Getting crushed by Franco in the Spanish mountains during my first game of Resist! and reflecting on how designer David Thompson conquered my table this summer.

I review the first few salvoes of Postmark Games’ Battle Card, a series of six affordable and pretty print-and-play WWII strategy puzzles for solo play.

My first three tries running this slick gamification of Pavlov’s House, one of Stalingrad’s most legendary tooth-and-nail standoffs.