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Eagles in the Sky is a 2-player card-based game on plane-to-plane warfare during the last year and a half of the First World War. Players each command a "flight" of 1 to 6 aircraft during any of several types of missions, including Patrols, photo recon and even balloon busting. The game includes all of the major types of aircraft active on the Western Front in that period, including the Fokker triplane, Sopwith Camel, SPAD XIII, and Fokker DVII. Eagles in the Sky may be played in one of two ways: individual engagements or campaigns, in which the players control "squadrons" and complete five days of missions, taking into account losses, pilot fatigue, and the requirements of higher headquarters. [Forum]

Napoleon's End 1814: Campaign in France, Part III. Games covers four separate battles. The first of the four battles that occurred on the 17th and 18th of February: Mormant took place three days after the Battle of Vauchamps, covered in "La Patrie en Danger." The last two battles were fought in late March: Arcis followed eight days after Reims, from "Napoleon Retreats." With all three games, you can contemplate a 12-battle Grand Campaign. [Forum]

Winter’s Battle is a Campaign Study (a short book of scenarios and history) based on the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes (we covered the First Battle in August 1914). Winter’s Battle adds 11 new scenarios to Infantry Attacks: August 1914, split into two chapters, each with a battle game to link the scenarios together. [Forum]

Western Front Ace: The Great War in the Air, 1916-1918 is a solitaire, tactical level game that places you in command of a scout (fighter) aircraft during World War I. Each turn consists of one sortie, during which combat usually occurs. The player may choose one of seven nationalities to fly for and can be based from one of many bases along the trench lines or in Italy. Western Front Ace is based on the popular, action-packed Nightfighter Ace game system by Gregory M. Smith and is the third game in the series, 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 is an all-new, deluxe edition with major component upgrades. Julius Caesar is a card-driven block game. You use cards to Move, levy, or play an Event. 13 victory point Towns or Cities are depicted on the 17"x 33" (43 x 84 cm) game board of the Mediterranean. Take command of Caesar's Veteran Legions or Pompey sprouting Young Legions around the Mediterranean. You decide how best to defend or conquer the Republic. With endless possibilities at your disposal, this game will keep your adrenaline pumping. [Forum]

Goose Green is a Tactical Combat Series (TCS) game covering the first land battle of the Falklands War on May 28, 1982. The outcome of this engagement was crucial for both the Argentinians and the British: The Argentinians needed to prove themselves against the professional British war machine, while the British needed a land victory to satisfy the government and the public after recently suffering naval losses. [Forum]

World War Warriors: Amazing Aerocatures™ Of World War II Aircraft. Two new games in one. A fast-playing card game AND a digital computer game PLUS an illustrated book of World War Two airplanes, both famous and little-known, along with their fascinating backstories with historical ads, images, and...new amazing illustrations that capture each aircraft’s personality. [Forum]

Winter's Victory is a battalion-level, grand tactical simulation of the epic winter battle of Preussisch-Eylau that took place in East Prussia on February 8, 1807. It pits Napoleon's Grande Armée against the Russian and Prussian forces of the Allied Army of the Fourth Coalition in one of the bloodiest battles of the Napoleonic Wars. [Forum]

2040: An American Insurgency simulates a US civil war in the 21st century. In this two-player, three-hour game, the blue team is the Federals, agents of the government in Washington. The red team is the Rebels, militia groups trying to seize control of states, highways, and cities. The conflict spreads across the continental US from Miami to Seattle and Los Angeles to New York. [Forum]

Elsenborn Ridge is a stand-alone game in the Panzer Grenadierseries: You do not need any other game in the series to play any of the 35 scenarios. These include fierce tank battles and infantry actions, including the failed drive of Jochen Peiper's battle group toward the Meuse River, 3rd Armored Division's destruction of 2nd SS Panzer Division, the American stand along Elsenborn Ridge and the collapse of the 106th Infantry Division. [Forum]

Golden Journal No. 51: Kursk: Dogs of War provides you with 176 new die-cut and silky-smooth pieces for Kursk: South Flank, displaying the corps’ three divisions in a special color scheme. Or, if you prefer the current colors, you can order just the book. Plus you get the usual historical background and new scenarios. [Forum]

’85 Graveyard of Empires is the second game in the Squad Battles series. Building on the mechanics introduced in ’65 Squad Battles in the Jungles of Vietnam, Graveyard of Empires (GoE) features squad-level battles between the Afghan Mujahideen and Soviet Red Army in a card-driven, hex and counter game.

This 2nd Edition/Reprint features numerous small changes to the rule and scenario books, including anything worthwhile brought up in forums/etc.. Additionally, the game contains larger PACs. Specifically the Combat Results Table, Terrain Effects Chart, Close Fight/Combat Event, and Sequence of Play have been enlarged and placed on a 11" x 17" cards. [Forum]

Interceptor Ace, Volume 2: Last Days of the Luftwaffe, 1944-1945, designed by Fernando Sola Ramos, is a solitaire, tactical level game which places you in command of a German day fighter during the last days of World War II. This is the sequel to the popular, action-packed Interceptor Ace 1943-44, designed by Gregory M. Smith, and picks up the action where Interceptor Ace 1943-44 left off. [Forum]

The game simulates the brief campaign fought by the Sardinian army against the Austrian Empire in 1849. Several changes compared to the first edition: bigger map and counters; artillery can bombard, hidden movement, alternative strategic setup. [Forum]

Prelude to Revolution is a two-player card-driven game that immerses players in the turbulent years leading up to the Russian Revolution — one of the most consequential of the 20th century. The game is divided into three broad historical Eras — The Years of Turmoil ( 1905-1913 ), The Great War (1914-1916), and The Collapse (1917). [Forum]

Ardennes II is a Standard Combat Series reissuing of the award-winning game Ardennes from 1993 using the additional research available in the BCS game Last Blitzkrieg. Like its predecessor, it covers the German Wacht am Rhein offensive in December 1944 against the heretofore “quiet front” of the Ardennes Forest. [Forum]

featuring the insert game, Santiago Campaign, 1898. This is a 1-2 player simulation game by Javier Romero exploring the 1898 land campaign for Santiago de Cuba. [Forum]

Nero Caesar is a 2-4 player 2-3 hour 7 turn game wherein Nero and the False Prophet wage war against the Apostles Peter and Paul. Players acquire resources, employ unique abilities, and wage warfare for the control of the seven cities in southwestern Turkey; Pergamos, Ephesus, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. [Forum]

Prophets is an interactive exciting card driven cooperative 2-3 hour wargame wherein the Prophets must wage war against sin and idols with truth and altars. Be careful of the False Prophet! Can the Prophets of Israel & Judah help turn the hearts of the Hebrew people back to the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob? Or will their hearts remain hardened to the Word of the Lord? [Forum]