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Feb 12, 2025·Unboxing·13:47·0·Watch on YouTube

Midweek Magazines #8 - Paper Wars #98: First Blood in the Crimea

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Midweek Magazine episode number 8 looks at Paper Wars issue 98 from Compass Games, featuring the game First Blood in the Crimea: The Battle of the Alma, designed by Ty Bomba. For more on the game, check it out on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343281/first-blood-in-the-crimea-battle-of-the-alma And on the Compass Games website: https://www.compassgames.com/product/issue-98-magazine-game-first-blood-in-the-crimea-alma/ If you'd like to get in touch with me, message me on BGG (username legendsport) or email me @ joe@hexedandcountered.com. Twitter: @HandC_Joe Instagram: @hexedandcountered Threads: @hexedandcountered Bluesky: @hexedjoe.bsky.social

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First Blood in the Crimea: Battle of the Alma

First Blood in the Crimea: Battle of the Alma

2021Ty Bomba

1 - 2 players

0 min

About First Blood in the Crimea: Battle of the Alma, from BoardGameGeek:

Two player grand-tactical game using the alternating-actions system introduced in Wagram. That system places the emphasis on players' mastery of overall operations rather than on the minutiae of tactics. In effect, players role-play each side's supreme commander, making the decisions those two men would make rather than the whole command chain, as is often the case many complex tactical-level games. [adapted from official description]

Designer

Ty Bomba

Artist

Paul Stuhlfaut

Publisher

Compass Games

Categories

Post-NapoleonicWargame

Mechanics

Dice RollingHex Grid

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