by Uli Blennemann
Games Available NowNEW TS-14 Turning the Tables: The Axis Defeat of the Soviet Spring '42 Offensive The Soviet Spring 1942 offensive plus the German counteroffensive (codename "Fridericus") at Kharkov are featured in this fast-playing, medium complexity game using an elegant new system. Playing time is short; Turning the Tables uses only one half-sized map and 240 counters; ziplock bag. Design by Dirk Blennemann. $29. IBS-12 Iron Bottom Sound II Surface Naval Combat in the Solomons. Two maps, two island cut outs, 210 counters (most of them extra-large beautiful sideviews of individual ships), player aid cards, roster sheets, ten scenarios, ziplock bag. $42.00. Limited Edition: only 1,000 copies printed! WE-07 White Ensign/Rising Sun. The Raid on Ceylon, April/May 1942 This low complexity game comes with both historical and hypothetical scenarios. Two identical maps, 176 large counters, ziplock bag. $35.00. Limited Edihon: only 1,000 copies printed! EW-10 Eastwall: Battles for the Dnepr, September 1943- February 1944. The battles of Army Group South in late 1943 and early 1944. A real "player's game" with lots of tanks and action. One map, 480 counters, player aid cards, ziplock bag. $35.00. AQ-08 All Quiet On The Western Front? The Campaign in the West, March-November 1918. Two maps, 560 counters, player aid cards, ziplock bag. $45.00. PtR-04 Piercing the Reich: The Battle for Aachen, Siegfried Line Campaign, September/October 1944 One map, 360 counters, player aid cards, boxed. $35.00. PtR-04M Piercing the Reich: New Map. This is a complete redesign of the Piercing the Reich map, packaged in a plain white envelope. $5.00. FoG-06 Fields of Glory: Marlborough and the Sun King, the Battles of Oudenarde and Malplaquet; Grent Lenders, Great Battles series Vol.II. Two maps (backprinted on a single sheet), 840 counters, player aid cards, boxed. $44.00. Charles S. Roberts Awards Winner Best pre-World War 2 Boardgame of 1996! AFV-03 A Famous Victory: Marlborough and the Sun King, the Battles of Blenheim and Ramillies; Great Leaders, Great Battles series Vol. 1 Two maps (backprinted on a single sheet), 720 counters, player aid cards, boxed. $39.00. TC-05 Tank Commander. The Eastern Front Edition. 12 Playing Decks, 60 cards per Display Box. $83.40. Ask for Special Offers!TC-11 Tank Commander Player's Guide. A 28 page booklet containing the TC rules in larger format and incorporating all errata, the card list, tournament rules, optional and advanced rules plus new scenarios. $8.95. Minimum order quantity: six copies. Sorry, TF-01 Triumphant Fox and RF-02 Ring of Fire are sold out. Coming This YearCoT-14 Clash of Titans: The Tank Battle of Kursk 1943 Another game using the very popular RoF/Eastwall system, this one simulating "Operation Zitadelle." In addition to the historical offensive, there are two scenarios for an (earlier) May offensive and the Soviet counteroffensive in August. One map, 480 counters, ziplock bag. Design by John Desch. An Origins release. $35. TR-15 Triumphant Return: The Soviet Liberation of Kiev, November 1943 Triumphant Return features the November/December battles for control of Kiev in a very playable and compact package. The game uses the RoF/Eastwall system. An ideal tournament game or when playing time is limited. One halfsized map, 240 counters, ziplock bag. Design by John Desch. An Origins release. $29. RIS-16 Risorgimento 1859 A Twin-Package, including two important mid-19th century European battles, Solferino (plus San Martino) and Magenta, plus a campaign game, all in a very playable and accesible format. Two backprinted maps, 960 counters, player aid cards, roster sheets; box and ziplock bag. Design by Richard Berg and Peter Perla. TUN-13 Tunisia 1943: Decision at Kasserine II and Fruhlingswint. A unique production; two complete games on one battle in a single package - Vance von Borries' refined second edition of his classic Decision at Kasserine (easy to learn, fast playing) plus Dirk Blennemann's Fruhlingswind using the Triumphant Fox/Piercing the Reich system (detailed, intensive, realistic). One map, 560 counters, two rules booklets, player aid cards. MiH at ConventionsOrigins 1998, Columbus, Ohio, July 2-5, 1998
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