A holiday surprise is in store for ATS fans! A BRAND NEW Basic Game Ia is coming for mid-December that aims to hit all the marks—a new map and batch of scenarios for die-hard, veteran players to latch onto and a Basic Game to bring beginners in. We call it Basic Game Ia and it will only be available direct from Critical Hit because the print run is already taking place and orders will be filled within a matter of weeks!

Basic Game Ia is an all-new presentation of the 101st Screaming Eagles in Normandy 1944 and depicts their battles against the 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment and other German units around Carentan. And in a departure from Basic Game I, this new edition includes tanks and AT-guns, while continuing with a super-easy to assimilate rules-set.

Please note, since this item is already printing, shipping charges apply normally.

As a special incentive, CH plans a prompt release of a VASSAL module for this game, which will be provided via download to all buyers FREE OF CHARGE. This software will allow gamers to play Basic Game Ia head-to-head over the internet!

Click here for a sneak peek at the Normandy countryside depicted on the new BG Ia map.

IN EACH COPY OF BASIC GAME Ia YOU GET:

• A collection of color die-cut counters representing American soldiers and their weapons and officers, plus German paratroopers and their weapons and officers,plus a handful of tanks and AT-gun counters and a sheet of marker counters;
• A brand new color map of the battlefield terrain around Carentan, Normandy, on heavyweight stock;
• A complete 4-page rulebook;
• One Play Aid Card;
• Graphical examples of play;
• A color cover sheet (perfect for your rules binder) and a snazzy ziploc bag to hold it all.