Joseph M. Balkoski
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Joseph M. Balkoski

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Joseph M. Balkoski (born June 13, 1954 in New York City) is a game designer and author who has also been the Maryland National Guard command historian. Balkoski also worked in the computer game industry as a way to have a steady income. In 1999, he joined BreakAway Games, a company run by Doug Whatley and old board gamers. He also worked for Microsoft until leaving the computer game industry in 2003. Charles M.…

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Schulz, the creator of the comic strip Peanuts, stated that his book Beyond the Beachhead "is quite amazing... If you want to know what D-Day and Normandy were like, from private to general, from rifle to tank, from beginning to end, this is the book for you." "Actually I own a big debt of gratitude to Joe Balkoski." -- Ed Beach, regarding starting game design with the Series: Great Campaigns of the American Civil War (Avalon Hill/MMP) series. Microbadges : Joseph M. Balkoski fan

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Designed 44 games

Stonewall Jackson's Way II: Battles of Bull Run box cover Stonewall Jackson's Way II: Battles of Bull Run · 2013
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2nd Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the North Atlantic box cover 2nd Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the North Atlantic · 1986
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The Korean War: June 1950-May 1951 box cover The Korean War: June 1950-May 1951 · 1986
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Roads to Gettysburg II: Lee Strikes North box cover Roads to Gettysburg II: Lee Strikes North · 2018
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Here Come the Rebels box cover Here Come the Rebels · 1993
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Stonewall Jackson's Way box cover Stonewall Jackson's Way · 1992
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Roads to Gettysburg box cover Roads to Gettysburg · 1993
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Stonewall in the Valley box cover Stonewall in the Valley · 1995
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Sixth Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean box cover Sixth Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean · 1985
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Grant Takes Command box cover Grant Takes Command · 2001
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7th Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Far East box cover 7th Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Far East · 1987
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On to Richmond! box cover On to Richmond! · 1998
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Hood Strikes North: The Tennessee Campaign, Fall 1864 box cover Hood Strikes North: The Tennessee Campaign, Fall 1864 · 2021
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3rd Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the North Pacific, Caribbean, and Atlantic Oceans box cover 3rd Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the North Pacific, Caribbean, and Atlantic Oceans · 1990
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5th Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Indian Ocean box cover 5th Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Indian Ocean · 1989
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On to Richmond II: The Union Strikes South box cover On to Richmond II: The Union Strikes South · 2023
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Lee vs. Grant: The Wilderness Campaign of 1864 box cover Lee vs. Grant: The Wilderness Campaign of 1864 · 1988
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Ney vs. Wellington: The Battle of Quatre Bras box cover Ney vs. Wellington: The Battle of Quatre Bras · 1979
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Operation Typhoon: The German Assault on Moscow, 1941 box cover Operation Typhoon: The German Assault on Moscow, 1941 · 1978
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Patton's 3rd Army: The Lorraine Campaign box cover Patton's 3rd Army: The Lorraine Campaign · 1980
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Thunder on the Mississippi: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign box cover Thunder on the Mississippi: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign · 2024
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Fighting Sail: Sea Combat in the Age of Canvas and Shot 1775-1815 box cover Fighting Sail: Sea Combat in the Age of Canvas and Shot 1775-1815 · 1981
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Operation Grenade: The Battle for the Rhineland 23 Feb. - 5 Mar. '45 box cover Operation Grenade: The Battle for the Rhineland 23 Feb. - 5 Mar. '45 · 1981
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Cityfight: Modern Combat in the Urban Environment box cover Cityfight: Modern Combat in the Urban Environment · 1979
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The Korean War: June 1950 – May 1951, Designer Signature Edition box cover The Korean War: June 1950 – May 1951, Designer Signature Edition · 2021
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The Skirmisher #4 box cover The Skirmisher #4 · 2024
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Lee's Last Offensive box cover Lee's Last Offensive · 2024
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The Skirmisher #1 box cover The Skirmisher #1 · 1999
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'Wacht am Rhein': The Battle of the Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45 1977 0
St-Lô: Normandy 1944 – The Breakout Begins 1986 0
Atlantic Wall: The Invasion of Europe June 1944 1978 0
Against the Reich 1986 0
Omaha Beachhead: Battle for the Bocage 1987 0
TaskForce: Naval Tactics and Operations in the 1980's 1981 0
The Kaiser's Battle: The German Offensive, March 1918 1980 0
Air Cav 1985 0
Light Division 1989 0
DMZ: The Battle for South Korea, late 1970s 1977 0
Pennant Race 1983 0
Up Scope! Tactical Submarine Warfare in the 20th Century 1978 0
The Skirmisher #3 2022 0
The Skirmisher #2 2003 0
2nd Fleet: Expansion 1988 0
Shenandoah: Jackson and Sheridan in the Valley, 1862 – 1864 0