NEW RELEASES
- A Clash of Chariots (new from High Flying Dice Games)
The Battle of Kadesh, 1274 BCE. The fortress of Kadesh, near the Orontes river, was the first major obstacle the Egyptians faced, but their spies assured them only the Hittite garrison and a few scattered local troops were located there. Pharaoh had divided his army on the approach march to use multiple wells along the frontier, and to save his men from the effects of marching through clouds of dust such a huge host would raise. [Forum]
- Tinian: The Forgotten Battle (new from Compass Games)
the 3rd Volume in the Marianas Campaign series. This is a perfect introduction to Adam Starkweather's Company Scale System (CSS). Played on a single map, 3 scenarios and 3 campaign games are included. Special rules cover Caves, Beach Landings, Naval Support, Air Support, Sealing Caves, Mines, Japanese Tenacity, Inter-service Rivalry, Banzai Charges, Japanese Naval guns, Flamethrowers, Napalm, Under water demolition Teams, Aerial Reconnaissance, Tropical Storms, Japanese Knee Mortars AND drunken Japanese Admirals. There are also rules for additional Japanese troops that could have been on the island if you wish to make it tougher on the Americans. [Forum]
- The Lion of Khartoum (new from White Dog Games)
- Modern War, Issue 39: Axis of Evil (new from Decision Games)
magazine featuring the insert game, Axis of Evil, an operational-strategic level two-player wargame covering a struggle between the Russian-led Eurasian Union and a Coalition of opposing states to gain control of the Middle East, from Iran to Syria and the Persian Gulf. Possible combatants include Russia, various Middle Eastern states, China, Iran, and the Persian Gulf countries. The game system models the situation at the highest strategic level. Using a variation of Ty Bomba's Putin's War (MW #29). [Forum]
- Great War at Sea: Jutland 1919 (new from Avalanche Press)
Jutland 1919 is a supplement for Great War at Sea: Jutland, studying these drawing-board battleships that would never actually be launched. It includes background essays, thirty-one new scenarios, and 80 new silky-smooth die-cut playing pieces (60 double-sized "long" ship pieces and 20 square ones). It is not playable by itself; you’ll need Jutland game and High Seas Fleet book to play the scenarios. [Forum]
- Strategy & Tactics Quarterly #4 – World War III (new from Decision Games)
featuring the insert game, World War III: What If the Cold War Went Hot. At the end of World War II, two superpowers emerged from the conflict: the United States and the Soviet Union. In the decades that followed, these two superpowers faced off in what became known as the Cold War. This issue analyzes the military aspects of that long struggle between the two powers. The approach is to analyze where World War III might have started and been fought in each of the decades between 1945 and 1991. [Forum]
- PARA BELLUM, Issue 4 (new from ACIES Edizioni)
- Strategy & Tactics, Issue 314: Last Stand at Isandlwana (new from Decision Games)
featuring the insert game, Last Stand at Isandlwana, 22 January 1879. This is a two-player tactical wargame of low-intermediate complexity simulating the last 90 to 240 minutes of that infamous and legendary battle of the Anglo-Zulu War. The Zulu player is on the offensive, attempting to wipe out the entire British force on the map as quickly as possible. The British is attempting to win by having some remnant hold out longer than occurred historically or, alternatively, by having some portion of his command escape off the map and get back to relative safety at Roarke’s drift. [Forum]
- One Helluva Fight (new from High Flying Dice Games)
