change depending on the Campaign you choose to play. Victory is determined by the number of Objectives you hold; the more, the greater your level of victory. However, if you fail in stopping the Japanese tide across the Pacific, failure is not measured by a Japanese invasion of the mainland U.S. or Australia. Instead, interestingly, failure results in you losing your job.
The game has a ton of beautiful (if at times mystifying) components, a relatively clear rule book, and game play that requires a playthrough or three in order to wrap one’s mind around the concepts. The fact that I have gone back to this game again and again to learn its intricacies is largely due to its magnetic appeal. The game does draw me in, even though it might not be everyone’s cup of tea.
