Capitan Games announced that they are working on Master & Commander FRIGATES, a new game based on their naval rules system. They have scaled down and focused on the fourth, fifth, sixth, and unrated ships of the combat navies of the 18th century and Napoleonic Wars. Players will be able to recreate the naval combat of the super-frigates, rasees, frigates, corvettes, sloops of war, and cutters. They are working in ships from the Royal Navy, Spain, France, Dutch, and United States navies.
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Master and Commander Frigates Coming
Flat-Rate Shipping at Columbia Games
In honor of Father’s Day, Columbia Games is offering flat-rate shipping for every order, regardless of size. Orders shipping to the US and Canada ship for $4.99. Overseas orders ship for $9.99 regardless of size. The offer is good through June 20, 2011.
Free Book Shipping at Avalanche Press
Avalanche Press is currently offering free shipping “at least in the United States” on any order containing only books or supplements (any number of them). If you’ve been holding off on purchasing any of their products you may want to take advantage of the deal.
Category: Game Deals, Gaming Accessories, Wargames | Tags: avalanche press, free shipping, game deal
3CG Releases Tannenberg 1914
Three Crowns Game Productions (3CG) recently released Tannenberg 1914, a brigade and division level wargame covering the battle of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes in August 1914 between Germany and Russia.
Victory Point Games Needs Playtesters
The Victory Point Games web site announced that they need playtesters for their upcoming For the Crown game. In For the Crown, civil war has broken out between two royal brothers over the succession to the throne of the kingdom, and the people must choose sides and go to war. Players gather resources, train an army, and capture the rival King. See their web site for more information and instructions on how to become a playtester.
Victory Point Games is also taking pre-orders for Fading Glory, the second game that GMT is producing as part of their strategic partnership with Victory Point Games. It’s number 20 in the Napoleonic series.
Category: Wargames | Tags: Fading Glory, For the Crown, GMT Games, Napoleonic, playtesting, Victory Point Games
Oregon Consimgames Playtest at ConsimWorld Expo
The Oregon Consim Games web site announced a playtest of their newest simulation "1914: Offensive a outrance, The Western Front in WWI" at Consimworld Expo in Tempe in June. This will be the third time they’ve playtested this title there. It’s a brigade/division level model of the battles fought in Belgium, France, and Germany from August through mid-November 1914. The playtest spots are filled but attendees can drop by to take a look.
League of Augsburg News
The League of Augsburg announced that Beneath the Lily Banners 2nd Edition will be available for pre-order soon. The first edition is still available in PDF format.
Capitan Libertadores Released
Capitan Games has released "Capitan Libertadores". According to their web site:
Capitan starts his Wars for the Liberation of South America series. This first supplement covers the wars for chilean liberation (1817-1820) between Royal Spanish Army and Los Andes Army of San Martín. 112 New Units, 56 Army of Los Andes Unita & 56 Royalist Spanish Units. Download now
Half-off Sale at Avalanche Press
Avalanche Press, makers of a wide range of wargames, is putting everything in their webstore on sale at half off – as long as you order $150 worth of games and supplements. See their web site for details.
DVG Wargames Update
Dan Verssen Games (DVG) says things are on track for their Field Commander Napoleon game. They’ve posted the latest rulebook and box back. If you were planning to pre-order this title, time is officially running out. Modern Naval Battles and the Expansion are expected to be going to the printers next week. U-Boat Leader will be heading to the printers in about a month.
Category: Wargames | Tags: Dan Verssen Games, DVG, Field Commander Napoleon, Modern Naval Battles, U-Boat Leader, Wargames
New Wargame Vault Releases
The Wargame Vault site lists several new releases for the past month, including:
Category: Wargames | Tags: Age of Fighting Sail, Battlemap, PDF wargames, Strike Legion, Wargame Vault, Wargames, Warlands
GMT Games News
GMT Games has posted living rules for Stalin’s War, three bonus scenarios for the C&C Ancients game, and historical notes for the Heartbreak Ridge Campaign in Fields of Fire. They’ve also started working with some iPad and computer game developers to produce computerized wargames.
Wargamedownloads.com Releases for 4/24/2011
Wargamedownloads.com has added several new titles recently, including:
- March on Rome: A multiplayer family oriented game set in the declining Roman empire
- March on Rome Expansion: allows for a fifth or sixth player
- Pusan Perimeter: Operational level game of the events in Southern Korea
- The Aleutians Campaign: WWII in Alaska
- The Russo-Georgian War of 2008: Full-on combat between the Republic of Georgia and the Russian Federation
Category: Wargames | Tags: aleutians campaign, pdf, PDF wargames, Pusan Perimeter, Roman empire game, wargamedownloads.com, Wargames
Weekend Deal on A Day of Heroes
Lock ‘n Load Publishing is featuring it’s highly acclaimed wargame A Day of Heroes, based on Mogadishu circa 1993, at the reduced price of $39.99 this weekend only. If you’ve been interested in picking up this game, now might be the time to do it.
This boxed game features 152 5/8" counters, 12 7/8" counters, 6 3/4" counters, a 17×22" map, 9 scenarios (including a campaign scenario), a 40-page rulebook, a players’ aid card, and 2 dice.
Category: Game Deals, Wargames | Tags: A Day of Heroes, Game Deals, Lock 'n Load Publishing, Mogadishu, wargame
3 Crowns Releases Tannenberg 1914 Teaser
Three Crowns Game Productions has released a teaser for their upcoming Tannenberg 1914 wargame. The planned release date is April/May 2011. They say they are currently folding the maps and prepping the pieces.
35% Off Downloads at Avalanche Press
The Avalanche Press web site is offering 35% off any of their downloadable games or supplements as long as the order totals $50 or more. The Panzer Grenadier game Elsenborn is available while supplies last at $39.99 in a “boxless” form.
Red Sash Offers Limited Edition Charlie’s Year
Red Sash Games is producing a 70-copy limited edition of Charlie’s Year Deluxe that includes the base game, both modules, signed box art, and a certificate of authenticity. The price is less than buying the game and modules separately. See their site for pricing and availability.
Minden Games Pricing Changes
Minden Games changed its pricing in 2011. Current and back issues of Panzer Digest, Battleship Captain, Salvo! Naval Games, Adventures in Jimland, and more. If you order $60 or more in games you’ll get a free Zip edition or Salvo game of your choice. For a $90 order, you get two. See their site for complete details.
Wargame News–04/19/2011
- GMT Games has posted final or near-final versions of the rulebooks for Sekigahara and Sun of York.
- Jeux Grenier Games is reducing its catalog, getting rid of a number of titles that includes: Distant Foreign Fields, Quelques Arpents de Neige, Operation Weserubung, In the Trenches: Opening Engagements, and In the Trenches: The Lost Generation.
- HPS Simulations has released (in the past few months): PzC Budapest v1.02, Renaissance v1.03, Gallic Wars v1.06, Punic Wars v1.08, and Naval Campaigns: Jutland v1.06.
- It was sad to hear of the recent troubles experienced by Pacific Rim Publishing, involving deaths in the family, a web site crash, etc. I wish them the best. Pacific Rim is a great company, with a very high ethical standard, and deserves all the business it can get.
- Wargamedownloads.com has recently added three new titles to their catalog: Distant Vistas, Red Sand Blue Sky, and Somalia Interventions.
- Simmons Games has added Napoleon’s Triumph to its product line.
- Operation Studies Group is hosting "The Campaigns for Germany" or "Napoleonic Tour 2011" from May 22-29, 2011. For more information, see their web site.
- Heat of Battle Games is offering Kustenjager! Special Forces II War in the Aegean Sea, a battle pack with scenarios representing the Kustenjagers. It’s compatible with the ASL Game System or other tactical level wargames.
- MCS Group is taking pre-orders for Stryker: US Mechanized Operations in the War on Terror, which puts you in command of a US Army Stryker mechanized unit in the War on Terror.
- Lock ‘n Load Publishing announced the availability of Line of Fire #9, and Warparty (which they describe as "Axis and Allies meets Dungeons and Dragons".
- Caldea: The Epic Strategy Game is available for $24.95 with free shipping (or $10 off) until April 30, 2011.
- Bellica 3rd Generation is taking preorders for Eagles Rising: Age of Muskets Vol. II.
- Multiman Publishing is offering Bastogne at the sale price of $33.00 as of this writing and is taking pre-orders for Canadian Crucible at $39.00.
- Frontline General has released Bonus Spearpoint 1943 Situations (IX – German Airfield)
- Victory Point Games has A Blood-Red Banner (The Alamo) on sale. This is a solitaire Battlesson™ siege game set in 1836.
New Critical Hit Wargames–04/19/2011
Critical Hit, Inc. has released a number of new products in April 2011, including:
- ATS LZ X-RAY: This $29.95 scenario allows players of the Advanced Tobruk System (ATS) to play a 1965 Vietnam war scenario.
- ASLComp Road to Bataan: This $39.95 historical variant module allows you to experience the fighting for the Abucay/Mabatang Line in January 1942.
- Bob Normandy & Bonus Items: This $29.95 map-based variant module depicts fighting in the Bocage by the 101st Airborne Division on Da-Day and beyond. It contains eight scenarios for the included map. You’ll receive with this product two free bonus scenarios.
- Hell’s Bridgehead 3rd Edition Map (for owners of HB3): This $6.95 map is an all new printing of the Psel River (Hell’s Bridgehead) map in color. At this price it is available only to owners of HB3.
- Hell’s Bridgehead 3rd Edition Map: This $12.95 map is the new color printing of the original map for HB3.
- Drop Zone Normandy for ATS TT: This $24.95 product includes 8 scenarios for ATS TT and includes an introductory booklet that allows owners of the main rulebook to dive in and play.
- Berlin – Final Days of the 3rd Reich: This $79.95 is a planned reprint of the OOP historical module. See their site for more details.
- Hell’s Bridgehead 3 (no map): This $24.95 product is available for a limited time.
- Hell’s Bridgehead 3 with 3rd Edition Map: This is the full Hell’s Bridgehead game with the map, for $29.95.
For more information visit the Critical Hit site.
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