Category: Kickstarter

The Kickstarter campaign to fund the reprint of Old School Tactical VOL II: West Front 1944-45 and Airborne, AND a new expansion, Phantom Division is live. Click here to pledge. Those who pledge early will save on their pledge levels for both Old School Tactical Vol II and Airborne. [Forum]

The French and Indian War is a strategic game on that conflict in America during the peak war years of 1757 to 1759. One side commands the British and its allies while the other commands the French and its allies. The game is very strategic and includes hidden and simultaneous movement. Playable by two players in under two hours. [Forum]

Dawn’s Early Light: The War of 1812 is a two-player card-driven grand strategy game: a quick-playing, high-level abstract recreation of the entire conflict encompassing the territorial, naval, political, and economic competition between the United States and Great Britain. This deluxe game features a mounted game map, large 5/8" punch out counters, and covers the four-year period spanning the war and its prelude, with game cards for events and operations that offer players the tools to remix the entire scope of the conflict. [Forum]

Now live on Kickstarter! The game features several innovations that combine to create a fluid and dynamic experience while remaining historically accurate: Regiments are never stacked, losses are recorded using 3D pieces and combat results are immediately obtained through dice rolls, with minimal use of tables and markers. The command system allows players to issue orders in a manner that realistically simulates the imperfect communication between generals in the Napoleonic era: anticipate the evolution of the battle and dispatch timely orders, knowing that their arrival will not be immediate, and that they could be delayed or even lost entirely! [Pledge Today]

2-3 player card driven wargame which depicts the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992-1995 ("Bosnian War"). The game shows all of the major events: from the siege of Sarajevo (shown in separate, detailed map), to the ferocious battles for the Posavina corridore, and desperate defence of the Bosniak enclaves. Main features are: Point-To-Point movement system, play driven by Strategy Cards, quick combat resolution (no CRT), streamlined rules and fast gameplay. Interaction between warring sides (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats) creates an intensive and exciting gameplay experience. [Forum]

La Résistance is a simple, yet engaging, dice and card game set during the German occupation of France in World War II. During the occupation, brave French men and women fought against the Nazi conquerors, disrupting their communications, destroying supply warehouses, and ambushing German patrols. La Résistance gives players a chance to lead a band of resistance fighters, working to keep their men and women alive as they also strive to become the most famous resistance leader. [Forum]

Dawn of Empire is an uncomplicated game which draws its inspiration from the classic wargame, War at Sea, that centers on the naval aspects of the Spanish-American War of 1898 in the Atlantic Ocean. The game depicts this conflict at a strategic level, with most operational and tactical details represented by fast and easy-to-play systems, rather than intricate mechanisms. The intent of the game is to provide a broad overview of the historical events while being fun to play. [Forum]

Atlantic Wolves is a solitaire game based on the Battle for the Atlantic. It covers the decisive part of the campaign, August 1942 to May 1943. The player, assuming the role of Admiral Karl Doenitz, controls the German Kriegsmarine and tries to achieve success against the Allies, played by the game system. The game is a deluxe re-implementation of Gary Graber's classic game Battle of the Atlantic, now out of print. The size and quality of components for the game will depend, as per our usual method, on the result of the Kickstarter campaign. [Pledge today]

This War Without an Enemy is a 2-player strategic block wargame on the First English Civil War. The Royalists fight for King Charles against the English Parliamentarian troops and their Scottish allies, in a struggle for political, economic and religious control. The game includes five scenarios (the Full War, the Early War, the Mid-to-Late War, the Mid War and the Prelude to War). The three longer scenarios end either with a player reaching 3 VPs or at the end of 1646. The game engine will be familiar to anyone who has played a card-driven block wargame. Pledge for this game today on Kickstarter. [Forum]

Crusader Kingdoms is a game for 1-4 players set in the era of the Crusades, where each player controls one of Outremer’s main Christian or Muslim kingdoms, with the goal of expanding it through intrigue and conquest. Designed by Jesús Peralta, there are four different games between the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Crusades. The game allows cooperative, competitive, and solitaire game play. [Forum]

303 Squadron is now live on kickstarter. This "co-operative" game lets 1-4 players work together as part of the highest scoring British fighter squadron in the Battle of Britain. Beautiful components and map. Available for pledge support now through December 21.

2GM Pacific is a new tabletop wargame for 1 to 4 players, fully compatible with all other titles of the 2GM Tactics series, but you don’t need them to play it. I has a strong army-building component, where cards represent military units and the various actions they can perform on the battlefield.

Takes the basic 'engine" from 2014's award-winning "Race for the Rhine" and adds a little more depth and complexity to offer the logistics nightmare we all remember about Barbarossa. For 3 players, 2 players, or 3 different versions of a Solo game! Significant savings over retail and nd some sweet stretch goals. Kickstarter live through Dec. 11. [Forum]

Libertadores represents the wars of independence of the Spanish Colonies in America. A turn-based computer game and board game covering the whole Spanish American Empire and its vicinity. Discover in the game the most famous units and leaders of the war.

Napoleon’s Eagles is a highly playable, action-packed card game set during the wars of 19th Century Europe. This is a card driven game designed to play through two famous battles of the late Napoleonic era: Borodino (September 5-7, 1812) and Leipzig (October 14-18, 1813). Two smaller battles are included (Shevardino and Lieberwolkwitz), as well as two campaign games that cover multiple days of battle. The game includes rules for cavalry charges, artillery bombardment, army morale and army commanders. [Forum]

The Shores of Tripoli tasks one or two players to recreate this swashbuckling episode from Early American history. As the United States, you will pressure Tripolitania and her allies to allow free movement of American commerce or face the consequences. As the bashaw of Tripoli, your aim is to continue the lucrative piracy of the fearsome corsairs while also countering the American threat on land and sea.

Stellar Horizons is a "build your own space program" game where you will lead one of seven Earth Factions to explore and develop our solar system. Designed by a real-life space engineer with a PhD in long-duration spaceflight from MIT, Stellar Horizons is intended to be a plausible representation of the first steps of humanity towards the stars between 2030 and 2169, with each turn representing a year of time. You control your Faction’s space program, outposts, and fleets spanning across the solar system, although you will also have some influence over your Faction’s politics back home on Earth as space development becomes more important. [Forum]

Volume IV of the 5 volume Campaigns of the American Revolution is now available on Kickstarter until October 21. Philadelphia 1777 allows gamers to replay the struggle for Philadelphia in 1777. [Forum]

Shiloh 1862 is now available on Kickstarter until Sept 16. This is an old school hex and counter battle game. The game plays in under four hours. The game has 2 scenarios with 6 different "What If's" of Shiloh. [Forum]