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Alphabetised game news (L2P)

L is for Light at the end of the tunnel at long last? General Staff: Black Powder’s website and Steam page haven’t been updated in a dishearteningly long time, but recent posts on the Kickstarter page give wargame AI aficionados…

Friday Foxer #229

Every Friday, Tally-Ho Corner’s cleverest clogs come together to solve a ‘foxer’ handcrafted by my sadistic chum and colleague, Roman. A complete ‘defoxing’ sometimes takes several days and usually involves the little grey cells of many readers. All are welcome…

Alphabetised game news (A2E)

A is for Adorable Arthurian art attached to abstruse aggro arithmetic. I love Legends of the Round Table’s artwork, animations, and Anna Azéma music and narration, but I’ve not yet warmed to the number-heavy combat maths in the demo for…

Goodbye to Berlin (SubwaySim 2 fails its audition)

You’ve had your chance, SubwaySim 2. Although you come with nicely modelled EMUs, attractive ribbons of Hamburg and Berlin, a replay-friendly timetable mode, imaginative scenarios, and exemplary tutorials, because I can’t seem to get you to run smoothly and look…

Belarusian bream for breakfast

What a lovely way to start the day. I’ve just landed my largest bream yet in agreeably atmospheric angling sim, Fisher Online. Recommended to me by cederic, a Cornerite who’s spent over 190 hours playing it, £12 FO has some…

Tim’s take on Tank Squad

Three of my favourite Tank Squad moments so far. Moment 1. I’m advancing towards a seemingly neutralised Soviet position in a lone Panzer IV. There’s an HE round up the spout in case of unpleasant surprises. A short distance from…