Sails of Glory – HMS Bellona On november, 1st, during the press conference held by Ares Games at the Lucca Comics & Games show, some preliminary information about the upcoming Sails of Glory was presented to the audience. Two images have been shown – the first one is the unpainted prototype of the British ship H.M.S. Bellona, the second one shows some prototype cards and the …
Without any doubt, the Witch-king, Lord of Angmar, Black Captain, has an impressive presence both in “The Lord of the Rings” and in War of the Ring. His entry in the game means an extra Action Dice for the Shadow, a powerful Leadership rating, an impressive ability to use when he’s in battle. He also heralds the coming of total war to Middle-earth, activating all the …
The Wings of Glory WW2 game debuts with four aircrafts, each presented in two different versions. In this series of preview articles, we let you know something more about the models and the pilots represented in these airplane packs, starting with the American fighter Curtiss P-40. The P-40 is most known as “Warhawk” – the official name in the United States for all P-40s, but it’s …
As I had a chance to say in several interviews about the genesis of “War of the Ring”, I used to play Richard Berg’s “War of the Ring” game published by SPI when I was a boy. At the time I quite liked the game, but there were certain aspects of it which I strongly disliked, as I thought (and think) that they were not a …
As I said before, the assault to the DEW line was a critical area of the game in the First Edition. The Appendix to “The Lord of the Rings” clearly shows that the battles in this area were definitely of importance: “When you think of the great Battle of the Pelennor, do not forget the battles in Dale and the valour of Durin’s Folk. Think of …
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