Blackhorse

[Whiterook]

Blackhorse is a boxed game from Tiny Battle Publishing (see here) and is currently on preorder for $49.99, shipping December 8th.

It is Summer 1989: The Iron Curtain is not coming down. Tensions are high. Will war return to Europe?.... Blackhorse is a grand tactical game of furious mechanized command in the summer of 1989. Units are companies and platoons... Hexes are 1000 meters across. Turns are three hours each, using an innovative system emphasizing friction and the importance of command and control. Blackhorse puts the player in the shoes of the commanding generals of the Soviet 79th Guards Tank Division and an array of U.S. units drawn from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd Armored Division. The Cold War has become damn hot. Will you be up to the task of winning this small piece of it?



This game includes:

• Colorful and accurate 17" x 22" map depicting the area of the Fulda Gap
  
• 2 sheets of brutally attractive counters
  
• 4 x highly useful Player Aid Cards
  
• 1 x well-balanced D10

It’s a 2-player game, but it may easily be played solitaire with one player playing both sides. Takes about 114 minutes to play a scenario.








I’m seriously considering this cool game!

[josta59]

Yes, they sent me an email about this game yesterday. It looks pretty great! Very focused on armor, though, which isn't my cup of tea. I like games that balance armor with infantry. I do appreciate the inclusion of air strikes with different types of planes. Needs some helicopters, though. Those are the first things I look for in games like these.

[Whiterook]

Nov 30, 2023 16:15:29 GMT -5 josta59 said:

Yes, they sent me an email about this game yesterday. It looks pretty great! Very focused on armor, though, which isn't my cup of tea. I like games that balance armor with infantry. I do appreciate the inclusion of air strikes with different types of planes. Needs some helicopters, though. Those are the first things I look for in games like these.

Can’t dispute any of what you said, really   Personally, Ive always been an armor guy, ever since playing my first hex & counter “wargame” back in the day, Panzer Leader… but it did have loads of infantry, too; I just found, through that game, that I love tanks rolling across the battlefield.