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Operation Hamlet

Operation Hamlet

Current day: US forces have been tasked to enter a local Afghan village to check on the local leader’s claim that he supports the anti-terrorist factions. The situation has not seem right recently, so “Operation Hamlet” was organized because “Something is rotten… in Denmark.” The rules provide the US with very good firepower (d8); the […]

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Night Fighter Ace: Air Defense over Germany Playthrough

Night Fighter Ace: Air Defense over Germany Playthrough

A Replay of Zoom Gaming During the COVID Pandemic – Die Götterdämmerung Night Fighter Ace is a great solo game that allows gamers to replay the German Nachtjäger campaign against the RAF from August 1943 to July 1944. Players can choose from over 30 planes based on their level of “Prestige”and have the ability to […]

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Night Fighter Ace: Air Defense over Germany Playthrough

Night Fighter Ace: Air Defense over Germany Playthrough

A Replay of Zoom Gaming During the COVID Pandemic Night Fighter Ace is a great solo game that allows gamers to replay the German Nachtjäger campaign against the RAF from August 1943 to July 1944. Players can choose from over 30 planes based on their level of “Prestige”and have the ability to customize the skills […]

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Raiders of the Deep – COMING ATTRACTIONS!

Raiders of the Deep – COMING ATTRACTIONS!

On Friday 20 November 2020, after much delay and procrastination, Leutnants zur See Dale Mickel, Michael Koznarsky and Mark Waddington traveled back to August 1914 and the U-boot flotte of the Imperial German Navy using Compass Games’ Raiders of the Deep by Ian B. Cooper. Play of the game was supplemented by one of the […]

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Night Fighter Ace – General Recap

Night Fighter Ace – General Recap

The Gig Harbor Irregulars have continued to support social distancing and responsible gaming by playing Night Fighter Ace by Compass Games via Vassal and Zoom. The squadron had assembled over the past three weeks to fly more sorties in the late winter/early spring of 1944 against worsening odds – the British have been more successful […]

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Night Fighter Ace, Mission Evening 6

Night Fighter Ace, Mission Evening 6

The crisp winter night air slowly gave way to the renewal of spring as the 6th night of gaming operations took the squadron from February 1944 to mid-March 1944. All the pilots now had built up enough experience to buy special skills to enhance their ability to intercept and take down the bombers invading the […]

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The First Battle of Gig Harbor – Introduction

The First Battle of Gig Harbor – Introduction

A Double Blind American Civil War game using Fire and Fury Rules The idea for this battle began back in March 2020 when part of my family was driving past a small open area on a “Blue Star Memorial Highway” near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and saw War Memorial Park. My 17yo daughter asked what […]

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Night Fighter Ace, Week 5

Night Fighter Ace, Week 5

After taking a week off while my wife and I headed to the east coast on vacation (the goal was to view the fall foliage that just happened to be near American Civil War battlefields…  ) the I/NJG 5 again were ready to fly night missions against RAF bombers. All five squadron members were available […]

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