Gaming

I have a lot of experience in playtesting everything from miniatures, board wargames and even video games over my years in gaming. I also go out and seek opportunities to playtest when possible and my reasoning is simple, I want the community to enjoy their gaming experience as much as possible.

Over the last few weeks I have been playtesting the upcoming battleship game Heart of Leviathan (HoI) and someone asked me how I planned to play test this game. I thought the advice I gave was worth sharing it with the rest of the community.

By Matt Varnish

The lads from Montreal had their second annual Team Yankee tournament (I missed the first one) at JacHOBBY in Laval, a suburb of Montreal.  Their guys have come down to Ottawa for Canadian Nationals, so we returned the favour and crashed their tournament with myself, Rob, Scott and Andrew B.

The Store and Terrain

First of all, the store is fantastic, and they are the local seller of terrain and accessories.

I’m going to pimp their stuff despite not getting paid or anything, we spoke to the main guy, he basically designed 40k, WFB, RPG dungeon tiles and walls, Necromunda, and now has some 15mm stuff, seen below:

My first real foray into miniatures was with naval games and to this day I have almost 325 dreadnought period ships in 1/2400 scale. Even now I love playing naval games and I have been on luck over the last few months with some great naval wargames either hitting the market or in pre-production. Are naval war games making a comeback? Or are these new games just the latest editions in a very popular segment of our gaming community.

By Ed Sales

Hello there! Today we take a look at the that arrived in the mail.

We’ve recently seen how : a deep simulation for ancient/medieval warfare, with a manual written in a precise, . Now it’s time to go easier, with a fresh, modern set of rules you can read and understand without Britannica encyclopedia support, and be able to play at a decent level in a couple of hours – and we also had a chat with Simon Miller, the author behind the rules. Time to have a look at To

What does it mean to have precision? Some may equate it with accuracy, but that is, well, inaccurate.  Consider the following: an armed force has a target in a building. Their 155mm round may hit the target accurately, 99 times out of 100; however, if the resulting blast levels the five adjacent buildings, was the effect precise? Not in the least! In order to be precise, one must first be accurate and then one must ensure that the effects are only those desired.

By David Garvin

As gamers from across the country and around the world settled on Bowie, Maryland last month, there was a buzz in the air. The numbers showing up seemed to be greater than ever and this was to be confirmed by the organizers: 190 registered players. This was by far the greatest Winter Offensive held by (MMP).

Winter Offensive is the annual gaming tournament held every year by the publishers of Advanced Squad Leader (ASL).

It is an open format tournament that features many games into the ubiquitous ASL. Many of these cover various battles of the US Civil War. But there is no doubting the fact that the big draw for Winter Offensive is ASL.

By Mitch Reed

Photos taken from the Command Post Games and Lost Battalion Games websites. 

Gettysburg is perhaps the iconic battle in American history and has spawned dozens of games in many different formats which enable gamers to re-fight the pivotal Civil War battle.

One of the first games I ever owned was the 1977 Avalon-Hill Gettysburg, a game in which I enjoyed playing for years. The market is full of games that recreate the battle, from small quick to play games to multi-map monster games with thousands of counters.

So, whatever scale you desire to play the battle in you will have no problem finding the title that best suits your interest. While many of the classic games came out decades ago, companies are still producing new games with new mechanics to bring the battle to life on your table.

to its fans is a great horse and musket game for the Seven Years War. This is approximately the years 1740-1763. The war itself started in 1754 and lasted until 1763. As was with the times in Europe it was turbulent with many factions and thus a good topic for action on the tabletop. For those of us within the United States, we know this war as the French and Indian War when the young George Washington was a junior officer with the British Army.

This set of rules is more for Europe, and the author Bill Protz has another set of rules specifically for the French and Indian Wars called

Let’s talk about BAR, what makes it fun and why it might be the game you’re looking for. This period in history has much to offer. Across Europe the political map was complex and the variety of forces involved and their fickle loyalties offer many a what if as well as historical material to plan a game.

Gamers are a not a shy breed and they have no problem creating, adapting, expanding, and even re-writing the games they play. New forces, linked campaigns, missions and new rules are some of the things I have seen created to help expand the games we play and bring some excitement into our community. So with this said, NDNG is now asking you to share the ideas you have an some of the content you have created. Starting with the  for written by some of our staff we plan to bring you user created content to expand your gaming experience.

I have been approached by so many gamers who have a lot of great ideas. Well now if you want share what you have created with us please send us a draft of your project to  and we will work with you to make it a good final product suitable to share with other gamers. You will get full credit for your ideas and in return you can have the satisfaction that you have helped other players to enjoy the games they play.

I cannot wait to hear from you and see what great stuff you have come up with.