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Swordfish at Taranto & Poor Bloody Infantry – Minden Games Part 1 Originally this was going to be two different reviews but the similarities between these two “experience” games and the fact that Swordfish at Taranto is now listed as Out of Stock, led me to the decision to do one combined review.    One thing I will mention now, is that I will not be going into a lot of detail about rules and tables used in the games.   Both of these games have a lot of tables and charts that are in use as you play.   Since some of the components such as the maps and counters are available online I don’t want to do a disservice to the publisher and put something out that would result in someone not needing to actually purchase the rules.    Swordfish at Taranto Williamson turned and nodded to his navigator as he began his dive toward the harbor.   Jinking to starboard and banking towards two large warships, he flew 30 feet above the surface, press...

NJ Con 7 - June 12 and 13, 2015 For those of you not familiar with NJ Con (New Jersey Con) it is a games convention held in Edison, New Jersey.  Previous to moving to the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center it had various, smaller venues, for the first two or three years.  I had discovered the convention the year prior to moving, when it was held in a hotel in the New Brunswick, NJ area.  The following year I was very pleased with the change in location.  This convention offers a lot.  First of all, it is small enough to actually "see people".   A lot of us have friends in the hobby but when you go to the larger conventions you may never actually see people that you know.  You may have heard they are there but, you wouldn't know it because the place is too spread out.  The second that I like is that the staff that runs it is friendly.  That isn't to say that the staff at other conventions run around screaming and holleri...

This is a video created from photos - Historicon 2013.  The SMG Company Level Game

Fall In 2014 AAR Pulp Alley - Death Comes Unexpectedly! Each player was given a dossier.  It contained information about the storyline, about their league, and other items of "flavor" This was the packet for The Professionals.  They had various information that came from Conrad Cunningham, the man who hired them. They knew that Mary had hired a local sailor but not the name of him.  A mysterious letter from a friend of wealthy Conrad Cunningham set things in motion. His discovery of a seemingly lost civilization was the catalyst that would propel events.   The entire series of events was set in place my a rather cryptic article in a local newspaper.  From there the information spread around the globe, reaching those that were good and evil.  Mary Cunningham traveled to Guam via Clipper and there hired Popeye to transport her to the mysterious island.   One of Mary's companions was mysteriously taken ill while at...