Moments in History

Product News and Availability

by Uli Blennemman & Company


At the Moment

Origins was a good show for us! MiH won a Charles S. Roberts Award for Fields of Glory at Origins (Best pre-WWII boardgame in 1996). We released two new products at Origins: Eastwall: Battles for the Dnepr and Tank Commander: Player's Guide. See the details on this column and check the catalog on page 30 for special pricing on these new releases, and all MiH games, available when you order them through The Gamers.

Available Now from MiH

  • NEW Eastwall: Battles for the Dnepr, September 1943-February 1944; John Desch. Using a modified Ring of Fire system, this one covers a lot more ground in four scenarios. One map, 480 counters, ziplock.

  • NEW Tank Commander Player's Guide. This booklet includes the rules in a larger format incorporating the errata, a card list, new scenarios plus optional and advanced rules.

  • All Quiet on the Western Front? The Western Front in WW1 from March to November 1918, 2 maps, 560 counters, designed by Ted Raicer

  • RARE Triumphant Fox: Rommel's Finest Hour, the Gazala Battles, May/June 1942, designed by Dirk Blennemann. Triumphant Fox is now sold out at MiH; The Gamers has only a few copies left in stock.

  • A Famous Victory, Marlborough vs the Sun King, Great Leaders, Great Battles series Vol.I; designed by Richard Berg

  • Piercing the Reich: The Battle for Aachen, Siegfried Line Campaign, September/October 1944, designed by Dirk Blennemann

  • PRIZEWINNER Fields of Glory, Marlborough vs the Sun King, Great Leaders, Great Battles series Vol.II designed by Richard Berg

  • Tank Commander: The Eastern Front Edition, designed by John Desch and Ulrich Blennemann. We will support this game system with expansions covering other World War 2 theaters, starting with North Africa.

    Up & Coming

    The MiH lineup for the rest of 1997:

    Iron Bottom Sound II; Jack Greene. The second edition of Quarterdeck's classic game of 1981 with streamlined rules and new scenarios. A limited edition (1,000 copies). Two maps, ziplock. October 1997

    White Ensign/Rising Sun; Jack Greene. An operational level simulation (including a "what if?" scenario) on combat in the Indian Ocean in April/May 1942. Two maps, ziplock. November 1997


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