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Stonewall Jackson’s Way II and None But Heroes: Two New Civil War Boardgames from MMP

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments

I recently noticed a link to an interview of legendary Civil War board game designer Dean Essig at Boardgame news.  Essig was talking about his new regimental level Civil War game on the Battle of Antietam entitled None But Heroes. This excerpt from the interview provides a look at what Essig is trying to accomplish […]

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Antietam – In Their Quiet Fields II by MMP

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I was a bit surprised to find In Their Quiet Fields II still available for purchase at Multiman Publishing’s Civil War Brigade Series web site. ITQFII recreates the Battle of Antietam at the brigade level with a ground scale of 200 yards per hex. Since the title WAS available, I purchased it. As some of […]

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MMP Has Barren Victory II Available for Preorder

April 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I completely missed this one, but Multiman Publishing is now offering Barren Victory II (BVII) for preorder. BVII, which covers Chickamauga, is the latest entry in the Civil War Brigade Series (CWBS). The game looks a little pricey with an $82 preorder price, but Chickamauga is a larger battle, even at the brigade level. The […]

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Multiman Publishing Is Having a Sale!

September 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Multiman Publishing, pitcher Curt Schilling’s wargaming company best known for its Advanced Squad Leader products, is having a major sale on the eve of several new games being released. Four of the popular Civil War Brigade Series first produced by The Gamers are part of this sale, and if you don’t have them, now’s the […]

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The Gamers Brigade Series: Strike Them a Blow

December 6th, 2005 · No Comments

I haven’t really blogged about The Gamers Brigade Series (now owned by Curt Schilling’s Multiman Publishing), but this is as good a time as any. For those of you who don’t know, the Civil War Brigade Series (CWBS) is a series of hex-based, turn-based board games modeling most of the major campaigns of the eastern […]

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Civil War Talk Radio: January 28, 2005

January 28th, 2005 · No Comments

Air Date: 012805 Subject: Dave Powell: Civil War on a Card Table Web Site: http://www.multimanpublishing.com Guest: Dave Powell Summary: Dave Powell explains how he designs simulation games based on Civil War battles. Brett’s Summary: Dave does so much more than that!  He is talking about wargaming, mainly board games, his area of specialty, but also […]

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