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Eisenhower is Available!
Eisenhower is the newest game from Sam Mustafa.
Tabletop wargames traditionally differentiate between "game" and "campaign," with the latter usually being out of reach for most people due to reasons of time, space, paperwork, or adequate numbers of players.
I've always wanted a WW2 tabletop game that plays at a very high scale, in which I am an army commander, watching tens of thousands of soldiers carry out a major offensive over the course of several days. I wanted the game to be the campaign, and vice-versa.
Eisenhower is the game that I've been wanting for years, and now you can have it too!
In Eisenhower you move entire corps and armies across dozens of miles, planning and executing multi-day operations. And yet it is a true fast-playexperience, with most games requiring less than three hours from set up to completion. The basic and advanced rules allow you to recreate the famous historical campaigns of the European and Mediterranean theatres between 1939-1945, or to design your own fictional campaigns. You can start with a small 1-vs-1 scenario and graduate to large "club games" involving multiple corps and armies on each side.
For more information about Eisenhower.
Lasalle now available from Amazon
Lasalle Now Available From Amazon!
The original Lasalle Second Edition books are nearly sold out. In order to keep the game book in print, it is now also available as a print-on-demand product via the Amazon site in your country. You can order it "locally" in your region, without delay and without high shipping or customs costs.
There are a few of the original Lasalle books left in stock. When they’re sold out, Amazon will be the only way to purchase the book.
Click on the Amazon link for Lasalle, closest to you:
Sam Interviewed on “Anything But a One”
I join that Little Old Podcast from Texas once again, to talk with the guys about NIMITZ and about combat resolution in wargames. Great fun!
NIMITZ IS UNDER WAY!
I've always thought it was hard to find a good naval game. They either bogged down under a lot of technical information and repetitive processes, or they were abstracted and/or fantastical. I wanted to rethink nearly everything about the way we represent movement, the chances of hitting the enemy with weapons, and how to represent damage. Above all, I wanted a game that could play a surface action in real time: 1-2 hours. And I wanted it to fit seamlessly into a larger-scale campaign setting, in which you'd have to consider airpower, submarines, merchant shipping, and the all-important mystery of finding the enemy in a vast, empty sea.
I've finally got that game. And now you can have it,too.
Listen to Sam's new podcast on NIMITZ.
Check out some sample chapters and the other free goodies.
All Ahead Full! Buy NIMITZ now.
Your Majesty is Back and Better!
I've done a complete redesign of the social card game Your Majesty. It now requires no paper and no markers. Everything is done with the new, expanded set of 142 cards. The rules have been streamlined and simplified. The game plays more quickly and decisively, with an average playing time of two hours (rather than three, as before).
The concept remains the same: conquer colonies to support the cost of your magnificent court, where the famous philosophes of the 18th century hold salons and introduce important reforms. Create the wealthiest and most accomplished kingdom of the Enlightenment, while defending your empire and thwarting your rivals.
This is the perfect and very portable HONOUR game for those non-wargamers among your friends and family. (It has been thoroughly spouse- and neighbor- tested.)
Your Majesty is available from DriveThru Cards for $29.
Curious? Dare to Know! as Professor Kant said:
Download the FREE game rules from the Honour website.
More about Your Majesty on the Honour website.
Maurice Cards Temporarily Sold Out
The last of the original Maurice card sets went out today. I’m making arrangements to have it available again soon from DriveThruCards, which does our other print-on-demand card sets. (I’m proofing the test set over the next couple of weeks.)
Maurice enthusiasts please be patient, and he’ll be back in the saddle soon.
Welcome to the New Website!
In October 2022 we are moving from the old WordPress site to a new Squarespace site, which offers superior stability and speed, not to mention saving a lot of time and money on upgrades, security, and maintenance.
Please be patient with occasional glitches, and report issues to me, using the “contact” form on the home page.
Thanks,
Sam Mustafa
Sam Interviewed by the Laurentian University Gamers
Looking forward to my interview with the Laurentian Tabletop Gamers this coming Tuesday. For those interested, save this space:
Sam on “Anything But a One”
Merry Christmas, everybody, and happy New Year.
Sam appears on this month’s “Anything But a One” podcast, talking with the guys about complexity and game design. Hope you enjoy.
HUNDRED DAYS sold out
The Hundred Days expansion card set for Blücher is now sold out and has been removed from the store. Toward the end of 2021 we’ll work toward getting it set up as a print-on-demand product, like many of the other Blücher card sets. Thanks for your understanding.
A fun Lasalle 2 video
The guys at Little Wars fight the Battle of Ulm (1805) using the new Lasalle Second Edition:
Review of Lasalle 2nd Edition
Wargames Illustrated Issue #401 has a nice review of Lasalle Second Edition, along with a video review on Youtube.