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Nemo's War: The Ultimate Edition

2022-12-27T10:46:52-05:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 169.95

Designer	Chris Taylor (I) Alan Emrich
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	60-120 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Additional Info	325941/nemos-war-ultimate-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325941/nemos-war-ultimate-edition/forums/63

Jules Verne's classic novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea tells the story of Captain Nemo and his astounding ship, the Nautilus. The second edition of Nemo's War, Victory Point Games' popular solitaire offering from designer Chris Taylor, is a greatly enhanced offering featuring mass-production printing and amazing Ian O'Toole art and graphics throughout.

Set in year 1870, you set sail in this amazing electric-powered submarine, assuming the role and motive of Captain Nemo as you travel across the seas on missions of science, exploration, anti-Imperialism, and War!

With this supercharged second edition of Nemo's War, prepare yourself for the adventure of a lifetime!

Ultimate Edition combines all expansion content, including Journey's End Expansion.

Nemo's War (Second Edition): Journey's End Expansion

2022-02-17T20:55:24-05:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 59.95

Designer	Alan Emrich
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	60-120 mins
Expansion For	Nemo's War (Second Edition)
Additional Info	325375/nemos-war-second-edition-journeys-end-expansion http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325375/nemos-war-second-edition-journeys-end-expansion/forums/63

The final expansion for Nemo's War (Second Edition), including new finale cards, a new character, additional motives and adventures, and an official 2-player variant.

A COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONS MANUAL & BETWEEN VOYAGES GUIDE: The new Operations Manual shows how to run the ship turn-by-turn and includes many useful appendices at the end, while the new Between Voyages Guide features instruction for setup, ending the game, scoring, epilogues, variants, and more!

A NEW 2-PLAYER VERSUS VARIANT: Joining the riveting solo and cooperative modes where players command the Nautilus, in this game variant one player will play as the Imperialists, bent on its defeat. Includes special cards and 2 Imperial Squadron Miniatures!

A NEW CHARACTER TILE: Entering our story is Nemo’s son, Nadeen Dakkar, who crosses paths with his father after hearing news of mysterious events at sea!

NEW FINALE CARDS: Spice up your endings with The Trap, Imperialists’ Catspaw, Scientific Espionage, and The Kraken!

NEW STERN MOTIVES, ADDITIONAL NAUTILUS UPGRADES, AND EVEN MORE TOKENS & MARKERS!

The Barbarossa Campaign

2020-04-22T22:29:21-04:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 57.95

Designer	Alan Emrich Gary Graber Carl Paradis
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	1
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	62972/barbarossa-campaign http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62972/barbarossa-campaign/forums/63

You, Alone, and The Russian Front

The Barbarossa Campaign recalls the titanic struggle on the Russian Front of World War II as no other wargame has presented it before – as a story filled with drama and pathos using a novel new solitaire gaming system that puts you, the Axis Player, in command facing momentous events – some- times history’s master, and at other times its pawn.

Featuring a dynamic game engine, where you must attempt to collapse the Soviet Union against all odds – where the cunning strategies you devise while directing your panzer thrusts eastward or offering fanatical resistance as the Red Army pushes relentlessly back, you will bask in a fresh, new retelling of this epic story each time the game is played.

Plumb the possibilities offered in The Barbarossa Campaign where myriad historical “What ifs?” are constantly explored and where you will be swept away by the ebb and flow of vast battles that can be swiftly mastered after encountering rules of only moderate difficulty. It is time to revel in your hobby again with this fast-moving, innovative Russian Front wargame built for fun and enjoy the “story” in history afresh every time you play it.

Game Data:

Number of Players: 1
Ages: 14 and up
Playing Time: scenarios are approximately 35 minutes each; a full campaign game takes approximately 3-4 hours
Complexity: 5.5 on a 9 scale
Solitaire Suitability: 9 on a 9 scale
Scale: Each unit is 1 to 2 Axis Corps or 1 to 2 Soviet Armies; each hex is 90 miles and each turn is 1 season (3 months) of real time

Game Components:

• One 16-page, color instructions booklet
• One 2-page sample game turn
• One 11" x 25.5" color map
• 5 Scenario set up displays
• 3 Economic display mats
• 1 Events table card
• 100 color, die-cut two-sided 1/2" square pieces
• 40 color, die-cut 5/8" square pieces
• 90 color, die-cut 1/2" round pieces
• 56 color, die-cut 5/8" round pieces
• 40 Event cards

Credits:

Game Design: Gary W. Graber
Additional Design and Development: Alan Emrich with Carl Paradis
Graphics: Alan Emrich
Map: Tim Allen
Documentation Layout: Alan Emrich
Playtesting: Paul Aceto, Terry Colman, Vince DeNardo, David Ells, Tully McKinley, Kim Meints, Mick Mickelsen, Peter Rixon, and Norm Stweart
Proofreading: Bill Barrett, Judy Krauss, Jon Matthews, and Gary Sonnenberg

Axis Empires 2020 Edition

2019-10-23T20:18:38-04:00

Vendor: Decision Games (I)
Type: Board Games
Price: 0.00

Designer	Alan Emrich Thomas Prowell Salvatore Vasta
Publisher	Decision Games (I)
Players	2-3
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	291434/axis-empires-2020-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291434/axis-empires-2020-edition/forums/63

Axis Empires is a full, complete new edition with four new maps, 8 1/3 sheets of new, thicker counters, 550 cards, and four new full-color rules booklets with new optional rules and scenarios. Now you can play out that East vs. West “Separate Peace” scenarios and spring unexpected surprises on your opponents with “Fortunes of War” cards!

Second, there’s Schiffskrieg, the air-and-naval expansion that provides additional detail for players who want more from the game beyond its abstract support units. Now players must base their air assets and ships (down to the cruiser level) on the map and move them to respond to threats. Air-naval combat, commerce raiding, anti-submarine warfare and naval construction are all accounted for while preserving that Krieg design elegance you know and love.

Third, there’s Dice of Decision II, a much-expanded update to the Random Campaign Generator featured in Totaler Krieg! As before, you’ll be able to create new, very different Second World Wars based on alt-history paths from the Great War and the 1920s and ‘30s: What if the Tsar still ruled Russia? What if Germany had won the war in 1917? What if there hadn’t been a Great Depression? New for DoD II is everything related to Asia and the Pacific—now you’ll be able to explore alternate Pacific Wars: What if there were no Washington Naval Treaty? What if Japan’s 1931 involvement in Manchuria had unfolded differently? What if Gandhi had gained independence for India? Naturally, your alt-hist Europe and Pacific games will still link to tell a completely original Global War story.

—description from the publisher

The Alamo Remembered

2018-10-31T15:22:54-04:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 42.95

Designer	George Barna Alan Emrich
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	1-2
Playtime	30 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	99131/alamo-remembered http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/99131/alamo-remembered/forums/63

In 1836, Americans, who since the early 1800s had been migrating and settling in the Mexican territory of Texas, along with the Mexican locals (Tejanos), were attempting to establish an independent republic. Seized early in the revolt against Mexican authority by these Texians (as these American-led revolutionaries were called), the Alamo Mission in San Antonio was surrounded and besieged by the forces of His Excellency, Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.

The Alamo Remembered is a quick, 1-2 player, historical game covering those dramatic minutes when legends were made at the Alamo. In this game of bluff and counter-bluff, command the Texian or Mexican units, defending or attacking the walls of the Alamo.

With no dice rolling, rules to cover many variable conditions during this historic assault, and a “Last Stand” climax to the game, the birth of Texas is yours to relive. As the Texians, can you hold out at the Alamo to the last, or as the Mexicans quickly breach walls for glory? Find out in The Alamo Remembered!

Game Data:

Complexity: 2 on a 9 scale
Solitaire Suitability: 7 on a 9 scale
Scale: Each unit represents 25-30 men, or 1 artillery unit. Each turn represents 10 minutes of real time.

Polybag Game Components:

• One beautiful 8.5" x 16.5" game map
• 54 double-sided 3/4" square game pieces
• 16-page full color Rules booklet (Optional and Solitaire rules included!)

What's In The Box?:

• One beautiful 8.5" x 16.5" game map
• 54 double-sided 3/4" square game pieces
• 16-page full color Rules booklet (Optional and Solitaire rules included!)
• One 8.5" x 16.5" mounted, jigsaw-cut game map
• One bright red, 9 1/4" x 5 7/8" Standard cardboard VPG game box
• One beautiful box cover sleeve
• One "Wipes-A-Lot" napkin
• One charcoal dessicant packet

Axis Empires: Dai Senso!

2017-07-03T16:35:38-04:00

Vendor: Decision Games (I)
Type: Board Games
Price: 129.95

Designer	Alan Emrich Thomas Prowell Salvatore Vasta
Publisher	Decision Games (I)
Players	2-3
Playtime	900 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	32990/axis-empires-dai-senso http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32990/axis-empires-dai-senso/forums/63

From the back of the box:

Dai Senso!
This game stretches from the border clashes at Marco Polo Bridge and Nomonhan to the titanic clashes at Midway, Guadalcanal and Leyte, to the firestorms of Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki and everything in between. No game tells the story of World War II in Asia and the Pacific like Dai Senso!

Dai Senso! takes the playable, unpredictable and enjoyable Krieg! system used for World War II in Europe and adapts it to tell the story of Japan’s struggle from a unique perspective. Most other Pacific wargames focus on the operational aspects of the 1941-45 war. DS starts in 1937 for a true strategic experience from the beginning of World War II in Asia. As the leader of Imperial Japan seeking complete domination ("hakko ichiu"), will you strike at China, Russia, the British Empire or the United States? Whichever way you choose, you must eventually face the grim struggle of total war. All of these options are literally in the cards that form the strategies of the three factions -- Axis, Soviet Allies and Western Allies.

Best of all, Dai Senso! can be linked with its new European companion game, Axis Empires: Totaler Krieg!, to play the joint Axis Empires scenario, an eye-opening global look at all of World War II. The fate of the world is in your hands!

Dai Senso! means Total War in Japanese. In the game, play moves from Pre-War (where players mobilize their forces and engage in diplomacy) to Limited War (when open conflict begins) to Total War -- at that point, it’s all-out warfare to achieve victory!

Axis Empires: Totaler Krieg!

2017-07-03T16:34:42-04:00

Vendor: Decision Games (I)
Type: Board Games
Price: 129.95

Designer	Alan Emrich Thomas Prowell Salvatore Vasta
Publisher	Decision Games (I)
Players	1-3
Playtime	3600 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	32989/axis-empires-totaler-krieg http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32989/axis-empires-totaler-krieg/forums/63

From the back of the game box:

Totaler Krieg!
This game stretches from the fjords of Narvik to the sands at El Alamein, from the gates of Moscow to the sandy beaches of Normandy, from the Spanish Civil War to the last days in Berlin and everything in between. No game tells the story of World War II in Europe like Totaler Krieg!

This new edition of our popular Krieg! game is still the same highly playable, unpredictable and enjoyable experience it always has been. What’s new is a design and graphic update and expansion to give you more options -- especially if you want to explore the critical pre-war period from 1937 to 1939. What if the Republicans had won the Spanish Civil War? What if Germany and Russia hadn’t signed their Non-Aggression Pact? What if France had modernized its army instead of building the Maginot Line? All of these options are literally in the cards that form the strategies of the three factions -- Axis, Soviet Allies, and Western Allies.

Best of all, Totaler Krieg! can be linked with its new Pacific companion game, Axis Empires: Dai Senso!, to play the joint Axis Empires scenario, an eye-opening global look at all of World War II. The fate of the world is in your hands!

Totaler Krieg means Total War in German. In the game, play moves from Pre-War (where players mobilize their forces and engage in diplomacy) to Limited War (when open conflict begins) to Total War -- at that point, it’s all-out warfare to achieve victory!

Includes:

Two 22 x 34 inch maps
840 counters on three countersheets
200 cards
A 64-page rulebook
A 24-page scenario book
Play aids and force pool displays

Fading Glory

2017-03-06T01:31:00-05:00

Vendor: GMT Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 59.95

Designer	Steve Carey Alan Emrich Lance McMillan Joseph Miranda
Publisher	GMT Games
Players	2
Platyime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Honors	2013 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee 2012 Charles S. Roberts Best Ancient to Napoleonic Era Board Wargame Nominee
Additional Info	96749/fading-glory http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/96749/fading-glory/forums/63

(from GMT webpage:)

Napoleonic 20 Multi-Pack, Volume I

Fading Glory is the second game (No Retreat - The Russian Front Deluxe Edition is the first) we (GMT Games) are producing as part of our strategic friendship/partnership with Victory Point Games, and the first game we are producing from their popular Napoleonic 20 series. The idea for this and future volumes is that we will take multiple existing games from the VPG Napeoleonic 20 series, add an as-yet-unpublished game to the mix, and create a GMT boxed game with 3-4 games in the box, using larger (3/4") counters and GMT production.

The Napoleonic 20 game system from Victory Point Games features lower-level wargame complexity on maps where, generally, 20 pieces or fewer are in play at one time (total, for both sides). This creates tense, dramatic and fast-playing situations on the board where higher echelon troop formations (generally corps) vie for position and dominance. Subscribers to C3i have recently enjoyed Jena 20, a game in this series which features eight pages of Standard rules and one-to-two pages of exclusive rules per title.
Veteran game designer Joe Miranda, with developers Alan Emrich and Lance McMillan, have created and refined a highly popular game series that is growing all the time. (Based on Joe's series rules, Alan, Lance, and Steve Carey have each designed one of the games in this multi-pack - in addition to Joe's Waterloo game.) A hallmark feature is the use of narrative random event cards that help “tell the stories” unique to each battle and small campaign. This “friction of war” element, combined with the operational-level maneuvers, combat, and even lulls, provide players a fun exercise in the Napoleonic parry-and-thrust of grand battles as armies close to bayonet-point to see which will break first.

This edition includes the latest version (3.0) of the Standard series rules.
Morale plays an vital role, as both sides can ‘spend’ this resource to force march their units, help rally stragglers, or commit reserves to a key attack or defense. But look out… when a side’s morale is reduced to zero, it has lost the game!

Included in this Multi-Pack are:

Salamanca 20 (Wellington vs. Marmont, 1812)
Smolensk 20 (Napoleon vs. Barclay de Tolly in the near-battle to decide the Russian Campaign, 1812)
Borodino 20 (Napoleon vs. Kutusov before Moscow, 1812)
Waterloo 20 (Napoleon vs. Blucher and Wellington, 1815)

Game Components:

Four 17” x 22” mounted maps (2 boards, backprinted)
117 3/4" Counters (thick, with Rounded corners, like No Retreat)
48 Event cards (12 for each game)
One 8-page Standard Rules booklet
4 Exclusive Rules sheets
One Player’s Aid mat
Two Player Aid charts
2 six-sided Dice

DESIGN: Joe Miranda
DEVELOPER: Alan Emrich & Lance McMillan
ART DIRECTOR: Rodger B. MacGowan
COUNTER ART: Tim Allen & Richard Starke
MAP ART: Knut Grünitz

Imperial Stars II: Expansion #2

2016-08-27T16:30:00-04:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 26.95

Designer	Chris Taylor Alan Emrich
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	2
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	Imperial Stars II
Additional Info	198579/imperial-stars-ii-expansion-2 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/198579/imperial-stars-ii-expansion-2/forums/63

From the publisher:

In this second expansion kit for designer Chris Taylor’s tiny titan of a 4X game, Imperial Stars II, designer/developer Alan Emrich expands the boundaries of gameplay between the warring human factions. Building on the first expansion kit (which is required to fully enjoy this second expansion kit), there are new worlds to conquer with the addition of two new maps, each featuring coveted planetary systems (yielding double value). These balanced maps have proven very popular for their “narrative” they engender during gameplay.
New Event and Technology cards broaden the story scope of the game, particularly with the introduction of Allies to the mix of outcomes. The Thaeon Order and the Free Settlers are off-map rivals who might send forces – but only sufficient to nudge the balance of power in your conflict. A new “Event +6 Ops” marker for each side increases the frequency that Events occur, so there are a few more surprises in every game!
New player aid mats now uncouple the Alpha and Beta Zone costs from the map, so that you can experiment with different Ops costs to retrieve ships from them, and each mat includes a cost summary in the Scrap Yard for easy reference.
As a final touch, we have included cubes to replace Planet markers on the board. In this way, you can draw Planet markers from a cup to ensure randomness. All this adds more epic to your space epic, as it can only be told in Imperial Stars II.

Imperial Stars II: Expansion #1

2016-08-27T16:30:00-04:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 25.95

Designer	Chris Taylor Alan Emrich
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	2
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	Imperial Stars II
Additional Info	181895/imperial-stars-ii-expansion-1 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/181895/imperial-stars-ii-expansion-1/forums/63

From the publisher:

In this first expansion kit for designer Chris Taylor’s tiny titan of a 4X game, Imperial Stars II, the wars between the imperiled human factions have received greater consideration with the addition of epic gameplay. Player options are now expanded into the realm of technological development (to make each civilization more distinctive), and development of Planetary Systems allows for some critical modification of the economic and military lay of the map.

With the enhanced narrative provided by the addition of Events each Galactic Cycle, social and political considerations are brought into play along with some old-fashioned surprises. Both sides have new Defense Satellite units, plus their own unique ships for both factions including those with Keel Guns, Torpedoes, and Phase Defense Arrays. New Planet markers add spice to the variety of discoveries, and a special Long Game scenario is also included for even more epic-ness!

There is a great new feel to the game courtesy of the smooth, elegant systems and components included in Imperial Stars II Expansion Kit 1.

A House Divided

2015-10-05T21:24:00-04:00

Vendor: Mayfair Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 35.95

Designer	Frank Chadwick Alan Emrich
Publisher	Mayfair Games
Players	2
Playtime	240 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Honors	1981 Charles S. Roberts Best Pre-Twentieth Century Game Nominee 1981 Charles S. Roberts Best Pre-Twentieth Century Game Winner 1989 Charles S. Roberts Best Pre-World War II Board Game Nominee 2002 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee
Additional Info	701/a-house-divided http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/14735/a-house-divided/reviews

A House Divided simulates the epic struggle of the American Civil War that was fought over the twin issues of slavery and state's rights. The period from 1840 to 1861 saw these issues brought to a boil, and in 1861 the nation became tangled in a terrible war that lasted four long years.

The game depicts the war between North and South from the First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas Junction) to Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse – or Grant's surrender at Harrisburg... Each player leads one of these two nations and makes the strategic decisions which determine the outcome of the war.

The game board represents the United States, north and south and from the Atlantic coast to just west of the Mississippi. [...] The play map contains a number of boxes, each representing a city, town or locations important to the war. These boxes are connected by transportation lines – blue for rivers, tan for roads and black for railroads – which provide the paths to victory or defeat.

Can you keep the Union whole or force the separation of the United States?

Prussia 20

2015-06-10T09:22:00-04:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 51.95

Designer	Alan Emrich Lance McMillan
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	2
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Additional Info	175619/prussia-20 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175619/prussia-20/forums/63

Prussia 20 features two complete games covering key battles fought in Central Europe during the 1806-1807 War of the Fourth Coalition: Jena 20 2nd Edition, and Eylau 20!

Jena 20 2nd Edition (October, 1806) highlights the stunning French victory which shattered the vaunted Prussian army at the twin battles of Jena and Auerstadt. With the Prussians realizing they have already been out maneuvered, their army is desperately trying to re-position itself while the French attempt to encircle and destroy them. Can the Prussian rear guard under Hohenlohe hold off Napoleon's Grand Armée long enough at Jean to allow Brunswick's main body to crush Davout's lone French corps under which blocks their path to safety, or will the "Iron Marshal's" veteran 3rd Corps stand firm against three times their numbers and seal the Prussian's doom? The fate of two great empires is yours to decide.

Fought in some of the most severe weather conditions imaginable, the confused and indecisive battle of Eylau 20! (February, 1807) stands as a testament to the misery and horror of warfare. In the dead of winter, Russian General Levin August von Bennigsen halted his exhausted army at a small deserted crossroads village and prepared to give battle. For two days, in sub-zero temperatures with heavy snow falling almost continuously, Napoleon's troops battered themselves against the unyielding Russian lines to little avail. Is the historical bloody and inconclusive draw the most likely outcome, or can you do better than the actual commanders and manage to eke out a victory in the terrible "Battle in a Blizzard?"

I Say, Holmes! (Second Edition)

2014-11-26T00:19:00-05:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 37.95

Designer	Alan Emrich Roger Heyworth
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	3-8
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Additional Info	159087/i-say-holmes-second-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1533611/i-say-holmes-second-edition/reviews

I Say, Holmes! is a card game based on the classic adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. As observers on Holmes’ current case, you will play a variety of cards to push the case forward, creating the story as Holmes and Watson attempt to arrest the villain; the only problem is that at least one of you is acting as a double agent, endeavoring to assist the villains as they try to slip from the Great Detective's grasp.

This new version of I Say, Holmes! features completely new custom art created by Clark Miller (Darkest Night, Trieste) showcased on 125 playing cards, alongside custom-shaped, laser-cut counters; we’ve brought all of our expertise to bear on making I Say, Holmes! into one of our most stunningly beautiful game yet.

Tenka: Shogun Edition

2014-10-11T07:57:00-04:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 37.95

Designer	Scott Muldoon Alan Emrich
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	3-8
Playtime	45 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Reimplements	Tenka
Additional Info	164072/tenka-shogun-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1545050/tenka-shogun-edition/reviews

In Tenka: Shogun Edition, you will work to fill your Court with all of the tools necessary to rule Japan’s various provinces. Power can come from winning over Priests, lesser Lords, and Knights, or you can push for bringing Japan’s unique aspects to your side. No matter the direction you choose, you’ll be racing against time to restore order before Chaos breaks out.

Only one can seize enough Provinces or retrieve the Imperial Regalia (the three Sacred Treasures of Japan) to control the realm. Will it be you?