All Entries in the "History" Category
Review : “Israel’s Lightning Strike: The Raid on Entebbe” from Osprey Publishing
Osprey Publishing, noted publisher of historical reference books, occasionally forwards new titles to Livingdice.com that are of interest to gamers. The latest shipment included “Israel’s Lightning Strike: The Raid on Entebbe,” from Osprey’s new “Raid” series, “Saracen Strongholds from 1100-1500” and “Empires of the Dragon: The Far East at War.” The first two titles are [...]
Book Report: Soul of the Samurai by Thomas Cleary
Samurai. The word itself conjures images of fearless warriors doing battle and a code of honor that required suicide in the face of dishonor. Samurai are one of the most famous Japanese exports, both directly and in their influence in anime, films and print. Even the American western genre adopted the stoic loner with an [...]
Review: Warealm Warlord Gaming Table from P9gaming.com
P9gaming.com is a new company producing a line of collapsible game tabletops for collectible card games. I am familiar with standard green felt tabletops for poker, so it seemed like a sensible evolution to produce a hobby gaming version. Happily p9gaming.com agreed to send me a review copy of the “Warealm Dueler” tabletop for review. [...]
American Pirates–The Constitution Allows It!
I know this is not gaming related, but it was such a tasty bit of trivia I had to post it. I was reading an article about the Somali pirate issue over at foreignaffairs.com and they mentioned an obscure section of America’s constitution as a possible solution. Privateers! Here are the key sections of Article [...]
My Predictions Regarding the State of Gaming in the Year 2020
I am not one for psychic powers, but I am a firm believer in trend prediction and extrapolations based on what we know now. Here is my best shot at describing the state of tabletop gaming in the year 2020. Let us begin with the rule book, a key requirement for any game. I foresee [...]
Broadside: The Influence of Sea Power on History–A Great Resource for a Naval Campaign!
Broadside: The Influence of Sea Power on History is an upcoming documentary about the Age of Sail, the court of Charles II, a young Dutch republic and various naval conflicts. Broadside is currently under production and does not have a firm release date for the United States, but the website is definitely worth your attention. [...]
Remembering Robert Ervin Howard January 22, 1906 to June 11, 1936
I would like to take a moment to remember Robert Ervin Howard on the day of his passing. Let every gamer raise a glass and split a skull in memory of Conan ‘s creator. All fled–all done, so lift me on the pyre; The feast is over, and the lamps expire. Robert E. Howard June [...]
More Oriflamme History
While doing some additional research on the “Oriflamme” as promised, I ran across a fascinating site. Société de l’Oriflamme I have not gotten all the way through it, but it has extensive links on the Middle Ages. In addition, there is some home-grown content on history and military hardware. It has not been updated in [...]
Oriflamme
I am continuing to read the Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World AD 500 – AD 1500 as fast as I can. I swear, I will post a review soon. In the mean time, there was an item that caught my interest and thought it worth mentioning. A battle standard carried before the armies of [...]