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Duckbills #11 is out
Duckbills is our downloadable free PDF newsletter that covers Tractics , Fast Rules , and Brew Up . In it you will find errata for rules...

Bill Owen
May 261 min read
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Normandy Campaign Mat & PDF
I am working on a redo of our colorful D-Day map (below) that shows details like the contours of the whole area of Normandy, the beaches...

Bill Owen
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Wargamer Swag
News bits: We have added a new product section called Bits. This is where we put play aids for other rulesets (for Command Decision and...

Bill Owen
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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Go Nuts! with a free 50-page Duckbills issue
Fifty-page issue of Duckbills, the free newsletter, is ready to download now! Features new scenarios from Mike Reese, Q&A's, Bow MGs,...

Bill Owen
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Brew Up Comparison
The following table describes the difference between the two editions. Compare the difficulty of finding Vehicle Data in listings where...

Bill Owen
Feb 10, 20242 min read
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Brew Up published!
The featured image shows the back & front cover. Thank you to Matt White, who produced both images and has an Etsy store so you can...

Bill Owen
Jan 7, 20242 min read
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Brew Up's Halftracks are detected
Brew Up is nearing its final draft with a final cover, as shown above. UPDATE: Brew Up is published as of December 2023; buy a copy here...

Bill Owen
Nov 12, 20233 min read
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Narrative Suspense
A thoughtful blogger, Thomas Brandstetter, writes about his effort to design an ACW naval game & mentions the benefits of Tractics’...

Bill Owen
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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Buying 3D Miniatures
As part of my gamer Getting Started section, I have been collecting options of companies that 3D print miniatures and posting about them...

Bill Owen
Jul 26, 20232 min read
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More than just the armies
Often the first thing that a gamer does is buy some miniature figures. I suggest thinking about a few other things first. The ruleset is...

Bill Owen
Jun 13, 20234 min read
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What are combat rules?
CombatRules.com publishes game instructions, a ruleset for playing wargames. It’s not about how to have real combat with real people! And...

Bill Owen
Jun 13, 20233 min read
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Starter Army
Gamers often buy figures and vehicles and then wonder what ruleset to use with them. This could get the cart before the horse since the...

Bill Owen
Jun 13, 20233 min read
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Terrain: Easiest & Best
My not-so-humble opinion is that the linked blog post describes the easiest & best way to make wargame terrain. Wargame terrain is a...

Bill Owen
Jun 9, 20232 min read
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Working on a new ruleset
I am working on getting a new ruleset ready to publish. I won't say now which one but ask you what do you want to see? If it's different...

Bill Owen
May 23, 20233 min read
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Duckbills' Tractics Extenders
We chose the name Duckbills because that's what GIs nicknamed tank track extensions in World War II. So, the free newsletter contains...

Bill Owen
Apr 15, 20231 min read
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More About Tractics
Tractics gamers are supported by a free newsletter called Duckbills that helps fans try out new ideas like Team Fire. Team Fire allows...

Bill Owen
Aug 10, 20226 min read
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Why Tractics now?
Most of the buyers of one of the nearly identical print versions of Tractics came from the Facebook fan group for Tractics. Most were...

Bill Owen
Mar 6, 20223 min read
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Duckbills: Tractics variants & errata
Mike and I will produce an irregular newsletter for Tractics that you can download for free. Click here for its webpage (that included...

Bill Owen
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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