- A Wretched and Costly Fight (new from High Flying Dice Games)
The Assault on Fort Erie, August 15, 1814. By the summer of 1814, fighting had raged throughout the region, with natives on both sides of the border fighting in the armies of both the US and those of Great Britain and Canada, and the cities of York (modern-day Toronto) and Buffalo were in ruins. In many ways, this was neighbor vs. neighbor with elements of a civil war, casting the entire region into near chaos maintained by military occupation. That summer, both sides arrayed their largest armies fielded in the war. With the US victory on Lake Erie and the recapture of Detroit to the west, the war's focus was turned once again to the Niagara peninsula as the war’s theater of decision. [Forum]
- The Doomsday Project: Balkans (new from Compass Games)
The Doomsday Project is a subseries of the Operational Scale System featuring wars that never happened. There will be games on the Persian Gulf, the Balkans, the Far North, the Far East, the strategic naval war, and of course, a game of total nuclear war. Episode Two, The Battle for the Balkans game, as you will see in all future games in The Doomsday Project, will add another facet to the system's mechanics. Sophisticated political rules will make their appearance. Players must contend with heads of state and their positives and negatives in play. Rules to retrofit these rules into the Germany game will be provided as well. [Forum]
- Atlantic Chase, 2nd Printing (new from GMT Games)
Royal Navy and the Kriegsmarine between 1939 and 1942. It utilizes a system of trajectories to model the fog of war that bedeviled the commands during this period. Just as the pins and strings adorning Churchill’s wall represented the course of the ships underway, players arrange trajectory lines across the shared game board, each line representing a task force’s path of travel. This printing is identical to the 1st Printing, except that any known errata will be corrected. [Forum]
- Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East (new from GMT Games)
Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East (ACME) is brought to you by the same team that created Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea —designers Christopher Vorder Bruegge and Mark McLaughlin with developer Fred Schachter. ACME is not a sequel nor an expansion but a stand-alone game using the same multiplayer and solitaire systems as its predecessor, with many new and exciting features to intrigue its players. [Forum]
- Clash of Sovereigns (new from GMT Games)
Clash of Sovereigns: The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48. is GMT’s two-four player card-driven game of the War of the Austrian Succession. This game has been nine years in the making. It is a free-wheeling, faster-playing, stream-lined “nephew” of the widely-regarded Clash of Monarchs. [Forum]
- Task Force: Carrier Battles in the Pacific (new from VUCA Simulations)
TASK FORCE: Carrier Battles in the Pacific is designed to be accessible and enjoyable for all; ranging from players with no experience to those with intermediate or above proficiency in the genre. Eight scenarios are included, focusing on Japanese naval engagements in World War II. These are: "Attack on Pearl Harbor," "Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse," "Battle of the Java Sea," "Carrier vs Carrier," "Battle of the Coral Sea," "Battle of Midway," "Battle of the Eastern Solomons" and "Combined Fleet vs Pacific Fleet." [Forum]
- Red Coats, Grey Jackets (new from High Flying Dice Games)
The Battle of Chippawa, July 5, 1814. The fight for the British colony of Canada was severe and prolonged, especially in Ontario’s Niagara peninsula. By the summer of 1814 fighting had raged throughout the region, with natives on both sides of the border fighting in the armies of both the US and those of Great Britain and Canada, and the cities of York (modern day Toronto) and Buffalo were in ruins. In many ways this was neighbor vs. neighbor with elements of a civil war casting the entire region into near chaos maintained by military occupation. [Forum]
- A Brilliant Little Affair (new from High Flying Dice Games)
The Battle of Chrysler’s Farm, November 11, 1813. 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. The Battle of Chrysler's Farm was the "opening act" in the US campaign to take Montreal. It did not go according to plan. [Forum]
- Cockleshell Heroes (new from High Flying Dice Games)
Cockleshell Heroes is a solitaire play game portraying Operation Frankton. Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships based in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by a small unit of the Royal Marines know as the “Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment” who were part of a combined operations transported by the submarine, HMS Tuna. [Forum]
- Guadalcanal: The Battle for Henderson Field (new from Wargame Diary Magazine)
Guadalcanal. The small island where U.S. forces launched the first American offensive against Japan in the Pacific. The campaign that followed was bitterly fought with heavy casualties incurred by both sides. The prize was Henderson Field, an airstrip from which American forces hoped to launch future air strikes against Japanese held territory. Guadalcanal. Where legends were made. Now you can refight this classic battle in this new game from designer Mike Nagel. [Forum]
- Panzer Grenadier (Modern): 1967, Sword of Israel (new from Avalanche Press)
1967: Sword of Israel is a military history board game based on the battles of the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Israel held off and then defeated the combined armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. This is a Playbook Edition, including 48 scenarios, portraying each of the important battles that took place in this war that set the course of modern history. [Forum]
- Panzer Grenadier: Tank Battle at Raseiniai, June 1941 (new from Avalanche Press)
Tank Battle at Raseiniai is a Campaign Study (a short book of scenarios and history) based on the June 1941 tank battle at and around Raseiniai in Lithuania. Tank Battle at Raseiniai adds 10 new scenarios to Fire in the Steppe, split into two chapters, each with a battle game to link the scenarios together. This being an Avalanche Press product, there’s also the background story of the battle. It requires Fire in the Steppe, 1940: The Fall of France and Lithuania's Iron Wolves to play all 10 scenarios. [Forum]
- The Pratzen: Austerlitz, 1805 (new from Canvas Temple Publishing)
The Pratzen: Austerlitz 1805 is a two-player board game that portrays the fighting on and around the Pratzen Heights at the Battle of Austerlitz. The battle was fought between the French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte and a larger allied army composed of Austrian and Russian forces. Game design by Peter P. Perla. [Forum]
- Imperial Campaigns No. 1: The Boer War (new from Canvas Temple Publishing)
Imperial Campaigns is a wargame system for recreating wars and campaigns during the great age of European Empires from the 18th century to early 20th centuries, using 60 to 80 counters per game and a deck of cards. Boer War is based on the conflict between the British Empire and the Boer Republics of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal, which started in 1899 (generally known as the Second Boer War). [Forum]
- War Diary Magazine, Issue 20
- Korsun Pocket 2: Little Stalingrad on the Dnepr (new from Pacific Rim Publishing)
This is Jack Radey's update of his original monster game of 1978. Two Soviet Fronts surround a German Army in the Ukraine and a ferocious battle takes place as the Germans try to break the encirclement and the Soviets seek to crush both the rescuers and the beleaguered troops in the Korsun Pocket. The entire game has been upgraded and is earning rave reviews from those who have previewed the game and customers who have recently received the game. [Forum]
CSW Outlook: For WWII Eastern Front and Monster Game enthusiasts, this is a 'must-buy' piece of wargaming history.
- Ill Met in Flanders: Fleurus 1622 (new from High Flying Dice Games)
Ill Met in Flanders: The Battle of Fleurus, August 29, 1622. Ill Met in Flanders is a debut title for a series of games set in the Thirty Years War by Roberto Chiavini. The High Flying Dice Games edition of this title features entirely new graphics by Bruce Yearian, completely revised rules as well as other game components. [Forum]
- The Russian Campaign, Deluxe 5th Edition
The Russian Campaign, Deluxe 5th Edition, marks the triumphant return of our hobby’s true classic wargame designs — universally acclaimed as one of the most venerable and widely-recognized games ever published, covering the Eastern Front during World War II. Few games have received as much universal praise or have been played by so many gamers across the globe. This all-new edition includes numerous rules changes by leveraging the expertise and experience of today’s leading experts and world renown players who have organized numerous TRC tournament events and online support sites. [Forum]
- Stalingrad: Advance to the Volga, 1942 (new from Revolution Games)
This is a solitaire game depicting the initial German attack on the city of Stalingrad in September, 1942. You, as the German player, have nine turns to conquer the city. You win the game as soon as there are no enemy units present on the map or if you significantly outperform history. Otherwise you lose the game. Also includes a five turn scenario depicting the German's October attack against the factory district. [Forum]
- A Sea of Fog and Fire (new from High Flying Dice Games)
The Battle of Heligoland Bight, August 28, 1914. A Sea of Fog and Fire is an introductory-level wargame simulation on the first surface naval action between the Royal Navy and Imperial Germany in WWI. The game design is meant to be simple and highly playable, yet one that portrays the historical challenges facing the combatants. [Forum]