PATHS OF GLORY Recreates Dramatic Events of The Great War
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August 1, 1999 - Out of the Wrapper PATHS OF GLORY Recreates Dramatic Events of The Great War |
Release date: July 1999
Prior to game designer, Ted Raicer, coming upon the game design scene, one would have been hard-pressed to name game titles focusing on The Great War. Fast forward several years and several Ted Raicer designs later, and a vast selection of World War I gaming titles are now available; the majority being crafted by Ted Raicer himself. Few men have been noted for creating a buzz around a specific era of warfare as Racier has accomplished.
While Raicer has already set the mark with top-rated designs as THE GREAT WAR IN EUROPE (Command magazine) and the award-winning, ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT? (MiH/Critical Hit), it appears that Ted Raicer has set himself upon a new Path of Glory with his latest WWI game design effort...made only possible by GMT Games stepping in and acquiring the publishing rights for the project which began at TAHGC prior to the Hasbro acquisition. Based on the torrid rate of feedback from the ConsimWorld Discussion Board, PATHS OF GLORY already ranks as the most talked about game in the industry today.
THE GAME
PATHS OF GLORY: THE FIRST WORLD WAR, designed by six-time Charles S. Roberts Award winner, Ted Raicer, allows players to step into the shoes of the monarchs and marshals who triumphed and bungled from 1914 to 1918. As the Central Powers you must use the advantage of interior lines and the fighting skill of the Imperial German Army to win your rightful "place in the sun." As the Entente Powers (Allies) you must bring your greater numbers to bear to put an end to German militarism and ensure this is the war "to end all wars." Both players will find their generalship and strategic abilities put to the test as Paths of Glory's innovative game systems let you recreate all the dramatic events of World War I.HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
They called it the Great War. In over four years of titanic struggle, the ancient Europe of Kings and Emperors tore itself to pieces, giving birth to our own violent modern age. The bloody battles fought in the trenches of the Western Front, the icy plains of Poland, the mountains of the Balkans, and the deserts of Arabia, shaped the world we know today. We are all orphans of the Great War.
GAME COMPONENTS and FEATURES
- COUNTERS
316 full-color die-cut counters.- MAP
One 22x34" full-color mapsheet showing most of Europe and the Near East
- CARDS
At the heart of the design are the 110 Strategy Cards. Each player has his own deck of 55 Mobilization, Limited War, and Total War Cards. Each card can be used to perform movement and combat operations, Strategically Redeploy units, accumulate Replacements to rebuild battered Armies and Corps, or introduce dozens of historic events. Strategy cards cover:
Guns of August
Chlorine Gas
Mata Hari
Flamethrowers
Cloak and Dagger
Landships (tanks)
Zeppelin Raids
Tsar Takes Command
Salonika
Grand Fleet (and the High Seas Fleet!)
War in Africa
Reichstag Truce
and much more....- OTHER
28-page Rule Book (17 pages of actual rules)
Two Player Aid Cards: Charts and Tables card (w/ numerous charts on the map!)- TIME SCALE
3 months per turn- MAP SCALE
Point-to-Point- UNIT SCALE
Armies and Corps- NUMBER OF PLAYERS
One or TwoDesign by six-time Charles S. Roberts Award winner, Ted Raicer
Placing your Order
PATHS OF GLORY is now available for $50. To place your order, please use the GMT Games Order Page or call Toll Free (800) 523-6111. Outside the U.S. call (209) 583-1236. You can also email your order togmtoffice@aol.com.
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