PREORDER ALERTS
- Napoleon’s End (Operational Studies Group Preorder)
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]
- Infantry Attacks: Winter’s Battle (Avalanche Press Preorder)
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 (Compass Games @ Kickstarter)
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]
- Julius Caesar Enhanced Edition (Columbia Games @ Kickstarter)
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 (Multi-Man Publishing Preorder)
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]
- Aerocatures (Lombardy Studios @ Kickstarter)
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 (New England Simulations Preorder)
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 (Compass Games @ Kickstarter)
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]
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NEW RELEASES
- Kings of the Castle (new from High Flying Dice Games)
- A Steadfast and Violent Affair (new from High Flying Dice Games)
- Interceptor Ace, Volume 2: Last Days of the Luftwaffe (new from Compass Games)
Interceptor Ace, Volume 2: Last Days of the Luftwaffe, 1944-1945 marks the sequel to Gregory M. Smith’s “Interceptor Ace,” designed by Fernando Sola. In this solitaire air combat game, players fly a single German interceptor in desperate combats against waves of American fighters and bombers at the end of WW2, facing incredible odds and risks and trying to survive to the end of the war. [Forum]
- Bonaparte Overruns Piedmont (new from Operational Studies Group)
War of the First Coalition, Part I. Bonaparte's First Offensive, April 1796. With his commission order fresh from Paris, Bonaparte established his HQ at Nice and took command of a front-line force of 35,168 men of the Army of Italy, ordering them across the mountains and heading for a fight at Montenotte. After Beaulieu's 26,697 men of the Army of Italy escaped harm's way and sprinted for Acqui, the Piedmontese Army became Bonaparte's next target. [Forum]
- Albuera 1811: Beresford vs. Soult (new from Strategemata)
Albuera 1811: Beresford vs. Soult enables players to recreate events of the bloodiest battle of the Peninsular War. Both engaged armies suffered terrible losses. Basic rules concept of "Albuera 1811: Beresford vs. Soult" is similar to "old classic" "Battle of Raclawice 1794" and first of all to "Maida 1806: Stuart vs. Reynier". These two were rather small battles. "Albuera" is much bigger, but small changes of rules made it very playable. [Forum]
- SWWAS: South Pacific (new from Avalanche Press)
South Pacific is a complete Second World War at Sea boxed game based on the Solomons Campaign of 1942. It covers the naval battles of Guadalcanal, the carrier battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz, and much more. Unique to the series, South Pacific includes not only the standard, generic Tactical Map but also a special Tactical Map showing “Ironbottom Sound” north of Guadalcanal, where so many Japanese and American ships and sailors would be lost. [Forum]
- Great Pacific War: Final Edition (new from Avalanche Press)
- ATO Magazine, Issue 58: Clash of Carriers (new from LPS, Inc.)
The Battle of Midway was fought between seven carriers. Compare this to the Battle of the Philippine Sea which featured a total of 24 carriers on both sides! It was simply the largest carrier battle of all time which will never be surpassed. Clash of Carriers, by designer Mark Stille, portrays this epic battle. [Forum]
- Storm over Jerusalem (new from Multi-Man Publishing)
- Prelude to Revolution (new from Compass Games)
Prelude to Revolution: Russia’s Descent into Anarchy, 1905-1917 is a two-player card-driven game that immerses players in those turbulent years — The Russian Revolution — one of the most consequential events 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]
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