I have to say one of our favorite people to kick it and chat with is Mark Walker of Lock ‘n Load Publishing. Mark joined us, on the Origins 2012 floor, to talk about what’s currently cooking at LnL as well as some projects that are on the horizon. As you’ll hear, a game that demands your attention is Run, Fight, or Die – currently part of the preorder system ... Read More »
Game Name: Nuklear Winter ’68 Publisher: Lock ‘n Load Publishing Designer: Petre Tutunea Year: 2012 Players: 1-3 Ages: 12+ Playing Time: 60 minutes Genre: Hex and counter wargame in a fictional setting Retail Price: $54.99 Components • One 34″x22″ mounted map • 352 5/8″ counters • One rulebook with scenarios Nuklear Winter ’68 is a new wargame from Lock ‘n’ Load designed by Petre Tutunea. I should point out ... Read More »
Another jam packed show as Elliott reviews Flat Acting from Eye-Level Entertainment and Locke & Key from Cryptozoic Entertainment while Jeff reviews Levee en Masse from Victory Point Games and Nuklear Winter ’68 from Lock ‘N Load Publishing. Of course it wouldn’t be an episode of TGG without our usual off the cuff remarks and pop culture references… Download the show to take on the go right here. And don’t ... Read More »
A new expansion to the Lock ‘n Load Publishing title White Star Rising, part of the Nations at War series, is now shipping. I enjoyed WSR and you can catch my review here. This new expansion tackles more of the Allied breakout from the beaches of Normandy during WWII and is entitled White Star Rising: Operation Cobra. From Lock ‘n Load: White Star Rising: Operation Cobra is an expansion for the game ... Read More »
Lock ‘n Load Publishing has announced a new addition to their “Guffless Preorder System” (sort of a cross between Kickstarter and a P500) and it’s an expansion to a game that Elliott really enjoys, Space Infantry – you can read Elliott’s review here. The new title is an expansion for the science fiction game called Space Infantry: New Worlds! From Lock ‘m Load: Space Infantry was one of our most ... Read More »
A game that has been on Elliott’s and my radar for quite some time is finally available from Lock ‘n Load Publishing. The game is Nuklear Winter ’68, designed by Petre Tutunea, and the title brings an alternate history setting with trappings of science fiction. From Lock n’ Load: Nuklear Winter is in our house and now shipping. Don’t miss your chance to get in on a unique platoon-level game, ... Read More »
Our pal Mark Walker has sent along the latest info about all things Lock ‘n Load Publishing and the first piece is the announcement of the newest issue of Line of Fire Magazine #12 now being available. This issue even includes a full game! From LnL: This issue is like no other before it. Not only does it contain the articles and scenarios you expect, but this issue includes Raid ... Read More »
No Time for Tea: A Preview of In Defeat, Defiance, a Heroes of the Blitzkrieg Expansion Module By Dale Holmstrom After a long dry spell of not being creative—unless you count having your first child at the age of forty-three as such—I readily accepted a request from Mark Walker to help work on an expansion for Heroes of the Blitzkrieg. The company has grown up since I last worked on ... Read More »
Happy hump day all as I’m back with today’s latest gaming news from Escape Pod Games, Asmodee Editions, Dice Candies, Mantic Games, Lock ‘n Load Publishing, Fantasy Flight Games, White Wolf Publishing, and more! Download the news to take on the go right here. And don’t forget, The Gaming Gang podcast and The Daily Dope are available in one feed on iTunes. Also add the news and podcast feed to ... Read More »
Game Name: Lock ‘n Load Forgotten Heroes Vietnam 2nd Edition Publisher: Lock ‘n Load Games Designer: Mark H. Walker Year: 2011 Players: 1-2 Ages: 13+ Playing Time: One to three hours Retail Price: $59.99 Category: Two player counter based wargame Components: Five lush, haloless, mounted geomorphic maps. Redrawn and brought up to current LnLP standards. 340+ beautiful counters, (that’s over fifty more counters than the original game) counters, representing the ... Read More »
Has it been two weeks already? Elliott reviews Consensus Movie Edition from Mindlogic Inc, and Legions of Darkness from Victory Point Games, while Jeff reviews Lock ‘n Load Forgotten Heroes Vietnam from Lock ‘n Load Publishing and Fast Action Battles: Sicily from GMT. All this plus the latest table top gaming news and our usual sprinkling of random nonsense… Download the show to take on the go right here. And ... Read More »
Mark Walker of Lock ‘n Load Games shared this first impression he received regarding the new title Warparty which is coming soon… First Encounter By Norm Lunde At this year’s NJCON (see www.njcon.org) I had the opportunity to participate in a demonstration of Warparty, the new game from designer Larry Bogucki and currently on pre-order at Lock ‘n Load Publishing. Warparty is a hybrid of strategy, economic empire-building, tactical combat, ... Read More »
After a brief hiatus from World War II, the award-wining Lock ‘n Load game system returns to the Second War to end all wars with a vengeance. Twelve frantic firefights from America’s island-hopping campaign in the Pacific comprise this complete Lock ‘n Load game. You will lead desperate Marines struggling ashore on Tarawa, face a counterattack of HA GO tanks at the Peleliu airfield, fight for Kitano Point on Iwo ... Read More »
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