Somewhat of an unusual topic, as most "modern" wargames I've played concentrate on WW2. Anyway, last night I was happily playing
They Shall Not Pass: The Battle of Verdun 1916, a small wargame from Avalanche Press which isn't without its merits.
The box says 90-120 minutes, but our first game took a little longer than that... 4 hours with still two of nine turns left to play!
The rules are quite simple if you've played hex-and-counter wargames before; first-timers might be more advised to start on something a little simpler, though it really isn't that hard. Harder were the tactics. My poor French!
An AAR of the game can be found here:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/3119719
Other World War I games we have around the place include
Paths of Glory and
Pursuit of Glory, neither of which we've managed to play yet (though Randy's played a bit of the former solo, and me the latter solo)...
Have you played any WW1 games?
Cheers!
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