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WWII Campaigns: 1940, 1941, and 1942

2023-12-27T14:54:35-05:00

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 84.95

Designer	John Astell Frank Chadwick Marc W. Miller
Publisher	Compass Games
Players	2
Playtime	60-120 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	368357/wwii-campaigns-1940-1941-and-1942 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368357/wwii-campaigns-1940-1941-and-1942/forums/63

WWII Campaigns: 1940, 1941, and 1942 is the faithful recreation of not one, but THREE classic GDW Series 120 games, in this all-encompassing package.

Each of the three games is intended as challenging, introductory-level games; the “120” reflects each game in this series uses no more than 120 counters, and all are intended to be played to completion in two hours or less without sacrificing historical quality or gaming excellence.

Classics in every sense of the word for their day, relive the battles with these old classics in a new and updated format (larger counters and map size).

The games included are:

1940, The Battle of France and the Low Countries is a two-player, operational-level (division/corps) — loosely based on the old SPI Battle of Moscow game system — of the first 52 days of the German offensive against France and the Low Countries in spring of 1940. The game focuses on the critical period — May 10 to June 30 — during which the Allies essentially fought and lost the First Battle for France. Units are corps/army, with a time scale of 5 days per game turn, and a map scale of 26 kilometers per hex.

1941, Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union covers the initial onslaught into the Soviet Union, beginning in the summer of 1941. Units are division/corps, with a time scale of one month per game turn, and a map scale of 65 kilometers per hex.

1942, The Japanese Campaign against Malaya, Java, and the initial attack in the Philippines covers the Japanese opening moves at the onset of the Pacific War, and the succeeding operations conducted against the various areas. The map covers the entire expanse of Southeast Asia at 85 nautical miles per hex. The gameplay is a true challenge for the Japanese player who must try to “run the table” and clear the map of Allied units.

The Third World War: Designer Signature Edition

2022-07-04T07:14:44-04:00

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 209.95

Designer	Frank Chadwick
Publisher	Compass Games
Players	1-8
Playtime	360-2200 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	316410/third-world-war-designer-signature-edition http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316410/third-world-war-designer-signature-edition/forums/63

The Third World War, Designer Signature Edition

This edition of The Third World War features many new enhancements and larger counters and is another Classic Reborn!

The complete Third World War game series is included which is comprised of the following four games:

Third World War (subtitled Battle for Germany) is a game of the struggle for central Europe by the forces of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
Southern Front: Race for the Turkish Straits adds Bulgaria and Romania, reinforced with three Soviet armies and special-capability forces, face Greece, Turkey, and Yugoslavia, thinly reinforced with a few elite units from the U.S., France, and Italy.
Arctic Front: Battle for Norway covers the Soviet Leningrad Front, with its special airborne, amphibious, and arctic-equipped contingents, assault of Norway, reinforced with a few elite units from the U.S., Britain, Canada, and other NATO nations.
Persian Gulf: Battle for the Middle East includes a special "game within a game", covering the diplomatic, political, and military maneuvers by the Soviet Union and the United States in the Middle East before - and leading to - the general outbreak of the Third World War.

For the not faint of heart, combined game rules are provided to cover the entire Third World War that combines all four games in the series for a truly memorable gaming experience.

This Designer Signature edition pays tribute to the classic Frank Chadwick game series by honoring the original game system and keeping it fully intact (no design changes made), while introducing many enhancements for game play purposes.

In terms of superior physical presentation, all aspects have been upgraded, including completely new maps, numerous new player aids, markers, and unit displays, and redesigned and enlarged 9/16" counters. Some of the enhancements made in this edition include:

• All four separate games combined into one, comprehensive package
• Enlarged and redesigned counters from 1/2" to 9/16" size
• Added more information to counters such as: mobility class, stacking value, zoc type, chemical/nuclear/limited military ability
• Enhanced ergonomics are built into the set up and reinforcement charts
• Modified and adjusted unit colors to better distinguish between each other and between NATO/Pact/Neutrals
• Added and modified game markers including Strike markes with values on them, air superiority, weather, objective control, and generic markers
• Combined the seven maps from Third World War, Southern Front, and Arctic Front into four larger maps (22 x 34"), including adding the remainder of Poland and Western Russia; all while keeping the same area of the original games
• Combined four maps from Persian Gulf into two larger (22 x 34") maps
• Added and modified player aids such as: new display to aid with handling unwieldy stacks (use a marker on map to indicate stack of units and put the placement sheet
• Warsaw Pact ground unit counters with one step-loss (disruption) on reverse
• Addition of U.S. F-117 air unit for optional use. Also retains the U.S. F-19 air unit from the original game
• Player aid cards and associated markers, for tracking nuclear conflict level and nuclear attack points (NAPs), air transport points, and victory points
• Markers to indicate Norwegian Sea control and whether the Black Sea Fleet has sortied
• Optional tactical advantage rule
• Color-coding on Warsaw Pact ground unit counters for ease in distinguishing army designation
• Incorporated errata for unit set-up information and reinforcement schedule
• All-new rules treatment backed by many illustrations, an index, and clarifications and examples of play to reduce potential questions.

Product Information:

Complexity: 6 out of 10
Solitaire Suitability: 8 out of 10 (no hidden units)
Time Scale: 1 week per turn
Map Scale: 45 km per hex
Unit Scale: divisions, with some brigades and regiments, 100 aircraft per air unit
Players: one to two per individual game, one to eight for combined campaign
Playing Time: 6-10 hours per game, 36+ hours for full combined campaign

—description from the publisher

Game Scale:
Game Turn: One Week
Hex: 28 miles / 45 kilometers
Units: Brigade to Division

Game Inventory:
Six 22 x 34" full color mapsheets
Nine dual-side printed countersheet (2,052 9/16 counters - 75 are blank)
One 44-page full color rulebook
One 84-page full color playbook
Nine dual-sided player aid cards (Sequence of Play, Turn Track, CRT, TEC, etc)
Seven single-side player aid display charts (Critical Losses, Off-Map Movement, Air Units Theater, Nuclear Attack Points)
Two Dual-sided organization display charts
Twelve single-side set-up/reinforcement display charts
Twenty Diplomacy cards
Four six-sided dice

Solitaire Playability: High
Complexity Level: Medium-High
Players: 2 to 7
Playing Time: 6-10 (scenario dependent) or 36+ (campaign)

Thunder in the East

2018-02-20T01:52:59-05:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 227.95

Designer	Frank Chadwick
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	480-720 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Additional Info	209951/thunder-east http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209951/thunder-east/forums/63

Description from the publisher:

Frank Chadwick’s ETO (European Theater of Operations) is a series of linked games covering the land campaigns of World War II in Europe using a constant map and unit scale, and common rules.

Thunder in the East is the first game in that series, this one covering the titanic struggle on the Russian Front. This is a two-player game (although teams or even solitaire play would be just fine): one player assumes the role of the Axis (Germany and its allies) and the other player assumes the role of the Soviets (i.e., the Soviet Union).

The individual ground units represent Divisions of 10-15,000 soldiers, Corps (from the Latin word "Corpus," meaning body) of approximately 25-50,000 soldiers, or Armies of approximately 75,000 or more men. The Soviet ground units are mostly armies of approximately 40,000 men each, with a few cavalry and airborne corps of about 10,000 men each.

Air units represent about 200 combat aircraft early in the war, and gradually more as the war progresses. Each hex on the map represents 30 miles of actual terrain from side to side, and each Game Turn represents the passage of 7.5 days (or up to 15 days during inclement weather).

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?

Days of Battle: Golan Heights

2014-06-01T23:56:00-04:00

Vendor: Victory Point Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 36.95

Designer	Frank Chadwick
Publisher	Victory Point Games
Players	2
Playtime	120 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Additional Info	148050/days-of-battle-golan-heights http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1439809/days-of-battle-golan-heights/reviews

The Syrian Army’s attack against Israel on the Golan Heights in October of 1973 caught the Israeli Defense Force by surprise. From the afternoon of 6 October through the morning of 10 October, the issue hung in the balance. Several times it seemed as if nothing could stop the Syrians from sweeping down into the Jordan River valley and placing all of Northern Israel in artillery range again.

Then arriving Israeli reservists gained the upper hand and in a powerful counteroffensive broke the Syrian Army and sent it streaming back across the pre-war ceasefire line. The first several critical days of that struggle are the subject of Days of Battle: Golan Heights!

Game Data:

Complexity: 4 on a 9 scale
Solitaire Suitability: 7 on a 9 scale

What's In The Box?:

• One 12-page, full color Rulebook
• One exclusive 16-page, full color Campaign Manual by Frank Chadwick
• One 11” x 17” map
• 75 thick, two-sided, multi-shaped game pieces
• 24 Event cards
• One Player Aid
• One Turn Record / Reinforcement Track sheet
• One 6-sided die
• One 11” x 17” mounted, jigsaw-cut game map
• One bright red, 9" x 11 7/8" Deluxe cardboard VPG game box
• One beautiful box cover sleeve
• One "Wipes-A-Lot" napkin
• One charcoal desiccant packet