OMM is back from another great Cold Wars. The weather was gorgeous on the way out and the forecasted snow for Saturday night-Sunday morning held off until Sunday evening. Games were hot, the flea market was cool, the dealer area had steady business, and we saw many old friends and met new ones.
Many boxes arrived at OMM while we were away – we've sorted and shipped out orders – and most of the new items listed below are due into the shop in early April.
RULES…
TANKS: The World War II Tank Skirmish Game Quick-play, small-scale game, where you take command of a tank platoon and seek to destroy your opponent's tanks and secure victory. Starter box contents: 20-page rulebook, three plastic tanks (1 Panther, 2 Shermans), twelve dice, 16 movement/destroyed tokens, 32 damage tokens, four objective tokens, four measuring arrows, 40 tank identification tokens, two cardboard forests, four cardboard houses, 18 tank cards, 16 crew cards, seven hero crew cards, 16 upgrade cards, and 32 damage cards. $25.00 USD
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BLOOD EAGLE Skirmish rules for Viking warfare to fight such encounters across Northern Europe, Scandinavia, and the British Isles in the 9th and 10th centuries, including replicating heroic feats of real and fictional people. $30.00 USD
ARMIES: By Fire and Sword – Volume 1 Includes: two new army lists (Gdansk and Courland) for a total of three new skirmish forces and two new divisions; 19 new skirmish forces; 18 new divisions; 26 historical commanders; organizational structures of new regiments; and new units. $40.00 USD
BAROQUE: Warfare Rules for 1550-1700 Built on the Impetus engine and designed to play miniature conflicts which ravaged Europe between the mid-16th and the end of the 17th Century. Baroque is immediate learning, historically accurate, fast, and fun, thanks to its innovative mechanics. Baroque does not require rebasing of your armies and is suitable for miniatures in all scales: 28mm, 20mm (1:72), 10mm, and 6mm. And includes seven army lists to start playing right away: German Catholics (1618-32); Swedish (1630-34); ECW Royalist (1642-43); ECW Parliament (1642-44); Ottoman Turks (1645-1700); Late Imperial (1648-1700); and Late Poles (1632-1700). Other lists will be available online and in the future supplements. $40.00 USD
NAPOLEONIC: Small Siege, River Ship, Gunboat and Pontooning Introduces supplementary wargaming rules for small scale Napoleonic-period sieges, riverboat, pontooning, and gunboat battles for variety of popular wargame systems. Makes use of mortar, howitzer, pontoons and boat models, these specific rules replicate more realistically how these weapons and technology were used and their role in Napoleonic-era warfare. $28.00 USD
BLACK POWDER: Glory Hallelujah Supplement for American Civil War includes a comprehensive set of army lists and optional rules for recreating the battles of that war in miniature. $32.00 USD
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GENERAL QUARTERS: North Sea Campaign (Loose Leaf) WWII campaign system. Players will face both strategic and tactical decisions, while the fog of war (sometimes literally on the North Sea) may confer advantages or devastating disadvantages.
MINIATURES…
HIGHLANDER WILDERNESS FORCE: 28mm Metal Miniature Figures Dressed in kilts and wearing bonnets, carrying dirks and claymores. Contents: 1x Highlander Officer; 10x Highlander Regular Infantry; 10x Highlander Regular Infantry; and 21x plastic bases. (227-point army for Muskets and Tomahawks) $49.00 USD
STAR WARS MINIATURES…
Ghost Expansion Pack Contains the VCX-100 ship (named Ghost) and its long-range shuttle (named Phantom) from Star Wars: Rebels show. Recruit the talents of Ezra Bridger, Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla, and other heroes. Includes eight ship cards, 16 upgrades, and all requisite tokens and maneuver dials. $50.00 USD
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Inquisitor's TIE Expansion Pack Contains a ship, five upgrades, a maneuver dial, and all the tokens you need to launch into space and pursue your foes through the stars! $15.00 USD
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Mist Hunter Expansion Pack G-1A starfighter model, four ship cards, a maneuver dial, and all requisite tokens. $15.00 USD
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Punishing One Expansion Pack JumpMaster 5000 ship, maneuver dial, all requisite tokens. $30.00 USD
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Imperial Veterans Expansion Pack Ship, eight veteran pilots, and 13 upgrades. $30.00 USD
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30 YEARS WAR BANNERS AND STANDARDS BOOKS…
Banners and Standards series offers comprehensive look at flags, banners and standards of the 30 Years War era. Profusely illustrated. German text.
BANNERS AND STANDARDS: From the time of the Thirty Years' War Vol. 1 – The Protestant Union and the Swedish army under Gustav II Adolf $58.00 USD
BANNERS AND STANDARDS: From the time of the Thirty Years' War Vol. 2 – The Catholic League and the Imperial Army $58.00 USD
BANNERS AND STANDARDS: From the time of the Thirty Years' War Vol. 3 – Other forces in Europe $58.00 USD
BANNERS AND STANDARDS: From the time of the Thirty Years' War Vol. 4 – Electorate $58.00 USD
BOOKS…
SPANISH INFANTRY OF THE EARLY PENINSULAR WAR: Uniforms, Organization and Equipment of the Cavalry, Guard and Artillery Companion volume for the Spanish cavalry. It contains over 300 color drawings, including 150 from contemporary sources and 27 flags. Includes 23 orders of battle. $58.00 USD
HUNGARIAN SOLDIERS OF MARIA THERESA: 1740-1768 In the Maria Theresa (1740-1780) era, two great European wars were determined: the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763), in which large forces of the Hungarian kingdom were involved. That was the birth of the modern Hungarian army, and Hungarian-style uniforms. Profusely illustrated. $38.00 USD
GERMAN PARATROOPERS: Volume 2 – Uniforms and Equipment 1936-1945 Chapter I: The Blue-Grey Uniform; Chapter II: Jump Smocks; Chapter III: Paratroopers Trousers; Chapter IV: Footwear; Chapter V: Tropical and Winter Clothing; Chapter VI: Special Clothing; Chapter VII: Non-Standard Clothing. $125.00 USD
CAPE WARRIORS VOLUME 1: Frontier Warfare and Fighting Men in Colonial South Africa Examines in depth the fighting men and type of warfare conducted during the 6th, 7th, and 8th Cape Frontier Wars, the Boer-Ndebele War of 1836-7, the Boer-Zulu War of 1838-40; the Anglo-Boer confrontations in the 1840s; and the one-day Anglo-Basotho war of 1852. Heavily illustrated with contemporary images and 41 color uniform plates by ourselves. $48.00 USD
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS IN ACTION Inside these cutting-edge fighting ships and introduces their various configurations and their modern weapons systems. Packed with more than 250 photographs. $20.00 USD
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WARGAME…
NAPOLEON'S LAST GAMBLE: Five Games 16-18 June 1815 Wargame Quatre-Bras, Ney at the Crossroads, 16 June; Ligny, The Last Victory, 16 June; Wavre, Grouchy's Blunder, 18 June; Waterloo, A Near Run Thing, 18 June; and La Souffel, Rapp's Last Stand, 28 June. Two 22x34-inch maps; one 17x22-inch map; 560 counters; 100 cards; two rulebooks; 15 player-aid cards; and box. 480 meters per hex, one hour per turn, 400-800 men per strength point. Each Approach to Battle game lasts about 20 turns. The full campaign links the individual battles. $99.00 USD
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NAPOLEON'S LAST GAMBLE: Expansion Kit Contains one 22x34-inch map and one 11x34-inch map extending south to Charleroi and north to Brussels, one four-page scenario folder, and player-aid cards. $25.00 USD
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AND DON'T FORGET THE MAGAZINES…
MINIATURE WARGAMES/BG: Issue #396 Articles includes: 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo; Early WWI air wargaming, featuring the eponymous German monoplane (Part 2); Blogs of the Month; Editor celebrates ten years of editing; Pros and cons of Kickstarter; Terrain building. New products; 40K spin-offs; The Sword and the Flame scenario: King of the Chamla Constabulary; and more. $9.50 USD
WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue #342 April 2016 THEME: GREAT REPUTATIONS: Setting the Standard: Early incarnation of the Scots Greys and their reputation-making efforts at Blenheim; 'Thin Red Streak (Line)': Gaming their famous action at Balaklava; Dark Sullen Mystery: U.S. Marines in WWI; Devil's Birthday Party: WWII Arnhem. OTHER ARTICLES: Hamelin 1985: Flames of War: Team Yankee integration of Russian Afghan veterans of VDV (Airborne); Eagle Rampant: Variant of the Lion Rampant rules, this time replacing armor and swords with shakos and muskets; Force Majeure: Burma 1944 Chindits (Part 2); Congo: Darkest Africa rules with native warriors defending their homeland against band of adventurers; Bad Cop Good Cop: Terminator Genysis scenario; Project Showcase: Operation Iraqi Freedom guidelines; Recycling Little Round Top: 1860s-1870s Northwest frontier; On the Road: Convert diecast cars for use on the Post Apocalyptic highways of the near future; Figure Spotlight: Special operations team; Club Focus: Nottingham Wargames Club; Modeling Tricks and Tips: Mount Up!; and more. $8.50 USD
ANCIENT WARFARE: Volume 10.1 Theme: The Archidamian War. Extra long introduction to war named after Spartan king Archidamus; bio of Pericles; Spartan Siege of Plataea; Socrates' experiences in battle; Spartan Brasidas' campaigns in the north of the Aegean; temple of Athena Nike in Athens; ongoing conflicts between Sparta and Argos after the conclusion of the Archidamian War in 421 BC; reconstruction of an Athenian hoplite of the Archidamian War; Roman soldiers in Egypt's Eastern Desert; discussion about movie The Viking Queen (about Boudicca, not vikings); and more. $10.00 USD
ANCIENT HISTORY MAGAZINE #3 Theme: Ancient Pergamon. Ancient objects and ancient sources – glass; papyrus; Cash in the first century AD; Hellenism's forgotten civilization – Pergamon; Pergamon – The Attalid Jewel; libraries of Alexandria and Pergamon; great altar of Pergamon – Pergamene puzzle; Five ways to read four ancient words – The throne of Satan, Imperial gladiators, How the Persians reinvented their past – Kayanian history, A blind spot in the history of technology – Roman segmental arch bridges, A desert city long ago abandoned – Enigmatic Hatra, The philosophical system of the Hedonists – Lust for life, How do we know – The age of organic material, and more. $11.00 USD
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