The previously mentioned A House Divided by Phalanx Games is the third edition of Frank Chadwick's classic strategic level American Civil War game originally published by Game Designers Workshop (GDW). The Phalanx edition brings this solid, fast playing game back into print with excellent production quality (mounted board, really thick die cut counters, rules on coated paper) for American wargames, but maybe not quite up to the standard for eurogames (Phalanx is more of a eurogame publisher).
I was eager to buy this new version since I have always enjoyed strategic and grand-strategic level games, such as Civilization (AH, not Eagle version), History of the World, and Age of Renaissance.
A more recent grand-strategic level game that I have starting playing is
Soldier Kings from Avalanche Press. I have also made my first foray into their
Panzer Grenadier series (quick playing platoon level combat) with the recent release of Guadalcanal, their first release for the Pacific Theater.
I have also been enjoying the games appearing in
Against the Odds, a broad perspective military history magazine with a wargame every issue (like the venerable
Strategy & Tactics, which is still in production).
FWIW, old ASL players may not know that
Multi Man Publishing (MMP) is producing new ASL material. Last month they released
For King and Country , the complete British order of battle along with 20 out of print scenarios. MMP is are currently taking preorders for
Armies of Oblivion, the final core module of the WWII Axis Minor powers (Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian) infantry, vehicles, and ordnance. MMP also publishes the
Great Campaigns of the American Civil War series (formerly with Avalon Hill), and continues the
Gamers' lines, including
new entries in the Civil War Brigade Series and
Regimental Sub Series.
