Against the Odds Magazine, ATO Magazine

01/16/2025

Interesting question.
Fascinating answer.

https://www.medievalists.net/2025/01/crusader-states-battles/

01/15/2025

Here is a full “playthrough” of Cassino, one of TWO games included in our “Cities of the Damned”. Both are SOLO!

https://youtu.be/IxV4G1zNqAw?si=8Fw3-2k4hLCcetRv

More about the games here:

https://www.atomagazine.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=180&category=4

01/14/2025

Pretty amazing to see a “postcard game” get this much attention and accolades.

That’s why we call them “Pocket Battle Games.”

https://youtu.be/WV_rZyGFHXE?si=BthDn43iagcHgmD6

Check out the whole collection here:

https://www.atomagazine.com/freegame.cfm

01/13/2025

What a great story!

Restoring a Shturmovik!

We can see it south of DC.

https://vintageaviationnews.com/restorations/restoration-of-the-smithsonians-ilyushin-il-2-shturmovik.html #

01/12/2025

A look at the contents of "Cities of the Damned."

If you like what I do, subscribe and click the "bell" icon!Showing the content of Cities of the Damned: Aachen and Cassino.Buy the game here: https://www.ato...

01/11/2025

With much of the country home bound, we will post about an anniversary we missed 3 days ago.

View our full trip to Historic New Orleans here: https://youtu.be/y3tfMW9UKZ4Join us for a quick trip to Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery, part of...

01/10/2025

Friday Funny
All these Wednesday holidays really make “over” harder to define.

01/09/2025

We have heard some references to lead pipes being involved in water but this lead in 'air pollution' is new to us.

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.

01/08/2025

LAST DAY!

We set the web site timer to shut down the "Free Britskrieg" promo with the "Twelfth Day" of Christmas and then realized we did not give any advance warning about it ending. We still have a few left, so we will extend the offer for one more week. From right this moment, until midnight, January 16 (the end of Jan 15), you will score your FREE copy of this sweet game from Lembit Tohver, showcasing "Operation Brevity" in May, 1941. No code to add, and the only link we need to offer takes you to the home page of our website, since EVERYTHING you can buy there today can net you an extra game.
Enjoy!
https://www.atomagazine.com

(Offer is not included on pre-orders)

PS-- TPS games are included! https://www.turningpointsimulations.com

01/07/2025

Another "surprise" on our site for many folks is the "In the Pipeline" section, where we post the game proposals that have been offered to us and let people VOTE on which ones they want to see! Sign in or join the page, and you get THREE votes for upcoming games.

https://www.atomagazine.com/pipeline.cfm?CFID=15637697&CFTOKEN=c3f97b4d58ebb380-1B05FB9E-C2EA-696C-834ECABCFB83DCF1

01/06/2025

Just to remind everyone, we have a HUGE list of what we call "E-Game Aids," for playing our games on line or via email with friends.

We just now added "Stalingrad: Verdun on the Volga" to the list.

We wish someone would do a few of our TPS titles.

Check out:

https://www.atomagazine.com/game_aids.cfm

01/05/2025

Another museum to share, with a great extra potential.

“Spend the night on a submarine!”

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-spend-the-night-on-a-fully-restored-world-war-ii-submarine-180985735/?utm_source=smithsonian-weekender&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&spMailingID=50574327&spUserID=MTY3MTkyNjYzMTc2OQS2&spJobID=2860310475&spReportId=Mjg2MDMxMDQ3NQS2

01/04/2025

More art from our next issue. "Strike of the Heron" explores the sudden and astonishing breakthrough operation “Fischreiher” (Heron) by the German XIV Panzer Korps and other supporting units, to the Volga River in August, 1942. It is the "before things went to hell at Stalingrad" portion of the German 1942 Offensive. Both sides are challenged, and both sides must be clever in attack and defense. https://www.atomagazine.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=193

01/03/2025

For the Kickstarter backers of Kulm,

IF YOU BACKED THE KICKSTARTER, WE HAVE SENT OUT THE SURVEYS.
SURVEYS ARE THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SEND YOU YOUR GAMES (and they also have some sweet offers for more games).

THE SURVEY IS SENT TO THE EMAIL YOU HAVE ON YOUR KICKSTARTER PROFILE. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SURVEY, PLEASE CHECK that EMAIL. (Some people use a seldom-visited email for Kickstarter, and that can cause problems.)

01/02/2025

We've always found it fascinating that, among military history buffs, you're likely to get dim recognition if you ask about "The Battle of the Philippine Sea," but absolute response if you ask about "The Marianas Turkey Shoot."

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/december/marianas-turkey-shoot-plus-seventy-five

01/01/2025

Serious "grognard" test here.
It's a beautiful video of playing the Battle of Kulm with large, painted figures and sweet terrain.

And it's 45 minutes!

12/31/2024

Here is a nice "unboxing" video of our Annual, "The Cruelest Month."

This is the featured game from ATO magazine's 2020 annual. It looks to be an operational game with tactical elements for combat, but that's a guess after loo...

12/30/2024

While the main FB editor has not had the pleasure of a visit, we suspect Steve has. Let's ask him!

This looks like a GREAT museum!

Join us as we explore each year of the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 at the fabulous exhibit space put on by the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pa. S...