Category: Kickstarter

The eagerly-awaited 2nd Edition/Reprint of Hermann Luttmann's popular A Most Fearful Sacrifice is live on Kickstarter. The first pledgers will receive a 5$ copy of AMFS and all the pledge goals that we unlock. Why 2nd Edition? We wanted gamers, both owners and those who might buy at a later date, to know exactly which edition they are getting, to incorporate errata, and improve the Player Aid Cards. [Forum]

Freezing Inferno is a WW2 wargame for 1 or 2 players covering the 1939-1940 conflict between Finland and the USSR – The Winter War.

Fall Blau is a solitaire wargame putting you in charge of the 1942 German summer offensive tasked with taking the crucial oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union. Pick your three generals, issue them orders, take cities, marshal your supplies in this race against the Russian winter and Zhukov's counteroffensive . You have 14 turns to achieve your goals before winter arrives.

WARFARE: Modern Tactical Combat is a game that will introduce you to modern warfare in urban and rural areas. Learn to use the deadly weapons your teams have at their disposal to achieve their objectives (clearing an area from hostiles, saving civilians, conquering or holding key points). Place your late pledge today!

Struggle for control of ancient Greece in this fast and exciting historical area control game. 2-3 hours, 1-2 players. Solo Mode. A Kris Van Beurden design. Place your late pledge preorder today!

SPARTA! is a two-player game (with a solitaire mode bot) about the 2nd Peloponnesian War and the subsequent Theban-Spartan War, each playable as a standalone game or combined in a Campaign game. Sparta faces the might of the Athenian Empire in the first scenario, while Thebes challenges the Spartan Supremacy in the second scenario!

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]