In February 2007, I (Grant Dalgliesh) interviewed with the guys who run the excellent wargaming podcast, Point 2 Point. The interview is part of issue 21 of their regular broadcast and was just recently posted to the Point 2 Point website. We discuss the history and the future of Columbia Games, current projects, and a […]
Wizard Kings 2nd Edition is shipping now. It looks great and we are excited to hear what gamers think.
A number of translations of Columbia Games have been posted to our website, ColumbiaGames.com Quebec 1759 (French) Napoleon (Japanese) Crusader Rex (French) Pacific Victory (Spanish) EastFront 2 (Korean) Dixie Unified Rules (French) Eagles Waterloo Rules (French) We are always accepting of translations and post them freely on our website.
Wizard Kings 1st edition is now sold out. We are preparing to release a 2nd Edition and will have further news to report soon.
We regret to announce that the GamePlan title Frederick’s War has been cancelled. We have been unable to reach an agreement with the game’s designer.
Results (in brief) from the Columbia Games events at the 2006 World Boardgaming Championships in Lancaster, PA. War of 1812 had 24 players and winner was Scott Cornett. Liberty had 30 players and winner was Todd Treadway. Hammer of the Scots had 25 players and winner was George Seary. Napoleon had 10 players and winner […]
Here’s a challenge: Can anyone come up with a good mnemonic for the 12 months of Harn? Since starting our promotion at harncalendar.com I’ve thought it would be handy to have a song, quip, or even an acronym to help remember the months. Email suggestions to grant@columbiagames.com
We have sold out of War of 1812! Plans are afoot for new edition and are entertaining thoughts about how to revise it. One of the prevailing ideas is to use large (24mm) blocks (like in Hammer of the Scots, Crusader Rex, etc.) and new label art. We’re also contemplating making [optional] expansion units available […]
The first PBeM tourney of Hammer of the Scots is in the books. Thirty one players vied for the dominance of the Scottish Nobles. This was a five round swiss tourney using the 2.0 rules. Players bid to play the English by bidding the number of years to play without Edward I. Games were played […]
Please pardon my long lag in posting news. We have been thoroughly involved in putting two exciting new projects to bed: EastFront 2 and the EuroFront maps. These are now being printed and will ship toward the end of this month. I have quite a backlog of new postable material for our website including a […]