Close Combat IV: Battle of the Bulge

I found my old CD of Close Combat IV: Battle of the Bulge today after a fairly long and very cold search in the loft. I haven't played this for at least twenty years, so have loaded it up and will get a few games underway over the weekend. I liked this edition of the game a lot although I remember that it crashed a few times back in the day, no doubt as my PC wasn't great and it also probably needed a patch or two, as I bought it brand new when it came out. I'll have to see if it works this time round without any glitches?

Close Combat III: The Russian Front

I was up in the loft today when I found my old CD of Close Combat III. I used to play this game and the others in the series a lot back in the day, so I thought I'd load it up on the laptop to see if it has stood the test of time. I wasn't sure if it would still work, being designed for Windows 98, but it loaded up fine and I was able to play through a couple of scenarios. It is still a great little game and I'm going to play a few more scenarios as soon as I work out all the various key commands that I've forgotten. I'm also going to try to find the other two Close Combat games that I have in the loft, if I can track them down in all the boxes of stuff. A cracking little game!

Command and Colours

I was given a copy of Command and Colours: Napoleonics for my birthday. I have no time now to learn the rules and set up a game but will take the box on holiday at Easter to play through some of the scenarios. It's not exactly beer and pretzels but is simple enough to not be overly difficult to play, so I think it deserves a place here rather than the other blog. I've heard some really good things about  the Command and Colours system, so I'm looking forward to trying it out in a few weeks time.