Category: New Release

2040: An American Insurgency simulates a US civil war in the 21st century. In this two-player, three-hour game, the blue team is the Federals, agents of the government in Washington. The red team is the Rebels, militia groups trying to seize control of states, highways, and cities. The conflict spreads across the continental US from Miami to Seattle and Los Angeles to New York. [Forum]

Taking its roots from SPI’s Central Front and NATO: Division Commander, Less Than 60 Miles is the first module of the C3 operational series, focused on Command, Control and Communication and one of the five CSR Awards nominees as Best Modern Era Wargame. All the elements of modern mechanized warfare are covered: Chemical and Nuclear Weapons, Attack Helicopters, Engineers, Electronic Warfare, Counter-battery Fire, Ribbon Bridges, Army Doctrines, Reconnaissance units, Close Air Support coordination, and more.

A completely re-made new Playbook edition of Panzer Grenadier: 1940 The Fall of France. It's a platoon-level game of World War II tactical combat, with eight maps, 660 pieces and 40(!) scenarios. [Forum]

The entire sweep of the Napoleonic Wars, playable in a single (long) evening, with short-evening scenarios. With beautiful tiles sporting original paintings and easy-to-play rules. [Forum]

Iskra depicts the Soviet 4th Sinjavino Offensive (or second Battle of Ladoga), the Soviet attempt to relieve Leningrad. On 12 January 1943 Stalin gave the order: "War Game No 5 may commence," This was the start signal for Operation Iskra (Spark), conducted by the Red Army's Leningrad Front, Volkhov Front and the Baltic Fleet with the aim of creating a land connection to Leningrad and thereby lifting the combined German-Finnish siege. [Forum]

The Battle of the Imjin River, April 22-25, 1951. Kings of the Castle is a moderate complexity level war game simulation of the climactic battle fought along the Imjin River during the Korean War. [Forum]

The Battle of Lundy’s Lane, July 25, 1814. The US capture of Canada was assumed in Washington, DC “to be a mere matter of marching”. However, the fight for the British colony was severe and prolonged, especially in Ontario’s Niagara peninsula. [Forum]

Interceptor Ace, Volume 2: Last Days of the Luftwaffe, 1944-1945 marks the sequel to Gregory M. Smith’s “Interceptor Ace,” designed by Fernando Sola. In this solitaire air combat game, players fly a single German interceptor in desperate combats against waves of American fighters and bombers at the end of WW2, facing incredible odds and risks and trying to survive to the end of the war. [Forum]

War of the First Coalition, Part I. Bonaparte's First Offensive, April 1796. With his commission order fresh from Paris, Bonaparte established his HQ at Nice and took command of a front-line force of 35,168 men of the Army of Italy, ordering them across the mountains and heading for a fight at Montenotte. After Beaulieu's 26,697 men of the Army of Italy escaped harm's way and sprinted for Acqui, the Piedmontese Army became Bonaparte's next target. [Forum]

Albuera 1811: Beresford vs. Soult enables players to recreate events of the bloodiest battle of the Peninsular War. Both engaged armies suffered terrible losses. Basic rules concept of "Albuera 1811: Beresford vs. Soult" is similar to "old classic" "Battle of Raclawice 1794" and first of all to "Maida 1806: Stuart vs. Reynier". These two were rather small battles. "Albuera" is much bigger, but small changes of rules made it very playable. [Forum]

South Pacific is a complete Second World War at Sea boxed game based on the Solomons Campaign of 1942. It covers the naval battles of Guadalcanal, the carrier battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz, and much more. Unique to the series, South Pacific includes not only the standard, generic Tactical Map but also a special Tactical Map showing “Ironbottom Sound” north of Guadalcanal, where so many Japanese and American ships and sailors would be lost. [Forum]

The entire scope of the Pacific War, 1937-1945, for two to four players. Play out the whole thing, or pick up the action with its early roots in 1937, the Japanese attack of 1941, the turning point of 1943, or the final confrontation starting in 1944. [Forum]

The Battle of Midway was fought between seven carriers. Compare this to the Battle of the Philippine Sea which featured a total of 24 carriers on both sides! It was simply the largest carrier battle of all time which will never be surpassed. Clash of Carriers, by designer Mark Stille, portrays this epic battle. [Forum]

Storm Over Jerusalem is a card-assisted, area-movement game based on Multi-Man Publishing’s Storm Over series of games (Storm Over Stalingrad, Storm Over Dien Bien Phu, and Storm Over Normandy). Cards augment the game play and increase the tensions and choices faced by each player. [Forum]

Prelude to Revolution: Russia’s Descent into Anarchy, 1905-1917 is a two-player card-driven game that immerses players in those turbulent years — The Russian Revolution — one of the most consequential events of the 20th century. The game is divided into three broad historical Eras – The Years of Turmoil (1905-1913), The Great War (1914-1916), and The Collapse (1917). [Forum]

In this new card game from Avalanche Press, you take the role of a Southern governor and presidential hopeful charged with stamping out Wokeness. [Forum]

1914 Deluxe covers the opening weeks of the First World War, from mid-August through the end of October. In this homage to the classic Avalon Hill game, players will direct the initial German assault on France, or command the defending Allied forces. [Forum]

This issue features a thorough examination of Russia Besieged compared to The Russian Campaign. [Forum]

Traces of War is a two-player game that simulates the intense fighting between Axis and Soviet forces after the battle of Kursk from August 1943 to March 1944. A major Soviet offensive is launched against a German mobile defense. Will the breakthrough be successful? [Forum]

The Battle of Cook’s Mills, October 19, 1814. As the fighting season wound down on the Niagara Peninsula, the US sortied from Fort Erie one more time to snatch final victory before the British reinforcements sent from Lord Wellington's army in the wake of Napoleon's abdication could arrive. The last major battle fought in the War of 1812 to control Canada occurred near Cook's Mills, near the Chippawa battlefield. [Forum]