NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot – Designer Signature Edition
NATO simulerer en potentiel konflikt mellem NATO og Warszawa-pagten i Centraleuropa under den kolde krigsår i 1980'erne.
Spille bræt kortet viser området fra Danmark til de schweiziske alper og fra Frankrig til Polen.
Antal spiller: 1 - 4 / Spilletid: 120 - 480 / Alder: 12+ / Sværhedsgrad: Medium/Heavy / Udgivet 2021
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NATO, The Cold War Goes Hot, Designer Signature Edition markerer genkomsten af en ægte wargaming-klassiker af Bruce Maxwell.
Dette spil blev først udgivet i 1983 og var Victory Games bedst sælgende titel, købt af over 75.000 spillere verden over.
Denne nye udgave er baseret på en krævende to-årig undersøgelse, foretaget af designeren af de optegnelser, der er kommet frem siden Berlinmurens fald.
Spillet kombinerer meget nøjagtige oplysninger om de styrker, Warszawapagten faktisk havde med nu afklassificerede rapporter fra CIA og Defense Intelligence Agency om, hvad satellitovervågning og HUMINT afslørede om deres faktiske planer.
Kortet er også blevet omfattende opdateret med ny satellitgeografi.
Endelig er spil systemet blevet omarbejdet, så det bedre afspejler den flydende, hurtige og dødbringende natur af moderne krigsførelse, samtidig med at den oprindelige intention om simpelt og intuitivt spil bevares.
Her er det ultimative koldkrigsspil, remasteret og spilbart i en enkelt opsætning.
NATO er en simulation på divisions-/brigade niveau af en Warszawapagt-invasion af Vesteuropa.
Tidsrammen dækker de første 14 dage af krigen, hvorefter den ene eller den anden side normalt er løbet tør for en hær.
Spillet byder på fire forskellige scenarier, der dækker
1) et overraskelsesangreb fra en stående start,
2) WP's forsøg på stille og roligt at forberede sig uden at tippe NATO på forhånd,
3) en udvidet opbygning af styrker fra begge sider før krigen bryder ud, og
4) et indledende scenarie, der dækker invasionen af Danmark.
Hvert scenarie kan spilles med en Battle Order fra 1983, hvor NATO stadig var relativt svag, eller med en Order of Battle fra 1988, hvor NATO havde genoprustet og omorganiseret og var på toppen af sin styrke. Forskellen er imponerende.
Spillet byder på infanteri, panser, luftbårne og luftmobile tropper, marinesoldater, med nem mekanik til at udnytte kombinerede våbenoperationer.
Den har også omfattende muligheder for at anvende luftkraft, kemiske våben og, for den virkelig desperate spiller, en sidste udvej til atomvåben.
Kamp systemet er bygget op omkring konceptet om, at det bedste forsvar er et godt angreb, og byder på artilleri, taktiske og operative luftangreb, reserver, modangreb og dyb udnyttelse, hvilket giver mulighed for et rigt sæt taktiske nuancer i spil.
Dette er ikke et spil, hvor WP angriber og NATO forsvarer. Begge spillere er nødt til at angribe ubønhørligt, hvis de vil besejre deres modstander.
Denne Designer Signature-udgave af det klassiske Bruce Maxwell-spil er blevet opgraderet med nye enheder, nye scenarier, nyt terræn, nye borde og nye spillerhjælpekort.
Yderligere forbedringer introduceret i denne udgave inkluderer:
• Superstore komponenter har 9/16" Brikker (Counters) og to brætkort med større hexes
• Spilkort oplysninger er blevet opdateret og inkluderer helt nye kortgrafik
• Nye enheder er blevet tilføjet, enheds oplysninger er blevet opdateret og alle enheder produceret med nyt kunstværk
• Eksisterende scenarier er blevet opdateret og to nye scenarier tilføjet
• Orders of Battle er tilvejebragt for alle scenarier både 1983 og 1988, hvilket giver spillerne mulighed for at se virkningen af Reagan Era-oprustningsprogrammerne
• Spil systemet er blevet redesigned, og de nye regler inkluderer omfattende illustrationer, eksempler på spil og Designers Notes for at hjælpe med klarheden
• Hvert regelafsnit begynder nu med et resumé, der giver erfarne spillere mulighed for at springe mange regler sektioner over, der inkorporerer klassisk spilmekanik, de allerede kender
• Regeldetaljer og begrænsninger er blevet opsummeret grafisk i Player Aids for hurtigere reference og lettere spil
• Forbedret ergonomi leveres til scenarieopsætning og forstærkningsdiagrammer
• Et nyt sæt Designers Notes indeholder et væld af historiske oplysninger om, hvad Vesten opdagede, efter at Warszawapagten brød sammen, og de fleste af dens medlemmer sluttede sig til NATO.
For regler: TRYK HER
• One Rules Booklet
• One Play Booklet with Scenarios & Designer’s Notes
• Two 22" x 34" Maps
• Four Counter Sheets (9/16" size playing pieces)
• One WP Player Charts & Tables Card
• One NATO Player Charts & Tables Card
• One WP Sequence of Play Card
• One NATO Sequence of Play Card
• One Warsaw Pact Strategic Surprise Reinforcement Schedule Card
• One Warsaw Pact Extended Buildup Reinforcement Schedule Card
• One NATO Strategic Surprise Reinforcement Schedule Card
• One NATO Extended Buildup Reinforcement Schedule Card
• Two 6-Sided Dice
• One Game Box and Lid
NATO, The Cold War Goes Hot, Designer Signature Edition marks the return of a true wargaming classic by Bruce Maxwell. NATO simulates a potential NATO/Warsaw Pact conflict in Central Europe during the Cold War years of the 1980's. First published in 1983, this game was Victory Games best-selling title, purchased by over 75,000 gamers worldwide. This new edition is based on an exhaustive two-year study by the Designer of the records that have come to light since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The game combines highly accurate information on the forces the Warsaw Pact actually had with now de-classified reports from the CIA and the Defense Intelligence Agency regarding what satellite surveillance and HUMINT revealed about their actual plans. The map has also been extensively updated with new satellite geography. Finally, the game system has been reworked to better reflect the fluid, fast paced and deadly nature of modern warfare, while retaining the original intention of simple and intuitive play. Here is the ultimate Cold War game, remastered, and playable in a single sitting.
NATO is a division/brigade level simulation of a Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe. The game map depicts the area from Denmark to the Swiss Alps, and from France to Poland. The time frame covers the first 14 days of war, after which one side or the other has usually run out of an army. The game offers four different Scenarios, covering 1) a surprise attack from a standing start, 2) an attempt by the WP to quietly prepare without tipping NATO off beforehand, 3) an extended buildup of forces by both sides before war breaks out, and 4) an introductory scenario covering the invasion of Denmark.
Each Scenario can be played with an Order of Battle from 1983, when NATO was still relatively weak, or with an Order of Battle from 1988, when NATO had rearmed and reorganized and was at the peak of its strength. The difference is impressive.
The game features infantry, armor, airborne and airmobile troops, marines, with easy mechanics to leverage combined arms operations. It also has extensive options for employing air power, chemical weapons and, for the truly desperate player, a last resort to nuclear weapons. The combat system is built around the concept that the best defense is a good offense, and features artillery, tactical and operational air strikes, reserves, counterattacks and deep exploitation, allowing for a rich set of tactical nuances in play. This is not a game where the WP attacks and NATO defends. Both players have to attack relentlessly if they want to defeat their opponent.
This Designer Signature edition of the classic Bruce Maxwell game has been upgraded with new units, new scenarios, new terrain, new tables and new player aid cards. Additional enhancements introduced in this edition include:
• Super-sized components feature 9/16” counters and two game maps with larger hexes
• Game map information has been updated and includes all-new map artwork
• New units have been added, unit information has been updated and all units produced with new artwork
• Existing scenarios have been updated and two new scenarios added
• Orders of Battle are provided for all Scenarios both 1983 and 1988, allowing players to see the impact of the Reagan Era rearmament programs
• The game system has been redesigned and the new rules include extensive illustrations, examples of play and Designer’s Notes to aid clarity
• Each rules section now begins with a summary, allowing experienced players to skip many rules sections that embody classic game mechanics they already know
• Rules details and restriction have been summarized graphically in Player Aids for faster reference and easier play
• Enhanced ergonomics are provided for Scenario set up and Reinforcement charts
• A new set of Designer’s Notes contain a wealth of historical information on what the West discovered after the Warsaw Pact collapsed and most of its members joined NATO.
