Articles tagged 'vietnam'

  1. Haml/Yaml/Markdown Apr 15, 2025
  2. Silver Bayonet 22 - more theorycrafting Nov 6, 2022
  3. Game Science Viet Nam (2) Jul 11, 2021
  4. Khe Sanh '68 (1) Jan 20, 2019
  5. Silver Bayonet 18 - Lure and Ambush (2) Oct 21, 2018
  6. 1972 The Lost Phantom Dec 24, 2017
  7. Silver Bayonet (16 & 17), Dien Bien Phu and more Dec 23, 2017
  8. Fire in the Lake 11, with Playbook Example 4 Nov 12, 2017
  9. Green Beret 2 May 7, 2017
  10. Search & Destroy 2 Apr 23, 2017
  11. Search & Destroy (with more of the usual) Apr 9, 2017
  12. Downtown, Game 2, Scenario D2 Raid Mar 28, 2017
  13. Chadwick's Tet Offensive & more Mar 26, 2017
  14. Hearts and Minds 2d Ed. Mar 12, 2017
  15. Downtown, & Race for the Galaxy Mar 11, 2017
  16. Phantom Leader 5 - USN Linebacker continued Mar 8, 2017
  17. Phantom Leader 4 - USN Linebacker continued Mar 8, 2017
  18. Phantom Leader Linebacker kickoff Feb 28, 2017
  19. Ambush at LZ Albany 2 (and more) at EGO Feb 26, 2017
  20. LZ Albany set up and first turns Feb 26, 2017
  21. Silver Bayonet 15 and Star Realms 2 Feb 20, 2017
  22. Silver Bayonet Scenario 1 (w/ Objective 218 and Zombie Dice) Jan 22, 2017
  23. Silver Bayonet: Ia Drang LZ X-Ray Jan 16, 2017
  24. Silver Bayonet - Theorycrafting Tea Time Jan 15, 2017
  25. Vietnam Solitaire 11 Jan 14, 2017
  26. Phantom Leader first play Dec 23, 2016
  27. PAVN lures ARVN out to play Dec 4, 2016
  28. Silver Bayonet (and more) at EGO Nov 27, 2016
  29. Silver Bayonet: Tea Times 2 Nov 26, 2016
  30. Silver Bayonet: Tea Time, Scenario 6A Nov 25, 2016
  31. Silver Bayonet 25th Anniversary Edition Nov 22, 2016
  32. Binh Dinh '69, a Train Game Nov 20, 2016
  33. Vietnam Solitaire 10 - Easter Offensive Sep 10, 2016
  34. And enough Forgotten Heroes for now Aug 28, 2016
  35. River of Perfume (and more) Aug 21, 2016
  36. Forgotten Heroes and more Aug 14, 2016
  37. NVA crushed Aug 7, 2016
  38. First try at Forgotten Heroes Vietnam Jul 2, 2016
  39. Fire in the Lake Playbook Example 3 Mar 27, 2016
  40. First crack at Winged Horse Nov 29, 2015
  41. Zumwalt takes charge Nov 15, 2015
  42. Kim Kanger's Tonkin Oct 25, 2015
  43. Another visit to the Mekong Delta and other adventures Oct 18, 2015
  44. Fire in the Lake Playbook Example 2 Oct 3, 2015
  45. Rats and other things at EGO Sep 20, 2015
  46. NVA win in Fire in the Lake Sep 6, 2015
  47. Fire in the Lake Non-player examples Aug 31, 2015
  48. Stumbling through Year of the Rat Aug 16, 2015
  49. Viet Nam (for Interested Americans) Aug 9, 2015
  50. Zumwalt rules the Delta Jul 19, 2015
  51. Fire in the Lake - the Full Monty Jul 9, 2015
  52. What Went Wrong - Ap Bac '63 Jul 6, 2015
  53. Courage Under Fire - An Loc 1972 Jul 3, 2015
  54. A first look at Grunt Jul 2, 2015
  55. 'Nam Diary microgame Jul 1, 2015
  56. Masher/White Wing from VG's Vietnam Jun 21, 2015
  57. SEALORDS at EGO Jun 14, 2015
  58. Operation SEALORDS, and the game Jun 13, 2015
  59. More Vietnam Solitaire (6 & 7) Apr 27, 2015
  60. Vietnam Solitaire 5 (Special Edition) Apr 20, 2015
  61. Back to Vietnam with White Dog's solitaire game Apr 19, 2015
  62. Vietnam Solitaire 3 (and more) Mar 7, 2015
  63. Vietnam Solitaire Redux Feb 21, 2015
  64. Vietnam Solitaire first play Feb 15, 2015
  65. Operation Starlite: Vietnam 1965-1975 Jan 18, 2015
  66. More Lake, Less Fire Jan 4, 2015
  67. Battling for Hue Dec 25, 2014
  68. Iron Triangle - first impressions Nov 28, 2014
  69. Snoopy's Nose: a tainted win? Nov 10, 2014
  70. Boys of '67 Nov 8, 2014

What to play next?

Deciding what to play next is always a tough call when faced with a closet full of games, all of which were purchased with intent to play. Here's one I'm dealing with the decision.

  • Something New: this means both something new to me and a game which has been published recently, within the last two or three years.
  • Something Classic: I've acquired a number of games properly considered "classic" which haven't yet been played. The current example would be PanzerGruppe Guderian.
  • Something Again: mastery requires constant practice, which means playing games many, many times to allow nuance to appear.
  • Something Vietnam: as I'm on a Vietnam binge. I don't have all the Vietnam games ever published, but I can say that I have a lot of them, and probably more than most people.
  • Something Obscure: as it's fun to poke around in the dustier corners of game design.
  • Something Different: break away from the same old publishers and try a game from one of the new kids on the block. Or, conversely, dip into legacy with a classic tried and true.
  • Something Light: once in a while it's nice to actually finish a game all the way through in one sitting, in an hour or two.
  • Something Heavy: if possible, it's nice to set up something big and complicated which can be left out for days or weeks or even months, for a leisurely stroll through a very large or long game.

There are surely many more ways to choose, but the above method keeps me busy enough, helps me get both breadth and depth into my play, and provides me with a sense of progress.

The odd man out

When there is an odd man out:

  • Have a solo game ready to play.
  • Keep score or advise on a game in progress.
  • Referee a game in progress.