The Wargamer - 2001 Holiday Buying Guide

Combat Command 2 - Desert Rats

Developer: Boku Strategy Games

Publisher: Shrapnel Games

Grand Tactical WWII Desert Combat

The Desert Rats take on the Desert Fox in this game of World War II desert warfare. The “grand tactical” scale of the game presents an unique perspective not found in other games on the subject. See our review for more information.

Squad Battles: Vietnam

Developer: John Tiller

Publisher: HPS Simulations

Tactical Modern Combat

Think: Squad Leader in Vietnam. This oft-neglected conflict gets its due in a big way. See our review for more information.

Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Battle

Developer: Breakaway Games

Publisher: Strategy First

Grand Tactical Napoleonic Battle

Waterloo: Napoleon’s Last Battle is the third game using Sid Meier’s grand tactical real-time battle engine (the others being Sid Meier’s Gettysburg and Sid Meier’s Antietam). Players may assume the role of Napoleon or Wellington in the massive battle, or play any of a number of smaller scenarios. See our review of this award-winning game for more details.

The War of 1812 - Conquest of Canada

Developer: John Tiller

Publisher: HPS Simulations

Grand Tactical War of 1812

Battles ranging from Tippecanoe to New Orleans round out this extensive tour of a rarely-covered war between the fledgling United States and the British Empire. See our review for more details.

Takeda

Developer: Magitech Corporation

Publisher: Xicat Interactive

Tactical campaigning in Feudal Japan

Set during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan, Takeda features a campaign centered upon the warlord Takeda Shingen. The game simulates intricate and unusual battle formations on battalion level. See our interview with Ming Sheng Lee for more details.

Russo-German War

Developer: Ron Dockal

Publisher: Schwerpunkt Games

Operational Level WWII Russian Front

The entire Eastern Front in 51 movements. Choose to play either the entire campaign from Barbarossa on or any of the numerous smaller scenarios in this corps level game. See our review for more information.

Panzer Campaigns 4 – Tobruk '41

Developer: John Tiller

Publisher: HPS Simulations

Grand Tactical WWII Desert Warfare

Operation Crusader done in detail. Units range from battalions with hundreds of men to tank platoons of several vehicles. The entire campaign or many smaller scenarios are available for play. See our review for more details.

Decisive Action

Developer: Jim Lunsford

Publisher: HPS Simulations

Operational Level Modern Combat

A steep learning curve to be sure, but Decisive Action is decidedly the most accurate operational portrayal of modern combat on the market. See our review for more details.

Campaign Eckmuhl

Developer: John Tiller

Publisher: HPS Simulations

Grand Tactical Napoleonic warfare

Napoleon’s 1809 campaign against the Austrian’s was perhaps his last greatest achievement. Much of the early campaign centered on the Austrian village of Eckmuhl, the setting for this fascinating and remarkably accurate game. See our review for more details.

Middle East '67

Developer: John Tiller

Publisher: HPS Simulations

Grand tactical modern warfare

John Tiller takes his acclaimed Panzer Campaigns engine to more modern times. Middle East '67 features the Arab-Israeli Wars from '58-'72.

Panzer Campaigns 5 - Bulge '44

Developer: John Tiller

Publisher: HPS Simulations

Grand Tactical WWII Western Front

The latest of the Panzer Campaigns features the last-gasp German counterattack in 1944.

Campaign Corinth

Developer: John Tiller

Publisher: HPS Simulations

Operational level American Civil War

The long awaited debut of Tiller's American Civil War series begins with the Mississippi campaign that took place after Shiloh and culminated with the capture of Vicksburg. See our preview for more details.

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