Tide of Iron: Designer Series, Vol. 1

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Product Description We challenged the best wargame designers of our time to produce their most imaginative historical scenarios for Tide of Iron. The results are innovative, inventive, and inspired. Tide of Iron: Designer Series Volume One represents a benchmark in the history of board games. Nineteen critically-acclaimed game designers created the scenarios for this book. The contributors include nine Origins Awards Hall of Fame inductees (chosen by the Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design), including John Hill (Squad Leader), Frank Chadwick (Command Decision), Richard Berg (Great Battles of History), Jack Greene (Destroyer Captain), Don Greenwood (Advanced Squad Leader), Ted Raicer (Great War in Europe), Vance von Borries (Barbarossa series), Joe Miranda (First Indochina War), and Mark Simonitch (Ardennes '44). Others include several generations of award-winning game designers such as John Prados (Third Reich), Mike Bennighof (Panzer Grenadier), Jack Radey (Korsun Pocket), Ulrich Blennemann (Drive to the Baltic), Chad Jensen (Combat Commander), Jason Matthews (Twilight Struggle), Rick Young (Fast Action Battle series), and more. Tide of Iron: Designer Series Volume One includes 22 unique scenarios for 1A Games's best selling Tide of Iron: NextWave board game, including: • An epic sized scenario that uses two copies of Tide of Iron for a massive, multi-player game • Several scenarios using the incredible plastic pieces and boards from the Days of the Fox expansion • Many scenarios using the basic Tide of Iron game for 2-4 players • Scenarios varying from short, fast-playing contests to tough, tactical battles using multiple types of units, cards, and forces • Historical backgrounds and anecdotes for each scenario by the scenario designer. Most important, all these scenarios are fun! From the Manufacturer Compiled by distinguished conflict historian Dana Lombardy (Streets of Stralingrad), the Tide of Iron: Designer Series is hardcover collection of twenty scenarios crafted by today's most famous wargame designers. Using the mechanics of the Tide of Iron base game, these design masters have crafted the first volume in one of the most exciting collections of wargaming history.The Tide of Iron: Designer Series is an incredible addition to the Tide of Iron base game, offering whole new level of depth and historical context for players to enjoy. Scenarios vary from short, fast-play skirmishes to massive tactical battles. Historical backgrounds and anecdotes for each scenario written by the scenario designer. Several scenarios incorporate the North Africa Days of the Fox Expansion. One epic scenario which requires two copies of Tide of Iron for massive, multiplayer experience.