Götterdämmerung
SOLD OUT
Götterdämmerung: Twilight of the Gods was the first PHASE II release from Moments in History. And something about it must have struck a chord with customers.
"The game was the fastest sold out title in the history of MiH" said Ray Tapio, President of MiH in a recent phone interview. "When we bought the line out, it had retreated to a ziplock presentation; that is no more" said Tapio. He went on to say, "We're gratified to see the MiH line back in stores and on gamers tables and take away a lot of lessons from the Götterdämmerung experience to make our next title better."
No doubt the topic, the little-gamed Battle of Berlin, and an innovative Berlin street-level inset map, helped move things along.
The previously announced as 'next' title, D-Day: The Great Crusade will follow TOBRUK, which will be the next title released title by MiH.
TOBRUK Hammers
Across the Desert Floor
The long-awaited Tobruk from MiH continues to move forward, albeit slowly, with the completion of almost all the art, including the box art.
"Right now we're working over the list of scenarios, of which there are quite a few", said MiH's Ray Tapio. In fact, over 60 were submitted by designers, so many that the firm plans two expansion packs to be released along with the boxed game.
A Gamers Guide is also slated, along with a miniatures set along the lines of Critical Hit's successful All American MINIS, (sold out).
D-DAY Coming
From MiH for Summer 2001
The long-awaited D-Day: The Great Crusade has been pushed back to early/mid-2002.
"We wanted to give the game another round of testing and let the lessons of our Götterdämmerung release sink in to the benefit of Crusade", said MiH's Ray Tapio. "The bottom line is we want Crusade to be simply great and eliminate the whine factor 100%", Tapio continued. He went on, "We're only going to have one crack at an operational D-Day game and we want it to count."
At this time MiH is allowing customers to reserve copies of Tobruk in an immediate bill, advance order for $63.95, plus FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE. The game will be released at $79.95 plus shipping, upon release.
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GUERRA CIVIL:
The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Debuts at Origins 2001 for SQUADS
& LEADERS SELL OUT IMMINENT
Following the sale of every copy of GENESIS 48, Critical Hit, Inc. is hot on the heels of success with the new SQUADS & LEADERS module GUERRA CIVIL: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. The new module follows its predecessor GENESIS 48 in almost the exact fashion. While GENESIS was long-awaited, and long-delayed during a 'build-up' of its components from origin to completion, GC, submitted only a few months after GENESIS, was developed on the hush-hush.
A spokesman for CH said, "Guerra Civil is almost sold out already. We better print more copies of our next module".
GC is designed by Spanish brothers Juan and Francisco Cebrian. Check out the GUERRA CIVIL page at the Critical Hit website.
CH Welcomes
Large New Batch of Playtesters; Asks for Patience
The largest group of playtest volunteers in the history of Critical Hit have answered the call over the last 120 days, leading to a backlog of assignment setting.
CH President Ray Tapio has asked all new volunteers to please be patient as new assignments are focused to the groups.
Combat! Rangers
debuts at Origins 2001 NOW SOLD OUT
Combat! Rangers, the latest module for the Combat! Game System debuted at Origins 2001. It has since sold out.
While announced to include version 3.0 of the rulebook, an entire new edition was printed for the post-Origins version (all Origins purchasers received the new rulebook in a FREE WORLDWIDE MAILING) of the game, version 4.0.
The version 4.0 rulebook also ships with Combat! Kursk (at the printers now). Critical Hit, Inc. is considering a re-print of Combat! Rangers for early 2002.
Click here for more on Combat! Rangers
Combat! Kursk
at Printers; Early December Release for BOXED GAME
Combat! Kursk, the new BOXED GAME for the Combat! Game System is at the printers. Or more accurately, all of it is back from the printers except the box. And that is expected in a week or two at the latest.
Critical Hit is putting Tiger tanks under the Christmas tree, sure to raise the pulse of every wargamer. Click here for more on the new Combat! release and better yet, reserve your copy today so your wife can wrap it and get it under your tree along with that new bee-bee gun (you'll shoot your eye out with that thing, son...)
CH Scales
Back Inventories Post 9-11
Like many US manufacturing firms, Critical Hit, Inc. announced a scale back on inventories in the uncertain sales environment following the September 11 tragedies. Customer support continued unabated, with two SOLD OUT titles, resulting in the end of a two month printing hiatus by the firm. Combat! Kursk, Dien Bien Phu, CH magazine Volume 6, No. 4, Tobruk and Combat! Diary #2 were announced as the next batch of new releases by the firm.