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August 28, 2024

Combat Mission devs eaten by giant lizard

Battlefront, the studio that gave the world plausible 3D WeGo WW2 combat, is no more. After licking its lips with a darting bifurcated tongue, and letting out a thunderous belch, the massive Surrey reptile that consumed BFC yesterday, said this: “We are thrilled to welcome the Battlefront team into the Slitherine family. Their expertise and passion for wargaming are unparalleled, and together, we will continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in this genre. Our goal is to not only preserve the legacy of Combat Mission but to elevate it to new heights.”

August 27, 2024

Gaping Gettysburg gap

Although Steam’s gaping Gettysburg gap narrowed considerably on Saturday, until my favourite Battle of Gettysburg title joins the rather dear Scourge of War: Gettysburg in this line-up, Steam’s selection of wargames dedicated to the pivotal Pennsylvanian scrap, will remain glaringly incomplete. As I argued many years ago, Sid Meier, Jeffery Briggs, and Bruce Reynolds achieved truly great things back in 1997.

August 26, 2024

Combat Mission Olympiad: Turn 2

While it’s theoretically possible that the distant dust clouds spotted by both teams during Turn 2 have been raised by restless breezes, stampeding camels, or whirling dervishes, by far the most likely culprits are Afrika Korps AFVs on the move.

August 26, 2024

Where am I?

Using the following clues (the map above is purely decorative) in combination with Street View, work out my location.

August 23, 2024

Friday Foxer #190

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 to participate.

August 23, 2024

A2Z (vowels edition)

A is for Abbreviated digest of game news. The only thing the following stories/games have in common is that they rubbed shoulders on the Corner on a breezy August day in 2024.

August 22, 2024

“You can’t throw all of life’s problems through windows”

It looks like Tom ‘Gunpoint’ Francis may have another smash hit on his hands. Most of the big games sites have heaped praise on the out-today Tactical Breach Wizards, and having just spent an hour with its demo, their enthusiasm is easy to understand.

August 21, 2024

The Struggles of Sarkbus (Part 2)

A wise City Bus Manager player keen to found a profitable omnibus company on the peaceful, car-free Channel Island of Sark would start by building a depot on its bigger, more densely populated neighbour – Guernsey. Me, I naively sited my bus station just here, and have been dealing with the financial repercussions ever since.