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58 #232 mega feedback 232 Please take a few minutes to review the following game proposals and select the ones you would like to see us publish. Mail in the card found in this issue or e-mail your feedback with your name and address to Doc at: ccummins@bak.rr.com. This annual feedback is the most important source for determining what games we will be working on for future issues of Strategy & Tactics. In addition, we are seeking your input on other projects we’re considering. We also have a feature on our web site (decisiongames.com) where you can pledge your support for future boxed games. As the boxed games move up the rankings, they move forward into design, development, artwork, printing and release. You can also see the latest listing in the next Dispatch. The game line-up for the next year will be: S&T#233: Dagger Thrusts: Monty and Patton S&T#234: Lest Darkness Fall: Rome S&T#235: Cold War Battles: Budapest and Angola S&T#236: They Died With Their Boots On: Custer & Quebec S&T#237: No Prisoners!: WWI Middle East S&T#238: Marlborough S&T Games in development include: Operation Winged Horse Holy Roman Empire 1066 SEALORDS Ottomans Twilight Triple Alliance War Boots 2: Pershing & Mad Anthony Manila ‘45 We need your help in ranking the current candidates for Strategy & Tactics to determine our priorities. Remember to rank each set from first (the one you would like to see published sooner or have more interest in) to whatever number is in the set (a set of five proposals for Ancient games would be marked 1, the most preferred choice, to 5, the least preferred choice). ancient/medieval/renaissance (to circa aD 1600; mark 1 to 5) A1. Second Punic War. The epic conflict between the Roman and Carthaginian republics, 219-202 BC, using the Charlemagne-Xenophon system. Both the Roman and Carthaginian players would have to face not only enemy forces in the field but also shifting alliances, backstabbing stratagems and barbarian invasions. The game would also include combat results tables differentiating between the Roman, Carthaginian and Hellenistic forms of warfare. Joseph Miranda. A2. Caesar. The civil wars that wracked the Roman Empire during the late republic, using the classic SPI Battle for Germany system. Each player would control one faction in the civil wars (Caesarian, Senatorial, Antonine, etc.) as well as one “barbarian” faction (Gauls, Parthians, etc.). Players will have to fight not only their Roman opponents, but also the barbarians facing them across the frontiers of their particular section of the Roman world. To win, players must seize control of the city of Rome and gain public support, the latter measured by a popularity index. High popularity provides recruits and income; low popularity means troop desertions. Units will include historic legions, plus auxiliaries, fleets and barbarian hordes. Joseph Miranda. A3. Julian. A strategic/operational-level game of the campaigns of the 4th century AD Roman Emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus, who led the later Roman Empire in several campaigns of military glory, defeating the Germans on the Rhine and then conducting an invasion of Persia. A4. Great Medieval Battles. More battles using the system from the SPI edition. Battles drawn from Crecy (the first great triumph of the longbow over feudal knights), Hastings (William the Conqueror versus King Harold), Manzikert (the turning point of the Byzantine Empire), Leipzig (Mongols versus Europe), and Arsouf (Richard the Lionhearted versus Saladin), Battle of the Standard (English versuss Scots), The Hidden Valley (Mongol Tuman versus The Pagan Empire of Burma), Maldon (Vikings versus Saxons. The Great Medieval Battles system uses different sized counters to represent different troop formations. Rules include fire, melee, cavalry charges, broken lances, morale, and leaders. Joseph Miranda, Dick Vohlers, Heath Avery. A5. Great Renaissance Battles. This will use a system similar to Great Medieval Battles to simulate two decisive actions of 1400-1600. The game will use variably sized counters to show tactical formations: large squares for Spanish tercios and Swiss phalanxes, rectangles for cavalry, small squares for skirmishers, etc. Units will be rated for their weapons, defense and morale, with rules to trace the improvements of gunpowder weapons in this period. Historic leaders will be included, and command rules will show the increasing professional quality of the battlefield. Joseph Miranda. Gunpowder (circa 1600 to 1900 a.D.; mark 1 to 6) B1. Sedan Sequel. We have two possible follow-up games for Sedan, “On to Paris,” which covers the second half of the Franco-Prussian War in which the Germans besieged Paris and the French mounted desperate counteroffensives, and “1866,” which covers the Austro-Prussian War. If they can fit on one map and counter sheet we’ll publish both, otherwise we’ll put the two up for a vote on the next round. Ty Bomba and Joseph Miranda. B2. Raj. The Asia Crossroads system recreates the British- French struggle for control of the Indian sub-continent in the 18th century. Game map will use a square grid, and turns will each represent four years of operations. Units will be brigade-level, which can be built up into larger formations. All major leaders will be shown, as well as naval forces. Diplomacy will be critical as players must gain the support of local Indian forces, including the powerful Maharattas. Players will also be able to develop their economic base by building trading posts and colonies. There will be several scenarios, including the Indian part of the Seven Years War. Joseph Miranda. B3. War of the Austrian Succession (1741-45). This was Frederick the Great’s first great campaign, in which he contested Silesia with Maria Teresa of the Habsburg Empire in a conflict that involved all the major European powers. The game will use the S&T Seven Years War/On To Moscow system to recreate the era of formal warfare. Units will be infantry and cavalry brigades rated for their strength, morale and movement. All major leaders will be included. The diplomatic system will recreate the shifting alliances of the period, and the balance of power index will let players keep an eye on whoever is getting too far ahead. Joseph Miranda. B4. Unknown Napoleonic Wars. This would include two operational-level games of Napoleonic campaigns rarely covered. Units will be brigade to division, with leaders and depots. Campaigns will be drawn from: Beyond the Pyramids
(the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, 1798-1800); On to Constantinople (Russia versus Turkey, 1806-07, a campaign that saw, among other things, the citizenry of Constantinople repulse a British fleet); Winter War (Russia invades Finland and fights Sweden, 1808-09). Each side will have a morale index that will give bonuses in combat and movement if you are winning, and can lead to collapse if it goes too low—but can also be used to obtain an armistice on favorable terms even if you are losing. Joseph Miranda. B5. Sun Never Sets II. This will be a sequel game to DG’s Sun Never Sets, covering the wars of the British Empire in the 19 th century. Units are battalions for “civilized” armies and warbands for others. Each unit is rated for its weapons, type, strength, morale and movement. A unique quasitactical combat resolution system catches the spirit of the era with everything from Gatling guns to bayonet charges. There’s always the chance to break a British square, or rout a superior enemy force. All major leaders are included, as well as random events, supply, engineers and railroad building. Game scale is operational, with the entire theater of operations covered. Scenarios will be drawn from: Egypt 1882, Second Afghan War, Asante War and Persia.Designer: Roger Deal B6. Thirty Years War Battles. More battles using the Thirty Years War Quad system. Two battles would be drawn from: Fleurus, Alte Veste, Wittstock, and Lens (others from the era may be substituted). Joseph Miranda. americana (circa 1700 to 1900 a.D.; mark 1 to 5) C1. War in the Far West. A simulation of the American Civil War in the southwest USA, Texas to California, 1861- 62. The historic campaign saw small Confederate and Union armies maneuvering over vast territories in actions that contested control of the American frontier and could have decided the course of the entire war. The order of battle will include regular infantry, cavalry, engineers, artillery, militia, rangers and Indian scouts. All major leaders will be represented. Also included will be supply depots (which can be captured), forts, buffalo hunts, brevet ranks and the infamous “mule mines.” Chuck Diamond. C2. American Revolution. The game will have several scenarios, representing different times in the war, as well as a campaign scenario. Option cards will play off raising troops against maintaining the loyalty of different colonies as well as gaining or preventing French intervention. They will also generate temporary objectives, such as the invasion of Canada. Units will be different types of brigades (regulars, militia, dragoons, light infantry) that can be built into “wings” (divisions). Joseph Miranda. C3. La Glorieta Pass. At the high tide of the Confederate advance in the far west in March 1862, Gen. Sibley had captured Sante Fe and was threatening to advance into Colorado. Union forces were hastily gathered at Fort Union to counter his advance. The advance guards of the two forces clashed in Apache Canyon on 26 March, and the two main forces fought near La Glorieta Pass two days later. The Confederates were unable to break the Union forces, and lost most of their supplies to a Union raid, thereby forcing their retreat to Texas. The game would focus on the two battles using the original Twilight’s Last Gleaming system. Chuck Diamond. C4. Battles of The Valley. Jackson’s campaign in the Shenandoah Valley was one of the great sideshows of the Civil War. He never commanded more than 18,000 troops, yet managed to tie down over 60,000 Union troops, winning several battles and inflicting disproportionate losses. The game would use a system similar to Twilight’s Last Gleaming and feature two or three battles drawn from Kernstown, McDowell, Front Royal, Winchester, Cross Keys, and Port Royal. Chuck Diamond. C5. Pea Ridge. In February 1862, Confederate Gen. Earl Van Dorn launched his forces against the Union Army of the Southwest. After a night march in a snowstorm, the exhausted rebels nearly brought off a double envelopment of the enemy. Except for the untimely death of three key officers, Van Dorn might have cleared Missouri of Federals and precluded Grant’s Donelson campaign. Pea Ridge will use the Fateful Lightning system to recreate this critical battle. Units are regiments and battalions. Leaders enhance combat and movement, but only the key leaders are represented in the game. Hexes are 250m across; turns are 30 minutes. Both sides will have variable orders of battle, organization, deployment and missions to add to the fog of war. Chris Perello. early 20th century (circa 1898 to 1929 a.D.; mark 1 to 6) D1. First Battle of Britain. In World War I German zeppelins and Gotha bombers intruded into the skies over Britain in the first strategic air campaign. First Battle of Britain would be a fast moving simulation of this campaign. Units would represent individual zeppelins, aircraft squadrons, antiaircraft emplacements and various types of targets. Victory conditions would be a combination of military, economic and psychological objectives. The British would have the opportunity to strike back by launching raids against German airdromes, and developing early aircraft carriers. Players would have the opportunity to develop new technologies, such as radio coordination and early warning systems. Pilot quality would be a critical factor, and there would also be several historical individuals represented. 22 x 34” map, 280 counters. To be designed by Joseph Miranda. D2. The Kaiser’s War. At the end of 1917, the Kaiser’s armies had triumphed in the Balkans, Italy and Russia, and the Second Reich stretched from central France to the Ukraine. A year later, that imperial edifice had come crashing down in ruin. The Kaiser’s War would be a strategiclevel wargame of the year 1918. The game map would cover France, the Low Countries, northern Italy, central Europe, the Balkans, Russia to the Volga, and the Ottoman Empire. Units would be mostly armies along with “army detachment” breakdowns. There would be special units such as shock troops (of all nations, not just Germany), tanks, the Asian Korps, Bolshevik Red Guards, etc. There would be a simple air war system, and naval units would be shown at fleet level, with the possibility of a sortie by the Austro-Hungarian Fleet if the Italians are defeated. Joseph Miranda. D3. First Blood Marne—Battles on the Marne, June-August 1918. Though previously involved in battle, American troops were only blooded well and true for the first time in the First World War at the important Battle of Chateau-Thierry in June 1918. The green Yankees were committed at the very nose of the still potent German penetration along the Marne and not only stopped the enemy drive, but managed to strategy & tactics 59
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