Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble. Playing #2- Part 2

  When Mike and I resumed our game, I had moved past most of the outer strongpoints and was approaching the main encampment.  Mike had deftly abandoned each outer strongpoint before I could encircle them, saving his Legionnaires for further fighting later on.  I was right on, or just ahead of the pace I needed …

Opening my gaming horizons.

My experience with wargames started a long time ago.  In my early teens, I started gaming with Dungeons and Dragons, and while I had a great time with it, it was another TSR game that got me on the path I'm on now.  I bought Dawn Patrol.  World War I aircraft have always fascinated me …

J103- Lenin’s Sons. My personal disaster.

  So I entered the VASLeague tournament on Gamesquad.  I had played in it before but it had been a few years.  My initial opponent was Jay Dragonetti of Virginia.  It took me a bit to get with him for this game, first it took us a few days to choose a game, then on …

Dien Bien Phu: The Final Gamble. Playing #2 – Part 1

  After surrounding my French Legionnaires in our first playing, ending with my surrender, Mike and I flipped the game around and it was my turn to attack with the Vietminh.  In both games, we have played scenario B which starts the Vietminh closer to the main fortifications, essentially removing the need for the capture …