20th Century

The Dice Flew Furiously — Warfare in the Age of the Machine Gun

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The Dice Flew Furiously is Ross MacFarlane’s set of rules for modernistic warfare. From his notes:

Notes: This is a simple set of rules for playing wargames in the Age of the Machine Gun. They are meant to provide an enjoyable game and to be evocative of stories told rather than an accurate simulation or recreation of experience or fact. More specifically, they aim to work in OSW fashion, not worrying about consistent time and ground scales and operating on multiple levels at once. Figures and vehicles are treated more or less as individuals so a player can get that emotional feel of being there in the midst of things while putting dozens if not hundreds of toy soldiers on the table and getting the feel of commanding a “battalion” or even a “brigade”, yet still be able to finish a game in 2 to 4 hours. The rules are intended for use with individual figures of 20mm size or larger but it should be able to be used with multi-figure bases either counting each base as a figure or by marking hits.

Vintage Photos of Moscow 1909

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Here’s an interesting set of Flickr photos of pre Revolution Moscow.

American Western Frontier Photos

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For Wild West fans, here are a bunch of period photos of the American West.

Combined Arms 2000 Board Game

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Combined Arms 2000 is a free print-and-play board game for modern era combat. The description from Board Game Geek:

Combined Arms 2000 is a light wargame simulating armored warfare using modern technology. It features a realistic scale for both movement and fire (1 space = 1 kilometer), a good selection of vehicle and infantry types, off-board fire support, and fixed-wing air support.

Players build armies from parts of a shared deck, then fight! The attacker has only ten turns to seize his objectives. Wise use of reserves, clever scouting, and bold maneuver are all needed to attain victory.

This is a free print & play release on BoardGameGeek. Print cards and box to 110 lb cardstock, and rules to a single sheet of typing paper. Heavy lines on the box are cut lines; lighter lines are all mountain folds.

Color Photos From The US In The 1930s and 1940s

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Fans of pulp and other inter-war gaming might be interested in seeing these rare color photos of life in the US in the 1930s and 1940s. It should give you some good ideas about colors.