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The (sometimes) DEFINITIVE List of Block Games
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These have become my favorite type of wargame and so far nobody has put them altogether in a single list.
Additions, comments, opinions welcome.
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Posted Thu Jun 8, 2006 8:53 pm
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26. Board Game: Stratego [Average Rating:5.94 Overall Rank:1834]
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 One of the first block wargames
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But, of course! The most overlooked one of all.
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http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/344087
27. Board Game: Blood of Noble Men: The Alamo [Average Rating:6.70 Overall Rank:3218]
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 If this is going to be like Victoria Cross, then you'll have an enjoyable game to play.
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28. Board Game: Napoleon's Triumph [Average Rating:8.23 Overall Rank:71]
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Truly sublime, a tour de force in graphics, presentation and game-play.
29. Board Game: Austerlitz: December 1805 [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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It'd be interesting to see how this compares to the above.
30. Board Game: The Road to Dien Bien Phu [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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 Not sure if this is going to be a block game...
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The Columbia site says it will contain 100 blocks, so yup.
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Not sure if this is going to be published...
31. Board Game: Forged in Fire [Average Rating:7.03 Overall Rank:2995]
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 Planned for 2006.
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32. Board Game: FAB: The Bulge [Average Rating:7.73 Overall Rank:363]
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 This one looks promising. First in a series...
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Absolutely FABulous ...
33. Board Game: Asia Engulfed [Average Rating:7.77 Overall Rank:665]
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 Asia Engulfed. To me, this is a must-buy.
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34. Board Game: Prussia's Defiant Stand [Average Rating:7.20 Overall Rank:1809]
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Watch out, Friedrich.
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n815e wrote:
Watch out, Friedrich.


HA!
35. Board Game: The Gettysburg Campaign [Average Rating:5.00 Unranked]
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 Another company throws its hat into the ring! As the title makes obvious, it's all about Lee's 1863 campaign into Pennsylvania.
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36. Board Game: Sekigahara: Unification of Japan [Average Rating:8.40 Unranked]
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 This looks HOT.
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Thanks for adding this to the list, Noel.

There should be more 'euro wargames'.

I'd been a hardcore block gamer for years before writing Sekigahara. I wanted to write a euro wargame (in the spirit of Marengo, Wallenstein, Friedrich) that retained all the historical authenticity of a full wargame.

Sekigahara for example has no dice and resolves combat by matching cards (motivation) to blocks (armies) to produce battlefield impact. Hand size is a measure of legitimacy, and varies by number of castles controlled.
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It's nice to see innovation and I look forward to perusing the rules to the game. Marengo took block gaming in a different direction and this looks like it will do the same. Good luck!
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Matt, how do you run the forces that swapped sides? Or the effect of the thick fog?
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Aha, this isn't about the BATTLE of Sekigahara (which, I think, should remain mainly untouched by attempts to simulate it). Still, the point about forces switching sides still counts: in a 2-player game, how do you incorporate the turncoats?
37. Board Game: EastFront II [Average Rating:8.25 Overall Rank:282]
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 EastFront II, the Wrath of Khan. A revamped package of the classic game.
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38. Board Game: EuroFront II [Average Rating:8.35 Unranked] [Average Rating:8.35 Unranked]
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 EuroFront II, more Front action than most can handle. One day I'll pick this up and save it for when I'm too senile to be any good!
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39. Board Game: WestFront II [Average Rating:8.14 Overall Rank:1101]
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 I've never had the opportunity to try out WestFront before it got the deluxe treatment.
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40. Board Game: Richard III: The Wars of the Roses [Average Rating:8.24 Overall Rank:1046]
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 Another one from Mr. Taylor.
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41. Board Game: 1805: Sea of Glory [Average Rating:8.19 Overall Rank:1734]
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 Sea battles!
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42. Board Game: Rome vs Rome [Average Rating:8.25 Unranked]
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 The latest from Columbia Games. By first time designer, Justin Thompson. This one has some interesting ideas, such as only using some of the cards from the deck - thereby insuring no two games are identical.
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43. Board Game: PQ-17 Arctic Naval Operations 1941-43 [Average Rating:7.58 Unranked]
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Mark Christopher
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 Block game of WWII arctic convoys!
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44. Board Game: Friedrich [Average Rating:7.71 Overall Rank:88]
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 It does have blocks (as supply trains; the marshals and generals are represented as wooden cylinders with hidden strengths). Yes, this is a block game and deserves to be included in this fine genre / family of unique, 'fog of war' / hidden strength piece games.
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Okay, now the question...
Where to start for a person that likes Eurogames but hasn't really played any wargames?
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The block games are a good entry point to consims - the components are attractive, the nature of the blocks tends to limit the number of units to a reasonable level and the fog-of war is present by default so they tend to have quite elegant systems.

Eurofront/Masterfront and Europe Engulfed push up the complexity level, but even here you can work your way up through the Front games, and start out with the lighter Blockskrieg rules for EE.

And don't forget that with Napoleon and Bobby Lee/Sam Grant can use the Eagles and Dixie card games to resolve the battles.:meeple:
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Boy, did I start these comments on complexity!? I guess I need to really clarify a few things. Columbia really does an excellent job packing a lot of game into a relatively easy set of rules and throwing in great components as well. So in terms of my list of which games to start with I guess I should throw in that many wargames would fall with EastFront on the complexity scale or even more complicated than that (some a LOT more complicated than that). So by comparison, Columbia's games are not a problem for most anyone who likes games. I wouldn't call that complex at all! I've played a few of the complex wargames and I really prefer the lighter games which is why I love the Columbia games. I just don't have the time to read 30 page+ small print rulesbooks or spend 12 hours on a game anymore. So for the average euro game player who doesn't mind reading rules I would say anything on my list below Sam Grant/Bobby Lee and Pacific Victory would be no problem at all. I own Bobby Lee and Pacific Victory. I'm reading the rules to Europe Engulfed at the moment and based on just the rules I would say it is in the same ballpark as these three of Columbia's games. I tried teaching Pacific Victory to my Dad once and it took us an hour to get through the rules with both of us being new to the game but experienced with wargames. I know a lot of euro gamers that would be getting antsy after a half hour rules explaination!
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I'm wondering if I should put the second-edition Front games here...
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I'd like to see a block wargame list broken down by period and/ or by manufacturer. That's just my 2 cents. Very nice list though.
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