In the continuing process of updating the Squad Battles series of games we have released the update for Korea.

http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/updates...sb.html#KorWar

Hope to have the remainder of the series updated before the end of the year.

Since the release of Jena-Auerstaedt there have been modifications to the engine that have helped to correct some of the "blitz" ability found in the fifteen minute turn versions of the scenarios. I went with a ten minute turn based on the fact that so many of the battles were not that long and I felt that a fifteen minute version of some of the actions would rob the players of opportunity for proper control of their army. For instance in a small sized six turn game the catostrophic rout of one brigade can have devastating effects on the outcome. Increase that scenario to eight or nine turns and...

The long delay in Napoleonic releases has finally been closed with the release of Campaign Austerlitz. I was out of town this weekend so I missed poisting the press release for this game, so I'll move right along to posting other details.

Scenario Designer Notes for Campaign Austerlitz

Dedication: This game is dedicated to the following late, great Napoleonic historians: David Chandler, Gunther Rothenberg and Christopher Duffy all of whom were giants of their trade.

Austerlitz was probably the greatest victory of Napoleon's career. Not only had he correctly...

The updating of the Squad Battles series continues with Spanish Civil War (SCW) getting its update this week. Removes the CD check like all the rest plus there were some scenario adjustments and quite a few engine enhancements added in.

http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/updates/up_SB/up_SB.html

Emanuel Lasker was a dogged Chessplayer; a man who would never concede defeat no matter how bad the situation appeared to be over the Chessboard. Once, a man approached the famed Chessmaster and enquired as to why he was so reticent about resigning lost positions. Lasker famously replied, “I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake."

I have always loved that quotation (which is why it is my official sig) because not only is it great advice for the Chessplayer, but it is also great advice for our day to day adversarial relationships away from the chessboard....