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serving the wargame community since 1996

We’ve migrated to our redesigned CSW News site at www.consimworld.com. This site will remain open for archival purposes per the sub-domain: http://oldsite.consmworld.com. Thank you!

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Fancy getting your Waning Crescent, Shattered Cross pre-order for free? Here’s how to be in with a chance:

Waning Crescent, Shattered Cross (The 1565 Great Siege of Malta) will feature a deck of over 60 different card types (with multiple instances of some types) and we need to locate appropriate card art. If you have the game on pre-order and are able to help us locate suitable art, then we’ll put your name into a draw and the winner will get their pre-order for free. In addition, anyone that suggests art that is used in the game will get a mention in the game’s credits.

The rules of the competition are simple:

1.       You must have Waning Crescent, Shattered Cross on pre-order

2.       Any art submitted must be in the public domain

3.       Colour and black & white images are equally acceptable

4.       Suitability will be determined by the designer, publisher and other individuals as may be nominated by the publisher. It will be based on rule 2 and relevance to the card subject, and will not be open to challenge/appeal.

5.       All suitable art submissions will go into the draw (rule 1 applies).

6.       Those submitting art that is selected for use will get a credit in the game.

7.       The draw will occur once the selection of card art for the game has been finalised

8.       Entries will be accepted at any time up until the selection of card art for the game has been finalised

9.       The prize-winner will be drawn at random from all suitable submissions; your name will go into the draw once for each and every suitable submission you make.

10.   The prize will be shipped with other pre-orders for the game and is dependent on the game being published.

The card titles are downloadable here: CardCompetition.pdf

The designer is happy to provide additional information on the cards on request and can be contacted at [email protected]

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Redesigned CSW News coming soon

We have been hard at work redesigning the CSW Newsdesk page and will be launching in a few days. The goal of the redesign is to bring you much more news (all on a single page!) and on a more frequent basis, with faster page load times while also being optimized for mobile viewing (smartphone devices and tablets). We thank you for your patience and understanding as we get ready to launch the new site in time for 2016!

Note: This site will be archived so you may still access it for past articles.

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New from Paul Koenig Games. Chickamauga: Bloody September, 1863 (CBS) is a two-player brigade level simulation of the Battle of Chickamauga, September 19-20, 1863. As the Confederate player, you are in the rare position of outnumbering your enemy. On the first day you must take Thomas’ initial blow, and then knock him back, setting up for the decisive battle on Day 2 after the arrival of Longstreet. As the Union player, you must hope that Thomas can be the Rock of Chickamauga once again. Your army arrives slowly, and you will be hard pressed to hold back the Rebels. Price: $50 boxed ($45 ziplock edition).

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Squadron Strike Ship Book 2 Available as a PDF

As part of our push into electronic publishing, Ad Astra Games is making the long-out-of-print Ship Book 2 available as a PDF. “The Three Face War” for Squadron Strike features class histories, specifications, fully-rendered illustrations, and Ship Data Sheets for 15 more ships from the Human Diaspora setting. If you’re a fan of naval architecture, and gorgeous art of spaceships, this is the book for you!

(Please see the product information for differences between the print and electronic versions.)

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For immediate release, the first premiere issue of Chinese unofficial ASL magazine is released today!  Go to the link above to download it, even if you don’t read Chinese at all.  It is free and available to everyone in electronic format.  For anyone who is curious about the content, here is a brief outline:

1. Prologue: a brief introduction about ASL the game and the people behind the magazine.  

2. News flash: upcoming news of MMP production of ASL games in the line, including the printing of Yanks 2 and the modules on Korean War.

3. In depth AAR: a report on the scenario gameplay of Dare Death in which the German 12th SS Pazerdivision vs, D Company, 6th Green Howards and B Squadron, 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards at Cristot, France, on 11st June 1944.  Many photos with commentaries a la The General’s AAR.

4. ASL in China: a report on the online ASL competitions in China.

5. Scenario analysis: an analysis of the scenarios A59 Death at Carentan,  U31 The Front in Flames, J12 Jungle Fighters from the past ASL Journals.

6. Interview with an ASL player in Beijing: why and how he gets into the world of ASL.

7. The Last House: a translation of a passage into Chinese from the past ASL Journal Nr. 8 explaining how to master the defense network in key houses. 

8.  Tactical Brief: a review on the national characteristics of the army.  The first talks about the infantry units in the U.S. Army.

9.  The World of ASLer: an introduction to ASL club around the world.  The first one talks about Southern California ASL Club.   

10. Rules and History: how ASL rules simulate the actual combat history in WW2. 

11. Tips on gameplay: how to make good use of some ASL rules in actual gameplay.

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Lock ‘n Load Tactical Modern Era Core Rules Living Edition v4.1 This is the latest set of guidelines and regulations for the game system. These rules present the core rules for the game system for modules taking place from 1960 to the present. Notable changes from previous versions of the rules (v3.1 and earlier) will be presented inBLUE text. Feel free to use these rules with previously published modules.

Download PDF | Purchase Print Edition

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Heroes of Normandy is Now Available Heroes of Normandy The award-winning, squad-level Lock ’n Load Tactical Series jumps into Western Europe in 1944 with Heroes of Normandy. From the initial D-Day drops, on June 6th, to the fighting in the Norman bocage, and on to Operation Market Garden, this combination of Band of Heroes and its expansion, Swift & Bold, arrives at the battle heavy, with 30 scenarios, over 650 die-cut counters, and the latest v4.1 rules. Command audacious American and British paratroopers and glider troops in daring missions against stalwart defensive positions and fiendish counterattacks by the German Wehrmacht, SS and Fallschirmjägers. Infantry squads and intrepid individuals, such as skilled Leaders and Heroes, are at the core of the LnL Tactical Series. With them you can fire M1919A4, Vickers, MG34 and MG42 machine guns; take aim at approaching tanks with Bazookas, Piats and Panzerfausts; and find the range with heavy mortars and numerous anti-tank guns, from the American 57mm to the dreaded German 88mm. Vehicles, especially tanks, also clatter onto the battlefield to take on pesky infantry and, of course, each other. M4A1 Shermans, M5A1 Stuarts, Fireflies and Cromwells square off against Panzer IIIs and IVs as well as the big cats: Panthers and Tigers. Heroes of Normandy has 30 scenarios and tell the battles of the men from the 101st Airborne, 82nd Airborne, British 6th Airborne, 17th SS Panzergrenadier, 6th Fallschirmjager, 91st Airlanding and 352nd Infantry Divisions. The scenarios covers battles spanning the D-Day drops, fighting the Norman hedgerows and Operation Market Garden. No other product is required to play this game. It’s squad-level tactical combat at its most exciting! You can place an order at our store here: http://store.lnlpublishing.com/Heroes-of-Normandy

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Tiny Battle Lets Loose the (Devil) Dogs of War

John Gorkowski’s In the Trenches World War I tactical gaming system was first published in 2009 by Grenier Games. Tiny Battle Publishing is proud to reintroduce this modern classic to gamers in a series of affordable folio editions, beginning with two brand-new Base Sets. Base Set I is Devil Dogs, a three-scenario look at the famous and brutal Battle of Belleau Wood that earned the United States Marines the respect of allies and enemies alike. Next month will see the release of a second Base Set, Doughboys. Either of these sets contain all the status and administrative markers you’ll need to play any of the expansions that follow. Counter art is by Christian Sperling (Neuschwabenland, Sticks and Stones) with maps by Jose Faura (Our Royal Bones). The expansions coming in 2016 will include materials from the 2009 releases, appearing through the courtesy of Mr. Grenier.

The second game in Tom Russell’s Blood Before Richmond series recreates the battle of Glendale, plus the artillery-only sideshow that was White Oak Swamp. It’s Lee’s last chance to cut off the Union retreat before the boys in blue entrench at Malvern Hill. Can they take control of the vital Willis Church Road? This battle has some very challenging terrain for the Confederates, rendered beautifully by Ilya Kudriashov. The Rebels are also starting to look a little weary, and are opposed by fresh, high-quality Union troops. But it’s a fairly even contest, especially if the Union Player adopts the handicap of the special “Galena Rule”.   

The Shields & Swords series of medieval battle games debuted in the first issue of Yaah! Magazine with Stamford Bridge and A Hill Near Hastings.

Tiny Battle is proud to reprint these games in one nifty package for those gamers who missed them the first time around. The games have been revised and rebalanced so as to utilize the updated ruleset that powers Our Royal Bones and We Happy Few.

It also reprints the essay that accompanied the games, “A Tale of Two Harrys”. This is intended to be the last S&S release for Tiny Battle, and so it’s only fitting that we return to where it all began. Look for other reprints of popular Yaah! titles in the future.  

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Napoleonic Christmas Bundle

Just in time for Christmas!

Wellington’s Victory, Napoleon’s Last Battles and Saalfeld in one special bundle offer. Now you can get the mini game, Saalfeld for free with your purchase through the end of December. 

Wellington’s Victory: The classic SPI game covering the battle of Waterloo returns in this revamped version. Napoleon’s French Army of the North faces Wellington’s hodge-podge Army of the Low Countries , who are fighting for time while awaiting the arrival of Blucher’s Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine.

Napoleon’s Last Battles: The original game’s scenarios are intact, covering the entire campaign or using just a portion of the map and counter set to cover each of the four principal battles fought historically: Ligny, Quatre Bras, Wavre, and Waterloo (or La Belle Alliance). The one-day mini campaigns and a Wavre variant from DG’s 1995 reprint also return.

Saalfeld: In October 1806, Napoleon’s Grande Armee is descending on western Saxony in multiple columns. The Saxons and their more powerful Prussian cousins are gathering to give battle.

This special offer lets you game the Napoleonic era from a short battle lasting only about 30 minutes to a game that covers the most noted battle, Waterloo.

Merry Christmas!

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DG - Desert Fox December Sale!

Desert Fox is currently running a Buy 2, Get 1 free sale. Just about everything in the Desert Fox catalog is on sale, and even includes some older DG games. Sale ends on 31 December. To see the listings, click here.

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New from Clash of Arms. La Bataille de Dresde, 1813, details the titanic battle that ensued on August 26 and continued through the 27. Up to four 4 players control the Prussian, Austrian and Russian forces commanded by Feldmarschall Carl zu Schwarzenberg, while a further four command such personages as Marshals Ney, Marmont, Mortier, Victor, St. Cyr... or Napoleon, himself. Every battalion of infantry, squadron of cavalry or battery of artillery that was present at the battle is included in its 1,000+ counters and are at their command. Using the award winning La Bataille rules, first pioneered by The Marshal Enterprises Household in the 1970s, "Dresde" is volume XIII in the La Bataille series. Price: $162.65.

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Christmas

VentoNuovo Games, publishers of “Blocks in the East” and this year's “Waterloo 200,” is having a short Christmas sale that encourages gamers to treat themselves and "gift a friend." December 10 through 14, you can buy ANY game from VNG, with regular shipping, and you can send "Blocks in Afrika" to anywhere else in the world for 60 euros, including shipping. And, the gift copy will include the Deluxe Icon Stickers and the Player Aid Card Deck. (VNG's gift to you is to include Deluxe Icons and game Card Deck with your game as well!)

Blocks in Afrika covers the WW2 campaigns there, and includes game pieces, scenarios, and rules to expand both the Eastern and Western Front games, plus rules for combining all three into a giant “Blocks in Europe” game. The sale will last from 12:01 Dec. 10-- ITALIAN TIME. (That is 6pm 12 Dec in U.S. Eastern time), until 11:59 Dec. 14. VNG promises "delivery by Christmas" as well.

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Sneak peek at counters for Gallipoli, 1915, available for preorder from GMT Games

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Triumph and Tragedy review by Enrico CS Viglino [watch @thegamebox | extensive video coverage]

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The third video of Secret Weapons of the Third Reich is now online. It illustrates an extended example of play of the third turn (1940).

Herewith you can find the liks to previous video coverage:

Turn 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suBM2finu9w

Turn 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiu6qTyM07E

The game is now offered at a special discounted price, you save 5$. The offer is valid until 10th December 2015.

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Paper Wars #81

Paper Wars 81: Position Magnifique

Also available as magazine only

Position Magnifique: Mars-la-Tour 1870 is a medium-sized, brigade-scale game for two players (although it is solitaire-friendly). The French player, as Marshal Bazaine, must coordinate his huge army and take advantage of his greater numbers and the French infantry’s superior Chassepot rifle. The Prussian player, as von Moltke, must play a cunning game of bluff, hold the line with his deadly Krupp artillery and launch timely attacks as his reinforcements race to the battlefield.