Foolish Mortals, the Saskatoon studio that gave us the splendidly foggy Radio General, is presently beta-testing a WW2 operational wargame that looks every bit as revolutionary as RG. If you’re a fan of Panther Games’ output, or frequently find high-level wargames exhausting, the reveal video embedded below is a must-watch.
In turnless Battleplan we won’t have to give orders to every friendly counter on the map. Lines and shapes scrawled on the map with a virtual grease pencil will serve as unit instructions.
Battleplan’s publishers, Slitherine, are celebrating their 25th anniversary this week. If I’d thought of it sooner, I would have written to them and suggested they mark the occasion with a Fox d’Or-style treasure hunt.
Reducing the prices of classy games like Field of Glory II: Medieval, Fantasy General II, and Battlestar Galactica Deadlock by 100% (giveaway ends on July 17) is a lovely gesture, but announcing you’ve concealed a silver lizard somewhere in the world, and intend to guide interested parties to its location via a series of cryptic clues, would probably have generated a bigger buzz.*
* Yes, this is a thinly veiled attempt to drum up business for Tally-Ho Treasure Hunts, me and Roman’s latest business venture.
Tally-Ho Treasure Hunts sounds highly intriguing Tim, I like it! Just wondering, is Anneka Rice part of THTH? I mean, do you already know Anneka or have you spoken to her agent about a possible promotion she might be interested in doing for your business? If not, just imagine the possibilities if you could get Ms Rice “on board”, as it were 😀 Good luck sir. And, good hunting.
PS for anyone else who doesn’t know what I’m talking about Re Anneka Rice, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyrWt6Kj1WE