{"title":"New Releases - week commencing 2 November","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"steel-wolves-german-fleet-boats","title":"Steel Wolves and German Fleet Boats: Deluxe Edition (pre-order)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteel Wolves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a solitaire simulation of the German submarine war against British and Allied shipping, the follow-on title to \u003cem\u003eSilent War\u003c\/em\u003e. Volume I covers the period from the start of the War in 1939 to the early months of 1943. You serve as the Supreme Commander of Uboats, Kreigsmarine. Your mission is to deploy your forces with maximum effect to destroy British and Allied shipping while limiting your submarine losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeatured scenarios cover actions ranging from famous short single sub patrols through short campaigns, ending with the full campaign covering 1939 to 1943. The game map breaks the Atlantic, Mediterranean, South Atlantic, and Western Indian Ocean into historical Operations Areas through which subs patrol in search of shipping. Special rules feature historical events such as the invasion of Norway and Torch; b-dienst, ULTRA, and the intelligence war; torpedo improvements, German wolfpack tactics, Super-Skippers, large vs. small U-boat philosophy, appeals to Berlin for resources, and many others. Every German sub deployed between 1939 and 1943 (as well as some what-if classes) is represented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteel Wolves\u003c\/em\u003e Expansion 1: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerman Fleet Boats\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e assumes that Germany never entered into the 1935 Naval agreement. \u003cem\u003eGerman Fleet Boats\u003c\/em\u003e assumes significant changes to the historic design strategy. It assumes that early Type I, II, and VII submarines are built as historically occurred, but prior to starting a more extensive building program, OKM decides to build cruiser\/fleet type submarines starting with more Type Is and four of the even larger (projected) Type III, the designs for which were based on the IA, then followed by the VIII, XI, and XII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman Fleet Boats alters the opening of the campaign, allowing players to play through to the end of the England Imperiled scenario, which ends at the start of Operation Barbarossa. Modifications include changes to allied task forces and the availability of additional allied units. Also included are three additional Italian Cagni class submarines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition features a mounted game board, an updated full-colour rule book incorporating all changes and improvements, and an updated map and charts\/tables. 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In the vacuum of his absense, a fragile political alliance maintains power in Luthadel and the stakes couldn't be higher for the world's Mistborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs in the book, this expansion reveals new powers and secrets for players to master. Alloy cards, new metals, and a powerful \"coinshot\" ability will all present new opportunities and challenges for players going head-to-head. 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