February 27, 2008 (Renton, Wash.) –
Wizards of the Coast is celebrating Avalon Hill’s 50 years of great
conquests in strategy gaming with a line-up that has fans excited like
never before. Avalon Hill is bringing back two classic titles
in DIPLOMACY and ACQUIRE to start off the year, and the season will
wrap-up with an Anniversary Edition of AXIS & ALLIES® that every
fan will want to have.
BOARD GAMES:
- Long time Avalon Hill fans
are sure to be excited with the re-release of the legendary DIPLOMACY
strategy war game. Diplomacy will feature all new packaging and components
while staying true to the game mechanics that fans know and love. A
more spacious playing board with an updated map allows players to position
their forces with ease. Diplomacy will release March 14, 2008 with a
MSRP of $30.
- The classic planning and purchasing
game, ACQUIRE, will also be re-releasing this year. Acquire will feature
new packaging, components, and playing board, but will still have the
same time-tested game mechanics. Acquire will release June 13, 2008
with a MSRP of $30.
- To celebrate the 50-year anniversary
of Avalon Hill, Axis & Allies is launching its most expansive game
ever. The AXIS & ALLIES ANNIVERSARY EDITION will feature the debut
of Italy as the third Axis nation, the introduction of the cruiser unit
to the naval lineup, and the largest Axis & Allies board to-date
measuring 24×46 inches. With over 600 pieces, players will be able to
recreate and decide the outcome of WWII like never before. The Axis
& Allies Anniversary Edition is designed and developed by Larry
Harris, the original designer of Axis & Allies, and will release
on October 23, 2008 with an MSRP of $100.
MINIATURES:
- The long-awaited AXIS &
ALLIES North Africa™ Miniatures 1940-1943 expansion is here at last!
This 60-model release will feature the debut of trucks, commander tanks
and Greek units. The set will also offer the English Matilda tank
and the German 88mm anti-tank gun. A&A North Africa Minis 1940-1943
will release on March 28, 2008.
- As an accessory to the North
Africa Miniatures release, the NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 Map Guide will
offer two scenarios and three full-color, double-sided battle maps with
desert terrain on one side and jungle terrain on the other. The North
Africa 1940-1943 Map Guide will release on March 28, 2008.
- The highly anticipated WAR
AT SEA: TASK FORCE™ expansion is an exciting addition to the 2008
line-up for War at Sea™ Naval Miniatures fans. This booster-only release
contains 60 models of WWII combat vessels and aircraft. Task Force will
feature the famous USS Yorktown, the German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin,
and Canadian & Dutch Units. War at Sea: Task Force is releasing
on July 25, 2008.
- To wrap up the year, the 60-model
AXIS & ALLIES Miniatures Eastern Front 1941-1945 expansion will
debut the Panther ausf G,Finnish units, and the Canadian Kangaroo.The
set will also feature German Pioneers, Hungarian and Romanian units.
A&A Eastern Front Minis 1941-1945 will release on October 10, 2008.
- As an accessory to the Eastern
Front Miniatures release, the EASTERN FRONT 1941-1945 Map Guide will
offer two scenarios and three full-color, double-sided battle maps with
ruined city terrain on one side andwinter steppeterrain on the other. The Eastern Front 1941-1945
Map Guide will release on October 10, 2008.
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Allies, A&A and Diplomacy are trademarks of Hasbro. ® denotes registration
in U.S. Pat & TM office. Wizards of the Coast and its logo, Acquire,
War at Sea, and War at Sea: Task Force are trademarks of Wizards of
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