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    Panzer Command - oPeration Winterstorm

    Winter, 1942 - Germanys 6th Army is surrounded and trapped in Stalingrad.Their supplies are short, their mobility limited, and Soviet attacks probe theirlines on a daily basis. In a desperate and ill-conceived plan, Germany would

    attempt to rescue the 6th Army by advancing seventy-ve milesin the winter starting with only two Panzer Divisions. With time,weather, and terrain against them they would engage the enemywith little or no intelligence on enemy orces in a vain attempt tosave their comrades.

    Meanwhile,Soviet patience andoperational successhad created the rstmajor deeat or the

    German Army inthe encirclement oStalingrad. The SovietGenerals now look tocomplete their operationalvictory through the deatho 6th Army and exploit it

    with a major second oensive aimedat cutting o and destroying an entireGerman Army Group.

    Welcome to the setting o PanzerCommand: Operation Winter Storm,a new 3D tactical wargame whichcombines a historical campaign withhighly detailed models o both unitsand terrain and realistic gameplay.

    Drive orward into the rozen steppes as Germany in a race against time asyou attempt to rescue the 6th Army or as the Soviet orces throw back theGerman attack and seal 6th Armys ate.

    The Eastern Front has never looked this good - the only way to get closerto history would be to spend a very cold winter outside Stalingrad. PanzerCommand: Operation Winter Stormis another ne game rom Koios Works.

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    85%Panzer Commands vehiCle graPhiCs are unsurPassed.a very niCe introduCtion to World War ii taCtiCal Wego systems.

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    norm kogers - the oPerational art of War iii

    Norm Kogers The Operational Art o War is a legendary title amongwargamers. A masterpiece o exible design, it allows you to play and createany battle rom the entire 20th Century o warare and up to the modern

    day. Now, Matrix Games together with Norm Koger and a newdesign team bring you the denitive release o this unsurpassedoperational wargame The Operational Art o War III.

    Improved Combat Updates to anti-armor, anti-air, nuclear and low mobility combat

    modeling give TOAW III the most realistic model o operationalcombat in the series.

    Improved Opponent The computer opponent

    has been signicantlyimproved, resulting inmuch smarter play and amuch greater challenge!

    More Options More events or scenario

    designers, scenario and era-specicgraphics, sounds and music, additionalsupply and og o war options, Frenchand German language support and

    improved memory management allow TOAW III to look, sound and perormbetter in all situations and on all operating systems. Also included is anupdated PDF manual and help le, with revised and corrected data to bringyou ully up to date with the latest changes.

    Over 200 Scenarios! 130 o the best scenario designs o the last ve yearsare included in TOAW III, along with more than 70 classic TOAW scenarios romthe original series. Spanning the years rom World War I to the post 9/11 MiddleEast, these scenarios show you how exible and powerul The Operational Arto War IIItruly is.

    The Operational Art o War III sets a new benchmark in operational wargaming.Step up to the challenge - Master the Art o War!

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    the oPerational art of War is one of the most ComPrehensiveWargames available...no other game Can touCh the flexibility ofthe oPerational art of War iii. - out of eight

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    Close Combat - Cross of iron

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    the return of ClassiC Close Combat!

    Based on the Atomic Games award winning Close Combat series o games,

    Close Combat : Cross o Iron brings back the award-winningclassic in new epic battles o the Eastern Front o World War II.

    Take command o German or Soviet Battle Groups during WWII asyou ace the strength o the enemy war machine in a Grand Cam-paign giving you both the originaland all new battles and operationsthat will test your tactical mettle.

    Start as a junior ocer leadingyour men into battle in real time.

    Earn promotions as you deal withan unorgiving enemy. Fight andsurvive through the rozen winter,hot dusty summer and muddy au-tumn. Crush the enemy and gainthe respect o your troops as you lead them to ultimate victory!

    Classic Close Combat remains the best real time tactical war game availabledue to the unique articial intelligence and game play elements that aectsevery individual soldier including:

    Realistic soldier psychological proles during combat Experiencing the eects o strength, ability and morale Accurately depicting WWII squad-level warare Direct and indirect re with limited ammunition Ability to protect your men in buildings, pillboxes, and trenches 100s o specialized squads, weapons, soldier types, vehicles & Artillery

    New Features: Includes Command Center linking you to new maps,

    campaigns, mods, and player orums. Battle HQ game matching service including unique

    player customizable game clients. Enjoy the huge variety o modications available rom the Close

    Combat Community providing years o additional gaming pleasure. Enhanced head-to-head and multiplayer combat modes

    including: 24/7 campaigns and player matching service. Comprehensive player ranking system.

    Cross of Iron Is a trademark of destIneer PublIshIng CorP. Close Combat, atomIC games and destIneer are regIstered trademarks ofdestIneer PublIshIng CorP. all rIghts reserved.

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    loCk n load - band of heroesboardgame

    loCk n load - heroes of stalingrad

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    For those o you who are tired o tactical board games that are long on rulesand short on un, we present Mark H. Walkers Lock n Load: Band o Heroes,the tactical simulation that is more game, less gu.

    Mark H. Walkers Lock n Load: Band o Heroes is the secondcomplete module in the Lock n Load game system and it coversthe battles o Americas airborne troops during June o 1944.

    Its an easy system to learn andeven better, gamers who areamiliar with the Lock n Loadsystem can jump right in. As withthe original game, each hex is50 meters and turns are a ew

    moments; counters representsquads, leaders, heroes, medicsand even the occasional chaplainor scout. The module includes, SSPanzergrenadiers, Fallschirmjager, straightstick Wehrmacht, U.S. Airborne (both 82ndand 101st), Airborne Glider troops, StuG IIIG,

    PzIIIJ, Marder I, Pz35-S, Tiger I (ya gottahave a Tiger), M4A1, M10, M5A1, Jeeps,88mm, 57mm, and 60mm and 81mmmortar Weapon Teams, MG42, MG34,

    M1919A4 .30 cal, BAR, 16 brand new SkillCards that provide Leaders and Heroeswith unique abilities, six mounted map

    boards, 480+ counters with Niko Eskubis abulous art,and 16 gut-wrenching scenarios.

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    forge of freedomthe ameriCan Civil War 1861 - 1865

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    As the leader o the Union or the Conederacy, you will be aced with historicaldecisions on the military, economic and diplomatic strategies to pursue. Sincetheir rst game, Crown o Glory, the diplomatic and economic systems have

    been streamlined and improved to be more user-riendly and alsosuited to the time period.

    Rather than multipleminor nations, each statehas its own Governor andthey will make demands onyou and shit their attitudesaccording to events. Inaddition, you will have tomanage diplomacy with

    the European powers to tryto sway them towards oragainst intervention.

    Over 1,000 historical generalsare included along with anoption to know their abilities

    ahead o time or have to nd out the hardway, as happened historically. Railroads,rivers and cities all play important roles, asdo elections which occur at both state and

    national levels. Every eort has been madeto bring you as thorough a simulation othe American Civil War as is possible, rom 1860 to 1865, rom the skirmishesand raids in the West to the pitched battles in the East and the Naval blockade.

    The US Civil War was a war o politics and tactics and claimed more US livesthan any war prior or ater. Conederate soldiers were outmanned but stillmanaged to push as ar north as Gettysburg... but what i they placed their ocuselsewhere? What i they managed to maintain their cotton based economy?Could the South have won?

    Forge o Freedom - The American Civil War 1861 - 1865places completecontrol o either the Conederate States o America or the United States oAmerica in the war that proved to the world that you can not mix old tacticswith new weapons. Two well equipped and well trained armies ace o in a warover slavery, unity, and state rights- and you are the one in command.

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    CroWn of gloryeuroPe in the age of naPoleon

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    The Napoleonic Wars, One o the most gripping decades in human history. Itwas an era that saw cobblers become princes and emperors become exiles, anage o legendary diplomats and brilliant tacticians. Crown o Glory - Europe in

    the age o Napoleoncovers all o Europe and North Arica rom1792 to 1820.

    The main map is dividedinto more than 200 uniqueprovinces. In Crown o Glorythere are eight nationalpowers which players maycontrol and more than 90minor powers controlled bythe computer. The national

    powers are France, Britain,Austria, Prussia, Russia, Turkey, Spain, and Sweden.

    Each country has strengths andweaknesses that the players mustexploit in order to achieve victory.

    Turns at the strategic level correspond toone month o game time; turns on the tacticallevel correspond to twenty minutes o game

    time. Players control military, diplomatic, economic, and social aspects o their

    nations. This includes such activities as drating and ratiying treaties; oeringand accepting trade routes; moving and assigning activities to diplomats;levying and supplying military units.

    Troops are controlled at the division level and can be arranged into corpsand armies, and a wide diversity o troop types is implemented, including: lightand Jager inantry; cossacks and cossack cavalry; heavy and horse artillery;howitzers; guerilla inantry; Janissaries; merchant ships; diplomats; rigatesand privateers. There are more than thirty types o units in all. Units haveindividual strength and quality (morale) ratings that are determined by thelevel o barracks and dockyard improvements in the province in which they

    were created.

    Crown o Glorys unique design that mixes global politics and strategy withhex based warare makes it a must have or any Napoleonic, wargame, orstrategy game player.

    gamershall- 88% silver aWard!A mArvelous clAssicAl WAr GAme ofstrategy and taCtiCs mixed With dePth. ...

    its a sumPtuous buffet of just about everyimPortant entre needed to build a naPoleoniCemPire single-handedly - the Wargamer

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    Conquest of the aegean

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    Prepare yoursel or a wargaming tour-de-orce! Conquest o the Aegeanis the next generation o the award-winning and revolutionary AirborneAssault series and it takes brigade and corps-level warare to a whole new

    level. Realism and accuracy are the watchwords as this pausablecontinuous time design allows you to command at any echelon,with smart AI subordinates and an incredibly challenging AI.

    Conquest o the Aegean takes you to the early years o WorldWar II, to ght over the ancient battleelds o Greece, Crete andeven Malta. In the shadows o Mount Olympus in Greece, Alliedorces struggle to halt the blitzkrieg German advance. On Crete,beleaguered German paratroopers ght to hold Maleme airelduntil reinorcements canarrive. Malta, long a thorn in

    the side o the Axis, is nallytested against invasion in twohypothetical scenarios.

    In addition to a host o newscenarios, Conquest o the

    Aegean comes with severalinnovations to allow an even moredetailed and realistic recreation o WorldWar II combat. Resupply, while stillautomated, is now much more realistic

    as it monitors each units supply line.Mixed-mode movement calculates theactual ground slope o the terrain andallows a realistic modeling o dicultterrain and the limitations on motorizedand mechanized movement that itcaused. In combination with additionalterrain and altitude types, Conquesto the Aegean can ully model theterrain o Greece, Crete and Malta withunparalleled realism.

    Realistic Resupply System

    Mixed Mode Movement and Slope Eects

    New Equipment and Units rom Italy, Germany, Greece, Crete,

    Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Malta and Free France

    Over 20 new maps!

    Over 30 new scenarios!i believe, and have believed sinCe i first got my hands on

    airborne assault series, that Panther games has done thebest job of simulating oPerational Warfare in the historyof PC Wargames. - bill trotter - the Wargamer

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    World at War - a World divided

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    Gary Grigsbys World At War: A World Divided brings you to back to thedawn o the greatest and most terrible war the world has ever seen. The orceso the Axis, including Germany, Japan and Italy, ace the might o France, Great

    Britain, the United States, China and the Soviet Union in the epicstruggle o World War II. The course o the war is determined by

    your actions as the leader o oneor more major actions, opposedby human or computer players. AWorld Divided takes this conictone step urther, with a uturewhat-i scenario that occurs rightat the end o the war. Allowingplayers to go continuouslyrom the end o their game into

    this new scenario, Russiasland army powerhouse andconsolidated position squareso against the Western Alliesnaval and air superiority, andwhos territory is massive, yetless easily deended.

    As you play Gary Grigsbys World AtWar: A World Divided, the events othe war unold around you through news

    reel reports covering both historical andhypothetical events, World at War eaturesa variable set o historic events that will be unveiled dependant on how thewar is going. As the United States, do you ocus on Europe rst or send morereinorcements to the Pacic, seeking an early deeat or Japan? As Germany,do you invade the Soviet Union in 1941 or prepare your orces to march intoLondon? In Gary Grigsbys World At War: A World Divided, you have completecontrol over the production, research and military strategy or your side.

    A World Divided now eatures spies and signals intelligence as well as land, sea,and air power, which are capable o stealing technology and other inormation

    on the enemy as well as providing an upper hand in combat situations. Moreexpensive units take longer to build and shortages in industry, resources ormanpower can play havoc with your plans. Four tutorials, three campaigns andve scenarios let you learn the system quickly and start ghting the whole warand beyond.

    Make it happen in Gary Grigsbys World at War: A World Divided!

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    maximum football

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    maximum football = maximum flexibility

    Imagine i you called the shots in ootball. Not just the plays on the eld, but

    all the shots that could be called. You pick the length o quarters,the eld size, where the goal posts are, and all the rules in between.You are in charge o drating, training, and cutting the at rom your

    team. Yes, you are even in charge odesigning and executing the plays.Maximum-Football delivers yourimagination like a bullet pass throughdouble coverage.

    Experience the thrill o managing ateam in any league rom pee-wee toall-pro. Design and play in leagueswhere you pick the size and layout.Play against others in user created

    leagues. There is no limit to how ar you can take Maximum-Football. Get down and dirty with the editor as you create newplays and playbooks, design your own uniorms and helmets, andeven select nicknames to appear on jerseys.

    Maximum-Footballis the ootball ans dream. Whether you are a head coachor an armchair quarterback, Maximum-Footballhas the eatures or you.

    Comes with deault US, Canadian and Indoor rules leagues and playbooks

    Full control over rules variations, league setup, teams, plays and players Open and accessible data and art les

    Player salary & basic contract inormation.

    16 individual ratings over and above things like height, weight and age. Statistical categories or passing, rushing, receiving,

    special teams, deensive teams, etc...

    User denable league structures allow or unlimited numbers o teams

    in 1 to 4 conerences with 1 to 4 divisions per conerence.

    Players can be created manually or automatically generated.

    A ree agent drat system.

    Each team can have its own playbook.

    Create and edit ormations & plays or oense, deense and special teams.

    Newly created routes can be saved to templates or use in other plays.

    A quick preview mode allows you to watch player movement through the play.

    A ull practice mode allows you to take to the practice eld

    and run your plays with or without a deense.

    inCredible strategiC and statistiCal dePth;Plenty of Customization. - gamesPy

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    battlefront

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    Battleront eatures the power o battalion-level combat in some o thisperiods most bloody and intense conicts: Saipan, Market Garden, Novorossisk,and Gazala. Players will have realistic control over their soldiers, with a tactical

    scale just large enough to make a telling dierence in the strategicpicture.

    While the Battleront system shares a design philosophy withSSGs award-winning Decisive Battles series, it is actually an entirelynew system specically designed or battalion-level combat. Thislevel o play gives the player a chance to experience the true issueso command, control, sighting, and supply at a level that emphasizesplenty o tough but enjoyabledecisions to make. The combatsystem provides new and

    varied ways to damage youropponent, with provisionsor direct and indirect re, airstrikes, and special, historicallyaccurate combat modes (suchas Japanese Banzai attacks).

    Improved Strategic AI enables

    a more exible response to

    ast changing battleelds

    Improved user interacesimplies unit inormation

    Command and control system

    that rewards correct employment

    o military assets

    Close combat routines have

    special attack modes such as

    Banzai, Surprise and Inltration

    Indirect Fire rom

    artillery and air assets can directly attack enemy units

    Direct re rom AFVs can attack enemy units at range

    Counter-battery re can eliminate enemy artillery

    Eliminated units can be rebuilt as cadres and returned to battle

    Sighting, command, supply and danger zone rules encourage sensible use o artillery Complete Unit, Map and AI editor allows users to create scenarios rom scratch

    Improved Play By Email security

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    Carriers at War

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    sCratCh one flattoP

    Carriers at Waris a simulation/wargame o Fleet Carrier Air/Naval Operations

    in the Pacic rom 1941-1945. Reenact crucial carrier battlesrom that era including Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, Eastern

    Solomons, Santa Cruz and theGreat Marianas Turkey Shoot.From the original SSG designteam.

    As the title suggest, Carriersat War ocuses heavily oncarrier eet command strategy.While other units exist in

    Carriers at War the centralocus is on theoating runwaysthat controlthe bombersand ghters.Carriers at War is a purelynaval combat game, whosoriginal incarnation is otenhailed as one o the greatestwar and strategy games ever

    to grace a PC.

    Take command in the greatest Carrier battles in history.

    Scenarios covering the carrier battles in the Pacic,

    Atlantic, and Mediterranean theatre.

    This naval warare pc game gives you a total picture o Carrier

    combat, because it is always a new challenge! Articial intelligence:

    Naval warare pc games have to have good A/I - No other simulation

    matches Carriers at War or both excitement and historical accuracy

    or matched the games articial intelligence routines which makethe game so realistic and un to play against the computer!

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    ultimate CamPaign add-onsfor oWners of il-2 sturmovik forgotten battles / PaCifiC fighters

    the last daysSpring, 1945: Witness in more than thirty

    dynamic campaigns the events o the nalbattles in the airspace over Europe. Fly in oneo our theaters: Lvov, Berlin, Hungary (summerand winter) and the Ardennes. The Last Daysincludes more than 1,600 Solo, Dogght and

    Case blue The Russian Front, 1942: Fly as a German or Soviet pilot in multiple

    historical campaigns as the Lutwae makes a second attempt to secureair supremacy during Germanys last ull oensive in the East. Over 1000dierent missions oer almost innite replayability and bring the WorldWar II era to lie with dogghts, escort-missions, bombing runs andmore! Requires IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles.

    banzai!With this unique expansion pack or the

    combat ight simulation Pacic Fightersyou will experience the most thrillingdogghts between the Japanese, Australianand American air orces! Become part o theexciting battle at the other end o the world.Man the cockpit o a legendary A6M Zero orthe world-amous Corsair. Take o rom aircrat carriers and engage theenemy! Be a ghter pilot or the USA, Australia or Japan, or even y aSBD Dauntless as a US Navy bomber pilot!

    Il-2 sturmovIk Is a regIstered trademark of ubIsoft. these exPansIons are not offICIally ProduCed orendorsed by ubIsoft or any other thIrd Party.

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    harPoon 3 - advanCed naval Warfare

    harPoon Commanders edition(formerly harPoon ClassiC 2005)

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    rebirth of a ClassiC

    Harpoon 3 Advanced Naval Warare is the result o decades o

    development and an support, resulting in the most comprehensive,realistic, and accurate simulation o modern combined air and navaloperations available to the gaming public.

    Harpoon 3 Advanced NavalWarare gives you theopportunity to manage some othe most advanced air and navalassets available in the world andputs you in the middle o manyhistorical and what i scenarios

    (including six multiplayerscenarios). Harpoon 3 is the most

    accurate naval simulationavailable to the public .

    Multiplayer Suport or up to 6 Players

    Over 120 pre-built scenarios

    Harpoon: Commanders Edition is the latest generation o the

    original Harpoon computerization o Larry Bonds game, rst publishedin 1989 by Three Sixty Pacic. Fully Windows compatible, with a wickedcomputer opponent, scenario and platorm editor as well as a massivelibrary o scenarios, this is the denitive classic Harpoon.

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    matrix games

    about matrix games

    Matrix Games has been in business orsix years now, and each year we growas a company and as gamers. The mostimportant philosophy o our company iswe love what we make. Were gamers rstand then we take our love o games andput them into our products. The result hasbeen a tremendous success.

    Matrix Games now leads the computerwargame sector in innovation, customer

    satisaction, and media recognition. We pioneeredthe idea o moving titles into an online ormat so we couldreduce costs to our customers and provide them an interactiveenvironment to chat with their peers. Our growth has come rom working with someo the best developers in strategy gaming, rom established wargame developers likeSSG, 2by3 Games, and Panther Games, to new innovators like Koios Works, DestroyerStudios, and Western-Civilization as well as classic games rom TalonSot.

    The result o six years o toil is a trend setting company that has reignited a passionor strategy games in many o our ans. We invite you to partake in the rebirth o realstrategy gaming, join our community, and have access to the greatest mixture ostrategy games available under a single roo. Visit our website at www.matrixgames.com to learn more.

    hoW to order

    Our games are available directly through our Online Store and a select ew retailers.We accept orders through the internet and by phone. To order rom our secure onlinestore, please go to www.matrixgames.com and click on the Store link, or in NorthAmerica call 952-646-5257 to place your order. We oer many dierent methods oryou to use or payment and delivery o our products. Matrix Games values every oneo our customers and we work hard at making sure you are happy. I you have any

    questions, please eel ree to contact us at [email protected].

    ordering outside the us

    We make an eort to support our customers outside the United States as well aswe can. We oer digital downloads on most o our products, which allow you toimmediately download the game to your computer and play it ater the purchaseis complete. Additionally we have a warehouse in Europe, so that shipments tocustomers in the EU are ree o import duties. Please note that or countries in theEU, VAT does still apply, to both downloads and boxed products, and our store will

    show you VAT and shipping charges beore your purchase is conrmed.

    Order by phone in Europe: +353 (0)61 725 061

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    battles in italy

    battles in normandy

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    final viCtory or defeat had one name - d-day!

    Battles in Normandy brings to you the award-winning Decisive Battleso World War II system and some seriously intense gameplay. Chooseto take the Allied side and youre aced with the overpowering burdeno locking into mortal combat with someo the German Armys most vicious and

    experienced Eastern Front veterans; victoryand liberation or France are by no means aoregone conclusion. Or, select the Germansand ace an all-consuming Allied army thathas a near-endless pool o reinorcementsand supply to draw rom, intent on yourcomplete destruction.

    Battles in Italybrings to you the award-winning Decisive Battles o WorldWar IIsystem and some seriously intense gameplay. Choose to take the Alliedside and youre aced with establishing a oothold and control o Italy. Or, select

    the Germans and ace an overwhelming Allied army that is makinga run or Axis destruction!

    Battles in Italycovers three pivotalbattles rom the Italian Campaign.While the invasion o Sicily went moreor less to plan, the result in the twosubsequent amphibious operationswas less certain, with the saety o thebeachheads at both Salerno and Anzioin considerable doubt or some time.

    Neither side has sucient resourcesto do the job properly, and improvisation and desperation arethe order o the day, and as a result all three battles are tense andexciting aairs.

    Three complete battles, Sicily, Salerno and Anzio New rules or Surrender and Political Units New rules or co-operation between countries

    ComPuter games magazine- 4/5ssg has really aChievedsomething unique by Creating

    a system that takes thetraditional hex-basedoPerational Wargame about

    as far as its going to go. ...

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    korsun PoCket

    aCross the dnePr

    WWW.korsunPoCket.Com

    youre needed at the front!

    In January 1944, Von Mansteins Army Group South clings tenaciously to

    its last oothold on the Dnepr River. The German High Commanddreams o a counterattack and has ordered this dangerous salientheld at all costs. Stalin demands the earliest possible expulsion o

    German invaders rom Russian soil,and Marshals Vatutin and Konev areeager to oblige.

    In the middle o the salient, theotherwise unremarkable town oKorsun and its aireld are about tobecome the ocal point or a desperate

    and bitter conict. Will the Battle oKorsun Pocket be a testament to

    superior generalship and ghting skills, or yet another graveyardor a German army, misled, surrounded and ultimately crushed?

    Across the Dnepr is an add-on campaign scenario or ownerso Korsun Pocket. Across the

    Dnepr has a map twice the sizeo the Korsun Pocket campaign,and recreates the German drive onSmolensk in July 1941. With 117Soviet divisions attempting to holdback, or at least delay, 35 Germandivisions Across the Dnepr captures Russian Front warare on atitanic scale.

    ComPuter gaming World rated 5 of 5 (editors ChoiCe):the best hex-based Wargame ever made. Period.

    PC gamer rated 93% (editors ChoiCe):the best Wargame ever made for the PC. a monumental aChievement in game design.

    gamesPy 2003 game of the year - PC Wargame:korsun PoCket is arguably the best traditional hex-based Wargame of all time.

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    gates of troy

    sPartan

    WWW.slitherine.Co.uk

    if these Walls Could sPeak

    Gates O Troy oers both strategic

    campaigns and tacticalbattles. Lead your nation tovictory in the ancient worldsgreatest battles! Capturethe romance and adventurethat lead over one hundredthousand Greek warriors tothe ar-ung shore o what isnow modern day Turkey, torescue Helen o Troy.

    Designed by wargaming

    world champion Iain McNeil,Gates O Troy is the latestin Slitherines critically acclaimedseries o historically-detailedstrategy games.

    Gates O Troyalso supports the previousSpartan scenarios and campaigns, whichcan be played seamlessly with the Gates OTroyengine.

    Beore there were Gates o Troy,there was Spartan, an Empirebuilding turn based strategy gamethat ocused on building an empirethrough diplomacy, trade, research,and war, but with less ocus on thebattles than ound in a real-time

    strategy game. It is designed orpeople who are interested in theperiod and those strategy gamerswho preer to have time to thinkabout their decisions.

    Can you unite Greece in time to dey the Great King and his mightyPersian Empire?

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    tin soldiers: julius Caesar

    tin soldiers: alexander the great

    WWW.koiosWorks.Com

    steP into history!

    Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesarbrings you back to the epic story o a leader the

    world hadnt seen since the likes o Alexander the Great. Leadingthe orces o Caesar in his sweep o Gaul, you will orce submissiono the proud Gallic tribes and expand Roman control. Once youachieve the prestige o Caesar himsel, you will take your orces

    across the Rubicon and ace yournemesis Pompey in a climactic CivilWar spanning the Roman territories.Do you have what it takes to matchthe achievements o Julius Caesarand name yoursel dictator or lie?

    Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesarbrings a completely new 3D engineinto the turn based miniaturesbattle, allowing users to zoom in,out, and rotate the map or a betterview o the battleeld. The artworkoverhaul eatures over 100 dierent replicaso hand-painted miniatures, including theearsome legions o Caesar himsel.

    Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great is a new wargame with aclassic style. Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great places you inthe role o Alexander the Great during his conquest o the known

    world. Guide Alexander throughhis grand campaign rom inheritinghis athers legacy at the battle o

    Thebes to his conquest o Darius IIIand the Persian Empire through hislast great battle at the Hydaspes, inthe heart o Asia.

    PC gamer, february 2005 - 89%:every onCe in a While a game WillCreeP uP, taP me on the shoulder,

    and remind me Why i love gaming.

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    War in the PaCifiC:the struggle against jaPan 1941-1945

    WWW.WarinthePaCifiC.net

    total War for total viCtory!

    War in the Pacifc: The Struggle Against

    Japan 1941-1945is a completelynew historical strategy game, basedon the award winning UncommonValor game engine. The scale is60 miles per hex and losses areindividual vehicles, aircrat, gunsand squads. Since hal the planetEarth is covered by the titanicPacic struggle, the game is massivein scope, covering thousands oships tens o thousands o aircrat.Virtually every ship, air group and

    battalion sized or larger troop ormation is covered in exactingdetail.

    Massive in scope, yet accessible, as the computer tracks all theactors and the interace allows the player to concern himsel with

    only the degree o detail he preers

    The War At Sea - Every ship rom mighty carriers and battleships down to gunboats has a commander with his own strengths and weaknesses. The gameincludes thousands o ships chosen rom over 300 ship classes.

    The War in the Air - A wide variety o aircrat are included in the game, rangingrom the awkward P-39 and the nimble Zero, to the heavy hitting B-29 and theextremely ast and powerul Corsair.

    The War on the Ground Land units are mostly on division and brigade level,represented by dierent unit counters including engineers, combat squads,Marine squads, support squads, air support sections, Sherman tanks, eldartillery and many others.

    There are 15 campaigns included with the game, which can be played againstthe computer opponent, hot seat, by secure email. War in the Pacifc: TheStruggle Against Japan 1941-1945 now gives you the chance to ght the

    entire war your way on every level. War in the Pacic has detail never beoreachieved in a game o this scale.

    strategy Page:if you are in the market for a seriously detailed WWii strategiC simulation, esPeCially one dealingWith material far less frequently Covered than the Western War, War in the PaCifiC Will satisfy youlike nothing else on the market.

    gamershall - 95% gold aWard

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    unCommon valor

    WarPlan orange:dreadnoughts in the PaCifiC 1922-1930

    WWW.unCommonvalor.net

    The original game that lead to War In the Pacic, Uncommon Valoris similarin interace and gameplay, but at a smaller scale. Once you try UncommonValor, you will nd that you are not just playing a game but running a war!Uncommon Valor is an operational game covering the campaign or the

    South Pacic rom May, 1942 to the end o December,1943. Air, naval and land battles are modeled withdetail never beore achieved in a game o thisscale, while a streamlined interace keeps micro-management to a minimum!

    Famous commanders like Nimitz and Yamamotoheld the ate o nations in their hands.

    Can you do better?

    The Year is 1922. World War 1 has come and gone and the world has settledinto an uneasy peace. The alliance between the United States and the other

    powers is weak as the powers try to maintain

    peace in Europe.

    Fearul o the growing strengtho Japan, the United States createda series o plans in case o a pacicwar with Japan. Their name: WarPlan Orange. Consisting o threedierent scenarios, War Plan Orangewas a comprehensive and real lieWhat i scenario or the War inthe Pacic. In the world o Matrix

    Games a dierent story is going to unold, and Japan, seeking naturalresources to grow their power, will turn the ull strength o their navyagainst the industrial giant o the United States.

    PC gamer rated - 89%:in my 12 years of revieWing Wargames, ive never enjoyed a deePer,riCher, more historiCally Plausible simulation. its a WWii buffsdesktoP dream Come true.

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    titans of steel: Warring suns

    massive assault

    WWW.titansofsteel.Com

    Commander, We need you!

    The Titans o Steel: Warring Sunsuniverse is a uture where the mainghting unit is the Titan Attack Tech, better known as the Titan-AT. Titan-ATs are generally humanoid in appearance, range rom seven to teenmeters in height and weigh as much as 200 tons.A Titan-AT can have an array o weapons includinglasers, auto cannons, missile launchers and otherspecialty weapons and deensive systems.

    Titans o Steel: Warring Suns allows you todesign or recongure your own Titan-AT and

    share your design with other commanders. Titanso Steel: Warring Suns is more than a combatgame. It is also a ully open ended role playing system. All your pilots have aull statistics sheet and earn experience points. Your pilots can go up in rankand will benet rom additional training.

    Multiplayer support allows up to our players with thirty-two Titan-ATs tocompete in Hot Seat, LAN or Internet games.

    its strategy heroin for fans of the giant-robotgenre. -William r. trotter - PC gamer

    Can you save the future?Massive Assault is set in a dynamic strategic

    environment, where the tide can turn in a splitsecond. Battle through campaigns and multipleplanetary conicts in this easy to learn butdicult to master turn based sci- strategy game.Incorporating air, land and sea orces as well asan elegant economic and strategic system,this is a great game or gamers who want realstrategy without the layers o detail and micro-management. The game environment is ully 3-D, with realistic, lighting, explosions and eects.Play against the computer or against another

    human player via hot seat or internet play.

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    CamPaigns on the danube: 1805 & 1809

    guns of august - World War i 1914-1918

    WWW.Commandstudies.Com

    There are certain things in war o which the commander alone comprehendsthe importance. Nothing but his superior rmness and ability can subdue andsurmount all difculties. - Napoleon Bonaparte.

    One o the eatures o this gamesystem involves the players role; asoverall commander o a side, theplayer issues orders to their corpscommanders, who in turn issue ordersto the maneuver elements. All o thistakes time, and sometimes (due toenemy action, accident, or gettinglost), these orders never arrive! Long-range planning and strategic thinking

    are required to keep a large army onthe move, well-supplied, and eager or victory.

    For any connoisseur o Napoleonic gaming, Campaigns on the Danube1805 & 1809 is a ascinating and ast-paced game that is bound to providecountless hours o surprises and conquest.

    What started as gunshots turned into athunder that would be heard all over Europe.

    The assassination o the Austrian ArchdukeFranz Ferdinand by Serb nationalists knownas the Black Hand lead Europe down a roadthat would change it orever. When theghting was over the map o Europe would

    be redrawn and the seeds or the next worldwar rmly planted. Frank Hunters Guns oAugust recreates the grand strategic scopeo the Great War o 1914 - 1918. You control

    the armies that battled or Europe. The map stretches rom Caucasus toIreland. Units represent corps, artillery units, air units and naval units. InGuns o Augustyou are in charge o it all, diplomacy, unit production,deployment, research, production and much more.

    armChair general magazine 4/5:CamPaigns on the danube is a Well-aimed volley of solid Wargaming for any grognard-level Player

    and beloW, and most esPeCially for those Who love the naPoleoniC era. the CamPaigns are Well-suited for an afternoon of single Player Combat, or a feW days against your favorite live Wargamingnemesis.

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    highWay to the reiCh

    ComPlexity: beginner to moderate

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    WWW.flashPointgermany.Com

    September 1944, General Montgomery mounts the most daring Alliedoensive o WW2. The plan is ambitious. Drop thirty thousand airborne troopsdeep behind enemy lines, seize the

    vital bridges across theRhine, secure the highwayto the Reich, advancethe Allied armies into theGerman heartland andend the war by Christmas.

    Take command and withthe aid o the worlds mostadvanced wargame engineght the battle and changehistory.

    The Airborne Assaultgame engine revolutionizes wargaming. Its pausable, continuoustime game play, the most advanced articial intelligence oany wargame, powerul and intuitive user interace and uniquecommand system provide the most realistic and enjoyablesimulation o operational warare.

    Flashpoint Germanybrings you backto the height o the Cold War, beore thecollapse o the Soviet Union. Massivearmies o incredible power ace oacross the West German border. A singledecision, a mere moment separated

    a tense peace rom the most intenseand possibly the last war that the worldwould ever behold. The stakes could notpossibly be higher. You may think youknow how this ends, but in FlashpointGermany, it turned out dierently. Step into the maelstrom, chooseyour side and see what you would have done, i you were there.

    flashPoint germany

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    battleground euroPe(mmo)

    WWW.matrixgames.Com

    Report or duty to the rst-person, online action game where players chooseto ght alongside and against thousands o other players on the battleelds

    o western europe. Grab a rie and experience

    heart-stopping inantry action or chooseto advance your skills in one o dozenso accurately modeled combat vehicles,naval vessels or aircrat. Succeed and helpthe cause o the Allied or Axis orces. Fail

    and watch your side get pushed backand struggle or a oothold.

    Volume one in The VirtualBattleeld Series, BattlegroundEurope eatures the armies,

    vehicles, weapons and equipmentound on the battleelds o WesternEurope 1939-1942.

    For MAC and PC!

    Command Soviet, Axis, or Allied troops in 20 dierent scenariosranging rom the German Invasion o Poland (1939) to the Soviet

    Winter Oensive and their attack on Berlin (1945).Blitzkrieg: War in Europe 1939-1945 eatures 45

    dierent units oland, sea, and air andall o the hex based

    tactics that would goalong with it.

    This gameREQUIRES PocketPC or Palm OS!

    blitzkrieg

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    suPremaCy: four Paths to PoWer

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    Supremacy: Four Paths To Power is a unique, ast-paced but deeplystrategic game o interplanetary combat or one or two players. Supremacyis a turn-based strategy game where players attempt to colonize planets in a

    variety o quadrants withina very unusual galaxy.From humble beginnings,you must build up aghting orce and expandyour empire while dealingwith the opposition.Combat occurs in spaceor on land, and victory isobtained through resourcemanagement, choice ovessels and ground troops,

    clever maneuvering orbrute orce.

    Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga is a turn-based onlinestrategy board game o space combat,destiny and power politics. Players usespecial decks o cards that representthe assets and abilities o their avoritealien races, bringing them to lie andoering players the opportunityto customize their gameplay. Withhundreds o dierent cards andmultiple victory conditions, thenumber o strategies you can developis endless. You can conquer your enemys home world or a militaryvictory, unearth ancient alien artiacts or a cultural win, or double-cross your way to a political victory at the Star Chamber. Cardsinclude game elements such as special ships, heroes, politicians,and special alien technologies.

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    star Chamber: the harbinger saga

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    starshatter: the gathering storm

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    WWW.starshatter.Com

    Starshatter: The Gathering Stormextends the gameplay concepts o theclassic sims by combining ghter and starship combat in a single game. Youbegin the game as either a ghter pilot or the captain o a small Frigate-class

    starship. As you progress through the game, you can earn promotionsand awards until you are commanding a massive eet carrier withthree wings o ghters and a complete escort o warships. Whilein the role o a ghter embark on patrol, sweeps, bomber escorts,starship escorts, ground strikes or the dreaded capital starship strike.

    As a capital starship, experienceeet engagements, escorts,blockades, ghter operations,or the dangerous starbaseassaults.

    Starshatter: The Gathering

    Storm integrates elementso real-time-strategy games byallowing eet commanders todirect the battle on a tacticallevel, launching ghters anddirecting destroyers to deend

    the eet and annihilate enemyorces.

    Featuring some o the most impressive

    graphics and sounds to be ound, Starshatter:The Gathering Storm also comes ully

    equipped with a cockpit mode or ghters thatsupports Track IR Headsets. Additionally, theseries now boasts ull video cut scenes and

    plenty o new sounds and audio.

    The Starshatter universe eaturesa ully moddable dynamic missionsystem allows the campaign to beplayed and replayed dierentlyeach time. In the Starshatter:The Gathering Storm universemissions are generated basedon what is going on in the entirecampaign and is dierent each timeyou play.

    Rise in the ranks and restore peace

    to a shattered union in Starshatter:The Gathering Storm.

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    for liberty

    ComPlexity: beginner to moderate

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    For Liberty!is a turn based 18th century strategy game based on the engineo 1848. Command the armies o the newly born United States o Americaagainst Britain, or ght in Hungary, turning against Austria with Rakoczis

    poorly equipped rebels at the timeo the war o Spanishsuccession, rom 1703 to1711.

    Both theaters have a hugeand attractive map that willchange as the seasons goby. There are 16 unit typeso 5 nations included, eachin authentic uniorms. In ForLiberty! you do not have to

    go through hundreds o tinycounters all units are large,animated gures. There is no need to study your troops or hours, aquick glance will update you on the situation.

    A simple interace and a detailed tutorial ensures that you can learn to playthe game in about one hour. I you want, you can play all battles on a randomlygenerated tactical map. Each generated map is unique and will mirror theterrain type where the battle takes place. The strategical and tactical parts othe game use the very same interace, enabling you to concentrate on strategyand tactics. Additionally you may also choose to ocus on the strategy and letthe computer resolve the battles.

    Troops can do many things: attack, recon, retreat, train, rest, pillage, siegeenemy orts, and ortiy important locations. You are responsible or payingand supplying your soldiers. Political decisions and oreign aid are simulatedby an inuence system that you can use to change the strategical situation.Use your inuence to recruit temporary militia, insurgent regiments, or Indian(Native American) warriors that can augment your orce.

    Fleets can be used to transport your troops to hard to reach locations whereyou can surprise the enemy. You can also support your operations with thecannons o the battleships.

    In For Liberty!your troops are mere humans and not superheroes. I you arenot careul, your troops will run rom the battleeld at the sound o the rstshots. Lead with tired soldiers into battle, and you will nd that they are slowand ineective. Orders o battle were thoroughly researched. All regimentshave their own historical names, and they are at the right location undertheir historical leaders in each campaign. For Liberty! Comes with 8 longcampaigns and 3 multiplayer modes that will keep a reedom ghter busyuntil independence is secure!

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    World in flames

    emPires in arms

    ComPlexity: moderate to advanCed

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    World in Flames is Australian Design Groups international awardwinning board game that is now coming to the computer. This strategic,turn based game, covers all o World War II, rom Germanys invasiono Poland in September 1939 through to the Japanese surrender inAugust 1945.

    The world map measures 360 by 195 (70,200 hexes) and contains 238countries, 12 types o hex terrain, and 6 types o hexside terrain. Everycapital ship in World War II has its owned unique counter; one or eachcarrier, battleship, and cruiser (light and heavy) that saw action duringthe war.

    Empires in Armsis the computer version o Australian Design Group classicboard game. Empires in Arms is a seven playergame o grand strategy during the Napoleonic

    period o 1805-1815. Playable eithersolitaire, by email or over the Internet,Empires in Arms is the quintessentialNapoleonic game o diplomacy andstrategy. The game ocuses on corps levelcombat with ull diplomatic options toallow players complete reedom to ghtit out or control o Europe any way they

    want to. The map is divided up into provinces providing an attractive,easy to use, and accurate look.

    Each major power in Empires in Arms has a unique economy,

    military prowess, and geographic advantage. Each player mustnegotiate alliances and orge peace treaties that t their needsin their constant struggle over Europe and prestige. Players maybattle through numerous scenarios using great military leaders anduncontrolled military powers. Utilize the unique economic system,which supplies money or troops and treaties as well as manpowerto uel your armies.

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