Category: Preorder Alert

Flashpoint: South China Sea is a two-player strategy game that simulates the complex geopolitical contest currently taking place between the United States and China in a disputed region of the South China Sea. The game is driven by a card deck that captures developments ripped straight from today’s headlines, bolstered by cards with a context-setting reading of recent history, and a set of speculative cards capturing a diverse range of potential future events.

1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties is an '18xx' game, one of many rail games by different designers inspired by Francis Tresham's 1829. Although it shares many traits in common with the other 18XX games, it has several unique features is set in this cauldron of railway construction. Players will vie to start railway companies, invest money in railway shares, and attempt to run the railways they control for personal gain, trying to keep them afloat in changeable economic times.

Hastings 1066 is a short card game for two players using a simple “board” and cards representing the units. One player is the Saxons (English) led by Harold Godwinson (King Harold II); the other is the Normans, led by William of Normandy, later known as William the Conqueror because he was lucky enough to survive and win the battle. [Forum]

The Europa Incident is a science fiction boardgame from 2 to 4 players, about the control of the most strategically and economically useful sites in the Main Asteroid Belt of our Solar System by mega-corporations, transnational agencies, and armed organizations. The game rules allow players to control and expand an area of space within the asteroid belt, interfering with opponents and seeking dominance of one or another Faction through war operations.

A complete Second World War at Sea boxed game. Tropic of Capricorn is a complete boxed game bringing our alternative-history Second Great War story arc to the shores of South America. Argentina, assisted by Chile and Britain, faces off against Brazil in a naval war in the South Atlantic. [Forum]

UBOOT The Board Game is a real-time tabletop game of WW2 submarine warfare. An underwater cooperative war thriller that allows 1 to 4 players to assume the roles of the Captain, the First Officer, the Navigator, and the Chief Engineer on board of a type VIIC U-boat. The game is enhanced by a companion app, allowing for an unprecedented level of realism, as well as a challenging enemy A.I. which will push your skills to the limit. The action unfolds both on the strategic and the tactical scale, always demanding teamwork, efficient crew management, and quick situation assessment.

Worthington is offering a limited edition 250 print run of War Along the Chesapeake, Volume I in the 3 volume set on the War of 1812. Act quickly as they are almost sold out! [Forum]

SHAEF is a two-player, card-driven World War II strategy game covering the period from June 1944 to March 1945. It covers the war in Western Europe from D-Day to the Allied advance over the River Rhine, and is designed by Ian Brody (well known for his Quartermaster General series of games).

America Falling is a two-player board-game about the end of America. The game is narrative neutral, meaning that the it does not pre-suppose any specific road to war; this is left to your personal proclivities. One player commands the conservative "Red" forces while the other leads the liberal "Blue" forces. Game mechanics recreate the inescapable dilemmas of fratricidal struggle inherent at the start of every civil war. [Forum]

magazine featuring the insert game, War in the MegaCity, a simulation of a fight for a city in the near future. It covers conventional, unconventional and civil disturbance operations. One player controls Government forces, the other the Insurgents. Game design by Joseph Miranda. [Forum]

Corsair Leader is a solitaire board game putting you in the cockpits of US Navy and Marine aircraft battling the Japanese during WWII. For those of you who are new to the series, Air Leader games are entirely solitaire by design. This means you can play whenever, where ever, and for as long as you like. No opponent needed! The game system handles all the enemy decisions and actions for you! [Forum]

Volume VIII in the Library of Napoleonic Battles from OSG. Features five battles from 1813 including Lützen, Bautzen, Hoyerswerda, Luckau and Königswartha. [Forum]

Thunder in the East is a two-player (although it is easily played solitaire as most wargames are, and it is great for small teams) strategic-level WWII East Front wargame from legendary game designer Frank Chadwick. It has grown from its humble origins in the classic introductory wargame Battle for Moscow to become a Big Game where the focus is on the gameplay and not rulebook exceptions and minutiae. [Forum]

One Small Step announces three new preorder titles. [Forum]

• Bear Flag Republic is the first new board game design from Jack Greene in over 20 years
• Ty Bomba also has two new game listed: Operation Storm, which explores what might have happened has Stalin beaten Hitler to the punch in '41
• The other is Stain's Final War, which posits a USSR invasion of Western Europe in 1953

The General Staff Wargaming System is an easy to use wargame construction set to simulate any land battle from the 17th, 18th or 19th century. It consists of a suite of modules for creating armies, maps and scenarios. The 30 most popular (as voted by our fans) battles are included free for Kickstarter backers.

Nightfighter Ace is a solitaire, tactical level game which places you in command of a German Nightfighter during World War II. Each turn consists of several days, during which a combat mission will be flown from one of many bases in Europe, attempting to intercept incoming British Bombers. Nightfighter Ace is based on the popular, action-packed Hunters game system by Gregory M. Smith with a strong narrative around the pilot as you look to increase your prestige, earn skills, and rise in rank through promotion and receive awards. [Forum]

this game offers a new look at the bloodiest campaign of WW2, with the most detailed and accurate map ever offered. SOLO play is the core of this remarkable game with 4 modes of play: Solitaire, 2 player co-op, 1 vs. 1 and 2 vs. 1. Precision cut, colorful wooden blocks let you apply your tanks and assault troops against the enemy, while full sized cards offer both sides new abilities and regulate game time. Average game time is 40-60 minutes! VentoNuovo Games has 3 successful kickstarters already – and all shipped ahead of schedule! This is their most ambitious game yet. [Forum]

third game in the Eagles of France series, following Waterloo 1815 and Austerlitz 1805. The focus is on morale, attrition and commitment of formation (division & corps) at the right time, rather than tactical chrome. The detailed order of battle and the scale of the game allow players to really see the action and the game system provides a quick but realistic resolution. [Forum]

Final call for this game as Kickstarter ends soon! Who Should Get Medieval? Anyone who likes 90 minutes of battle, backstabbing, plagues, and Mongol hordes. Medieval is for 3 to 5 players with stretch goals that extend the action to 2-player and 6-player games, and solitaire too. [Forum]

Designed by Mark H. Walker and David K. van Hoose, Platoon Commander Deluxe: Kursk is the gorgeous port of Tiny Battles’ well-known Platoon Commander system to Flying Pig’s big box, mounted map, large counter method of game publishing. Each game includes two mounted 11" x 17" geomorphic maps, and four sheets of thick 1" square counters. There are Tiger tanks, Panther tanks, Mk IV tanks, T-34/76 tanks, KV-1 tanks, SU-152 assault guns, infantry (rifle, guards, pioneers, submachine gun), mortar batteries, Stukas, IL-2, and more. [Forum]