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Napoleon at War Deluxe Edition reprints the original SPI QuadriGame consisting of four separate battles, each among the important of the Napoleonic Wars: Marengo, Jena-Auerstadt, Wagram, and the Battle of Nations at Leipzig. This new deluxe edition has a full-color instruction booklet, new counter and map artwork, with 9/16” counters, two back printed 22” x 25.5” mounted game boards, and new player aid cards. The basic rules to all four games in the Napoleon at War series are standardized. Each game has its own exclusive rules, which include historical set up and reinforcements, special rules, player’s notes, and commentary by the game’s designer.

The game mechanics used in this series are based on the popular Borodino-Napoleon at Waterloo game system. The scale of each game ranges from 400 to 800 meters per hex, while each game turn represents between one and two hours of real time. Units range in size from demi-brigades through divisions, with each strength point representing between 250 and 350 men or an equivalent amount of artillery.

Movement is sequential and single-phased. Zones of control are rigid, and combat is mandatory between adjacent opposing units. Stacking is limited to one unit per hex. The Combat Results Table is relatively uncertain, with odds of 4 to 1, or better, necessary to ensure at least a “Defender Retreat” result. Terrain ranges from the Austrian parade grounds south of Wagram to the rough and forested battlegrounds of Jena-Auerstadt. Game length varies from the five-turn First Day Scenario of the Battle of Nations to the 20 game turn Grand Battle Scenario of that same game which simulates the entire three- and one-half-day Battle of Leipzig, the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars.

The games, though graphically enhanced from the originals, remain the same. Now enhance your enjoyment with this new deluxe edition of another SPI classic!

The Last Raiders is a solitaire game about the last three German raiders of World War I: Emden, Karlshule, and Konigsberg. These ships sought to disrupt the Allied (Entente) commerce and logistics by hunting and sinking merchant ships, bombing ports and coastal facilities, conducting raids, and gathering intelligence. Their success attracted and tied down dozens of Allied ships in defending commerce lanes, ports, and hunting the raiders. As these raiders continued their missions, it became riskier as their growing reputation made them the targets of Allied warships.

The area maps cover the regions each raider operated in. Mission cards are drawn to determine what the raider must accomplish. The player manages the raiders coal storage, consumption and resupply at ports and with colliers. Each turn, the player plans the raiders’ actions for the next several days by allocating coal to actions, then executes the actions, resolving combat when merchants and enemy ships are encountered. Increasing mission success and tonnage sunk leads to increasing encounters with Allied/Entente ships seeking to damage or sink the raider. Success scores Prestige points as does tonnage sunk, failure scores Infamy points – these translate into victory points at the end of the game. Some damage can be repaired and limited opportunities for repairs in neutral ports help keep the raider in the game. This will be published in a Deluxe format with mounted maps, cards for missions and collier management, large counters for ships, Euro-style pieces for coal, damage, captured crews.

The Siege of Constantinople Deluxe Edition reprints the original SPI Strategy & Tactics #66 game while including the Moves magazine Naval Variant. This new deluxe edition has a full-color instruction booklet, new artwork with an enlarged map on two mounted game boards, larger counters, and new full color player aid cards. The game, an historical simulation of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 with rules for two games included – a shorter scenario which covers the final assault, in which most of the action occurred and a longer scenario which covers the entire siege. This deluxe edition, like the original, simulates one of the classic sieges in all of history. Considered the strongest fortified city in the Western world, Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, had withstood over twenty sieges. This game enables the Players to recreate the famous siege of 1453, commanding the powerful forces of the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet II, the Conqueror, or the small but able garrison under Emperor Constantine XI and Giovanni Giustinian. The game, graphically improved from the original, remains the same.

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Thirty Years War Quad Deluxe Edition reprints the original SPI Quadri-game, which includes the battles of Lützen, Nordlingen, Rocroi, and Freiburg. This new deluxe edition has a full-color instruction booklet, new artwork with enlarged maps on two back printed mounted game boards, larger counters, and new full color player aid cards. The game system is an operational simulation of warfare in Europe during the first half of the Seventeenth Century. Each game in the system is based on one of the more significant and interesting battles of the period. The rules for each game in the Deluxe edition contain the Standard Rules, which are common to all the games in the series, as well as the Exclusive Rules. The games, graphically improved from the originals, remain the same.

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Over the Rhine: Market Garden, GOSS series. Montgomery’s plan to breakthrough to the Rhine. US, British, and Polish airborne forces attempt to seize key bridges while British 30th Corps attempts to punch through to Arnhem. Smaller scenarios will cover portions of the campaign. Four maps, eight counter sheets.

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1812 Deluxe Edition reprints the original 1812 Strategic Area Map game, refighting Napoleon’s 1812 campaign into Russia. This new deluxe edition has a full-color instruction booklet, new artwork with an enlarged map on a mounted game board, larger counters, and new full color player aid cards. Napoleon invaded Russia with 600,000 troops of which only about 110,000 escaped in organized formations. The largest factor in this enormously deadly campaign was supply. The game design treats this as the central point as the ability of a Napoleonic army to supply itself depended heavily on the surrounding countryside. Areas were stripped of resources to supply the army, and the army had to move or starve within a very short period. This difficulty of command is reflected in the area depletion system in the game. Players must battle attrition, supply, and enemy forces to win. The game offers three scenarios, starting in June, late August, and early October. Optional rules are provided for leaders and fortresses. This deluxe edition includes additional leaders, battle plans, and elite guard forces.

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Seven Days to the Rhine will be updated with additional rules for multi-map scenarios. Five maps, five counter sheets, full color play aid cards, and a 32-page full color rules booklet.

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Year of the Rat Deluxe Edition recreates the North Vietnamese Army’s (NVA) “Easter Offensive” in South Vietnam in 1972 through a division-level simulation with each turn representing one week’s operations. The powerful NVA units begin the game inverted and in addition have some dummy units to further confuse the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). The NVA are also able to move through most rugged terrain while the ARVN are largely confined to roads and open terrain. The ARVN have increasing American airpower as the game goes on while the NVA must cope with supply shortages.

The Deluxe Edition features enlarged counters for ease of play. The map was updated with enhanced terrain analysis and expanded to include portions of Laos. The Orders of Battle were updated and now offer several new variant counters for forces available at the time. Expanded air mobile operations and riverine units enhance the ability of the Allied side to strike swiftly at the elusive and powerful Communist formations. Three main scenarios and 15 order of battle variants offer a whole host of options, including expansion of the map and operations into Laos and Cambodia.

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American Civil War Deluxe Edition (S&T #310) is being updated to include variants and optional rules. One mounted game board, one counter sheet, full color play aid cards, and a 32-page full color rules booklet.

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Fall of Rome Deluxe Edition reprints the Strategy & Tactics #181 Joseph Miranda design of the original SPI Strategy & Tactics #39 solitaire game. This new deluxe edition has a full-color instruction booklet, new artwork with an enlarged map on one mounted game board, larger counters, and new full color player aid cards. The game is a simulation of various crisis periods in Roman History, on a high strategic level, from roughly 100 A.D. to 500 A.D. Historically, these were periods of internal strife and external invasion that ravaged the Empire, culminating in its destruction in the Fifth Century. Fall of Rome is played in scenarios. Each Game-Turn is equivalent to one year, and scenarios usually last for ten to twenty Game-Turns. Conceived as a solitaire game, Fall of Rome offers multiple types of forces, all opposing one another. The deluxe edition includes optional rules and variants to deepen game play. The game, graphically improved from the original, remains the same.

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Sixth Fleet is being updated to include variants and optional rules. One mounted map board, one counter sheet, full color play aid cards, and a 32-page full color rules booklet.