McPherson, MacGowan, McLaughlin & Memorial Day

 Happy Memorial Day to All!....My friend Rodger MacGowan - who did the cover for Rebel Raiders on the High Seas and many other games of mine not only followed my lead in honoring Civil War historian James McPherson - but also did me one better (as any artist of Rodger's caliber should) by putting up this tribute. For more from Rodger on Memorial Day, games and his magazine, please visit his C3i magazine ops site:  http://www.c3iopscenter.com/currentops/

“American Civil War games are very popular in Japan”

Rebel Raiders – In Japanese?

“American Civil War games are very popular in Japan” 

My old friend, the renowned artist Rodger MacGowan made that comment when he sent me the photos (see below) of the Japanese language edition of Rebel Raiders on the High Seas.

“Based on my contacts in Japan and the photos I have seen on the web from Japan,” Rodger told me, “the American Civil War is a very popular subject among wargamers in Japan today.”

Rodger should know, he has been doing covers of my games for 30 years – including all of my Civil War titles, from the early 1980s Army of the Potomac, Army of the Tennessee pairing that combined make Mr. Lincoln’s War right up to, of course, Rebel Raiders on the High Seas.

Look for more Rebel Raiders images on his website, and for major coverage of Rebel Raiders in an upcoming issuing of his C3i magazine.

Boardgamegeek hails Rebel Raiders as: “A design that is well worth getting into”

“Rebel Raiders is a game I definitely enjoyed playing,” says noted Boardgamegeek reviewer Marco Arnaudo in a video tour of the game he posted on that site over the weekend.

“It is not complicated but it is complex, in the best sense of the word” says Arnaudo, explaining that by complex he means the “challenges and dilemmas that both sides have to face constantly.”

To watch the nearly 20 minute review, which includes examples of game play and strategy, go to:

http://boardgamegeek.com/video/29095/rebel-raiders-on-the-high-seas/video-review