Category: Kickstarter

This two-player game is a tense chess match of maneuver, deception and surprise. In the solitaire game you play as the Marines as you attempt to hold on to the perimeter protecting Henderson Field against relentless Japanese attacks taking your forces to the breaking point. [Forum]

Schnell Boats is a solitaire, tactical-level wargame by game designer Joe Carter who first brought you Devil Boats. This new game puts you in command of German Kriegsmarine narrative-driven torpedo boats and experimental turbojet hydrofoil boats. Players will conduct night missions against Allied forces in the English Channel during 1943-44. Destroy as many ships as possible and survive 12 months, but lose too much of your squadron and find yourself relieved of command or worse! Will you survive against the Royal Navy? [Forum]

Gregory M. Smith's latest solitaire design is now on Kickstarter. In American Tank Ace, you'll build a narrative all the way from tank school through major WWII offensives in the European theatre, growing in skill and prestige along the way. With ten tank models to try, a variety of tactical mission types, and randomized enemy formations, you'll tell a new story each time you set up. Pledge now and save! [Forum]

Lombardy Studios is importing two great World War II East Front books published in English researched and written by Christer Bergström. Volumes 1 of both books are here. Help us bring in Volumes 2 by supporting this Kickstarter. [Forum]

Brothers at War: 1862 is a quick-playing, tactical wargame exploring civil war brigade command. This is a quadrigame or set of four games, each featuring a full-size, 22×34″ game map and covering battles from 1862: Antietam, South Mountain, Mill Springs, and Bloody Valverde. [Forum]

A game of diplomacy in the Napoleonic Era...with a Columbia Block System twist! Pledge today before the Kickstarter ends! [Forum]
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Case Geld: The Axis Invasion of North America, 1945-46 by Ty Bomba. This 1 or 2 player (solitaire adaptable) alternative history mini-monster has two mapsheets and one counter-sheet to cover the bicoastal invasion of North America by the Japanese and Germans (who have already conquered the rest of the world) at the army/corps level and 50 miles per hex. [Forum]

The African Campaign, Designer Signature Edition, marks the return of a true wargaming classic by John Edwards, faithfully remastered and updated with this all-new, supersized edition. Celebrated by many as “Afrika Korps done right,” this two-player game allows players to explore the key elements of the Desert War, beginning in December 1940 with Wavell’s first offensive, Operation Compass, against the Italian forces of Marshal Graziani, and culminating in December 1942 when the Americans landed in Rommel’s rear. This Deluxe Version features a Mounted Map and thicker counters. [Forum]

Fight epic battles in this miniatures game without miniatures. Your troops are represented by cards on the battlefield, which include their game attributes as well as an illustration in this historically realistic game system. ONUS! Traianus is a new standalone title that includes 8 armies and takes the fighting to the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. [Forum]

Barbarians at the Gates, The Decline and Fall of the Western Roman Empire 337 – 476, is a card-driven game by game designer, Kris van Beurden (whose credits include Europe in Turmoil) for two players set during the final century of the Western Roman Empire. The Roman player commands the Roman legions loyal to the failing central authority and those Germanic peoples who have settled peacefully inside the Roman Empire, while the Barbarian player leads Usurper Emperors, and controls the migrations of the savage Germanic peoples, who are the Barbarians at the Gates. [Forum]

War for America: The American Revolution, 1775-1782 is a strategic level game based on the events during the American Revolution. It is a two-player game that shows how the conflict, which began as a civil war, erupted into a world conflict with a Great Britain that was greatly isolated. It features a new ‘Action Pulse’ and ‘Initiative System’ that builds a tension-filled game narrative as each turn will vary in length. Game design by Gilbert Collins. Also suitable for solitaire play. [Forum]

D-DAY TO THE RHINE 1944 is Dan Fournies follow up to his highly popular (and sold out) game, BATTLE OF THE BULGE 1944 (rated a 7.8 on Boardgamegeek.com). D-DAY TO THE RHINE 1944 follows WWII on the West Front from June of 1944 until March of 1945. [Forum]

Lanzerath Ridge is a solitaire wargame that takes places on the first day of the Battle of the Bulge, during the Second World War. In the game, you take control of a small group of American soldiers. Under your command, the Americans must fend off the relentless attacks from German paratroopers and fusiliers. Your goal is to recreate the incredible historic accomplishment of the American soldiers by defending the town of Lanzerath, Belgium and delaying the advance of an entire SS Panzer Division. [Forum]

This game is part of OSG's The Library of Napoleonic Battles (TLNB) series and covers the Po Valley Campaign from May, 1796. Battles include Lodi, Castiglione, Mantova, Arcole, and Rivoli. Preorder expires 31 Jan 2022. [Forum]

The Third World War, Designer Signature Edition, marks one of the largest and ambitious game undertakings to date covering not one but FOUR true wargaming classics by Frank Chadwick, faithfully remastered and updated with this all-new, deluxe edition. Hailed by many as one of the finest and playable game series covering the NATO and Warsaw Pact, Third World War brings together all four games of the series into one, comprehensive package for all to enjoy. [Forum]

Old School Tactical Vol I NOT-A-REPRINT 2nd Edition. As mentioned in the title, this is a completely update, 2nd Edition, with may new features. In the vein of Old School Tactical Vol 2's Phantom Division, Red Blitz is also now available as part of this Kickstarter campaign. This is a boxed expansion that adds more maps, more counters, and more scenarios that occur during the vicious fighting of Operation Bagration in the summer of 1944. [Forum]

In case you missed out, you can still participate in a late pledge to back PanzerKampf from Trafalgar Editions. [see original listing | Forum]

Combat! Volume Two is an add-on module for Combat! You must have Combat! to play this expansion. Various new features have been added such as: Elite Enemies in the form of the SS, a third Squad and command elements for the Americans so Platoon Actions can be gamed with multiple players; new weapons such as the STG44, the Thompson Sub-machine gun and the Springfield 1903; and much more! A fully structured campaign game consists of 6 ‘Chapters’, ‘Normandy’, ‘Pursuit’, ‘Hurtgen Forest’, ‘The Bulge’, ‘The Siegfried Line’ and ‘Germany’. [Forum]

Nguyen Hue '72 - The 1972 Easter Offensive in Vietnam" is a strategic-level oversize hex & miniatures treatment of the huge conventional contest in 1972, as the Northern Communists attempted to militarily defeat the South before the US presidential election at the end of the year. It's fast-paced and easy-to-play but complex enough for the true wargamer. Event cards and mystery units make for great re-playability and even challenging solo play possibilities. The design includes terrain effects, supply, ZOC, airmobile moves, air and naval gunfire, amphibious operations, air defense, NVA tanks and artillery, B-52s and more!

PanzerKampf is a new 1/150 scale armored miniatures game system covering WWII on the Eastern Front. Panzerkampf pitches you into the fight via a short set of rules that have color and detail where it matters. Your ace crew, veterans of many such engagements, may conquer all, live to fight another day, or or suddenly die right after the glimpse of an invisible cannon mouth. Protection, hitting power, speed, and crew experience are essential in this game. But no one survives without luck, representative of which are a number of random events that can help sway the balance one way or another. Engines stall; turrets jam; and from out of the sky come Stukas and Sturmoviks loaded with deadly guns. But can they always tell friend from foe? [Forum]