Grumble Jones August Scenario GJ060 - Illi's Block
The Grumble Jones August scenario finds us once again in Italy. For this month, I chose to do a scenario set during the Battle of Ortona. I drew my inspiration from Mark Zuehlke's outstanding book,...
View ArticleOur Saturday Game..."One moment.. a special bulletin is coming through.."
….newsfeed...begin....GJ Network correspondent...live feed...transmit now..."We interrupt the Saturday Game AAR with an update from the GJ Combat photographers on location on board 51 near the Free...
View ArticleOur Saturday Game - Le Franc Tireur's Scenario FT 222 Hetzer Butcher
For our Saturday Game (8/11 and 8/17) Dan Best and I reached into Le Franc Tireur's "From the Cellar Pack 8". This is the latest of the "From the Cellar Packs" and is chock full of some really good...
View ArticleGrumble Jones - September Scenario - GJ061 - Hanert's Line
For the September Grumble Jones Scenario I turned to an early Operation Barbarossa engagement between grenadiers of the German Gross Deutschland Regiment and Russian 145th Rifle Division. The idea for...
View ArticleOur Saturday Game - ASL Scenario 134 - Counter-attack on the Vistula
For our Saturday game, Dan Best and I selected to play another of the great old classics, ASL 134 - Counterattack on the Vistula. Back in the day...a time long...long ago...it was SL Scenario 109....
View ArticleThe annual Grumble Jones Halloween Scenario is coming soon...
Yes...it's that time of the year, when we begin thinking about the annual Halloween Scenario here at Grumble Jones. Over the years, we have had Zombies...time travel monsters, crocodiles, and more...
View ArticleHurricane Warning
Just a quick note to my readers regarding current events. Our good friend and "Our Saturday Game" opponent, Dan Best has been deployed to the hurricane zone to carry out his duties with FEMA to assist...
View ArticleA Jurassic Journey begins...
During the months of May - July 1946, the Allies held trials of German SS and Wehrmacht veterans who were connected with the Malmedy Massacre. In this massacre, American POW's were shot out of hand in...
View Article2018 Grumble Jones Halloween Scenario GJ062 - Jurassic Peiper
October brings Apple Festivals, Candy Corn, crisp morning breezes, and of course the annual Grumble Jones Halloween Scenario. It's become a fun thing to do each year. Zombies have dominated nearly all...
View ArticleOur Saturday Game - ASL Scenario 32 - Subterranean Quarry
After nearly six weeks without some serious ASL action...Dan Best and I were once again battling it out over SKYPE. Saturdays had meaning once more!!! The past six weeks were certainly challenging as...
View ArticleOur Saturday Game - ASL Scenario J118 Elephants Unleashed
It's been a while since Dan Best and I were able to play back to back Saturdays...but fair winds prevailed and we were once again battling in the cardboard universe of ASL!!! It was my turn to pick and...
View ArticleGrumble Jones November Scenario - GJ063 - Through the Summer Grain
For the November scenario, I returned to the early days of Operation Barbarossa. This will be the second scenario based on information gleaned from the excellent Osprey Combat Series. If you have not...
View ArticleOur Satruday Game - ASL Scenario 132 - Hill 253.5
For our Saturday game, Dan Best and I returned for the second Saturday in a row to the battles of July 1943. Once again, we would be in the northern fighting near Ponyri, Russia. And for a second time,...
View ArticleOur Saturday Game - ASL Scenario 221 - Mountain Hunters
For our Saturday game, Dan Best and I left the steppes of Kursk and traveled to the hills of the Crimea in 1942. Our selected scenario would be ASL Scenario 221 Mountain Hunters (designed by Chris...
View ArticleGrumble Jones Bonus November Scenario - GJ064 - SNAP FREEZE
So...there I was just sitting and looking at the weather and how freaking cold is already and I thought about the movie, the Day after Tomorrow, where a snap freeze occurs and basically kills anyone...
View ArticleOur Saturday Game - ASL Scenario T6 The Dead of Winter
For our Saturday game, Dan Best and I went into the deep freeze! We selected ASL Scenario T6 The Dead of Winter, which has deep snow and extreme winter for the EC. It's been a while since I played a...
View ArticleOur Saturday Game - ASL Scenario HS17 - Water Foul
For our Saturday Game, Dan Best and I decided to play a scenario from the Operation Veritable Historical CG. Our selection would be ASL Scenario HS17 Water Foul. This would be my fist opportunity to...
View ArticleGrumble Jones December Scenario GJ065 - Friends or Enemies?
The December Grumble Jones scenario and the last one for 2018 takes us back to the Eastern Front and in the operational zone of the Panzergrenadier Division - Grossdeutschland. In the late summer of...
View ArticleSigning off for 2018 a bit early this year...
Just a quick post to let my readers know that there will not be any further "Our Saturday Game" AAR's for the remainder of the year. Dan Best and I were scheduled to play this coming Saturday, but due...
View ArticleGrumble Jones 2018 Scenario Pack - "From Your Momma's Basement II"
It's that time of year again, when all the year's scenarios are put together in one post. 2018 was a great year for flexing my creative muscles and putting together scenarios from the Bulge to Kursk to...
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