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Turning Point Simulations 2016 Releases Announced!
Just a quick note out to everyone to say the four new Turning Point Simulations games for 2016 have been turned on for pre-orders on our website. More on that below.
What’s TPS about? Well, in 1964, historian Lt. Col. Joseph B. Mitchell published a compact book, Twenty Decisive Battles of the World, an expansion of Sir Edward Creasy's most famous work from a hundred years past, updating it into the 20th Century. Turning Point Simulations (TPS), a division of LPS Inc, examines these 20 battles with a new series of boxed wargames. All 20 of the book's battles, from Marathon to Stalingrad will be included. Published at the rate of 4 per year. Available individually, or choose the entire series for a remarkable single price. These games emphasize accessibility and playability, and come with hard-mounted maps and thick counters.
Click here for more game info or just come and browse around the TPS website.
Time to talk more about this year’s releases!
Chapter 3 in the new series features Arbela, Alexander's greatest victory!
The odds? Best modern estimates put them at something worse than 5-1 against Alexander. His 47,000 troops are fairly well documented.
The Persian emperor, Darius, commanded something over 250,000 (although some accounts place the figure much higher).
Yes, learn more about this unusual card game on The Battle of Arbela by Richard Berg by clicking here.
"God Blew and They Were Scattered." It is hard to imagine what the world would look like today had The Invincible Armada (above) succeeded. And yet, looking at the planning and logistics, it is also hard to imagine that the project could ever have succeeded.... Find out how narrow the margin between victory and defeat really was by clicking here.
Chapter 17 features The Sadowa Campaign (above) by Jim Werbaneth. The events and outcome depicted here set Germany on the rise to being a world power. One could make the case that Sadowa is the single most significant battle in the entire book, with ripples that had enormous impact over the next century. If the Austrians had won at Sadowa, it is unlikely World War 1 would have happened as it did. Take away WW1, and is there a WW2? Read more about this game by clicking here.
Last, Vicksburg was the key.
Holding it meant "holding the South together," with access to all the Confederacy's western men, food, horses, supplies... and Mexican ports.
Holding it also meant the Mississippi River could not be used by the Union for transporting troops, supplies, and exported goods from the Midwest.
The longer Vicksburg stood, the more would farmers and businesses in half the country be hurt by the war.
Find out why with Chapter 16 (a Paul Rohrbaugh design) called The Vicksburg Campaign by clicking here.
OK, as mentioned these 4 new games have been opened up on our website for pre-orders/
Already signed up to collect them all?
Do nothing, these new titles will be shipped to you automatically when they are back from the printers.
Interested in collecting all 20 titles (plus a special, bonus 21st game) at a fabulous discount?
Check out the special offer here, or simply try the first 4 titles in the series with our Honeymoon offer here.
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