The Players' Aid

17/11/2025

Our interview with Fabrizio Vianello Designer of First Man in Rome – Strategikon Book II: The Civil War and the Fall of the Republic from Thin Red Line Games.

If you are a monster wargame fan then you are probably familiar with Thin Red Line Games and the genius behind the madness Fabrizio Vianello. They are a small but passionate publisher and my favori…

16/11/2025

Our unboxing video for Bayonet & Musket Series, Volume 1: Banish All Their Fears from GMT Games.

The Bayonet & Musket Battles Series is GMT’s follow-up to the extremely popular Musket & Pike Series, showing the movement of European warfare from tactical systems base…

15/11/2025

Another unboxing video today for the massive and highly anticipated Imperial Elegy: The Road to the Great War 1850-1920 from VUCA Simulations.

15/11/2025

Snuck in 1 more quick unboxing video for Traces of Victory from VUCA Simulations.

15/11/2025

The postman knocks and I get another game. Siberian Manhunt from Dangerous Games. 2-player asymmetrical hidden movement game where the Soviets are searching for a downed U2 pilot.

15/11/2025

Prior to watching IU Football on this beautiful Saturday had a chance to do a few unboxing videos for Neither King Nor God Limited Edition from Sound of Drums and Fighters of Europe from Capsicum Games.

15/11/2025

Our unboxing video for Sword of Orthodoxy: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 420-1453 from White Dog Games.

Sword of Orthodoxy is a strategic solitaire game of the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, simulating its saga from 421 AD until the end of the 15th century – an epic thousand year tale of hero…

14/11/2025

Just look at these beauties from VUCA Simulations. Traces of Victory, Modern Tactics and Imperial Elegy.

14/11/2025

Our solitaire playthrough video for War of 1812 Solitaire Travel Game from Worthington Publishing.

War of 1812 Solitaire Travel Game places the player in command of American forces trying to invade and occupy Canada during the War of 1812. The British AI side defends the empire. Both sides have …

12/11/2025

Grant shares his Best 3 Games with…D-Day!

I have been holding off on writing this one for years now so that we could get more plays of wargames focused on the D-Day landings of Operation Overlord. Now, we still haven’t played some of…

11/11/2025

My Favorite Wargame Cards – A Look at Individual Cards from My Favorite Games – Card #54: Barbatio from Barbarians at the Gates, The Decline and Fall of the Western Roman Empire 337 – 476 from Compass Games.

With this My Favorite Wargame Cards Series, I hope to take a look at a specific card from the various wargames that I have played and share how it is used in the game. I am not a strategist and fra…

10/11/2025

War Story: Occupied France is the winner of this year's SDHistCon Summit Award!

Huge and well-earned congratulations to David Thompson, Dave Neale, Kwanchai Moriya and the whole team here at Osprey Games 👏👏

Read more and find the other amazing finalists https://bit.ly/4qWpgbk