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HMS/GRD returns Europa to its roots and revisits the best selling Europa title Fire in the East. The new game covers the same time period as the older ones (summer of 1941 to the spring of 1942) but uses a completely new Soviet OB, a new map, and the latest rules for the Europa system. Buyer's who preorder Total War will also receive the Red Army from September, 1939 to March, 1942 in preparation for Grand Europa. Total War gives the Axis player the opportunity to see if he can improve on the massive offensive that pocketed and captured millions of Soviet soldiers. Can you take Moscow or Leningrad? Or are you condemned to suffer the Soviet winter short of victory. The Soviet player must build a strategic reserve large enough to stop the advancing Axis forces and throw them out of Russia.The Soviet player is aided by massive reinforcements that allow him to form new defensive lines in an attempt to slow down or stop the Axis armor thrusts. Published counters will be the same high quality counters players expect from HMS/GRD. Total War is a historical game on the German invasion of the Soviet Union, from summer 1941 to spring 1942. It charts the titanic struggle of the largest ground campaign in World War II, from the Axis offensives that brought the Germans to the gates of Moscow to the Soviet winter counteroffensive that hurled them back. Total War is a two-player game. One side controls the forces of Germany and its allies while the other controls the forces of the Soviet Union. The maps cover Eastern Europe and the western USSR from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea, from the plains of Poland to the steppes along the Volga River. Ground units represent corps, divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions. Air units represent groups of 40 to 80 aircraft. Naval units represent task forces of warships.
Total War is a complete remake and updating of the classic Europa game, Fire in the East. The game's Soviet order of battle makes extensive use of formerly secret Kremlin information on the Red Army forces that fought the war. The game includes a Soviet order of battle for all of the USSR from 1939 to 1942 and is the most comprehensive game OB ever published on the Red Army in peace and war. The Axis order of battle also is updated, reflecting new research since the publication of Fire in the East. The rules for Total War incorporate the latest rules for the Europa system, with on-demand air power, armor effects, combined arms, and much more, recreating both the German blitzkrieg that captured entire Soviet armies and the Soviet deep operations that nearly splintered the invaders in the depth of the Russian winter. The price is $234. |
I am not sure if you have my current address. I am still owed issue 88 of TEM.
My address is
Steven C Bradford
9612 Allande Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
My wife and kids bought me War In The Desert recently for my birthday. So far I am pretty happy with this new incarnation of an old favorite. It had been nearly 20 years since I actually played any Europa game (Fire in the East/Scorched Earth), and smashing the Italian army was great fun and brought back memories. Next time I’ll go further and let the Africa Corps in on the fun.
Gentlemen
The downloads content seems a bit lacking compared to those available on the old website. For example, the Europa Boot Camp (2004, Deen Wood edition) rules, which should be freely available to encourage new players to learn the basics of the system, are no longer offered. Together with the game specific Boot Camp Supplemental Rules (which exist for Balkan Front and First To Fight and perhaps others) these should be re-posted. Likewise I recall a Fall of France 2004 rule set and OOB update as being previously available.
I’d prefer to see this as a one-stop resource rather than chasing up leads on Google to find my Europa play aids.
I can add the old boot camp rules back to the website, if you wish. The FF 2004 rule set and OOB are over on the Yahoo group website if you need those.
Hi Mitch
Sorry haven’t been back before now!
Well, I have the Boot Camp rules I noted, however I feel others may appreciate having access to them here.
I taught my son the basics of Europa’s, at times arcane, mechanics using the First to Fight boot camp rules set. I know that the merits of the Boot Camp rules are subject to debate given the more comprehensive standard rules in the various games but they do meet the intention of learning/teaching the system (albeit in simplified fashion) to new entrants.
Thanks for the advice about the location of the updated FoF rules set.
I guess my idea was to have all such Europa “stuff” either hosted here or failing that linked to from here.
Cheers
Frank
Those have been reposted in the download section. — Mitch
I’m still eagerly waiting on updates to the Great War series…Ground, Air and Naval Rules need updating badly. Its difficult enough to encourage new players to read these rules (thanks for making them available for free download) but then telling them they need these X pages of Errata kind of kills the initial exitement. Lost more than 1 potential player due to this issue :( – WW1 is a hard sell, asking people to read another, and errata just kind of burns all that into ashes.
Cheers – glad things are wrapping up with Total War. Looking forward to getting a copy, although I doubt I’ll ever find an oponent to play it against. Still, its amazingly nice looking.
Thomas
How about posting the Total War rules & charts on the site downloads, so that those waiting shipment have something to study and dream about while we’re waiting for the printer?
Steve