The Man Cave

13 July 2015

Game Aids for The Hunters

Two neat things for the Hunters came across my screen this week- a mini 'travel' version of the game which would be particularly useful..
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1122401/portable-way-playing-hunters

And this online database where you can log your game results and generate stats
http://obercraft.de:8080/hunters/

In the meantime, the next edition Silent Victory, in which you take command of a US submarine in the Pacific War, is undergoing pre printing checks and is expected to ship around November this year.

Good Hunting!

12 July 2015

Battlegroup: Wacht Am Rhein

From those clever chaps at

Ironfist Publishing:

For later this year, maybe breaking through just before Christmas...

This will be a smaller, softback, BG book, something of an experiment to cover some of the smaller theatres/campaigns/periods of WWII which would not fill a full hardback book. It'll aim to bring the character of the Ardennes fighting to the tabletop, all those forests and roadblock battles, as well as include a few new army list entries and a narrative campaign of linked historical battles.

Secret planning work is already well advanced and the troops are being marshalled for the assault.

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Exciting stuff! Sadly no pre-order available yet though. I had heard that a Stalingrad supplement was being considered in this format but it looks like this will be the first test. I think an approach of presenting one or two minor organisational additions (e.g. SS Armoured Recce), a few battle specific rules, some scenarios and maybe a short campaign will really add a lot to the existing volumes.

Meanwhile, the first North Africa book is still scheduled for release in April 2016. "Battlegroup 86" is also in development but on a much slower burn. I'm looking forward to that too, which might make a nice basis for a Vietnam version...

11 July 2015

Sometimes you just have to treat yourself...more!

Bought myself more treats with my Birthday money, taking advantage of some 4th of July sales (though I'm still waiting for some Bren Gun carriers and PSC Pz IIIs). The North Africa project is really starting to take shape now!