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Litko Games Accessories New Releases May 2012

Litko Games Accessories New Releases New Stuff For Board Games & A...

NoreastCon 2012 Pictures Now In Photo Gallery

NoreastCon 2012 Pictures Now In Photo Gallery NorEastCon 2012 was held the weekend of...

Osprey Publishing’s Campaign 242 Metz 1944 Patton’s Fortified Nemesis

METZ 1944 Patton’s Fortified Nemesis Written by Steven Zaloga Illustrated by Steve Noon This...

Victory Point Games New Release–In Magnificent Style – #1...

In Magnificent Style from Victory Point Games Death or Glory! #1 The first in...

Andrea Miniatures New Releases May 2012

Andrea Miniatures New Releases May 2012 The Golden West Series IV – 54mm US...

Litko Games Accessories New Releases May 2012

Litko Games Accessories New Releases New Stuff For Board Games & A New Base Shape For Miniatures… Litko held a contest on The Dice Tower Podcast whereby listeners submitted ideas for new products to help upgrade their favorite board games. This newsletter features all four winners ideas, plus some extras! We have also introduced Octagonal bases for miniatures. Player Token Set No More – "Who’s Turn Is It"? End the confusion! Now with the New Litko Player Token Set you can know who was the first player, who the active player is, and identify the slow player in your game group as an incentive for them to speed up. . These deluxe two part tokens feature fun...
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NoreastCon 2012 Pictures Now In Photo Gallery

NoreastCon 2012 Pictures Now In Photo Gallery NorEastCon 2012 was held the weekend of May 5th and May 6th at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, NY. The event was hosted by the Long Island Scale Model Society. This was the IPMS Region 1 contest for the area and modelers from all the surrounding states attended. There were approximately 107 modelers who entered the exhibit contest and there were well over 500 models on display. The dealer area was well represented by companies selling everything from tools to old collectable models. First of all, I want to say that the staff of the Long Island Scale Model Society and the American Airpower Museum were excellent hosts of this event....
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Osprey Publishing’s Campaign 242 Metz 1944 Patton’s Fortified Nemesis

METZ 1944 Patton’s Fortified Nemesis Written by Steven Zaloga Illustrated by Steve Noon This book is number 242 in Osprey Publishing’s “Campaign” series. Metz was one of the most fortified cities in the Moselle region of France. The forts around Metz were built just prior to the Franco-Prussian War and were in service during the Siege of Metz in 1870. This area has always been considered to be strategic because of its location. Following World War I the French reinforced these forts even further and they became part of the famed Maginot Line. When Germany conquered France in World War II, these forts were further modernized and strengthened by Germany. The Allies in World War II saw Metz as...
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Victory Point Games New Release–In Magnificent Style – #1 in Death or Glory Series

In Magnificent Style from Victory Point Games Death or Glory! #1 The first in the Death or Glory! series, In Magnificent Style is a solitaire game depicting the final desperate Confederate attack on 3 July 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg, popularly known as Pickett’s Charge. As General Longstreet, you must decide how quickly to press your troops across this deadly open ground before allowing the men to regroup for another bound. But time is not on your side, and the longer your stalwart soldiers remain in this maelstrom of enemy fire.. the more dangerous it becomes, and the less likely they will arrive with the verve and numbers required to carry the day. With only five turns in...
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Andrea Miniatures New Releases May 2012

Andrea Miniatures New Releases May 2012 The Golden West Series IV – 54mm US Cavalry Officer, 1876 The Vikings SV-06 Two Generations
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Andrea Miniatures Black Hawk Toy Soldiers New Releases May 2012

Andrea Miniatures Black Hawk Toy Soldiers New Releases May 2012 FW-0210 54 mm Galloping Buffalo FW-0210 54mm Galloping Chyenne FW-0213 54mm Captured
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Matrix Games/Slitherine Bring Conflict of Heroes to Life

Matrix Games Brings Conflict of Heroes to Life Faithful adaptation of award winning boardgame comes to the PC! Arlington, VT, May 8, 2012 – Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) along with Uwe Eickert (www.academy-games.com) are excited to announce the release of the tactical turn-based World War II game Conflict...

Archer Fine Transfers New Releases May 2012

Archer Fine Transfers New Releases May 2012 IN THIS ISSUE VIDEO TUTORIALS GERMAN STOREFRONT SIGNS GERMAN STOREFRONT SIGNS FRENCH AND BELGIAN STOREFRONT SIGNS FRENCH AND BELGIAN STOREFRONT SIGNS DUTCH AND BELGIAN STOREFRONT SIGNS DUTCH AND BELGIAN STOREFRONT SIGNS CLEAR DECAL FILM HUMAN EYE TUTORIAL NEW DRY TRANSFERS This month we...

Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s Tank On Tank Review

Tank On Tank Available from Lock ‘n Load Publishing Designed by Peter Bogdasarian MSRP $34.99 Tank on Tank (ToT) is a tactical level game simulating Tank actions on the Western Front during World War II. ToT is a low complexity game that focuses mostly on armor combat. One thing I can say right from...

Gen Con Indy News 45 Years No Game Left Behind

Gen Con Indy News 45 Years No Game Left Behind Hello Gen Con Indy Fans! Today, there are many exciting things to discuss, including your chance to receive a Gen Con 2012 promo pass through a newsletter-exclusive giveaway! The email newsletter contains important information and updates, and we hope you continue to follow it...

French Magazine Publisher Vae Victis Games Now Sold by GMT Games

GMT Games Announces They are now selling Vae Victis Games From GMT Games “The folks at Vae Victis, well-known for their French-language magazine with a game inside over many years, have now created some folio-style games, with rules in English, for our enjoyment. I have a copy of the Overlord WWII game...

Columbia Games Shenandoah Jackson’s Valley Campaign Review

Shenandoah Jackson’s Valley Campaign Available from Columbia Games Designed by Tom Dalgliesh & Gary Selkirk MSRP Deluxe Version $89.95 Standard Version $59.95 The Shenandoah Valley was one of the most strategic geographical features in Virginia during the American Civil War. The Valley offered a number of strategic advantages to the South, two of which...

NoreastCon 2012–This Weekend May 5th and 6th 2012, IPMS Regional at the Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, NY

NorEastCon 2012 Coming This Weekend May 5th and May 6th The Long Island Scale Model Society has been selected to host NoreastCon 2012, the IPMS regional show and contest invitational for modelers and model clubs from seven U.S. states. Our engagement is scheduled for May 5th and 6th, 2012, and will be held...

Litko Game Accessories – Wargaming on a Budget?

Litko Game Accessories – Wargaming on a Budget? Wargaming On A Budget? Try Paper Miniatures! Also See Our New "Disposable Hero’s" Tokens! With the world-wide economic recession many table top wargamers are struggling to build armies with a shrinking hobby budget. One alternative to consider is Paper Miniatures. Print out the color art images...

Minicraft Models May 2012 New Car Releases 1/24th Scale 1958 Triumph TR-3A and 1/16th Scale 1948 MGTC

MINICRAFT MODEL KITS NEW PRODUCT RELEASE 1958 Triumph TR-3A, 1/24 Scale Successor to the successful TR-2, the Triumph TR-3 was built between 1955 and 1962. The Triumph TR-3 was fast and fun to drive and known for being a well-built, inexpensive sports car. The Minicraft TR-3 is an easy to build kit featuring an...

Minicraft Models May 2012 New Aircraft Releases F-14A and MIG-23

Minicraft Models May 2012 New Aircraft Releases F-14A Tomcat, 1/144 Scale First use of the US Navy F-14A “Tomcat” in 1970 demonstrated the extraordinary capability of this heavily armed supersonic jet fighter. Operational use of the F-14 began in 1974 and continued until retirement in 2006. This aircraft was an un-named star in the...