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This game allows you to simulate the first ten months of the military campaign in Italy during WW2, from the landing in Salerno (September ’43) to the liberation of Rome (June ’44). Refight the battles that took place in Italy from September ’43 to May ’44: Salerno, Cassino, Anzio, Ortona. The game starts with the American 5th army that has just landed in Salerno and the British 8th army advancing in Apulia, while the Axis powers gather their forces to hit with a powerful counter-offensive one of the two allied armies.

One Session Gettysburg: This game system is derived from rules developed by Hampton Newsome. The intuitive, moderate complexity rules for this game allow players to focus their energy on decision making and not on game procedures. The basic combat unit in this game is the infantry division. The 3 days of the battle can be played in an evening. [Forum]

Hammer of the Scots brings the rebellion of the Braveheart, William Wallace, to life. As the English player, you seek to pacify Scotland by controlling all the important noble lords. The Scottish player also seeks the allegiance of nobles to support a difficult struggle for freedom. [Forum]

7 Days left in the KS Campaign. Brand new materials/effects for the acclaimed twelve-sided dice (numbered 1-6 twice and providing a more satisfying feel and roll). Editor's Note: we think this is an excellent gaming accessory for our audience...highly-recommended.

Commands & Colors: Medieval is based on the highly successful Commands & Colors game system and by design is not overly complex. The Medieval game introduces many new game concepts to the Commands & Colors system, which add historical depth and flavor. The medieval battles showcased in the scenario book focus on the historical confrontations between the Byzantine Empire and Sassanid Persians (530 to 627 AD) with a slight detour to battle the Moors and their rebel allies (645 - 648 AD). [Forum]

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]