Tag Archive: Squad Leader

Happy New Year Wargamers!

Happy New Year Everyone! Our Family’s News It has been an eventful year for our family.  My son, Anthony, John Hill’s grandson, graduated from high school.  One of the things that Anthony said when my mother and I took him…
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Historicon 2016 Follow Up

Historicon 2016 Follow Up Historicon 2016 was a huge success. Patrick LeBeau, longtime friend of John Hill, did a series of two hour short games and a big game on Saturday. They were all Squad Leader, translated to miniatures. They…
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History of Tactical Games: Evolution of Squad Leader

The Year was 1969….. Richard M. Nixon began his first term as the President of the United States. Soviet and Chinese forces were fighting on the Manchurian border over some disputed island. A total of  25,000 U.S. troops were withdrawn from…
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Fire & Movement Interview with John Hill

Fire & Movement Magazine was a founded in 1975 by Rodger MacGowan with its first publication in 1976 and ended in January 2010 with the last print issue totaling 150 print issues in all.  The focus of MacGown’s F&M magazine…
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Improved Wargame Shopping Experience

Hall of Fame Game Designer John Hill (1945-2015) designed Squad Leader, one of the most complex and thrilling wargames of its time. It is virtually and completely unique among World War II board games focusing on infantry combat in Europe….
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Memoriam from Armchair General

Armchair General is a magazine distributing company that publishes 11 award-winning magazines focusing on military history.  In addition to the print issues, Armchair General has an innovative unique online feature which permits the reader to determine the course of action in thought-provoking and challenging…
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Adding a Squad Leader and Johnny Reb Page

Hello: I have added two new pages to the site. I have added a Squad Leader and a Johnny Reb page. Although still in the working stages, the content will consist of background information on Johnny Reb and Squad Leader…
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