Platoon Leader FAQ 1.0 and Advanced Optional AI 1.0

Just posted a FAQ for Platoon Leader on BoardGameGeek.  The Advanced Optional AI should be up as soon as the BGG Admin. can get to it (i had to re-up it.)

The Second Expansion, Red Devils is slated for release in mid to late January.

Happy New Year and LGB!

-H&S GAMES

Happy Birthday Mark Simonitch

Happy birthday to Mark Simonitch. Mark has been gaming since 1967.  In 1991 he founded Rhino Game Company and published three games: The Legend Begins, Campaign to Stalingrad and Decision in France.  From 1995 to 1997 Mark worked at Avalon Hill and designed Hannibal as well as co-designing Successors.  He has since made his home at GMT.

His handy work can be seen in a number of games including but not limited to:

Thanks for the games Mark!

And the main attraction this Christmas was an ASL module.  The Tommies got a long needed update with balanced and updated/corrected scenarios plus cardstock maps,  etc.  Already had W.O.A. but am continuing to flesh out my ASL stock.  So hey MMP, bring on Hakkaa Paalle!

This Christmas has proven mostly idle by way of game related operations save hipping the Bro to some Platoon Leader.    Scenario 1 from the base game proved too much for the chap.  After drawing 2 German platoons in the very first sector (poor fella :) and effectively clogging things up, the Americans, after getting chewed up pretty badly, were able to open up a lane on either flank and begin shootn' and scootn'.  He made it to Sector B which was clear meaning one final German platoon was waiting somewhere in the final sector but alas, a roll of the die effectively ended the game before the victory conditions could be met.  So close, yet so far...

The final scene:

All in all a great Christmas.  No snow but I'll get to see the St. Louis Blues play the Dallas Stars tonight and then back to New Orleans tomorrow afternoon but more importantly, back to the Red Devils drawing board!  More on that in the week to come.

Finally, i should be able to post the long awaited Platoon Leader FAQ and the enhanced German AI this week as well so keep an eye on the Platoon Leader link @ BGG and H&S GAMES on Facebook.

That's it for now, cheerio!

Merry Christmas from H&S GAMES!

Merry Christmas From H&S GAMES!

A special thanks to all of you who have shown your support and interest in H&S GAMES and helped its first game system Platoon Leader get off the ground.  Cheers and have a great new year!

Jason-

Happy Birthday Hall of Fame Designer Frank Chadwick!

Frank Chadwick is a game designer who co-founded the company GDW Games in 1973. He has said that, "All historical-based games are role-playing games."  He has more than 60 published games to his credit.

1973, A legend is born.

1979 Great game.  I still have it.

1984 I have fond memories of this.

1984

Also: 

A House Divided and countless others.

Thanks Mr. Chadwick and Happy Birthday!

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Companion Guide to Hexes & Soldiers Wargame Podcast Episode 39.0

With 2015 right around the corner, what wargame releases are you anticipating?  Here's a few to get you going.



The long awaited ASL release. (Preordered mine)



This will allegedly make a great game even greater.


Solitaire scrumptiousness


Another Bulge game?  But of course!



Nappys unite!



D-day.  SCS.  Nuff said.  (another i have preordered :)




Remember his Battle for Normandy game?  Here's another.



It may be a banner year for MMP...

Also worth looking for in 2015:
Fields of Fire Vol. 2-GMT
Band of Brothers: Texas Arrows-Worthington games
Beyond The Rhine-MMP
Bear's Claw 1941-Consim Press
Great War Commander
Operation Dauntless-GMT

Looking for a stocking stuffer for your wife or girlfriend? How about this.
(hint: you can read it when she's done :)


Also mentioned (briefly) on the show:


Thanks for looking!

LGB!