NEWLY RELEASED GAMES & ACCESSORIES between 18/ 2 and 18/ 4 These items have recently been released. as of 04-18-18 11:59 Fine Games, 2078 Madrona St., North Bend, OR 97459-2143 USA email: M.Dean@FineGames.com 541-756-4711 10am-9pm PST -8GMT http://www.FineGames.com/text/new_rels.txt Publsr / Game Title & Edition (Mag#) Box # Price Expctd/Actul Part# (In-Stk) Specific Condition & Topic Notes Typ Wgt (Cash) Release YYMM OrdrTurnaround ------ ----------------------------- --- --- ------ ------------ -------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGAINST THE ODDS MAGAZINE (Agains) www.atomagazine.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCTIC DISASTER, DESTRUCTION OF PQ17 HP 1.3 29.00 18/ 3 #47 Mag & game. Game of the disasterous destruction of PQ-17 in 2-6wks Turnarnd July 1942. When this arctic convoy was threated with focused German naval, surface & air attacks, the convoy dispersed making individual ships vulnerable. Each merchant & surface ship & U-Boat is represented by a counter, with ~10 aircraft per counter. 280 counters. Mark Stille'18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLASH OF ARMS (CofA) www.clashofarms.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOLLWITZ & CHOTUSITZ, BLTS SILIESIAN BC 1.8 60.00 18/ 2 WAR Game covering two battles of the First Silesian War. Both 2-6wks Turnarnd involve Frederick the Great early in his career, but without the refined Prussian army of later years. At Mollwitz, Apr 1741, Frederick was outmaneuvered by Neipperg, and the Prussians must escape encirclement by advancing toward awaiting Austrian infantry across a snowy field while Austrian cavalry tries to slow or distract them. Chotusitz covers the May 1843 battle where the Austrians under Charles has outmaneuvered and surrounded a portion of the Prussian army. They must attack quickly before the bulk of the Prussians arrive as reinforcements. 2 maps and 700 counters, v3.3 of series rules. Relatively small number of counters are on the map at any time. Ed Wimble'18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPASS GAMES (Compas) www.CompassGames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTLE HYMN, GETTYSBURG & PEA RIDGE BC 57.00 18/ 4 Package of two games from the American Civil War covering the 2-6wks Turnarnd battles of Gettysburg and Pea Ridge. Uses a new brigade-level system including a unit activation system (following Across 5 Aprils). 60min/turn, 300yd/hex, Brig level, 2 maps, 2 countersheets. Erin Lee Smith'18 EMPIRES & ALLIANCES, WWI ACROSS BC 75.00 18/ 4 EUROPE2D Revised & colorized update of Guns of August. Strategic level 2-6wks Turnarnd game of World War I thruout Europe, 1914-18. Can be played with up to 4 players. 1mo/turn, Corp level, 30mi/hex. Rob Beyma'18 LION OF JUDAH, WAR FOR ETHIOPIA BC 1.4 52.00 18/ 2 1935-41 Game of the two campaigns in Ethiopia before & during WWII: Temp OoP/OoS Italy conquers Ethiopia in 1935-6, then British forces conquer Italian forces in 1940-1. Rgt/Brig/Div level, with irregular unis, armor, air & HQ. Political events represented via random events. 352 counters, 1mo/turn, 75km/hex. Well suited to solitaire play. Javier Romero'18 RAIDERS OF THE DEEP, U-BOATS 1914-18 BC 72.00 18/ 4 Solitaire game of U-Boat warfare during World War I, 1914-18. 2-6wks Turnarnd Player commands a single U-Boat, seeking to destroy as much Allied shipping as possible while living to fight another day. Action increases your crew quality & your own rank. Based on The Hunters game system. Gregory Smith'18 RED STAR WHITE EAGLE, RUSSO-POLISH BC 1.8 57.00 18/ 2 WAR2D Entirely revised, updated & enlarged game of the see-saw war Temp OoP/OoS between newly established Poland & the revolutionary Soviets, 1920. The Soviets threatened Warsaw, then the Poles counterattacked well into Russia. 2 basic scenarios & campaign game, with many what-ifs for ea. 2 maps, 2 countersheets, rgt/div level, 1wk/turn, 14mi/hex, suitable for solitaire play. The campaign can be played by 3 players. Dave Williams'18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECISION GAMES (DecGms) www.decisiongames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-DAY AT PELELIU 2ND BC$ 3.2 59.00 18/ 2 2018 2nd edition. Solitaire game of the US amphibious assault 1-3wks Turnarnd on Peleliu Island to secure a strategic airbase. Player commands a US marine division against 10,000 entrenched Japanese. Uses the same system as the popular & earlier D-Day at Omaha Beach & D-Day at Tarawa, with many enhancements. Can be played cooperatively by 2+ players. 352 counters, 55 cards, 3 scenarios. J.Butterfield'18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECISION GAMES S&T QUARTE (DecSTQ) www.decisiongames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STRATEGY & TACTICS QUARTERLY # 1, n 1.0 10.50 18/ 3 CAESAR Premier issue of a new quarterly magazine each dedicated to a 1-3wks Turnarnd single subject. No game, but may include an illustrated map insert. This first issue focuses on Caesar and his several campaigns. '18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES (DecS_T) www.decisiongames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 3RD ['18] #310 n 0.9 29.50 18/ 3 Mag & game. Substantial revision of the 1974 game covering 1-3wks Turnarnd the whole of the American Civil War, 1861-5 at a strategic scale on 1 map. Confederacy must maintain a viable economy as the Union makes inroad into southern territory. Sudden death conditions apply at the end of each quarterly turn, enforcing political realities of the time. Leadership is a key factor in winning battles, and the South starts with an advantage; Union must develop leadership by participating in battles - many of which they will lose intially. Includes nuanced rules such as for river bends, foraging, political considerations. 280 counters, 20mi/hex. James Dunnigan, Chris Perello'18 / ARTICLES ON: the American Civil War; Imperial Overreach, the Athenian Disaster on Sicily; Montrose in Scotland during the English Civil War, 1644-46; the Role of the US Merchant Marine in Global War; Mosby's Rangers, 1863-5; Flavius Aetius, Last of the True Romans; Thrace & the Cold War. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECISION GMS WORLD AT WAR (DecWAW) www.decisiongames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LUZON CAMPAIGN, 1945 #59 n 0.9 25.50 18/ 3 Mag & game. Solitaire game covering the American conquest of 1-3wks Turnarnd the main island of the Philippines against determined Japanese defenders, the largest campaign involving US forces in the Pacific. Player controls the US forces, and must sieze key geography in a time-limited campaign (to allow for later invasions of Iwo Jima & Okinawa). Key dynamic is Operational Points which reflect a US unit's ability to do things including move & fight & sustain casualties. 258 counters, div level, 1wk/turn, 11km/hex. Ty Bomba'18 / ARTICLES ON: Luzon Campaign 1945; Fight for Hill 112 in Normandy, west of Caen; the battle for the Approaches West of Stalingrad, 1942; Chemical Weapons & Operation Sealion, 1940; the SInking of the Leopoldville; the Lone KV-2 of Katauskaiai. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DECISION GMS MODERN WAR M (Dec_MW) www.decisiongames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIKE FORCE # 35 n 0.9 29.50 18/ 3 Mag & game. Solitaire game of US Special Forces operations in 1-3wks Turnarnd the I Corp area of Vietnam & Laos near the DMZ during the Vietnam War. Player controls US-led forces. You must exercise defensive operations to delay advancing Communist forces, while your offensive forces hit the enemy at selected ares. Includes 176 counters, Operational level, area move. 4 scenarios covering the early years of active US involvement (1961-4), the early years of active engagement (1965-7), Tet 1968 & the final years of the Mike Force program, 1969-70. Victory determined by points accumulated by many small activities, plus the costs of undertaking operations or receiving reinforcement. Joseph Miranda'18 / ARTICLES ON: US Special Operations in Vietnam; the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden; CIA's Double Agent in Pakistan; Possibilities for a Sino-American War; Africanization of Jihad; Russia Targeting Underwater Cables?; Joys of Coalition Warfare; MBT Upgrades; Turkish Brigade in Korea; Unreported Air War in Tunisia, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GMT GAMES (GMT) www.gmtgames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT ANY COST, METZ 1870 BC 1.4 35.00 18/ 3 Game of the critical few days in August 1870 after French 1-3wks Turnarnd armies had been defeated and the last intact army defended the fortress of Metz against 2 approaching Prussian armies. Two key battles resulted: Mars-La-Tour and Fravelotee-St. Privat that decided the outcome of the war. Each battle can be played independently, or combined for a 4-day campaign, with 6 scenarios total. Uses a chit activation system that can confound plans while opening opportunities. 2 maps, 2 countersheets, 1hr/turn, 500yd/hex, brig level. Hermann Luttmann'18 CONQUEST OF GAUL: BTLS WARRIOR QUEEN zl 0.5 14.00 18/ 2 KIT Kit providing 3 battle scenarios for Conquest of Gaul game: 1-3wks Turnarnd Camulodunum, Mona Insuli and Bannaventa, all from 60AD. Her husband murdered by the Romans, the queen of the Iceni tribe, Boudicca, rallies Britain to general revolt against the Romans. After destroying one legion, Roman training & discipline defeat the Brits. Includes a double-sided map covering the 3 battles & 120 counters. Requires Conquest of Gaul rules set to play. Brendan Clark, Stephen Welch'18 MBT [MAIN BATTLE TANK] 2ND: BAOR KIT BC 1.8 45.00 18/ 3 Kit adding the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) to the base 1-3wks Turnarnd game. Includes British weapons: Chieftain, Challenger, Warrior, Scorpion, & more, as well as their TOE. Includes 4 double-sided geomorphic maps, 3 countersheets including 30 new leader counters, and 10 scenarios. James Day'18 MBT [MAIN BATTLE TANK] 2ND: FRG KIT BC 1.9 45.00 18/ 3 Kit adding the Federal German Republic (FRG) army as of 1987 1-3wks Turnarnd to the base game. Includes several models of Leopard tank, Jaguar anti-tank guided missiles, aircraft, as well as an overall TOE. 10 scenarios covering actions all along the front. Adds 4 double-sided geomorphic maps, 3 countersheets, 11 data cards. James Day'18 SPACE EMPIRES 4X: REPLICATORS KIT BC$ 3.3 42.00 18/ 2 Large kit adding another race, and allows a 5th player in the 1-3wks Turnarnd game. Also adds 6 new countersheets with 120 terrain tiles, new ships & tech; and a resource deck which can be used as events or turned in for resources. Reqs base game; use of Close Encounters kit recommended. Jim Krohn'18 WING LEADER: BLITZ 1939-42 KIT zl 0.9 25.00 18/ 2 Kit adding more aircraft & scenarios, expanding the game into 1-3wks Turnarnd the USSR in 1941, Australia, Mongolia, France, the Mediterranean, and adds a Barbarossa campaign game (Drive on Kiev). Includes a map, 16 aircraft tiles, 140 counters. Reqs Wing Leader Victories to play. '18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEXASIM GAMES (Hexasi) - none - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIGNY 1815, LAST EAGLES BC 1.8 62.00 18/ 3 French-produced game with English (& French) rules. Covers 1-3wks Turnarnd the battle of Ligny during the 3 days of Waterloo, June 1815. Third game in the Eagles of France series. Grand tactical scale, a focus on unit commitment to battle, morale, attrition & fog of war. Includes 2 short scenarios on the key moments of the battle, plus 2 hypothetical situations plus a campaign. Mates with Quatre-Bras 1815 game to cover more of the battle of Waterloo. 4 countersheets, 2 dbl-sided maps, regt level, 200m/hex, 1hr turn. Walter Vejdovsky'18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGION WARGAMES (Legion) www.LegionWargames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREAT GAME, RIVAL EMPIRES IN BC 1.3 47.00 18/ 2 CENTRALASIA 2-player (or solitaire), card-driven game of rivalry between 2-6wks Turnarnd the Russian & British empires in central Asia between 1837 - 1886. Perceived threats by both nations prompted both to weave a complex network of intrigue & betrayal, colonial conquest & proxy wars that spanned a half century. Point-point map covering all of central Asia (Persia to Tibet to lower Russia. It is a chess game for the two imperial powers with repercussions still echoing today. 1 decade/turn, strategic scal, 196 counters,54 cards. John Gorkowski'18 PICKET DUTY, KAMIKAZE ATTACKS HC 1.8 50.00 18/ 3 OKINAWA 2D Reprint of this solitaire game of the US defense of the core 2-6wks Turnarnd of its naval fleet using 16 radar picket stations surrounding the fleet near Okinawa, March-June 1945, in the form of destroyers. Your goal as the destroyers is to simply survive. Player manages many of the gunnery & damage control systems of a Fletcher-class DD. Basic & advanced rules, 6 scenarios plus 2 hypothetical scenarios, a mini campaign & full campaign. 27 types of Japanese planes depicted. 8hrs/turn, 400 counters. S.Dixon'18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONGOOSE PUBLISHING (Mongoo) www.MongoosePublishing.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAVELLER RPG: PIRATES OF DRINAX Bk$ 7.5 75.00 18/ 3 In The Pirates of Drinax, the Travellers are entrusted by the King of Drinax with a letter of marque, permitting them to prey on illegal trade within the borders of the vanished kingdom. The King hopes this piracy will give him the leverage he needs to restore Drinax to its former glory, and intends for the Travellers to win back all the planets lost over the last two centuries. But, will they stay loyal to their patron and help restore Drinax, or turn rogue and create their own kingdom? Will they be heroes or monsters, pirates or privateers? Will they make their fortune amid the pitiless stars, or will the cold depths of the Trojan Reach be their grave? Presented in a sleaved, 3 volume set weight a ton. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRAFALGAR EDITIONS (Trafal) www.trafalgareditions.com/en/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORWAY 1940 [NORUEGA 1940] BC$ 3.8 99.00 18/ 2 Spanish-produced, Spanish-language game of the German 4-8wks Turnarnd invasion of Norway in April 1940. Colorful, A1 sized map, 580 counter. Point-point movement, including critical air & naval support for this campaign. English rules available via download. '18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VAE VICTIS CERIGO EDITION (VaeV_C) www.vaevictismag.fr/contactENG.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORTES ET LA CONQUETE DU MEXIQUE #137 n 0.7 29.00 18/ 2 Mag & game. Area-move game of the Spanish conquest of the 4-8wks Turnarnd Aztec Empire, 1519-21. Each side has unique unit types: swordsmen, arquebusiers, crossbowmen, cavalary, cannons, knights, javelins and slingers. Uses a strategy chit to held determine combat which is played on a small, separate board. 2mo/turn, 108 die-cut counters. Philippe Hardy'18 / French magazine of military history, covering board & miniatures games, in all eras with a particular fondness for French history. ALL text & rules in French; English-translated rules may be available for download. HELLESPONT 411-410 BC #139 n 32.00 18/ 4 Mag & Game. Game of the battle for Hellespont, 411-410BC. 4-8wks Turnarnd Frederic Bey'18. French produced, French language magazine; all text & game components in French. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VAE VICTIS CERIGO EDITION (VaeV_G) www.vaevictismag.fr/contactENG.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCOLE 1796 Fo 0.7 25.00 18/ 2 Covers Napoleon's victory over the Austrians at Arcola in 1-3wks Turnarnd 1796, using the Jours de Gloire (Days of Glory) game series. Napoleon's wide turning manuever surprises the Austrian rear guard which had the key advantage of strong defenses near a bridge, plus the many dikes that compartmentalized the fighting. 1 operation map, 1 strategic map, 216 counters, 90min/turn, 360m/hex. '18 AVEC INFINI REGRET II Fo 0.6 25.00 18/ 2 Second installment of battles of the French Wars of religion 1-3wks Turnarnd between 1562-98. This set includes the battles of Ivry 1590, as the French attempt to break a year-long siege of Paris by Henry IV; Marc'hallach'h 1591, as the English Loyalists meet the League in one of many indecisive battles; and Craon 1592, as the League attempts to prevent Loyalist control of access to Brittany. 1 doublesided map, 216 counters, 100m/hex, 20-30min/turn. HEROS & ROIS [HEROES & KINGS] 2ND Fo 42.00 18/ 4 Folio game updating 4 previously published DTP games 4-8wks Turnarnd celebrating French heroes kings of the Middle Ages: William the Conqueror, Saint Louis, due Guesclin & Joan of Arc. Includes 4 battles: Val es Dunes, Taillebourg, Cocherel and Patay. Includes 2 double-sided maps, 216 counters. Rules in English & French. Frederic Bey'18 LES MARECHAUX V Fo 0.6 25.00 18/ 2 French produced game with bilingual rules in English & Temp OoP/OoS French. 5th installment in The Marshals game series. Covers the campaigns of mid-1800 as Moreau forces the Austrians back from the Rhine to the Inn River, with the final decisive battle at Hiohenlinden. Three scenarios cover the early campaign with the crossing of the Rhine, the march thru the Black Forest, and the key battles hurried along by the expectation that Napoleon will demand reinforcements from Moreau's forces. Another set of 3 battles covers the final battles including Hohenlinden, which occurred in bitter weather. 1 dblsided map, 216 counters, point-point move (10km per), 1day/turn. PREMIERES GLOIRES HC 1.1 38.00 18/ 2 Quadrigame updating the first 4 games published in the Jours 1-3wks Turnarnd de Gloire (Days of Glory) game series by Vae Victis. Includes 4 battles from early in the French Republic's existence: Rivoli 1797, Zurich 1799, Montebello 1800, Marengo 1800. 4 maps, 432 counters, 4 battles & 14 scenarios, btln/regt/demi-brig scale. '18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAN VERSSEN GAMES (Versse) www.DVG.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1500, THE NEW WORLD BC 37.00 18/ 3 Fast playing board & card game in which 2-6 players explore & conquer the New World. This is the core game; add-on kits available separately. Addition of a Nation add-on kit allows solitaire play. During a player's turn, they can play as many action cards as they are able, with each card able to perform one of several types of actons such as building, repairing or reducing a colony, adjusting royal support & more. '18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORY POINT GAMES (VPG) www.VictoryPointGames.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARIOTS OF ROME FB 2.4 35.00 18/ 2 2-8 player, simpler game of chariot racing at the Circus Maximus in Rome. Each player has a unique chariot with unique abilities, and compete with others to complete a set number of laps around the coloseum. Charioteers can whip, ram and cut off opponents; there are no rule. Up to 4 players can run teams of 2 chariots. Uses 106 cards pluse custom dice to reflect special abilities & the will of the crowd. '17 32 Items listed here for your shopping pleasure. See anything you're keen on? Contact us for info or to order or for more info. Eml: M.Dean@FineGames.com -or- 866-690-7879 10am-9PM PST most days. [IM_NuPnD:2018] New Game Releases, Copywrite Fine Games for Players & Collectors