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1-112010001 Warlord HAIL CAESAR EPIC BATTLES (PUNIC WARS): Hannibal Battle Set Hail Caesar Epic Battles is a miniatures game designed for two or more players to represent the armies of Rome and Carthage on the tabletop. This box contains complete Roman and Carthaginian armies, a Hail Caesar Epic Battles rulebook, and a copy of the Scipio battlegame, a quick-to-play system that introduces players to the key concepts of Roman military tactics.

Included together in the Hannibal battle set, and cast in high-quality Warlord Resin, are figures representing Hannibal Barca and Scipio Africanus, the leading generals of the conflict. These are different sculpts to the versions found in the Commanders boxed sets. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Contents:
* Hail Caesar Epic Battles: Punic Wars A5 rulebook
* Assembly and painting guide leaflets
* 1 laser-cut MDF Roman watchtower (exclusive to this set)
* 10 mounted Carthaginian commanders
* 4 mounted Gallic Celt commanders
* 4 mounted Gallic Celt standard bearers
* 8 Carthaginian war elephants
* 15 bases of Libyan heavy infantry (20 soldiers each)
* 15 bases of Iberian Scutarii warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 12 bases of Celt warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 4 bases of Gallic Celt skirmishers with slings
* 10 bases of Numidian skirmishers with javelins
* 10 bases of Liby-Pheonician cavalry
* 10 bases of Numidian cavalry
* 12 mounted Republican Roman commanders
* 12 bases of Republican Roman Princepes (30 soldiers each)
* 12 bases of Republican Roman Hastati (30 soldiers each)
* 12 bases of Republican Roman Triarii (30 soldiers each)
* 12 bases of Republican Roman Velites skirmishers
* 4 bases of Republican Roman heavy cavalry
* 4 bases of Republican Roman light cavalry
* 18 bases of Celtiberian warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 18 bases of Italian allied infantry (20 soldiers each)
* 12 bases of Numidian skirmishers with bows
* 12 bases of Balearic Slingers
* 12 bases of Ligurian light infantry skirmishers
* 12 bases of Spanish Caetrati skirmishers
* 12 bases of Gallic Celt cavalry
* 12 bases of Spanish cavalry
* Scipio Africanus variant figure
* Hannibal Barca variant figure
* Plastic bases
* Full color shield decals
* 6 six-sided dice
* Also includes battleboards and rules for the Scipio battlegame1 vol, 0 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-box, available July 2024 ......$384.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-112010002 Warlord HAIL CAESAR EPIC BATTLES (PUNIC WARS): Scipio Africanus' Roman Legions Figures for the Roman Army in the Punic Wars conflict. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Contents:
* Hail Caesar Epic Battles: Punic Wars A5 rulebook
* Assembly and painting guide leaflet
* 8 mounted Republican Roman commanders
* 8 bases of Republican Roman Princepes (30 soldiers each)
* 8 bases of Republican Roman Hastati (30 soldiers each)
* 8 bases of Republican Roman Triarii (30 soldiers each)
* 8 bases of Republican Roman Velites skirmishers
* 3 bases of Republican Roman heavy cavalry
* 3 bases of Republican Roman light cavalry
* 6 bases of Celtiberian warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 6 bases of Italian allied infantry (20 soldiers each)
* 4 bases of Numidian skirmishers with bows
* 4 bases of Balearic Slingers
* 4 bases of Ligurian light infantry skirmishers
* 4 bases of Spanish Caetrati skirmishers
* 4 bases of Gallic Celt cavalry
* 4 bases of Spanish cavalry
* Scipio Africanus variant (Exclusive to the Hannibal battle set or the Scipio Africanus' Roman Legions boxed sets)
* Plastic bases
* Full color shield decals
* 6 six-sided dice1 vol, 0 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-box, available July 2024 ......$152.00 DISCOUNT:10% rct

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1-112010003 Warlord HAIL CAESAR EPIC BATTLES (PUNIC WARS): Hannibal Barca's Carthaginian Army Figures for the Carthaginian Army in the Punic Wars conflict. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Contents:
* Hail Caesar Epic Battles: Punic Wars A5 rulebook
* Assembly and painting guide leaflet
* 8 mounted Carthaginian commanders
* 4 mounted Gallic Celt commanders
* 4 mounted Gallic Celt standard bearers
* 4 Carthaginian war elephants
* 12 bases of Libyan heavy infantry (20 soldiers each)
* 12 bases of Iberian Scutarii warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 12 bases of Celt warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 6 bases of Celtiberian warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 6 bases of Italian allied infantry (20 soldiers each)
* 4 bases of Numidian skirmishers with bows
* 4 bases of Balearic Slingers
* 4 bases of Ligurian light infantry skirmishers
* 4 bases of Spanish Caetrati skirmishers
* 8 bases of Numidian skirmishers with javelins
* 4 bases of Gallic Celt skirmishers with slings
* 8 bases of Liby-Phoenician cavalry
* 8 bases of Numidian cavalry
* 4 bases of Gallic Celt cavalry
* 4 bases of Spanish cavalry
* Hannibal Barca variant (Exclusive to the Hannibal battle set or the Hannibal Barca's Carthaginian Army boxed sets)
* Plastic bases
* Full color shield decals
* 6 six-sided dice1 vol, 0 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-box, available July 2024 ......$152.00 DISCOUNT:10% rct

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1-112010004 Warlord HAIL CAESAR EPIC BATTLES (PUNIC WARS): Republican Roman Division Roman Republican Legion. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Contents:
* 4 mounted commanders
* 4 bases of Roman Principes (30 soldiers each)
* 4 bases of Roman Hastati (30 soldiers each)
* 4 bases of Roman Triarii (30 soldiers each)
* 4 bases of Roman Velites skirmishers
* 8 Roman heavy cavalry
* 8 Roman light cavalry
* Plastic bases
* Full color shield decals1 vol, 0 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-box, available July 2024 ......$50.00 DISCOUNT:10% rct

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1-112010005 Warlord HAIL CAESAR EPIC BATTLES (PUNIC WARS): Carthaginian Division Carthaginian division. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Contents:
* 2 mounted Carthaginian commanders
* 2 mounted Gallic Celt commanders
* 2 mounted Gallic Celt standard bearers
* 3 bases of Libyan heavy infantry (20 soldiers each)
* 6 bases of Gallic Celt warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 2 bases of Gallic Celt skirmishers with slings
* 3 bases of Iberian Scutarii warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 2 bases of Numidian skirmishers with javelins
* 2 bases of Liby-Pheonician cavalry
* 2 bases of Numidian cavalry
* Plastic bases
* Full color shield decals1 vol, 0 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-box, available July 2024 ......$50.00 DISCOUNT:10% rct

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1-112010006 Warlord HAIL CAESAR EPIC BATTLES (PUNIC WARS): Carthaginian War Elephants Carthaginian elephant subcommand. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Contents:
* 4 war elephants with howdahs
* 4 mahout elephant riders
* 10 Carthaginian crew
* Plastic bases1 vol, 0 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-box, available July 2024 ......$33.50 DISCOUNT:10% rct

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1-112010007 Warlord HAIL CAESAR EPIC BATTLES (PUNIC WARS): Allied Troops Division Allied command. Models supplied unassembled and unpainted.

Contents:
* 6 bases of Celtiberian warriors (20 soldiers each)
* 6 bases of Italian allied infantry (20 soldiers each)
* 4 bases of Numidian skirmishers with bows
* 4 bases of Balearic Slingers
* 4 bases of Ligurian light infantry skirmishers
* 4 bases of Spanish Caetrati skirmishers
* 4 bases of Gallic Celt cavalry
* 4 bases of Spanish cavalry
* Plastic bases
* Full color shield decals1 vol, 0 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-box, available July 2024 ......$50.00 DISCOUNT:10% rct

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1-908438 various WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED: Issue # 438 Theme: Weapons in Wargaming

Features:
* Weapons in Wargaming: Discusses how weapons are handled when figure-sculpting and game-designing.
* Scrapheap Challenge: Terrain building without spending money on any new kits.
* Two Thousand Years and Counting: Examines the longevity of the pike and related polearms.
* Hitting the Beaches: D-Day Replay commemorates the 1944 landings in 28mm.
* Smiting the Good Smite: Focuses on a Chariot.
* Salute 51 show report.
* The Mosin-Nagant Rifle: Discusses the rifle which was used in the Finnish Civil War, 1918, and still sees service today.
* Painting Dramatic OSL: Applying bold object source lighting to Richard 'Dick' Winters (Band of Brothers hero) Giants in Miniature figure.
* The Annihilator: Examines the history of the Thompson SMG and puts it to use in a pulp game.
* Ruckus Campaigns: Presents full rules for connecting Ruckus games into an ongoing campaign, along with two new campaign scenarios.
* Shieldmaidens: Documents the building and painting process of Salute 2024 Painting Competition winning unit.

Departments:
* Observation Post: Review of swag from Salute with new plastics, pre-painted terrain, and much more.
* Release Radar: New and forthcoming releases in the wargaming world.
* Quick Fire: Fellow gamers' projects, including Samurai, the Crimea, lighting and Ragged Staff Minis.1 vol, 116 pgs 2024 UK, WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED
NEW-pb ......$10.00 rct

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1-243598 V FOR VICTORY: Card Deck Card deck for the V for Victory WWII miniatures skirmish wargame. Rule book sold separately.

Rule book info: Game is generally played on a 120cm by 120cm table, and designed for two to four player using 20 to 30 28mm figures, but it can be adapted to other scales. Rule book includes use light and armored vehicles, support weapons, and all the period's essential units. Contains 10 scenarios for two players, and one team scenario for four players. Includes orders of battle for 1944-45 covering the major powers (Germany, Great Britain and the Commonwealth, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America) as well as resistance fighters and partisans. 1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 UK, STUDIO TOMAHAWK
NEW-pb, available late May 2024 ......$15.00 rct

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1-243599 V FOR VICTORY: Tokens Two color card punch boards for the V for Victory WWII skirmish miniatures wargame. Rule book sold separately.1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 UK, STUDIO TOMAHAWK
NEW-pb, available late May 2024 ......$15.00 rct

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1-243840 Cains, Conrad A SAVAGE AND ROMANTIC WAR: A Wargamer's Guide to the First Carlist War, Spain 1833-1840 Provides a guide for wargamers looking to replicate the First Carlist War. Contains a short history of the war, then full details of the Spanish, French, British, and Portuguese forces, including organization, tactics, uniforms, weapons, equipment and flags. There are descriptions of 13 battles, each with the map and orders of battle. There is a lengthy account of the Oriamandi campaign of 1837, culminating in the dramatic battle which saw the largest involvement of British troops in Europe since Waterloo. Throughout, there is detail of which regiments did what and how they did it. Those who play most Napoleonic rules will be able to use them for this war, and this work is not linked to any particular set. Contains 39 color photos, 20 color maps, 20 tables, and 6 color diagrams.1 vol, 138 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available early June 2024 ......$40.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-1110000001 Warlord HAIL CAESAR EPIC BATTLES (PUNIC WARS): Rulebook This full color, soft-cover book contains everything you need to get started playing Hail Caesar Epic Battles: The Punic Wars. Included are the full Hail Caesar rules accompanied by detailed army lists and scenarios for the major engagements of the Second Punic War. Also included is detailed background information on the conflict, illustrated throughout with photography of the Warlord Games studio miniatures.1 vol, 170 pgs 2024 UK, WARLORD GAMES
NEW-softback, available July 2024 ......$35.00 DISCOUNT:10% rct

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1-BRIG413 Bunde, Peter 413: IMPERIAL RUSSIA: Musketeer Regiment Vyborg 1806 Another in the terrific series. Uniform plate with 20+ color figures, flags or standards, facings, etc. Descriptions on reverse side.1 vol, 1 pgs 2024 GERMANY, PETER BUNDE
NEW-print, available mid June 2024 ......$14.00 rct

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1-222475 Massimo, Predonzani and Vincenzo Alberici THE ITALIAN WARS: VOLUME 5 -- The Franco-Spanish War in Southern Italy 1502-1504 Explores the lead-up and the the war between France and Spain over Naples. Focuses on the Spanish Commander, Gonzalo de Cordoba, called El Gran Capitan, as he fought against France's Louis d'Armagnac and Beraud d'Aubigny. Over the following eight months, skirmishes, ambushes, and sudden attacks, which were to become Cordoba's trademark tactic, became the norm. Cordoba was the Spanish commander in Naples prior to the land dispute, and then he successfully led the Spanish to victory in 1503 to claim Naples once more. Contains 8 color illustrations and 30-40 black and white illustrations/maps.1 vol, 136 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available late May 2024 ......$50.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-243830 Thion, Stephane FRENCH ARMIES OF THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR 1618-48 Presents the development of the French army, one of the first standing armies in Europe, from 1617 to 1648. Details how Louis XIII and Richelieu made the most of the complex legacy of the Wars of Religion. Focuses on how Richelieu gave the king an ambition: 'to procure the ruin of the Huguenot party, humble the pride of the great, reduce all subjects to their duty, and elevate your majesty's name among foreign nations to its rightful reputation.' By his death, on December 4, 1642, this program had been accomplished.

Examines the first military action of this period -- the uprising of the nobility who supported the queen mother against the king in August 1620. Explores how the French kingdom created an increasingly efficient army due to the Wars of Religion and Richelieu's actions and achieved a great number of victories. Contains 35 black and white illustrations, 29 color illustrations, 12 color photos, 40+ graphs, and 6 maps.1 vol, 252 pgs 2024 UK, HELION AND COMPANY
NEW-pb, available late May 2024 ......$50.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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1-COM1018 Butterfield, John WWII COMMANDER: Volume One: Ardennes Enemy Action: Ardennes is the first game in John Butterfield's acclaimed Enemy Action series of card-driven games simulating pivotal battles in World War II, playable by two players or one player controlling either side in the conflict.

The game portrays the German offensive against the western Allies in December 1944 - the Battle of the Bulge. Each player controls the German or Allied side. When playing solo, the game system controls the other side. So Enemy Action: Ardennes is effectively three games in one box: the two-player game, solitaire playing the Allies, and solitaire playing the Germans.

Map scale on this module is 2.5 miles per hex. Hexes on the game map are oversized allowing for easy counter handling. Unit scale is regiment, brigade and division, with one to four steps per unit. Each turn represents one day of the battle, with several alternating player impulses in each day.


Components:
Three 22x34-inch maps (1 for each solitaire game and 1 for the 2-player game)
Three rules books (1 for each game)
Two full sheets of counters, printed both sides
110 playing cards (poker quality)
Multiple player aid cards
One ten-sided die (for solo play)
One full color 3-inch box and lid

Scale:
Map: 7.5 miles per hex. Hexes are oversized for easy counter handling.
Time: Three days per turn, with several impulses in each turn.
Unit: Regiments, brigades and divisions1 vol, 1 pgs 2022 US, COMPASS GAMES
NEW-box ......$125.00 DISCOUNT:15% rct

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