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Space Infantry Resurgence is a robust gaming system that features a unique solitaire game, and has been further expanded to provide both co-op and two-player modes of play. In Space Infantry Resurgence you command an elite squad of veteran Space Infantry soldiers taking on the daunting task of fighting against unknown alien foes, through challenging environments, using only the weapons and tools on hand, or whatever can be scrounged along the way in order to achieve victory. [Forum]

Rise of the Dragon is a supplement for the Great War at Sea series, based on battles that never happened. It is not a complete game: Ownership of Russo-Japanese War (and only Russo-Japanese War) is necessary to play all of the twenty-four scenarios included. [Forum]

Cradle of Civilization is a pair of games, Sumeria to Persia and Alexander vs Darius, in one premium package (mounted mapboard and 1" size counters) that allows one to six players determine the fate of the Ancient Near East. In one game civilizations rise, while in the second, players battle over whether the great Persian Empire will survive or perish. Both games use simple mechanics to make them quick-playing and to portray a period feel to the players. [Forum]

recreates the sweaty-palms action that characterized the Pacific Theater in World War II in a unique single-player format. A simple solitaire system recreates small firefights (five to ten units per side) over a bevy of scenarios, including beach assaults, riverbank defense, random jungle patrols, raids on AA Gun emplacements and radio stations, and a campaign linking the missions together. Blind chit draws and die rolls, combined with artfully crafted charts create an impressive “artificial intelligence,” imbuing the game with true fog of war. [Forum]

Old School Wargames presents a new hex and counter game by former Marines John Poniske and John Poniske Jr. on the Battle of Belleau Wood. The game uses a card driven command system. Units have identifiers but no combat factors for a truly diceless combat. Your command cards played and your movement of troops determine casualties. Playable in 2 hours for 2 players.

Napoléon 1807 is the latest installment of the CONQUERORS Series using the same mechanisms from Napoléon 1806. Very well received by gamers, this tabletop war game is for either young conscripts or seasoned grognards.

Freeman's Farm: 1777 is an Old School War Game with an Old School look! This is the first game in our new Battle Formations game series. These games are a new game system centered around battle formations and have been designed for solitaire and two players. In solitaire mode players can play as either the American or the British against the solitaire player game engine. Created and Designed by Maurice Suckling. An innovative card driven board game on the Battle of Freeman's Farm. 1-2 players. Playable in 1 hour. [Forum]

Cargo Express is a fast-playing train game where two to four players take over the roles of train entrepreneurs, accepting orders and making contracts to transport goods along a shared rail line. [Forum]

a World War II based game for 2 to 4 players with an easy mechanics and a quick learning without losing a high tactical complexity, all of it within the frame of fast, dynamic games. The game puts you in charge of one of the WWII factions: United States, Great Britain, Germany or the USSR, represented by 100 miniatures (included in the box). Offering an experience similar to computer real-time strategy RTS games, you must conquer new territories through battle, build new constructions that allow you to recruit new troops and build armies, and manage your cards (resources) to achieve victory.

Borrowing from Lincoln, Twilight Struggle and other card driven-deck destruction games comes this exciting game on World War II in Europe. From the shores of England to the Steppes of Russia, to the sands of Africa, gamers will make the important decisions for the control of Europe. [Forum]

featured insert game is Macarthur's Defeat by game designer, Arrigo Velicogna, who takes on the 1941 Japanese invasion of the island of Luzon. It features a full sheet of 176 counters and a 22 x 17 game map that includes an inset area map of the Bataan peninsula. Yaah! 12 will deliver a thick, 80 pages of gaming wonderfulness. [Forum]

This is an expansion. You must own Old School Tactical Vol I to play Stalingrad. The Stalingrad Expansion includes an 30" x 41" historical mounted map, full sheet of OST counters, scenario booklet with EIGHT scenarios, and a beautiful new box to store everything in. [Forum]

A game design by Richard Dengel, Huzzah! simulates American Civil War combat at the tactical level. The second volume in the Huzzah series concentrates entirely upon the Wilderness Campaign. Eight scenarios are included. [Forum]

The War: The Pacific, 1941-1945 (“TWP”) simulates the military, naval, economic, diplomatic and political aspects of World War II in the Asia and the Pacific theatres. TWP may be played on its own or may be combined with The War: Europe 1939-1945 (“TWE”) to recreate the entire Second World War. In conjunction with The War’s Expansion Kit, gamers can now enjoy the complete TW franchise. The game includes TW: Global rules linking the Asia/Pacific and European theaters. [Forum]

Tango Down is a tense game of modern houseclearing operations, with scenarios taken from both the headlines and the movies. Hostage rescue, daring escapes, desperate last stands, ticking time bombs and more! Each player controls one or more fire teams, with each member having a counter and specific stats, augmented by Action cards that cover the fog of war, special tactics and event timing. Leaders, marksmen, fanatics, barricades, assault shields, breaching charges and more. [Forum]

Invasions simulates 300 years of European history, from the late days of the Roman Empire to the start of the Muslim expansion. During this period, known as the Dark Ages, many people invaded the continent, each hoping to colonize it or conquer a realm there, replacing other people established before them. But the new conquerors would never maintain their new powers for long, as other invaders also invaded them. Invasion marks the return of Philip Thibaut, the creator of the critically acclaimed Europa Universalis, that he also adapted for PC, and of The Great War '14 -'18. Philippe is also the creator and designer of American Civil War games, Pax Romana, Rise of Prussia or Birth of America.

North Africa (Standard Combat Series [SCS]) covers all of the fighting in the Western Desert from the beginning of Operation COMPASS until the final battles at El Alamein. This is the award-winning Operational Combat Series monster game DAK in a tighter, faster-playing SCS format. North Africa trims one map that extended into Egypt from the original DAK format and cuts numerous unit counters and markers not needed in the SCS format. The game uses a unique activation system tied to Supply Units, which must be saved up to create large-scale offensives. Supply is scarce enough to make tracking easy and naturally is central to this critically important aspect of North African warfare. The game utilizes Leaders, Forts, Mines, Random Events, Capture Awards, Withdrawals to Far Away Lands, and The Greek Campaign. [Forum]

Gettysburg covers the full three days of the battle, with each game turn equivalent to 2½ hours of daylight or one night. The map spans the historic battlefield and surrounding terrain, divided into 800-meter hexes. Counters represent the military units that fought in the battle, divisions for the Confederates and corps for the Union. Special markers represent leaders and artillery concentration. Event cards bring to life the notable moments of the battle, upsetting the perfect plans of the player and giving the game exceptional replay value. [Forum]

recounts the Battle of La Malmaison, 23-27 October 1917, in which the French employed their Artillerie Spéciale (tank force) and creeping barrage to capture Pinon, Vaudesson, and the coveted Chemin des Dames ridge. The French victory confirmed their recovery from the mutinies spawned by the disastrous Nivelle Offensive fought over some of the same ground six months earlier. [Forum]

covers these central conflicts of the American South West, The Apache Wars, 1861-1886. These great war band leaders all come from the various tribes of the Apache, and the Apache Wars dominated the attention of the US government in its westward development for the critical 25 years from the American Civil War to the final capitulation of the natives of the area. Central to the game is that the playing pieces are all wooden blocks with the information hidden during play from the opposing player until action occurs which must reveal particular blocks. The game also features a mounted game map. [Forum]