Fortress Berlin, designed by John Prados, has seen a lot of enthusiastic playtest action, and the game is very solid. At this point only a few rules clarifications and some re-wording for the CRT as well as victory conditions are needed for the basic game. Andy Nunez has done up an excellent article to accompany a variant history for the fall of Berlin, one that posits a possible American, British and Polish airborne offensive to seize the Facist Beast's lair before the Soviets arrival. Richard H. Berg's Suleiman the Magnificent is also very complete. Already playtested before the designer turned it in, I'm playing through this one to make sure no trees were missed due to the forest. The game is an exciting, freewheeling contest between the Ottoman Turks and the Hungarian-led confederation. The savage battle exhausted both sides, and led to the collapse of Hungary's role as a major power in Europe. As the new developer I am pleased to see how these games continue A TO c established practice of publishing fun and creative games, well founded in the history, and addressing topics that have seen little attention in the hobby. We have a lot to look forward to, and I will strive to insure that my efforts bring our readers quality and interesting products. Let the dice fly high! Back to Table of Contents -- Against the Odds vol. 2 no. 2 Back to Against the Odds List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by LPS. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com * Buy this back issue or subscribe to Against the Odds direct from LPS.