Game of the Week, Mar 10 to 16

Hi everyone,

This week, Wargame Design Studio shines a spotlight on Modern Campaigns: Fulda Gap '85, an operational Cold War-era game set in 1985. In this hypothetical conflict, NATO and Warsaw Pact forces face off at the Fulda Gap, a region that was considered a key strategic location for potential Soviet invasion forces into Western Europe.

Game Overview

Modern Campaigns: Fulda Gap '85 plunges players into an alternative history scenario where Warsaw Pact forces surge across the inter-German border in the summer of 1985. The master map features over 136,000 hexes and covers the entire area, with the Rhine River bend in the west, Denmark in the north, and Berlin in the east. As you command either NATO or Warsaw Pact forces, you’ll make strategic decisions that could shift the course of history.

There are 35 Scenarios included. All the historical forces that had been allocated to the campaign are included. As a bonus, a number of scenarios are set in 1974, with applicable period equipment.

The longest campaign scenario is 161 turns, with most scenarios a very playable sub-30 turns.

The tables of organization reflect the equipment used by each formation across all combatants. You will find a range of national forces: Soviet, East German, Polish, United States, West German, and Canadian.

The game represents an obviously hypothetical Cold War gone Hot situation, but it is based on the available historical plans and deployments. There are even rules for the unthinkable: chemical and nuclear munitions.  Players can ultimately decide whether to use these shock weapons or not.

We included a lot of historical documentation and notes with this title, you can review each by clicking on the links below.

Getting Started Guide

Design Notes

Situation Map

There have been a range of books covering both the forces of NATO and the Warsaw Pact in the 1980’s, as well as works of fiction that extrapolated what a theater-wide war in Europe would look like. Following are some representative books for anyone that would like some more background on this perilous period. You can click on the book images below to be taken to Amazon, where applicable.

Informational

NATO and Warsaw Pact: Force Comparison 1987 (PDF download)

Fiction for backstory

Following are some in-game screen shots of what to expect. Each image can be clicked for a full-sized view.

As mentioned, the build we are making available today is the newest 4.05.1. This version includes a range of new features, and you can read the Changelog here. All new purchases will be this latest version.

If you don’t already own this title, what are you waiting for? You can buy it directly from the dedicated product page.

We hope you enjoy this week's Game of the Week. Like all WDS titles, there is a lot of game play included at a very attractive price.