Category: New Release
- Harpoon V: Modern Tactical Naval Combat (new from The Admiral’s Trilogy)
Harpoon V is an all-new edition, tactical miniatures game that covers all aspects of naval warfare from 1955 to the present day: surface, sub-surface, and air. Extensively researched and tested, the rules allow play so realistic the game has been used for training by the U.S. and other navies. [Forum]
- World at War, Issue 73: Spring Awakening (new from Decision Games)
Spring Awakening is a two player wargame of Operation Fruhlingserwachen, the final major German offensive of World War II. The German plan was to launch a two-pronged attack to secure a defensive zone for the Lake Balaton oilfields in northern Hungary. The offensive failed in the face of Soviet resistance, and the ensuing Red Army offensive swept into Vienna. While historically, the situation was dismal for the Third Reich, the objective is for players to do better than their historical counterparts. [Forum]
- Guards and Martyrs (new from High Flying Dice Games)
Guards and Martyrs: The Battle for Basra, December 1986-April 1987. Dubbed “Karbala 5” the Iranians amassed much of their Revolutionary Guard formations supported by new weapons secretly purchased from the “Great Satan” USA (via the illegal Iran-Contra affair) as well as North Korea. A feint attack north of the battlefield, Karbala 6, by much of the Iranian armored force would tie up Iraq’s reserves. The resulting battle for Basra was one of the largest and bloodiest battles fought in the war, with both sides fighting with all they had. In the end the battle for Basra would prove just as indecisive as the larger war, with neither side able to claim a clear victory. [Forum]
- To Rule the Waves (new from High Flying Dice Games)
To Rule The Waves is an introductory level wargame simulation on the British Navy’s bombardment of the Egyptian Forts at Alexandria in 1882, as well as several “what if” naval battles that could have occurred amongst the European powers in the Mediterranean during the 1880s. This decade was marked by peace amongst the Imperialist nations, but there were events that “rocked the boat” and could very easily have led to conflict; especially in Mediterranean Sea that for ages has been the nexus of commerce as well as conflict. This decade was also marked by tremendous innovation in warship design and tactics. [Forum]
- Line of Departure, Issue 83 (new from Jim Werbaneth)
- Brotherhood & Unity (new from Compass Games)
2-3 player card driven wargame which depicts the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992-1995 ("Bosnian War"). The game shows all of the major events: from the siege of Sarajevo (shown in separate, detailed map), to the ferocious battles for the Posavina corridor, and desperate defense of the Bosniak enclaves. Main features are: Point-To-Point movement system, play driven by Strategy Cards, quick combat resolution (no CRT), streamlined rules and fast game play. [Forum]
- A Matter of Honor (new from Tiny Battle Publishing)
A Matter of Honor is an action-packed two-player tactical board game using a simple but effective area impulse activation system. The game captures the dramatic intensity of the Battle of Le Bourget and its desperate house to house fighting. Added chromes include random event cards featuring historical events players may use to influence the outcome of the battle. Units are companies of elite Prussian Guards, facing determined French Regulars and National Guardsmen in a fight to the finish and for a matter of honor. [Forum]
- Traders of the Air (new from Compass Games)
Traders of the Air is a Steampunk Trading Game for two to four players based on a distant planet, which balances a great game design by award-winning game designer, Michael Schacht, with marvelous components throughout for everyone to enjoy! The game is similar to Michael Schacht's famous game Hansa! This version includes an additional map, promo Hansa items, and all new Variable Guild Powers. This game was featured and successfully funded on Kickstarter. [Forum]
- Hungarian Rhapsody (new from Multi-Man Publishing)
an Operational Combat Series (OCS) game that depicts the Soviet 1944 drive into Hungary which led to the battle of Debrecen, the siege of Budapest, and the German 1945 KONRAD counter-offensives attempting to relieve Budapest. The game begins on the October 5, 1944 turn with the 2nd and 4th Ukrainian Fronts launching an offensive to isolate the German 8th Army which is still defending an area off-map to the east in the Carpathian Mountains. It allows players to play the two major Soviet offensives and several smaller scenarios covering the German counter-offensives, concluding on February 26, 1945. [Forum]
- The Field of the Cloth of Gold (new from Hollandspiele)
This game was created to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the world’s most famous three-week party, in which King Henry VIII of England, and Francis I of France, spent ridiculous amounts of money and resources to peacock at each other. Through smiles made of gritted teeth, the game’s two players will express friendship: each action they take will give their opponent a tile that they might use to score. [Forum]
