Category: New Release

a new edition of an old favorite. British-Japanese carrier battles in the Indian Ocean, 1942. With 24 scenarios, one full-sized map and 280 die-cut playing pieces (100 long, 180 standard size). [Forum]

The French campaign in Tunisia, 1942-43, with 88 new die-cut playing pieces and 12 new scenarios. An expansion for Panzer Grenadier: An Army at Dawn. [Forum]

The Italian invasion of Abyssinia, 1935-36, with forty scenarios, eight maps and 517 playing pieces. Blackshirts, Alpini and the Ethiopian Imperial Guard [Forum]

The Spanish-American naval war of 1898, with all the actions that took place in the Caribbean Sea. A complete Great War at Sea boxed game with 45 scenarios, two maps and 240 playing pieces [Forum]

The Crusades: Europe was nearing the peak of the High Middle Ages in the late eleventh century. A growing population supported not only rapid expansion of arable land, but the growth of cities that in turn fostered trade and the arts. In addition to massive cultural changes, the wars had an enormous impact on the conduct of warfare. Joseph Miranda covers that impact in the context of the period's battles and campaigns. The magazine is richly illustrated with maps, diagrams, weapons, and images of people and events. [Forum]

this app for the PC covers Four Battles of the Spanish Civil War, Ebro, Teruel, Guadalajara and Merida or La Serena. Players can play as Nationalists or Republican. Unit size is battalion for infantry and cavalry, company or battalion for armoured cars or tanks, batteries for artillery and squadron for Aircrafts.

a solitaire strategy game where the time is 1171, and dynastic disputes in Arab-occupied Egypt have spilled over into medieval Nubia – setting the stage for its violent decline and fall (1172-1504). You play the Samet (samet) or Prime Minister of medieval Nubia, advising the Uru (ourou, King) on how best to save your Black, literate, Christian civilization from pagan plunder and Muslim defilement. [Forum]

recreates the Battle of Albemarle Sound, May 5, 1864. Thunder Upon the Water details the battle of Albemarle Sound fought on May 5th, 1864. Via the sound’s numerous ports Confederate blockade runners brought badly needed supplies for the rebel nation. In April a Confederate army supported by the new ironclad CSS Albemarle, captured the Union held port of Plymouth. Encouraged by this success, Confederate General Robert Hoke planned an offensive to recapture the city of Bern, held by Union forces for nearly two years. [Forum]

a squad-level tactical game that simulates the battles for the Donetsk Airport in the Ukraine 2014-2015. You will control squads, RPG and machine gun teams, BTRs, T-64 tanks, snipers and more, as you attempt to gain control of the airport. [Forum]

recreates the 22 December 1790 assault on the Ottoman fortress by a Russian army led by the capable and dynamic Alexander Suvorov. This famous Russian victory against overwhelming odds inspired an unofficial national anthem, Let the Thunder of Victory Sound. [Forum]

Poland Defiant was originally produced in limited quantities as “Plan West” by 3 Crown Games. Revolution Games has updated the game with new art, testing, and development. Poland Defiant covers the first 10 days of the Polish campaign, September 1st to 10th, 1939. This was the period when the Polish armies met the German forces on the open terrain of Poland and the mobility and firepower of mechanized warfare was first demonstrated on a large scale. The Poles must hold on to key cities and the Germans must keep to a rapid time schedule, so the game is both balanced and tense. [Forum]

a two-player card driven strategic board game wherein the players assume the roles of the RED (Communist Forces) and the WHITE (reactionary forces). This epic conflict resulted in the toppling of three centuries of Romanov rule and its replacement by a totalitarian communist ideology. Set against a backdrop of the vast and spectacular Russian countryside, only the Russian winter could surpass the brutality of the fighting. Belligerents included the various Russian republics, anarchist and independence movements, adherents of the old regime, foreign contingents of volunteers and the overt intervention of the Major Powers. [Forum]

The Devil’s to Pay! is a game depicting not only the events of the first day at Gettysburg, but also what could have happened on that fateful day. The system is a new version of the Blind Swords system, with this implementation emphasizing ease-of-play and accessibility while maintaining the popular spirit of “historical chaos” represented by the other games in the Blind Swords family. This system utilizes a unique chit-pull mechanic that will keep players on their toes and engaged throughout the entire game. [Forum]

the insert game is Constantinople, a solitaire wargame system covering the Byzantine (or Later Roman) Empire in the late 7th and early 8th centuries, the era of the two Barbarian sieges of the great City of Constantinople (AD 672, 717). [Forum]

The special insert game for this issue is The Battle of Changsha is a two player, operational level game of the second (September to October 1941) battle for Changsha, China, capital of the Hunan Province. [Forum]

With It Or On It is the first game in the Shields & Swords Ancients series. Like its medieval era cousin Shields & Swords II, this series takes a broad brush approach to simulating battles, this time of the ancient period, with an emphasis on speed and playability. This first game looks at six battles fought during the Greco-Persian and Peloponnesian Wars. [Forum]

The Raid on Samu, November 13, 1966. For nearly two years the Palestinian Fatah organization in the West Bank conducted cross border raids into the Israel that became increasingly deadly and violent. These resulted in nearly 100 Israeli dead and injured as well as extensive property damage, including private Israeli homes. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol authorized a retaliatory raid, dubbed Operation Shredder, into the southwest corner of the West Bank against the town of Samu and several other villages south of the city of Hebron. [Forum]

Desert Carnage: The Second Battle of Nanawa, July 1933. Desert Carnage covers the three day battle between Bolivia and Paraguay during the long Chaco War. The Chaco War remains the only declared war that occurred in South America. In brief, Bolivia wanted access to the Atlantic, and demanded Paraguay cede territory. The earlier discoveries of minerals and oil by Shell and Standard Oil prompted both companies to pursue these objectives in concordance with the Bolivian government through the Chaco desert area. For Bolivia, access to the Atlantic would allow projected oil pipelines to the Paraguay River to be built and allow for commerce. [Forum]

The Last Hundred Yards is unlike any tactical wargame published to date. It introduces innovative systems intended to model Small Unit Behavior in Combat during WW2. It is fun, fast-paced, and provides a very good simulation of what it was like to command combat units at the platoon or company level. The game is purposely designed to deliver a brisk yet intensive gaming experience that forces many decisions upon you as you take command of an infantry company in Western Europe after the D-Day landings. [Forum]