Don't Prussia Your Luck (A Review of Leuthen: Frederick's Greatest Victory)

Warfare in the Age of Reason.  Now that’s a fun oxymoron!  I mean, what exactly about standing perfectly still, shoulder-to-shoulder, in well-dressed ranks trading volleys of musket fire sounds reasonable to you?  At any rate, the period receives little attention in war gaming.  Thus, one of the more brilliant military tacticians in history, Frederick der Grosse, is often ignored.  Too bad.  Because he didn’t get the moniker “Great” for nothing.  One of the ablest practitioners of “less is more,” he expanded his tiny nation threefold and created a new kingdom almost entirely through the use of the small, yet superb, army inherited from daddy.  Always outnumbered and strategically besieged, he nonetheless won victory after victory through decisive action and expert maneuvering with the best drilled and most disciplined troops on the continent.  Now you can fill his boots.  Or get kicked by them.

Takin' It to Go Part 1: The Boards

Let's travel!

It's the holiday season, and for a lot of people, that means traveling. You've got family scattered halfway across the country, and since they don't have the decency to all come to you, you'll probably be on the road, away from home, and away from your shelf stocked with all your games. But you're a gamer, and we all know you're going to be bringing some games along to pass the time. The problem is, when you're trying to pack a car, those game boxes take up a lot of space. Even though you want to have a variety of options available depending on the mood and which people are around, you can only fit a few games, and then of course you risk them getting crushed or damaged in transit.

Fortunately, we at iSlaytheDragon have got your back. I just happen to have a few tips and ideas for packing those games away. With a little effort, you can make sure your collection is safe and that you have the variety you'd like to have available when away from home.  These tips can also help you with gaming conventions and other events in which you might want to have a lot of board games in a small amount of space.