- Red Star/White Eagle, Designer Signature Edition (new from Compass Games)
This Designer Signature Edition game marks the return of a true wargaming classic by David Williams, faithfully remastered and updated with this all-new, supersized edition. Celebrated by many as one of the finest and often sought-after game titles ever produced by Game Designers’ Workshop (GDW, 1979) on a fascinating, almost forgotten conflict that would largely determine the course of European history for the next twenty years or more. Red Star/White Eagle is yet another Classic Reborn! by Compass. [Forum]
- Battle of Belmont Replay
- South China Sea Play Tutorial [video]
- Uli Blennemann joins Compass Games, LLC. as Brand Manager Board Games
- The War: Europe 1939-1945 Expansion Kit (new from Compass Games)
The War: Europe 1939-1945 Expansion Kit features twelve new scenarios, including alternative history scenarios for the popular strategic level game, The War: Europe 1939-1945. Ownership of this game is required for this new expansion release. A 38-page optional rule book introduces many new concepts. Two new counter sheets allows players to operationalize the new scenarios, optional rules and variants. This Expansion offers a whole new set of exciting and challenging “what if’s” that you don't want to miss! [Forum]
- Compass Games Expo 2018 Registration Open
- Absolute Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945 Replay
- Lion of Judah (new from Compass Games)
Lion of Judah: The War for Ethiopia, 1935-1941 is a two-player wargame simulating two campaigns located in the Horn of Africa - Italy vs. Ethiopia in 1935-1936, and the British Commonwealth and Ethiopia vs. Italy in 1940-1941). The scenarios all use a common rule set combined with scenario-specific rules. Regular units are mostly divisions, brigades and regiments, while irregular units include warrior levies and tribal bands. Armor, transports, air power, and headquarters (which represent corps-level artillery assets, engineers, and administrative and command centers) are also represented. Game design by Javier Romero. [Forum]
- Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44 (Compass Games Preorder)
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]
- Bunker Hill Review [video]
- Revolution Road Review [video]
- Compass Games Expo 2018 Survey
- Interview with John Poniske
- Paper Wars, Issue 87: Belmont – Grants Baptism Of Fire
Paper Wars is a wargame review magazine. Each issue includes six or more detailed game reviews on both new and old wargames. The game edition includes Belmont: Grants Baptism Of Fire. Belmont is a two-player game simulation of the American Civil War battle that occurred on November 7, 1861 at Belmont, Missouri. One player controls the forces of the United States (Union) and the other player controls the forces of the Confederate States (Confederate). Game design by John Poniske. [Forum]
- Festung Europa Overview [video]
- South China Sea Unboxing [video]
- The African Campaign: Opening Moves Strategic Considerations
- The Lamps Are Going Out Review
- Triumph of the Will Unboxing [video]
- Brezhnev’s War: NATO Vs. The Warsaw Pact In Germany, 1980 (new from Compass Games)
Brezhnev's War enables two players to game the first month of a hypothesized communist invasion of Western Europe sometime between the fall of Saigon and the start of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. It was during that period the conventional "correlation of forces" between the two hostile alliances most favored the communists. [Forum]