http://www.wargamer.com/reviews/crossofiron/
I haven't read it yet as a Trotter review requires you to lean back in
a comfy chair at the fireplace, cigar & brandy in hand :)
Greetz,

I've posted about those French language wargame magazines before, this
post just to give you an idea how they look and what they cover :
http://www.net4war.com/pc4war/numeros/pc4war26.htm?produit=9383&LANG=fr
Pure wargame related stuff like

I'm falling again for the WWII on the seas bug, and I installed the last
version of the upgrade for Fightning Steel available at NWS. Last time I
played the game was some years ago, and I'm impressed with the new life that
the Mod gave to this eight years old simulator.

When you roam the various forums you often come across a "recommend me
a game" threads. The OP will give some info about what he likes or
dislikes but often it won't be enough and you'll see responding posts
like "if you like turn-based games you might try .." or "if you're

Got a press release today that Boku has signed with Matrix Games to re-
publish their Horse & Musket 2 and Combat Command 2 series.
Well, no surprises so far, but it also mentions a new, as yet
undisclosed series, in partnership with Double Shot Design.

Better late than never : The Wargamer has announced their Readers
Choice Awards.
http://www.wargamer.com/articles/readerschoicevoting_2006/
Caveat : you need a (free) account at TheGamers to be able to vote in

I posted a mini-review on our forums here;
http://forums.navalwarfare.org/showthread.php?t=1722
Thanks
Christopher Dean

Can someone recommend a book that explains that make up of US Army
units during WW II?
I am looking for a book that will detail what made up the various
levels of units.

A must-read for all armchair generals :)
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/articles.php?p=3314&page=1&cat=59
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx

Release date will be April 19th 2007, a demo is promised for early
April as well
It will be interesting to see if the demo requires server activation
too :)

14 new shots are up at :
http://www.battlefront.com/products/cmsf/screenshots/gallery_3/index.html
... and an interesting blog post explaining how they're going to
handle the "asymmetrical war" aspect is up at :

Dan Verssen Games upgrades from developer to publisher.
http://www.dvg.com/
They're mostly doing boardgames, but a few of them have been
computerized (Down in Flames, Eastern Front)

http://jaguarusf.blogspot.com/2007/03/close-combat-cross-of-iron-review.html
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx

Yes.  Paper Rights Management...
The other day, as I was printing a $20 bill to test the powers of Vista
ICM and Canon printer drivers, it occurred to me that I could produce
*beautiful* extra counter sheets for boardgames using the wonders of

This is going to be a long post because it's a copy & paste job from
an e-mail conversation I had today with Don Maddox. I convinced Mr.
Maddox that posting it in here would make a positive difference - but
I've been known to be wrong before :)