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EDITED BY JIM WERBANETH

Articles Originally Published on Line of Departure@The Gamers Net, Line of Departure/Military Gamer Online and Line of Departure/The Wargamer

¡Viva el Presidente!: Fun With Economics and Government in Tropico
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published April 14, 2008

 

That Classic, Again: Modern Naval Warfare With Larry Bond's Harpoon - Commander's Edition
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published April 14, 2008

 


Three Dragons: The Asian Dynasties Expansion for Age of Empires III
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published January 6, 2008

 

One Nomination: Why StarCraft Might Be the Best Real Time Strategy Game Ever
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published January 6, 2008

 


Decisive Stalingrad: A Preview of Stalingrad: Pivot on the Volga For Turning Point Simulations
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published August 9, 2007

 


Beyond the Classic: Global War at Sea With Harpoon 3: Advanced Naval Warfare
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published June 24, 2007

 


Indigenous Powers: The Warchiefs Expansion for Microsoft's Age of Empires III
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published April 14, 2007

 


The Sun Rises Early: A Review of War Plan Orange
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published June 18, 2006

 


Exploring for the Ages: The Extra Roles of Explorers in Age of Empires III
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published June 7, 2006

 

Magnum Opus of the Pacific: An Overview of War in the Pacific, From Matrix Games
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published June 7, 2006

 


Fantasyland Goes Retro: Fantasy Warfare in Land of Legends
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published November 28, 2005

 


Beaches to Breakout: Battles in Normandy for the Personal Computer
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published July 28, 2005

 

Mrs. Thatcher's War: A Review of Shrapnel Games' The Falklands War: 1982
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published July 28, 2005

 


The Global Game: The Second World War on a Global Scale, In Gary Grigsby's World at War Computer Game
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published June 20, 2005

 


Ages of Nations: A Look at Rise of Nations and the Thrones &  Patriots Expansion
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published February 19, 2005

 

Miniatures March Across the Monitor: A Review of Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published February 19, 2005

 


The Traveling Trade Show: A Review of Interstellar Trader 2
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published May  28, 2003

 


Process Into Product: A Design Methodology for Board Wargames
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published February 2, 2003

 


Talonsoft's Tactics: Playing World War II Battles With The Campaign Series of Computer Games
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published November 10, 2002

 

The Moveable Heritage: How the Evolution of Computer Games Obscures Their Own History and What Can Be Done About It
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published November 10, 2002

 


The Raiders: An Analysis of Naval Surface Commerce Raiding Since the Elizabethan Era
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published June 25, 2002

 


New Battlegrounds: The Clone Campaigns Expansions for Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published May 29, 2002

 


Age of the Force: The Star Wars Universe Comes to Real Time Strategy, in Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published February 7, 2002

 


Afghanistan Post-Mortem: Early Lessons of the War Against al-Quaida and the Taliban
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published January 1, 2002

 


The Law and the Wargame: My Experience as a Guest at a Premier Law School
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published October 19, 2001

 


Revolution in Hand: The Potential Impact of the Smallest Computers on Board Wargaming
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published October 5, 2001

 

A Pox on the World: Science Fiction's Most Disturbing Aliens, in StarCraft
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published October 5, 2001

 


The Brutal Road to Security: First Thoughts on the First War of the Twenty-First Century
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published September 14, 2001

 


Guide to Conquest: A Review of the Official Strategy Guide to The Conquerors Expansion to Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published November 10, 2000

 


The Age of Conquerors: A Review of The Conquerors Expansion Set for Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published October 18, 2000

 

Invasions in Real Time: Amphibious Strategies in Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published October 18, 2000

 


A Case Study of Case Yellow: The Fall of France in The Operational Art of War I
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published January 23, 2000

 


War to the Extreme: Decisive Elements of Desert Warfare
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published September 8, 1999

 


Defining "Modern": Wargaming's Problematic Era
by Jim Werbaneth

Originally Published July 26, 1999