Greetings!
Just in time for the holiday season, we released two brand new games and custom card sets. Read on a let the dice fly high!
Also, I was recently interviewed for The Chit Kickers show. You can view the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzlc8tCG9Q8
New Game!
Waters Unvexed: Three Battles of Mississippi River, 1862
Waters Unvexed details the three largest naval battles fought on the upper Mississippi River (north of the city of Vicksburg) in the months of May and June, 1862. Both sides viewed control of the river as key to the war’s outcome. The Confederate vessels of the Mississippi River Defense Fleet had been formed from converted river sidewheel paddle steamers whose bows had been fitted with iron rams and reinforced with packed bales of cotton, as well as armed with various numbers and sizes of artillery pieces. The Union Mississippi River Squadron was made up of purpose-built stern paddlewheel gunboats and sidewheel rams. The Union vessels were fitted in many places with thin iron sheets and dubbed “tin clads”. The gunboats were all armed with powerful rifled cannon while their rams were only armed with their iron prows. The game portrays the battles of Island Number 10, Plum Point Bend and the First Battle of Memphis. Can you do as well or better than your historical counterpart?
Each copy of Waters Unvexed is composed of the following:
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- Three 11 by 17 inch hex maps.
- One sheet of 157 single-sided, un-mounted counters.
- One players’ aid sheet.
- 10 pages of rules.
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Players will also need one standard deck of playing cards, a six-sided die and one ten-sided die to play the game. Waters Unvexed is designed by Paul Rohrbaugh and features graphics by Bruce Yearian. The game sells for $20.95 plus shipping. Mounted counters are an additional $8.00. You can view samples of the game’s components, and access the order form, from here: http://www.hfdgames.com/unvexed.html
A custom card set for Waters Unvexed is also available. The custom card set replaces the standard deck of playing cards, features graphics by Bruce Yearian, and has rules reminders on pertinent cards. The Waters Unvexed custom card set is $10.00 or can be had for free with any order of 4 games from High Flying Dice Games.
Muerte Desde Arriba (Death From Above): Air Combat of the Spanish Civil War
Muerte Desde Arriba! is an introductory level aerial combat game set during the Spanish Civil War. Each player takes command of 2 or 3 aircraft and attempts to either conduct a bombing or reconnaissance mission, while the opponent attempts to prevent the mission from being successfully conducted.
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- One 8.5 by 11 inch map.
- One sheet of 55 unmounted, double-sided units.
- 6 pages of rules.
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Players will also need one deck of standard playing cards (a custom card set for the game is available), and one six-sided die to play the game. Each plane represents 1 aircraft and each turn about 10 to 15 minutes of time. Muerte Desde Arriba is designed by Paul Rohrbaugh and features graphics by Ilya Kudriashov. Muerte Desde Arriba sells for $15.95 plus shipping. Mounted counters can be had for an additional $8.00. You can view samples of the game’s components, and access the order form, from here: http://www.hfdgames.com/arriba.html
A custom card set for Muerte Desde Arriba is also available. The custom card set replaces the standard deck of playing cards, features graphics by Ilya Kudriashov, and has rules reminders on pertinent cards. The Muerte Desde Arriba custom card set is $10.00 or can be had for free with any order of 4 games from High Flying Dice Games.
Please remember we also have these promotions in effect throughout the year:
- Any purchase or 4 or more High Flying Dice Games (Professional or DTP) and you get one mini-game for free (your choice of any that sell regularly for $8.95).
- Alternative Bonus! Instead of a free mini-game, any purchase of 4 or more games and you can instead get a single-deck card set (any of those that sell regularly for $9.00).
- Note: Our newest postcard “Pocket Battle” game, A Rock and a Hard Place can be used for the above bonuses!
Upcoming Games!
- Several new games are now Under Development and are undergoing playtesting. Brand new titles that are now being play tested are A Reign of Chaos: The Hamas-Israeli War, 2023 (expansion game for A Reign of Missiles), A Dutiful Fight: The Battle of Chateauquay, October 16, 1813, A Hard Day’s Work: The Battle of Droop Mountain, November 6, 1863, Fighting for Time: The Battle of Averasboro, March 16, 1865, A Sanguine Fight: The Battle of Riachuelo, June 11, 1865, Heaven’s Will: The Raid on Ulithi Atoll, November 1944, Falling Skies: Operation Rolling Thunder, March-April 1965, A Mad Endeavor: The Attack on Stony Point, July 16, 1779, Tempting Fate: The Battle of the Granicus River, May 334 BCE, The Yanks are Here! The St. Mihiel Campaign, September 1918, A Gallant and Efficient Fight: The Battle of Hamel, July 4, 1918, One Small Step: The US/USSR Space Race to the Moon, Depths of Courage vol. 12: The Raid on Valletta, July 25/26, 1941, Dying is Easy: Naval Battles of the Boshin War, May 1869, Heights of Frustration: The Battles for Longstop Hill, December 1942 and April 1943, Late to the Fight: The Battle of Palmetto Ranch, May 13, 1865. Blood and Oil: The Persian Gulf Tanker War, 1985, Gimme Shelter: The Siege of Firebase Ripcord, July 1970, A Desperate Fight: The Battle of Wassaw Sound, June 17, 1863, Operation Icarus: The Invasion of Iceland, June 1940.
- Heading into final development and graphics are Maneuvering Toward War: The 1941 US Army Maneuvers, La Vallee de la Mort: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu (also includes game on the 1953 Siege of Na San, as well as expansion game on Operations Condor and Albatross), Operation Menace: The Attack on Dakar, September 23-25, 1940, A Lamentable and Calamitous Action: The Attack at Mers-el-Kebir, July 3, 1940, So Far From God: The US Punitive Expedition in Mexico, 1916-1917, White Christmas? The Fall of Saigon, April 1975, Whatever the Cost: The Battle for Corregidor Island, February 1945, A Resolute Action: The Battle of Fort Meigs, May 5, 1813, Shadows of Hell: Operation Karbala 6, January 15-17, 1987, Cross vs. Crescent: The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, July 16, 1212, Nothing Then is Done: The Battle of Najera, April 3, 1367, Souls to Waste: The Battle of An Bao, May 5, 1968, Depths of Courage, Volume 13: The Attack on the Tirpitz, September 1943, In Harm’s Way: Battles of the Dutch East Indies Campaign (Sunda Strait, Badung, Balikpapan, Java Sea) Paint it Black: The Attack on Lang Vei, February 6-7, 1968, A Cruel and Bitter Fight: The Battle of the Thames, October 5, 1813 and A Dreadful Fight: The Battle of Horse Shoe Bend: March 27, 1814, Diggers’ Resolve: The Battle for Milne Bay, August-September 1942.
Look for upcoming release announcements as these games are finished up.
Online Retailers!
High Flying Dice Games are available from this fine online retailer:
- Noble Knight Games: http://www.nobleknight.com/ Note: All games carried by Noble Knight Games now have mounted counters!
- Agorajeux: https://www.agorajeux.com/en/
Be sure to visit the High Flying Dice Games website for the latest information, view the full range of games, as well as see what is being worked on. You can also place orders and ask questions about all of the games in our catalog and in development. Visit us at: http://www.hfdgames.com. We’d love to hear from you!
Thank you very much for your interest and support. Let the Dice Fly High!
Paul Rohrbaugh
Founder, High Flying Dice Games
9753 Deltona Drive
New Middletown, OH 44442
