Episode XVI: Cold War Goes Hot Surveys

Guns, Dice, Butter

English - August 01, 2013 01:15 - ★★★★★ - 46 ratings
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Record amount of downloads for Guns, Dice, Butter today.

Must be the references to Red Dawn. Hats off to our two panels.

Also, interesting story on BBC site today:

AUG 1: 2013: BBC: WWIII Queen's speech' script revealed

In a Whitehall-written script, the Queen speaks of the "madness" of war

The Queen was expected to urge Britons to pray and remain united and resolute in the event of the "madness" of nuclear war, papers from 1983 show

The script for a hypothetical broadcast has the monarch describing the threat to the "brave country" as "greater" than any other in history.

Link to survey of Third World War wargames and media survey:

games

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1731928/herr-dr

media

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1731927/herr-dr

...and the website Brian referenced:

http://gamethenews.net/

...and a link to AARs of monster wargames:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/52996/i-want-the-beast-session-reports-reviews-of-heavy