MMP Roundtable 7 notes - February 2025

[fenyan]

Neal posted this Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/live/3n3PmTO24PA?si=XcBRlEZOejJtk9cF&t=335

Production notes

Ponyri may ship March 1st but don't hold him too it. Too long in the making, very excited, it's fun as h****, from master designer Pete Shelling, Don Petros and a bunch of guys. There's nothing like this on the market.

Marco Polo Bridge mid-late April.

Starter Kits 1-4, Decision at Else reprint due in the next 6 months.

Starter Kit magazine 1 in 3 months.

Beyond Valor - almost compiled from components.

Printed rulebook and erulebook to be in sync. No binder for the rulebook unless enough people demand it.

Pocket Rulebook may be printed at the start of each year if the preorder number is met.

HASL/ HASL ebook getting finished, will be cross linked with the erulebook.

Journal 16 planned for WBC including the Petros Carpiquet Airfield with a couple geoboards and unique OBs and scenarios.

Action Pack and Rotterdam planned for ASLOK.

Journal 17, WO Bonus Pack and Kharkov HASL planned for Winter Offensive.

Chef Du Pont will be inserted in some product. Playtest complete.

OBA flowchart may be made available as an app.

Club Campaign System in the next 6 months. Has an RPG element, go through ranks, pick forces (one Axis, one Allied), purchase points, tables, maps, generate a 6-turn scenario.

Spanish Civil War - still playtesting, no firm date.

SASL - getting there

Four Bridges - next year 2026

Fox and Rat - next year 2026

White Death (Finnish) - next year 2026

Armies of Oblivion - has to check on plans for this reprint

Polish Eagles - next year 2026 - more than initially thought, Armored Trains & counters

Star Leader - ASL mecha, 2 factions, 3rd is AI driven

1" counters with new artwork, may Kickstarter

French Indochina discussions

AIW - waiting

Commissar's House on larger hex map

Starter Kit Red Barricades

Market Garden solo

Budapest/Twilight magazine

 

[JRKrejsa]

One assumes Fox and Rat is DTO?

 

[DVexile]

One assumes Fox and Rat is DTO?

Yes, has evolved over time and needs work to be properly integrated. Likely Tobruk (set outside the city in an area that changed hands multiple times) and El Alamein, so rather widely spaced in time. (According to Curt's comments, I have no first hand knowledge myself).

 

[von Marwitz]

Club Campaign System in the next 6 months. Has an RPG element, go through ranks, pick forces (one Axis, one Allied), purchase points, tables, maps, generate a 6-turn scenario.

I wonder what that might be, but I like it.

I remember playing in a moderated double blind (awesome fun!) when all of a sudden a platoon of friendly trucks was spotted. Our team was frantically examining our scenario sheets but could not find any friendly trucks at all. Meanwhile, the moderator just kept on announcing the MP-expenditure as the trucks were heading straight towards the enemy line along a road.

One of my teammates said to the moderator: "I've got my 8-0 with that 666+ltMTR in the Orchard next to the road. He's gonna step to the side of the road and holler at the trucks where they think they'd be heading." The moderator announced a STOP MP for the trucks next to the said orchard and said: "Erm, we're from the 66th and supposed to deliver a load of APCR to 670th Tank Battalion about two miles down that road." Our 8-0 replied: "Gawd, you folks are lost like Columbus! 670th is about 20 geoboards down to the south. But 200 yards down that very road, you'll be delivering your APCR to a hive of irate Jerries giving us hell and you'll deliver yourself to Kingdom Come." Truck driver: "Oh, but we must..." Our 8-0: "Shut up, son! I'll tell you what you are going to do! You take a sharp left at this here crossroads and deliver your shipment to our tank destroyers behind the woods you see over yonder. Off you go!"

After reaching the Woods next turn and spending another two turns of unloading their APCR, our tank destroyers had their APCR depletion number raised by 3.

Later, we asked the moderator what would have happened if our teammate had not reacted. The moderator replied: "Well, you'll have to pose that question to the German team. But I reckon, you would have witnessed an awesome display of fireworks just 200 yards down that road."

von Marwitz

 

[von Marwitz]

Neal posted this Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/live/3n3PmTO24PA?si=XcBRlEZOejJtk9cF&t=335

Production notes

Ponyri may ship March 1st but don't hold him too it. Too long in the making, very excited, it's fun as h****, from master designer Pete Shelling, Don Petros and a bunch of guys. There's nothing like this on the market.

Marco Polo Bridge mid-late April.

Starter Kits 1-4, Decision at Else reprint due in the next 6 months.

Starter Kit magazine 1 in 3 months.

Beyond Valor - almost compiled from components.

Printed rulebook and erulebook to be in sync. No binder for the rulebook unless enough people demand it.

Pocket Rulebook may be printed at the start of each year if the preorder number is met.

HASL/ HASL ebook getting finished, will be cross linked with the erulebook.

Journal 16 planned for WBC including the Petros Carpiquet Airfield with a couple geoboards and unique OBs and scenarios.

Action Pack and Rotterdam planned for ASLOK.

Journal 17, WO Bonus Pack and Kharkov HASL planned for Winter Offensive.

Chef Du Pont will be inserted in some product. Playtest complete.

OBA flowchart may be made available as an app.

Club Campaign System in the next 6 months. Has an RPG element, go through ranks, pick forces (one Axis, one Allied), purchase points, tables, maps, generate a 6-turn scenario.

Spanish Civil War - still playtesting, no firm date.

SASL - getting there

Four Bridges - next year 2026

Fox and Rat - next year 2026

White Death (Finnish) - next year 2026

Armies of Oblivion - has to check on plans for this reprint

Polish Eagles - next year 2026 - more than initially thought, Armored Trains & counters

Star Leader - ASL mecha, 2 factions, 3rd is AI driven
1" counters with new artwork, may Kickstarter

French Indochina discussions

AIW - waiting

Commissar's House on larger hex map

Starter Kit Red Barricades

Market Garden solo

Budapest/Twilight magazine

Thanks for the overview. Some interesting information in that. Though I don't follow the round-tables directly, I do appreciate them being held and a recap of what was talked about presented here.

von Marwitz

 

[JRKrejsa]

And, what was the security incident that happened at WO? I was listening to the YouTube video as I shoveled my driveway, and could not hear it well over the noise I was making and a neighbor clearing his driveway with a skid steer!

 

[trailrunner]

And, what was the security incident that happened at WO? I was listening to the YouTube video as I shoveled my driveway, and could not hear it well over the noise I was making and a neighbor clearing his driveway with a skid steer!

I bunch of cars in the hotel parking lot were broken into Friday night.

 

[Hutch]

So Ponyri is being pushed back like Operation CITADEL was…
Bad news for the Axis.

 

[Actionjick]

I wonder what that might be, but I like it.

I remember playing in a moderated double blind (awesome fun!) when all of a sudden a platoon of friendly trucks was spotted. Our team was frantically examining our scenario sheets but could not find any friendly trucks at all. Meanwhile, the moderator just kept on announcing the MP-expenditure as the trucks were heading straight towards the enemy line along a road.

One of my teammates said to the moderator: "I've got my 8-0 with that 666+ltMTR in the Orchard next to the road. He's gonna step to the side of the road and holler at the trucks where they think they'd be heading." The moderator announced a STOP MP for the trucks next to the said orchard and said: "Erm, we're from the 66th and supposed to deliver a load of APCR to 670th Tank Battalion about two miles down that road." Our 8-0 replied: "Gawd, you folks are lost like Columbus! 670th is about 20 geoboards down to the south. But 200 yards down that very road, you'll be delivering your APCR to a hive of irate Jerries giving us hell and you'll deliver yourself to Kingdom Come." Truck driver: "Oh, but we must..." Our 8-0: "Shut up, son! I'll tell you what you are going to do! You take a sharp left at this here crossroads and deliver your shipment to our tank destroyers behind the woods you see over yonder. Off you go!"

After reaching the Woods next turn and spending another two turns of unloading their APCR, our tank destroyers had their APCR depletion number raised by 3.

Later, we asked the moderator what would have happened if our teammate had not reacted. The moderator replied: "Well, you'll have to pose that question to the German team. But I reckon, you would have witnessed an awesome display of fireworks just 200 yards down that road."

von Marwitz

The double blind sounds like great fun!

I'm also not sure how the RPG would work but it sounds interesting.

 

[Sparafucil3]

]I'm also not sure how the RPG would work but it sounds interesting.

Probably a reincarnation of the old SL thing where you had a personal leader counter and he began as a 6+1/7-0 and is awarded "promotion points" based on what he does during the scenario. -- jim

 

[pensatl1962]

Neal posted this Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/live/3n3PmTO24PA?si=XcBRlEZOejJtk9cF&t=335

Production notes

Ponyri may ship March 1st but don't hold him too it. Too long in the making, very excited, it's fun as h****, from master designer Pete Shelling, Don Petros and a bunch of guys. There's nothing like this on the market.

Marco Polo Bridge mid-late April.

Starter Kits 1-4, Decision at Else reprint due in the next 6 months.

Starter Kit magazine 1 in 3 months.

Beyond Valor - almost compiled from components.

Printed rulebook and erulebook to be in sync. No binder for the rulebook unless enough people demand it.

Pocket Rulebook may be printed at the start of each year if the preorder number is met.

HASL/ HASL ebook getting finished, will be cross linked with the erulebook.

Journal 16 planned for WBC including the Petros Carpiquet Airfield with a couple geoboards and unique OBs and scenarios.

Action Pack and Rotterdam planned for ASLOK.

Journal 17, WO Bonus Pack and Kharkov HASL planned for Winter Offensive.

Chef Du Pont will be inserted in some product. Playtest complete.

OBA flowchart may be made available as an app.

Club Campaign System in the next 6 months. Has an RPG element, go through ranks, pick forces (one Axis, one Allied), purchase points, tables, maps, generate a 6-turn scenario.

Spanish Civil War - still playtesting, no firm date.

SASL - getting there

Four Bridges - next year 2026

Fox and Rat - next year 2026

White Death (Finnish) - next year 2026

Armies of Oblivion - has to check on plans for this reprint

Polish Eagles - next year 2026 - more than initially thought, Armored Trains & counters

Star Leader - ASL mecha, 2 factions, 3rd is AI driven

1" counters with new artwork, may Kickstarter

French Indochina discussions

AIW - waiting

Commissar's House on larger hex map

Starter Kit Red Barricades

Market Garden solo

Budapest/Twilight magazine

Wow, that's 9 HASLs on deck by the end of '26 and at least another 1 or 2 in the hole beyond that. Just from MMP.

 

[Actionjick]

Probably a reincarnation of the old SL thing where you had a personal leader counter and he began as a 6+1/7-0 and is awarded "promotion points" based on what he does during the scenario. -- jim

Yes that came to mind. Those were the good old days. That was fun!

 

[Pitman]

Wow, that's 9 HASLs on deck by the end of '26 and at least another 1 or 2 in the hole beyond that. Just from MMP.

I suspect the forecast will turn out to be unrealistic.

 

[Actionjick]

I suspect the forecast will turn out to be unrealistic.

Does seem rather ambitious.

 

[DVexile]

I suspect the forecast will turn out to be unrealistic.

Yes, if you listen to the stream many of the "2026" responses were to a litany of questions about products he hadn't previously mentioned that were popping up in the chat one right after another. I think in those cases "2026" really meant "not in 2025" or "later, after all the things I already talked about at the start of the stream".

Earlier in the stream, when he was working more from notes it appeared, he gave some more specific answers of "2026" and in those cases probably the intent really was to mean "2026". Of course, he's always quite clear he doesn't mean to be held to any of those dates, so those could of course change as priorities or external factors dictate. Point being, I suspect if he talked about a product before the Q&A session then those were the prioritized products that are at least part of a loose schedule and so "2026" might be meaningful. Once people started throwing out questions I'm not sure "2026" was really intended as a carefully considered date.

 

[thedrake]

I am psyched about Star Leader. Curt shared a couple preview pics on his Discord server.

 

[Gordon]

Imma wait for Advanced Star Leader.

 

[Actionjick]

Imma wait for Advanced Star Leader.

Space Guards Counterattack is a great scenario!

 

[footsteps]

Space Guards Counterattack is a great scenario!

Followed by Planetoid 621.

 

[Sparafucil3]

I am psyched about Star Leader. Curt shared a couple preview pics on his Discord server.

Did you like Civil War ASL too? -- jim