Superbowl Sunday Wargame Topics Update

Happy Superbowl Sunday! 😊 Here in the US we are getting ready for the game, cooking food and apparently watching as airspace over the Great Lakes is restricted. More balloon fun apparently. So, while I’m in the midst of pre-game preparation I thought I’d talk a bit about the wargame scenario situation and a couple …

Charting Out the Rest of December

I got back stateside on Saturday night. When we disembarked from the Queen Mary 2 on Saturday morning, I saw that the weather was questionable for Southeastern England from Sunday through Monday afternoon. Freezing fog, snow, ice, etc. My original plan was to head up to Lakenheath and then fly out from Heathrow Sunday night. …

WWIII 1987 East Med Shootout Scenario Now Available

Morning, everyone. The WWIII scenario Eastern Mediterranean Shootout has been posted on the Matrix Games forum in the CMO/Mods and Scenarios section. I'll include a link below. If anyone has trouble accessing the site or scenario file please let me know and I'll try to work it out while underway if possible. Otherwise it will …

Early December 2022 Outlook For The Blog

Good afternoon! 😊 Time constraints will force me to keep this short, but I wanted to jump on here and discuss the plan for the blog between now and 13-14 December, 2022. To make a long story short, I will be pulling convoy duty in the North Atlantic between tomorrow and next Saturday aboard a …

Gaming WWIII: Requesting Some Reader Input On WWIII 1987 Wargame Scenarios.

Before we jump back into the mixture for a few more detailed D+24 entries, I wanted to reach out to the readers and get some opinions on a project I’ve been considering for a couple of weeks. As most of you are aware, the conflict model for World War III: 1987 includes several sets of …

2022 WWIII Video Game Tournament Championship

For those in Peril on the sea.... Early in this tournament I had a feeling the championship matchup might very well end up being between Harpoon and Command. They are thoroughbreds in every way, and I expected both to go far. Prophesy fulfilled.  So, here we are. Two games that accurately simulate naval and air …

2022 WWIII Video Game Final Four: Red/White Bracket

Red #1 The Operational Art of War vs  White #1 Command Modern Operations Harpoon’s combination of sea and air power proved to be too much for Steel Panthers MBT to overcome. This matchup is drawn along comparable lines though The Operational Art of War likely has a slight advantage over SPMBT in that it is …

2022 WWIII Video Game Tournament: Round 2 Red & White Regions

WWIII Video Game Tournament Round 2 Red #1 The Operational Art of War Volume IV vs #4 Bravo Romeo Delta TOAW is the answer to the wargaming community’s prayers for a PC-based operational level title. Gameplay is smooth, the learning curve not too steep, and the tools provided allow the player to create or recreate …

2022 WWIII Video Game Tournament: Round 1, White Region

White Region #1 Command Modern Operations vs #8 Norway 1985 The final 1-8 bracket in the first round provides no major upset. Norway 1985 will not be the Cinderella darling this March. The results of this battle were preordained. Command, as I’ve said numerous times before, is like Harpoon on steroids and/or HGH, giving players …

Selection Sunday: 2022 WWIII Video Game Tourney

The field is complete. The seeds and brackets are set and the 2022 March Madness WWIII Video Game Tournament Field is set to get underway on Tuesday. Choosing the field was by no means easy, but the experience was rewarding. I put in some serious research on the more obscure games and came away having …