Initially, The Boardgamer’s publication ran concurrently with Avalon Hill’s house magazine, The General, but instead of focusing on new releases, it devoted coverage to those classic, Avalon Hill games which no longer graced the pages of The General.
Following the cessation of The General in June 1998, The Boardgamer was the primary periodical dedicated to the titles from AH/VG, until its final issue in 2004.
The contents of this volume consists of:
Obstacles On The Rocky Road To Kingmaking - New Cards For Kingmaker
A Three Hour Tour - An Analysis of the Victory In The Pacific Sea Areas
Battle Cry - An Introduction to the Hasbro / Avalon Hill Game
The Napoleonic Wars - As a Six (or More) Player Game
Jutland In The Mediterranean - Germans, Austrians, British and French
Maharaja Rules Adjustments - Addressing Game Imbalance
The Tao Of Panzerblitz / Panzer Leader - Utility / Psychology in a Game System
AREA Ratings Calculations - The Formulas Behind The Ratings
Insert: Kingmaker Replacement and Variant Card Decks
Insert: Countersheet for Jutland Scenario
Enemy In Sight - Expansion Rules
Top Guns: Dauntless Analysis - An Evaluation of Fighter Aircraft in Air Force and Dauntless
A Tour Of The Magic Realm - Villains, Maps, Magic & Activity
March Madness - Men’s and Women’s Teams
Down With The Queen! - Evening The Odds In B-17: Queen Of The Skies
Flame Tanks And Other New Units - In Panzerblitz / Panzer Leader
Yeah!!! Well, So’s Your Horse - An Analysis of Gunslinger’s Showdown 7: The Bar Fight
Hoka Hey! It’s a Good Night To Die - An Analysis of Gunslinger’s Showdown 8: The Campfire
Hidden Movement and Searching - Without a Referee
Builders and Shapers - Strategies in Puerto Rico
The War of 1812 - 1813 Campaign Played on 1776
The Making of Crucible of Liberty - An Extension to the Map of 1776
Gunslinger - The Early Years
Landing Forces - In Victory in the Pacific
“Advanced” Naval War - Additional Rules for the Naval War Expansion Kit
Reconnaissance Units - In Panzerblitz / Panzer Leader
Insert: Countersheet Reconnaissance Units Panzerblitz, Panzer Leader 1940, and Panzer Leader
Insert: Countersheet War of 1812 Scenario for 1776
Inserts: Hidden Movement and Search Tables for Bismarck 1968 and 1979, Jutland, Guadalcanal 1992, and Midway 1964 and 1992
TLD Mambo No. 5 - Strategy, Tactic, Play-Aids and Variants for The Longest Day
Coffeeville First National Held Up - An Analysis of Gunslinger Showdown #9: The Bank Robbery
Apache Hunting - An Analysis of Gunslinger Showdown #10: Eagle Pass
2004 March Madness Sweet Sixteen - Men’s and Women’s Teams
The Jumbo Sherman - In Panzer Leader
The Rails of August - A Guns of August Variant
Clostermann’s First Kills - Le Havre, France; July 1943
Insert: The Longest Day Player Aid Card