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a light, fast-paced wargame at the strategic scale covering the Great War, designed with a high degree of replayability—no two games play alike. This deluxe game with mounted mapboard and large game counters features a unique tile-placement system to simulate the First World War. Game strategy is key due to the unforgiving combat system capturing the horrific attrition of this conflict; the dice offer no bloodless victories or reprieve for either side. [Forum]

Final call for preorders! Hungarian Rhapsody (HR) is an Operational Combat Series (OCS) game that depicts the Soviet 1944 drive into Hungary which led to the battle of Debrecen, the siege of Budapest, and the German 1945 KONRAD counter-offensives attempting to relieve Budapest. Romania’s defection in August 1944 allowed the Soviets to outflank well-defended Axis positions in the Carpathian Mountains from the south. In the process, the German 6th Army was almost destroyed, losing most of its heavy equipment (which explains the relative weakness of the German artillery at the start of the campaign). [Forum]

World War II in 90 minutes? It's not a dream - it's Domination. A game where there is no place for Domination, only pure strategy and tactics. Clashes, area control, hand management, and team play - this will not be lacking during exciting games. Domination is a reimplementation of Mini WWII, which underwent a number of changes and tests that finally balanced the game and added mechanisms that add theme to the gameplay. The game is designed for 2-4 players who manage four asymmetrical factions. [Forum]

Salerno ‘43 is a regiment/brigade-level game on the Allied invasion of mainland Italy in September 1943. Two British and two American divisions land in the Bay of Salerno defended by the full strength 16th Panzer Division, which is soon reinforced by five other German mechanized divisions. For 8 days the survival of the beachhead is in doubt, and emergency measures are taken to reinforce the beachhead with the 82nd Airborne Division. [Forum]

Drop Zone: Southern France is a fast-playing (about 2 hours), company-level block game of the Allied airborne assault (code-named Operation RUGBY) that spearheaded Operation DRAGOON, the Invasion of Southern France—the Second D-Day, August 15th, 1944. This game shines in its depiction of the fog of war (both literal and figurative)--blocks conceal unit type and strength. [Forum]

In Border Reivers, each player rules over one of the Marches as leader of one of the six major riding families of the border: Grey, Fenwick, Dacre, Maxwell, Kerr, or Hume. Your goal is to increase the wealth and fame of your clan throughout the reigns of Henry and Elizabeth to end the century as the most famous Border Reiver of all time. Players gain VPs from successful combats, amassing large herds of livestock, and by elevating their Notoriety above the other players in the regions of the map. [Forum]

It's time for a new issue of Yaah! magazine. This issue comes with a spiffy new, man-to-man solitaire game from one of the best solitaire designers in the industry, Gottardo Zancani. Titled Rattenkreig, the game simulates up close and personal combat in Stalingrad, circa 1942. Rattenkreig features a robust AI bot, and an innovative way, based on the actual size of the counter, to calculate to where a unit may move. This and much more included in the magazine. [Forum]

Final Call before preorder ends! After two years of worldwide unrest and open revolts, the TRL Central Committee finally surrendered to popular demand. A Third Echelon of 1985: Under an Iron Sky will be mobilized. That's right, preorder this popular game today to get your chance to secure a copy of this game. Please act now, as this will be a very limited print run (be sure to place your preorder before June 19, 2020!) [Forum]

The World at War: Europe is a game covering the Second World War in Europe. This game being a wargame do not use cardboard counters for the units. All the ground units are quite simplified with wooden cubes. The game is an area based game which activates units by actions and gives great importance to economy. The game is much easier to play and faster to complete as other traditional hex and counter games.

The following four out-of-stock games are now available for preorder as a Second Printing:

• The African Campaign, Designer Signature Edition
• Pacific Tide
• Zeppelin Raider
• Crusade and Revolution DELUXE Edition

SCS Iron Curtain is now available for preorder! Beginning with Iron Curtain (Carl and Dean’s SCS World War 3 game) we are implementing a new "early bird" preorder structure. Most preorders other than ASL and GCACW will have a 30% discount off retail for the first 30 days, and then be 20% off retail during the rest of the preorder timeframe. Iron Curtain, for example, which retails for $85, will be $60 for the first 30 days of preorder (i.e., through June 28, 2020), and will then be $68 for the duration of the preorder. [Forum]

Jacobite Rising is the first standalone game for Commands & Colors Tricorne (ownership of Tricorne is NOT required) and features 13 battle scenarios by Richard Borg. Mounted game board, terrain tiles, blocks, command and combat cards, stickers and large, molded dice are all included. You will find many new and interesting play concepts which brings new experiences and challenges covering the world of the Highland Clans in the time of the Jacobite Risings. [Forum]

Dawn of Battle is a hex and counter battle that allows gamers to refight 20 great battles from ancients to medieval. The game is designed by Mike Nagel and is not card driven but does use cards. Battles can be fought in 2 hours. A level between Hold the Line and Great Battles of History, the system hits a sweet spot for complexity and depth of play. Imminently replayable with future expansions planned. The campaign ends June 6, don't miss out. [Forum]

Four issue subscripton of Paper Wars magazine including the insert game. The centerpiece of each Paper Wars issue is the insert game and accompanying historical article, along with articles focusing on after action reports, new scenarios, works-in-progress, and design theory. Errata fix or bonus counters for other Compass Games may also be included (varies by issue). Subscriptions are offered based on shipping destination. [Forum]

• issue #97: Battle for Galicia, 1914 by Michael Resch
• issue #98: First Blood in the Crimea: The Battle of the Alma, 20 September 1854 by Ty Bomba
• issue #99: Assault on Tobruk, Rommel Triumphant, 20 June, 1942 by Stephen Newberg
• issue #100: Bloody Retributions: The Battle of Inkerman, 5 November 1854 by Ty Bomba

Stalingrad Solitaire is a solitaire game simulating the last weeks of the encircled German 6th Army in the pocket German troops nicknamed “The Cauldron” that formed in and to the west of the city of Stalingrad when Soviet troops broke through the Wehrmacht’s front lines in December 1942. [Forum]

The Kickstarter campaign to fund the reprint of Old School Tactical VOL II: West Front 1944-45 and Airborne, AND a new expansion, Phantom Division is live. Click here to pledge. Those who pledge early will save on their pledge levels for both Old School Tactical Vol II and Airborne. [Forum]

Air & Armor: Operational Armored Warfare in Europe, Designer Signature Edition marks the return of one of the most highly rated wargames on modern warfare ever published. Air & Armor is a company level simulation of a Hypothetical Soviet attack on West Germany in the mid-1980s. It depicts the collision of the Soviet 8th Guards Army and elements of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division and West German 12th Panzer Division in a ferocious battle around the German city of Wurzburg. This new edition is lovingly recreated with new map artwork, new unit counters, new unit values and updated rules. [Forum | Video]

Alexandros and Spartacus features not one but two great ancient games designed by Mike Markowitz that originally appeared in Command magazine in 1991 and 1992, garnering numerous Charles S. Roberts Award nominations and awards — Alexandors and I Am Spartacus. This expanded edition features both games along with their multiple expansions, three in total, to round out this impressive, DELUXE package with two full-size game maps and updated graphics throughout. [Forum]

An Attrition of Souls is a light, fast-paced wargame at the strategic scale covering the Great War, designed with a high degree of replayability—no two games play alike. This deluxe game with mounted mapboard and large game counters features a unique tile-placement system to simulate the First World War. Game strategy is key due to the unforgiving combat system capturing the horrific attrition of this conflict; the dice offer no bloodless victories or reprieve for either side. [Forum]

Combat! 2 is an add-on module for Combat! You must have Combat! to play this expansion. Various new features have been added such as: Elite Enemies in the form of the SS, a third Squad and command elements for the Americans so Platoon Actions can be gamed with multiple players; new weapons such as the STG44, the Thompson Sub-machine gun and the Springfield 1903; and much more! A fully structured campaign game consists of 6 'Chapters', 'Normandy', 'Pursuit', 'Hurtgen Forest', 'The Bulge', 'The Siegfried Line' and 'Germany'. Follow the fortunes of your squad from D-day to VE-day performing missions and patrols; will your squad be an efficient well-disciplined unit or the new Dirty Dozen? [Forum]