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GrogHeads Holiday Buying Guide 2015
Do people claim you’re hard to shop for? Just point this to this list, and hope they get the hint! Don’t worry, we’ve got plenty of games on the list, but first, some fun stuff ~
TANK!
Hey, we’re not that far removed from TANKSgiving, so why not an M1 tank? It’s 1:16 scale, can get up to 60 feet from your remote, and for some reason has actual headlights. Cruise the back yard, chase the dog, and assault the annoying neighbors.
And if the modern M1 isn’t your thing, you can go back to WWII and bust out a Jagdpanther, too.
DRONE!
Keep tabs on your tank with a drone sporting an onboard computer that lets you fly manually, or programmed and on autopilot. It can orbit, fly over, or hover, without you touching a remote. Just don’t ask what it costs – remember, you’re not supposed to pay for it!
TANKSgiving Scenarios!
Want to game with some TANKS this year for TANKSgiving?
GrogHeads, 24 November 2015
How about a little tank-heavy assist to get you gaming over TANKSgiving?
Lets get started with a pair of scenarios from the guys at Lock’n’Load for their Tank on Tank games.
How about a tank shootout for the old BayonetGames Warfighter-series Movement to Contact?
- US Mission: Warfighter-MTC-Steel Jester
- OPFOR Mission: Warfighter-MTC-Blackhorse Slither
(if you need the maps, they can be downloaded here and here)
And if you’re a pixel-pusher? How about last summer’s GrogHeads Central Command Origins Scenario for Flashpoint Campaigns?
- This one includes the PowerPoint briefings, but you need to move the maps around yourself. Download it here.
Chat about it below, or in our forums, or hit our FaceBook page >>
GrogHeads Reviews: Heroes of the Pacific
Lock’n’Load heads to the PTO!
Doug Miller, 24 October 2105
Despite a proliferation of WWII tactical systems in recent years, tactical wargames covering the Pacific Theater tend to be rarer than hen’s teeth. Even the benchmark WWII tactical system, Advanced Squad Leader, isn’t overwhelmed with PTO modules and scenarios. So I was definitely excited to see that LnL Publishing was not only bringing many of their out-of-print Tactical Series games back, but also adding to the series with a dedicated Pacific Theater game.
Heroes of the Pacific focuses on tactical combat between the US Army and Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). Like other games in the series the core of the game is infantry combat between squads and weapon teams, supported by armored vehicles, various kinds of on- and off-board artillery, and air strikes.
The game uses the familiar Lock n’ Load Tactical Series rules. The rule book has been updated to version 4.0 and includes the additions to support the unique aspects of the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) in-line with the remainder of the rules. Significant rules changes are helpfully highlighted in green throughout the manual to bring experienced players up to speed quickly.
L’n’L Heroes of the Pacific – First Look!
What’s inside the highly-anticipated new box? Doug fills us in ~
Doug Miller, 30 September 2015
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I’ve only ever played enough of the Lock ‘N Load Publishing Tactical Series games to know that I’d really like to play more of them. For too long these games have been too difficult to get except through the aftermarket and buying from other gamers. Having said that, one of my closest gaming-related friendships (Hi Bawb!) came about primarily due to my buying a copy of Heroes of the Blitzkrieg from a fellow Grogheads gamer, so I suppose that’s not all bad.
Much to my delight Lock N’ Load is about to make all of the older games available and has started producing new games. It’s icing on the cake that the first of these Heroes of the Pacific arrived on the scene just as I’ve conceived a rekindled interest in the Pacific Theatre of WWII. Knowing the quality that Lock N’ Load has always been famous for in terms of components, I was really looking forward to getting the game in hand and taking a look. I received a copy of the Premier Support Edition to review. Here’s what I found when I opened the box.
The box cover art is nicely done and very evocative of the theatre.
Tank on Tank – First Look!
LNLP reboots the Tank on Tank franchise with 2 new boxed games
Brant Guillory, 19 August 2015
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Lock’n’Load Publishing has brought back the Tank on Tank franchise, with the long-awaited East Front stand-alone game to accompany the previous version, now labeled as West Front. What’s in the boxes? Lessee…
The boxes are the standard LNLP “thin” boxes, which stack nicely on the game shelf alongside all their others.
edit: to clarify, when referring to the standard LNLP “thin” box, we’re referring to the height of the box, and not the thickness of the actual box material. These things are pretty substantial, but are only about 1″ high. They are not the paper-thin tuck boxes of LNLP days gone by.
