Just when you thought it was safe to go outside again, in came a blast of hot, humid weather great for hibernating with wargame projects. Indulge!
Most of the new products are showing up in our shoppe in the next week or so. Some are already in stock.
Miniature Rules…
- Skirmish Secrets of Wargame Design: Volume 6
- The 6th volume in the series of wargame design booklets offers a cornucopia of rules, scenarios, and nuts & bolts mechanics used in skirmish wargames. Tweak an existing set of rules, use one of the sets inside, or create your own from scratch by picking and choosing the best of all of the above.
- Bolt Action: World War II Wargames Rules – 2nd Edition
- New edition offers the same World War II game play with order dice system and mixed armies of infantry, tanks, and artillery.
- Waterloo: Black Powder Starter Set 28mm
- Starter set for Black Powder contains everything needed to start your campaign for victory at Waterloo. Contents include: Soft back A5 version of the BP rulebook; Easy start guide; 12 Chasseurs a Cheval; 48 French infantry; 48 British infantry; 24 Hanoverian Infantry; 1x Metal Royal artillery cannon; 1x metal French foot commander; 1x metal British foot commander; Bases for all above models; and Six d6. $112.00 USD
- Bolt Action: Band of Brothers Starter Set 28mm
- Introducing the shiny new Starter Set for the Bolt Action game, this time featuring German Grenadiers against a brand-new plastic infantry set, the elite U.S. Airborne. Contents include: 24 New Plastic U.S. Airborne; 12 Plastic German Grenadiers; Plastic SdKfz 251/10 AusfD. 3.7cm PaK halftrack; Plastic Ruined Farm; A5 Softback Bolt Action 2 Rules Book; Quick Start Guide; Quick Reference Sheet; 12 Plastic Pin Markers; Plastic Templates and Tokens; Construction Diagrams; 10 Six Sided Dice; and 10 Order Dice. $112.00 USD
- Command and Colors Napoleonics: Expansion 5: Generals, Marshals, and Tacticians
- Fifth expansion for GMT's Commands & Colors Napoleonics game system. Includes 18 historical battle scenarios that focus on the engagements of the French army of 1813 against the Russian, Austrian, and Prussian armies around Leipzig, plus others through 1815 Players will also find a few new units including, Russian Lt Lancer Cavalry and Militia Lancer Cavalry, British Rocket Battery, and French Guard Horse Artillery. $55.00 USD
- Cape Warriors Volume II: British Battles in Colonial South Africa
- The second volume concentrates on the combat and tactical conduct of operations for the period and looks at the most notable general actions. These are accompanied by contemporary artwork, his own annotated battlefield photography and maps. Color and black-and-white images throughout. $56.00 USD
- Sturmartillerie: Spearhead of the Infantry
- Details the development and operational history of this innovative force, as well as describing how its role and the tactics it employed changed from the glory years of Blitzkrieg through to the desperate defense of the last years of the war. It also describes the technical development and evolution of the vehicles employed, and includes combat action reports and excerpts from interviews with veterans. $45.00 USD
- German Panzer II: German Army's WWII Early Light Tank Visual History
- Almost 200 scarce wartime photos, illuminated by detailed captions, fill the 168 pages of this hardbound volume about the PzII. Available mid Sept. $29.00 USD
- German Motorcycles: WWII Visual History
- Combines rare vintage photographs with photos of superbly restored German WWII motorcycles. The first of a multi-part series on the subject, this volume features large, full-color detail photos of the BMW R4; R12; R35; R71; R74 and Zundapp KS750. Only the very finest examples of these motorcycles were sought out for inclusion in this title. Available mid Sept. $23.00 USD
- M10/Achilles: Visual History
- Another in vehicle series details this WWII tank destroyer. By mid-1942, a design was finalized for a vehicle sharing the suspension, lower hull, and engine with the M4A2 but with an upper hull made up from thinner, but sloping, armored plate. Initially designated T35E1, when the design was standardized it was redesignated M10. In addition to the 6,700-plus Diesel-powered M10 tank destroyers, a further 1,700 M10A1 vehicles were built, these being driven by Ford GAA gasoline engines. $23.00 USD
- Verdun 1916: The Renaissance of the Fortress
- Reconsiders key aspects of the battle, including the German deployment of stormtroopers, the use of artillery and aircraft, how the French developed the idea of methodical battle which came to dominate their military thought after the war, and how Verdun brought about a renaissance of fortress engineering that resulted in the creation of the Maginot Line and the other fortifications constructed in Europe before WWII. $40.00 USD
- The Dragon's Teeth: The Chinese People's Liberation Army – Its History, Traditions, and Air Sea and Land Capability in the 21st Century
- Technological and structural development of China's armed forces, including lesser known battles and wars the Chinese have undertaken, and the development of their key weapons systems. $33.00 USD
- Strategy and Tactics #301: Kaiser's War
- Strategic level, two-player game of World War I on the Eastern Front, 1914-17. One player controls the Central Powers, the other player controls the Allies. The concept of victory points (VP) is central to play of game. Players begin each scenario with a designated number of VP. They gain new VP as a result of achieving objectives; they lose VP when they lose units in combat. They may expend them to gain reinforcements and carry out certain actions. To win the game you must have more VP than your opponent, so play is a balancing act between expending VP and attaining objectives. Contents: One 22x34-inch map, 176 counters, and magazine with historical background. $35.00 USD
- World at War #50: Zhukov's War
- Covers the pivotal middle period of the titanic struggle between Hitler's Germany and Stalin's U.S.S.R., from July 1942 – July 1943. The turn sequence is built around the random drawing of chits to determine which player moves. Each chit drawn allows a player to both move and attack, but with a twist. One side allows the player to move first, then attack, the other side flips the sequence. Contents: Two 22x34-inch maps, 352 counters, and magazine with historical background. $35.00 USD
- Modern War #26: Invasion Afghanistan
- Solitaire game that simulates the Soviet invasion of and the war in Afghanistan, 1979-89. The player controls Soviet forces, but the Opposition Force (the Resistance) is controlled by the game system. The war is played as scenarios in which you, the player, must accomplish various missions to win. The game shows the war from the perspective of the Soviet command; It concentrates on its major historical objectives.victory is in terms of holding the cities, towns, and lines of communications. You can also win by destroying Resistance morale. Contents: One 22x34-inch maps, 176 counters, and magazine with historical background. $35.00 USD
Articles include: Gladiators Behaving Badly: Bluffing, Buffers, and a Quick Arena Campaign; Goin' Commando: Falklands Raid: Stealth, Detection, and Demolition – British commandoes attack an Argentinian airfield; Victoria Colonial Skirmish Rules: Attributes, Cards, and d100s; Samurai Skirmish: Archery, Windage, and Melee Bands; Von Vorren's Machine Gun Duel: WWII East Front Skirmish – Germans hold a farmhouse against the Soviets; House-to-House Modern Skirmish: Reaction Deck, Wounded, and Response Deck – a card system long before today's modern re-discovery; Swath Fire: Volley Fire Variation: For Muskets Through Lasers; Bash and Crash Medieval Melee: Agility, Strength, and Reactions; Command and Control Cards: Activation with a Twist; Hey Pilgrim! You Forgot Your Popgun: Wild, Wild West Shootout – Posse tracks down the gang; Zgroshk Modern Skirmish: Clocking, Wounds, and Reserve; Ragnar's Viking Raid: Fast, Simple, and Chartless Rules; and 23rd Century Urban Uprising: Dicing, Reaction, and Rally Rolls – The people revolt against tyranny. $19.00 USD In stock.
Key New Features: Officers activate other units! Used cleverly, this creates a huge tactical shift as you can order multiple units to fire or advance in concert; Big Explosions – HE fire now uses templates to determine damage – your opponent had better spread out his troops to avoid carnage; Armed Transports – Once your squad has piled out of its halftrack, the driver can speed around and unleash a hail of lead at the enemy; New Army List: The main rulebook now includes a fifth army list – adding Imperial Japan to Germany, Great Britain, U.S.A., and the Soviet Union. $40.00 USD
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Miniatures…
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TANKS Soviet T-34 Tank Expansion 15mm – One tank model kit – $10.00 USD
TANKS Soviet SU-100 Tank Expansion 15mm – One tank model kit – $10.00 USD
TANKS Soviet IS-2 Tank Expansion 15mm – One tank model kit – $10.00 USD
TANKS Soviet ISU-152 Tank Expansion 15mm – One tank model kit – $10.00 USD
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Wargames…
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Books…
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Don't Forget the Magazines…
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