- Dawn of Empire (Compass Games @ Kickstarter)
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]
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- Atlantic Wolves (Canvas Temple Publishing @ Kickstarter)
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 (Nuts! Publishing @ Kickstarter)
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: War for the Holy Land (Worthington Publishing @ Kickstarter)
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 (Hobbity @ Kickstarter)
- 2GM Pacific (Draco Ideas @ Kickstarter)
- 1941: Race to Moscow (Phalanx @ Kickstarter)
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 App and Boardgame (Avalon Digital @ Kickstarter)
- Napoleon’s Eagles: Storm in the East (Compass Games @ Kickstarter)
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 (Fort Circle @ Kickstarter)
- Stellar Horizons (Compass Games @ Kickstarter)
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]
- Philadelphia 1777 (Worthington Games @ Kickstarter)
- Shiloh 1862 (Worthington Publishing @ Kickstarter)
- Traders of the Air (Compass Games @ Kickstarter)
- RIchard III for PC and Mac (Columbia Games @ Kickstarter)
Richard the Third is a computer adaption of the epic two-player wargame that recreates the 15th century, bloody dynastic struggle between the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England. Will the mad-king Henry VI and his Queen Margaret keep the throne or will the Duke of York recover it for the Plantagenets. Also strutting across the game's stage are Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII, and Warwick, the notorious "Kingmaker". [Forum]
- Until the Bitter End: US Airborne (Matt White @ Kickstarter)
- Once We Moved Like the Wind (Compass Games @ Kickstarter)
this game features a mounted map and wooden pieces, covering the Apache Wars that dominated the western development by the US government from 1861-1886. The game is played as a series of turns, each of which follows a sequence of play that begins with determining how bad a provocation results in conflict for the turn. The provocation level determines the forces each player will have for the turn and their general placement on the map. [Forum]
- Britannia: Classi & Duel Edition (PSC Games @ Kickstarter)
- Stalingrad Besieged (Worthington Publishing @ Kickstarter)