Category: New Release

covers the confrontation of two powers of the era in a political and military context that anticipated the long period of the Thirty Years War. The war was very costly in terms of human lives and resources for both sides and ended with poor results, a minor Venetian victory, but at least the threat of the Uskok pirates vanished. The game mechanic allows activating units in an unpredictable sequence, enabling uncertainty about campaign outcome and replayability. Cards introduce political and historical events and allow the development of custom strategies. [Forum]

Chile '73, brings the secrecy, the suspense, and then the all-out battle of the coup to your game table. In the first portion of the game, two to four players plot secretly to carry out their own plans to gain or maintain rule of Chile, plotting and scrambling to position their forces to best advantage. Once the coup begins, the entire game shifts to open warfare. Loyalties are revealed, and players battle to the finish. [Forum]

Battle Hymn Vol. One is a new brigade-level game system based upon the latest research into Civil War combat that simulates the chaos of the America Civil War using a simple activation system combined with a detailed combat system. This release includes two games: Gettysburg: The Tide Turns and Pea Ridge: The Struggle for Missouri. Designed by Charles S. Roberts Award-winning designer Eric Lee Smith. [Forum]

Yaah! #11 makes a big splash with the issue game, Strike for Berlin, designed by Brian Train. If you've ever wondered what would have happened if the Red Army had managed to win the Battle of Warsaw in 1920 - and then decided to take the Revolution into Germany - this is the game you've got to get on the table. In addition to the game, this issue is chock-full of those great gaming reviews that we all love. [Forum]

a challenging abstract game with simple rules: each player has four towers, three pieces high, that can "boom" (fire) or "zoom" (move) a number of spaces equal to the tower's height. But with those deceptively simple ingredients, veteran designer Ty Bomba has created his masterpiece, the game that he himself acknowledges as his own best design. The trick is that the game ends when only one player's pieces remain on the board, and the player who managed to exit the most pieces off of the opponent's side of the map wins. Because of this, players can't concentrate on just blocking/attacking or just advancing, but must strike a difficult and subtle balance between the two. [Forum]

The Great Game is a card driven game (CDG) recreating the 19th Century Anglo-Russian struggle for supremacy in Central Asia. In the actual contest, Tsarist Russia resented British expeditions into the Steppe Khanates while Victorian Britain feared that Russian entreaties to Persia and Afghanistan would jeopardize India's security. So the two imperial powers wove a complex tale of diplomatic intrigue, colonial conquest and proxy wars that spanned 50 years. [Forum]

This MBT expansion focuses on FRG’s armored and mechanized forces. Battle it out in 10 new scenarios. Combine the 4 new double-sided geomorphic maps with the MBT base game maps and even the MBT BAOR Expansion for more exciting battles. Includes detailed TO&Es for the West German Forces. [Forum]

This MBT expansion focuses on BAOR’s armored and mechanized forces. Battle it out in 10 new scenarios. Combine the 4 new double-sided geomorphic maps with the MBT base game maps and even the MBT FRG Expansion for more exciting battles. Includes detailed TO&Es for the British Forces. [Forum]

At Any Cost: Metz 1870 is a game simulating the situation west of the Metz fortress during those few days of August 1870. The game is designed to be a playable, two-player brigade-scale game that allows players to experience the unique tactical warfare matchups that characterized fighting during the Franco-Prussian War. [Forum]

Having rebuilt his army after the Russian retreat Napoleon advances into Saxony with an army of 130,000, mostly conscripted and trained from scratch in four months. This boxed set recreates the three key battles of the Spring Campaign of 1813. The three battles covered include Lützen, Bautzen, and Luckau. [Forum]

a strategic level simulation of the First World War by game designer, Rob Beyma. This is a completely NEW game that shares some similarities with his classic Avalon Hill game, Guns of August, and aims to be a big improvement over that original, classic game. This is a breathtaking game in both size and scope, featuring four maps and four countersheets that you won't want to miss! You can enjoy playing one-year scenarios in a single evening or the entire campaign game over a weekend. [Forum]

White Turns Red depicts the high water mark and key battle of the Russian Civil War at Orel. The city of Orel was the pinnacle of the White Army's advance under General Denikin in October 1919. When the White soldiers and their tanks entered the city, shock waves were felt in Moscow. Lenin and Trotsky panicked with White soldiers just 200 miles away. They reacted with the same urgency as when the Germans neared Moscow in 1941- with draconian orders to build defenses and recruited women, boys, and men, sent to man some of the defenses while veteran soldiers were sent towards Orel. [Forum]

For the first time, an Advanced Squad Leader module steps outside of the traditional World War II era to bring you FORGOTTEN WAR, covering the Korean War of 1950-1953. New rules cover Steep Hills (reflecting the difficulties of movement and combat in the rugged Korean terrain); Bayonet Charges; Proximity Fuses; and enhanced Air Support featuring Tactical Air Control Parties, airborne Forward Air Controllers, and the jet-propelled aircraft of the era such as the F-80C Shooting Star and the F9F-2 Panther. Ownership of the Advanced Squad Leader Game System is required for play. [Forum]

The first expansion to the popular Table Battles is set during the Wars of the Roses and features eight new battles. Players generally have fewer morale cubes this time around, meaning that there's less of a margin for error, and a well-timed blow can be much more decisive. There are also some formations with unusual special abilities, such as Edward IV's ability to act as a "wild die" for a friendly formation. As with the base game, good play involves being aware of your own strengths while exploiting the weaknesses of your opponent. [Forum]

featuring the insert game, Opaque War: Ukraine 2014, a simulation of the military conflict between the Ukraine government and the Donbass rebels (the People’s Republic of Donetsk and the People’s Republic of Luhansk). Game play begins in April 2014 when the Ukrainian government launched the so-called Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO), to assert its control over the rebel provinces. [Forum]

Attack of the 50 Foot Colossi is a thrilling solo Sci-Fi hex and counter game, pitting battle-hardened Galactic Marines against fearsome and gigantic stone creatures on the remote planet Graviton Prime [Forum]

an alternative-history expansion book for Great Pacific War, positing a powerful Japan able to stand up to the United States so players can win or lose outright instead of beating the calendar to Japan's inevitable defeat. [Forum]

This Designer Signature Edition game marks the return of a true wargaming classic by David Williams, faithfully remastered and updated with this all-new, supersized edition. Celebrated by many as one of the finest and often sought-after game titles ever produced by Game Designers’ Workshop (GDW, 1979) on a fascinating, almost forgotten conflict that would largely determine the course of European history for the next twenty years or more. Red Star/White Eagle is yet another Classic Reborn! by Compass. [Forum]

Night of Man is a card-driven, tactical board game. Set in a post-alien-invasion-of-Earth universe, the squads, heroes, and tanks of Earth's Militia battle against powerful aliens with enhanced power armor, hover tanks, Walkers, and spider-like robots. [Forum]

This second volume picks up where Dawn of an Era left off, covering 1721 - 1748. This is a dramatic and colorful era, “the pinnacle of classic linear combat”. Memorable personages such as Nader Shah, Maurice de Saxe, and Bonnie Prince Charlie march their grand armies across your hex grid. Stealing the spotlight is the young and untested Frederick II of Prussia. Early on he suffers embarrassments and setbacks, stumbling into victories by the skin of his teeth. But by the time this volume concludes, he will have become one of the greatest leaders in military history. This is an expansion. You need "Horse & Musket: Dawn of an Era" to play this game. [Forum]