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28th March 2008 - Win Field of Glory Goodies!

SLITHERINE, OSPREY PUBLISHING, AND WARGAMES FACTORY LAUNCH THE WIN THE FIELD OF GLORY™ INTERACTIVE INSTANT WIN GAME

To celebrate the unprecedented reception of Field of Glory™, the new ancient and medieval wargaming rules from Slitherine Strategies and Osprey Publishing, and to celebrate the upcoming line of multi-part hard plastic miniature sets from Wargames Factory, today the companies announced the joint launch of an exciting new promotion: Win the Field of Glory!

Win the Field of Glory is an interactive instant win game featuring an incredible array of prizes:

• Grand Prize: One lucky winner will receive “Miniatures for Life!” – one of every box set produced by Wargames Factory along with one each of every Field of Glory™ rules book and army companion for the ancients period ever to be released!
• 100 individual Prizes of Wargames Factory box sets
• 20 individual copies of Osprey Publishing titles
• 10 individual copies of Slitherine’s Gates of Troy computer strategy game by digital download direct to your computer
• 10 individual copies of Slitherine’s HISTORY Channel Great Battles of Rome computer strategy game by digital download direct to your computer

Along with these fantastic prizes, players will have the chance to receive thousands of incentive offers from the companies (including free shipping and discounts) and download incredible artwork wallpapers.

This state-of-the-art interactive game has been designed and developed by eContact, Inc. a leader in interactive contests.

Win the Field of Glory Instant Win Game can be played DAILY now through May 31, 2008 .Don’t miss your chance to win!

What is Field of Glory™?

Field of Glory™ www.fieldofglory.com is a wargaming rules system that uses model figures and terrain to recreate the great battles of the ancient and medieval world, written by some of the biggest names in the wargaming community, including the co-author of the popular DBM rules, Richard Bodley Scott. Field of Glory™ allows players to use Wargames Factory miniatures to re-fight historical scenarios or create their own “what if” battles. It is now on general release along with three companion books, Rise of Rome, Storm of Arrows and Immortal Fire. These books, which are the first of many, focus on specific time periods or geographical regions in the ancient and medieval world, giving historical overviews and comprehensive army lists for all of the major and minor powers.

Field of Glory™ is the first set of wargames rules that has been designed for and made available to a wide audience and will be available from traditional Hobby outlets to mass market booksellers. The game is set to revolutionize historical wargaming, with first print run having sold out worldwide!

Visit: http://www.winthefieldofglory.com for your chance to win!

All enquires to JD McNeil at: jdm@slitherine.co.uk

Wargames Factory at pr@wargamesfactory.com

[About Slitherine] - Slitherine Software UK Ltd. is a privately funded and independent UK games developer and publisher. It launched the Slitherine Strategies brand in 2002. Through this brand Slitherine is dedicated to bringing highly playable and approachable strategy games to the mass market. Slitherine Software is uniquely placed to deliver due to its experience within the industry and also the wider gaming community. Slitherine press or media enquiries should be directed to press@slitherine.co.uk. Slitherine website – www.slitherine.com

[About Osprey Publishing] - Osprey Publishing is the leading publisher of illustrated military history. Over 1,300 titles in print provide a definitive resource for both established military enthusiasts and a wider audience with a general interest in military history. Chronicling human conflict on ground, sea and in the air from ancient times to the present day, Osprey provides a full range of perspectives on wars and warriors throughout history. To find out more visit the Osprey website www.ospreypublishing.com

[About Wargames Factory] – Wargames Factory is a new investor-backed company that designs and manufacturers high quality hard plastic multi-part miniatures in 28mm (Wargames Standard 1/56 scale) for wargamers, painters, modelers, and collectors. Based outside Boston, Massachusetts, Wargames Factory uses 100% recycled plastic and partners with Triangle (www.triangle-inc.org) a non-profit organization that serves thousands of people with disabilities and employs over 200 “people with ability”. Find us at www.wargamesfactory.com

[About eContact, Inc.] – eContact, Inc. is a relationship and business development company that specializes in orchestrating interactions to build brand equity and give people a reason to interact with your brand. Since 1991 eContact, Inc. has designed and executed over six million customer interactions resulting in billions of incremental sales for clients like Universal Studios, Benjamin Moore , American Express and many others. www.goecontact.com

17th March 2008 - Commander EaW Patch 1.06

SLITHERINE KEEPS WAR UP-TO-DATE WITH NEW COMMANDER: EUROPE AT WAR PATCH

IMPROVED SPEED AND LOADING TIMES ARE AT THE TOP OF OUR CHANGES LIST

Slitherine releases today the recently developed patch 1.06 for the award winning strategy game Commander: Europe at War. The game, which has earned critical acclaim from specialist press all over the world, has been improved with faster loading times and an increased speed of overall game play.

Iain McNeil, Director at Slitherine declared: “We always try to take into account all of our customers feedback to improve our products, not only for future commercial releases, but also on the games they are playing right now. We’ve made a long list of improvements on this patch and we will keep on working to reach a standard where our fans can be fully satisfied with what they have bought”.

The Commander team, lead by developer Firepower Entertainment, is also working on the next release on the Commander series, Commander: Napoleon at War, which is expected to be released in June 2008.

Patch 1.06 Features

Performance

• Frame rate has been increased by ~30% when moving units!
• Improved loading times
• Selecting units on map is faster 

General

• Units can now exit the transportation loops placed on the loop hex itself, in case all the adjacent hexes are occupied. Subs that do this become instantly visible on the map to prevent exploits when placing hidden subs on loop hex and blocking it
• Convoys and transports no longer receive experience
• Bristol has been replaced by Cardiff and positioned one hex NW, and it gets a Sea Port
• Sub technology difficulty is now 15 instead of 20
• It is no longer possible to view enemy units max tech level
• Allied convoys now unload at Scapa Flow instead of Cardiff
• Naval units now have Zone of Control (ZOC) penalty that increases the movement cost by 4MP per hex in a ZOC
• UK convoys now reroute to Canada as soon as London falls to Axis
• Syria when Annexed by UK now starts with a corps, a fighter and a battleship
• Research progress % is now shown more precisely i.e. for each 1% reached
• Garrison units can no longer be transported at Sea
• Air units now gain as much experience as normal units, not halved as before

 Bugs

 Multiplayer

• Fixed reassigning a leader not working on both machines
• Fixed sub surprise attack combined with unloading convoy cargo was not completed in the correct sequence
• Fixed a unit was stacked on the same hex bumping into sub and client+host did not resolve same combat
• Fixed RANDOM_ENTRY was not the same on both machines
• Fixed the wrong leader was sometimes recruited on the other machine 

Data File Changes

General

• Upgrade Minimum Cost - decreased 4->3
• Africa Loop Turns - decreased 2->1
• Allies Winter Suffer - decreased 2->1
• Efficiency Regain - Increased 130->145
• Efficiency Loss Casualty Factor - decreased 55->45
• Efficiency Loss From Unload - increased 12->15
• Efficiency Loss Lack Supply - increased 3->10
• Commander Reassign Cost - increased 2->7
• Max Labs - decreased 13->10

 Technology

• Switched Infantry fixed defences L2 with L3, giving corps more early benefits
• BB now get ASW advances on L2, L4, L6 so a bit later than before
• BB and DD now misses L3 surface ships instead of L5.
• Infantry AT is now +1, +1, +2, +1, +1, +2 
• Tank Destroyer is now +1, +2, +1, +2, +1,
• Strategic Operations L3 now give land spotting +2 instead of +1
• Industry tech is more powerful +9,+9,+9,+6,+5 instead of +7,+6,+5,+4,+3
• Organisation tech difficulty changed from 55->50
• Strategic Operations L1 now gives some extra movement 

Terrain

• Capital Attack Efficiency now 65%
• Sea Port Attack Efficiency now 50%

Unit

• Air units now have land spotting 5 instead of 4 
• Transports now have movement 17 instead of 14
• Subs now have land spotting 0 
• sub,DD,BB cost -10
• strategic bomber cost -5 
• tactical bomber cost +5 
• carrier +1 naval combat 
• Air units now have slightly more movement

 Scenarios:

• In 1939, 1940, 1941 USSR has more armour and less corps around the Urals and their air units no longer start near the front line
• In 1939, Egypt starts as a separate country who joins the Allies in 1940, which effectively limits UK forces from moving out of Egypt and leaving it empty
• In 1939, France start with more Garrisons (Lyon, Cherbourg, Brest)
• In 1939, German starting PP is now 20 instead of 60
• UK and France start with 5% higher war effort 
• UK Sub replaced by a Battleship
• In 1939, 1940 Italy starts with a fighter near Rome instead of a Tactical Bomber up north
• French sub removed
• USSR off-map production reduced slightly in all scenarios

Map:

• Belfast is added as UK city on Ireland.
• USSR cities redistributed so that Stalingrad is worth more and some eastern cities worth less.
• Bergen Sea Port worth less, Iron Ore Route worth more
• Hex (78, 6) now Rough, Hex (78, 7) now Mountain
• Norway Iron Ore Route is removed and its production value is put into Oslo city instead
• Palermo is now a Fort instead of City

17th March 2008 - Field of Glory Reviews

Reviews for Field of Glory are starting to come in now that the rules have been out for a few weeks and we're really pleased by the reaction they've received. Many people are declaring Field of Glory to be the new standard in ancients wargaming and expect it to be the gaming system of choice for the next 10 years!

Game Kastle says “Field of Glory is THE new standard in historical Ancients miniatures war game rules”. For the full review go here http://www.gamekastle.com/gkforum/viewtopic.php?p=3372

Dakka Dakka says “In short, with the production values and the quality of game design, I think we are looking at the system that will dominate the next decade of Ancients”. For the full review go here http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/208431.page

Board Game Geek says “All-in-all, the rules mechanisms work together to create a very good “feel” for managing a variety of ancient troop types and armies on the battlefield.”. For the full review go here http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/299639

Play.com says “Published in partnership with Slitherine Software Ltd, a developer and publisher of historical strategy games, "Field of Glory" already has the table-top gaming community buzzing.” For the full review go here http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/3537720/Field-Of-Glory-Rulebook/Product.html

14th March 2008 - Battlefield gives Commander 82% for Gameplay

Another great review for Commander Europe at War has just come in from German language website the-battlefield.com. They've given 82% for the gameplay, with a 76% overall score because the graphics do not compete with some of the more modern 3D games, but we're happy as Gameplay is what Commander is all about!.

For the full review go to http://www.the-battlefield.com/index.php?page=Review_Commander

14th March 2008 - History Gamer reviews Commander

Another German language review of Commander - Europe at War has just come in from History Gamer. They also love the gmae giving it a "Good" rating in the 75-85% range.

You can see teh full review at http://www.historygamer.info/

3rd March 2008 - Commander - Europe at War Beta Patch 1.05

Slitherine & Firepower are pleased to release the long awaited v1.05 public beta patch for Commander - Europe at War.

Download the Public Beta Patch v1.05! There have been huge performance inscreases and lots of gameplay tweaks so this is probably the best patch yet!

Please note this is a public beta patch for the English Slitherine digital download version only (not for Matrix, CDV, Anuman, Friendware or any other publisher versions). Once this has been tested we'll prepare the final version ready for release for all other versions.

If you have any problems with the beta patch please let us know!

Bug fixes & Improvements

• Performance, the frame rate has been increased by ~30% when moving units!
• Performance, improved loading times
• Performance, selecting units on map is faster
• Fixed a bug allowing tactical bombers, fighters and carriers to sneak peak on a enemy unit in teh fog of war, hiding on a resource hex
• Fixed a bug with fog of war being off for transports under certain conditions
• Fixed a bug with fog of war where subs could still spot from their previous location after the convoy move started
• TcpIP, fixed a bug with reassigning a leader not working on both machines 
• TcpIP, fixed a bug where sub surprise attack combined with unloading convoy cargo was not completed in the correct sequence 
• TcpIP, fixed a bug where a unit was stacked on the same hex bumping into sub and client+host did not resolve same combat
• TcpIP, fixed a bug where RANDOM_ENTRY was not the same on both machines
• TcpIP, fixed a bug where the wrong leader was sometimes recruited on the other machine 
• Units can now exit the transportation loops placed on the loop hex itself, in case all the adjacent hexes are occupied. Subs that do this become instantly visible on map to prevent exloits with placing hidden sub on loop hex and blocking  it
• Convoys and transports no longer receive experience 
• Bristol has been replaced by Cardiff and positioned one hex NW, and it gets a Sea Port 
• Sub technology diffculty is now 15 instead of 20 
• It is no longer possible to view enemy units max tech level 
• Allied convoys now unload at Scapa Flow instead of Cardiff
• Naval units now have zoc penalty too, +4 MP (compared to +2 MP for land units) 
• UK convoys now reroute to Canada as soon as London falls to Axis
• Syria when Annexed by UK now starts with a corps, a fighter and a battelship
• Research progress % is now shown more exact i.e. for each 1% reached

Data File Changes
Technology.txt

• Switched Infantry fixed defences L2 with L3, giving corps more early benefits
• BB now get ASW advances on L2, L4, L6 so a bit later than before
• BB and DD now misses L3 surface ships instead of L5. 
• Infantry AT is now +1, +1, +2, +1, +1, +2 
• Tank Destroyer is now +1, +2, +1, +2, +1, 
• Strategic Operations L3 now give land spotting +2 instead of +1
• Industry tech is more powerful +9,+9,+9,+6,+5 instead of +7,+6,+5,+4,+3 
• Organisation tech difficulty changed from 55->50
• Strategic Operations L1 now gives some extra movement

Terrain.txt

• Capital Attack Efficiency now 65%
• Sea Port Attack Efficiency now 50%

Unit.txt

• Air units now have land spotting 5 instead of 4 
• Transports now have movement 17 instead of 14 
• Subs now have land spotting 0 
• sub,DD,BB cost -10 
• strategic bomber cost -5 
• tactical bomber cost +5 
• carrier +1 naval combat 
• Air units now have slightly more movement

- General.txt :
UPGRADE_MINIMUM_COST decreased 4->3
AFRICA_LOOP_TURNS decreased 2->1
ALLIES_WINTER_SUFFER decreased 30->0
EFFICIENCY_REGAIN Increased 130->145
EFFICIENCY_LOSS_CASUALTY_FACTOR decreased 55->45
EFFICIENCY_LOSS_FROM_UNLOAD increased 12->15
EFFICIENCY_LOSS_LACK_SUPPLY increased 3->10
COMMANDER_REASSIGN_COST increased 2->7
MAX_LABS decreased 13->10

Scenarios:

• In 1939, 1940, 1941 USSR has more armour and less corps around the Urals and their air units no longer start near the front line
• In 1939, Egypt starts as a separate country who joins the Allies in 1940, which effectively limits UK forces from moving out of Egypt and leaving it empty
• In 1939, France start with more Garrisons (Lyon, Cherbourg,Brest) 
• In 1939, German starting PP is now 20 instead of 60
• UK and France start with 5% higher war effort 
• UK Sub replaced by a Battleship
• In 1939, 1940 Italy starts with a fighter near Rome instead of a Tactical Bomber up north

Map:

• Belfast is added as UK city on Ireland.
• USSR cities redistributed so that Stalingrad is worth more and some eastern cities worth less.
• Bergen Sea Port worth less, Iron Ore Route worth more
• Hex (78, 6) now Rough, Hex (78, 7) now Mountain

27th February 2008 - 85% EGC Review of Commander - EAW

They just keep coming! Another amazing review of Commander - Europe at War!

"Commander Europe at War is guaranteed to bring hours of enjoyment in turn based strategy game fans and newcomers alike. It’s about time we see a game worthy of Panzer General’s legacy!"

For the full review go to EGC Games Review

25th February 2008 - Commander Napoleon at War Announced!

THE COMMANDER SERIES EXPANDS TO THE NAPOLEONIC ERA

SLITHERINE ANNOUNCES COMMANDER: NAPOLEON AT WAR

After the surprising success of World War II hex-based strategy game Commander: Europe at War, Slitherine is pleased to announce the extension of the franchise to a new and even more challenging historical setting with Commander: Napoleon at War.

www.slitherine.com/games/cnaw/

The first in the series of high level turn based strategy games, Commander: Europe at War launched in July 2007 and, since then has received a wide array of stunning reviews from all over the world. It is now considered as one of the benchmark titles in the genre and has been translated into more than 10 languages.

'We are very pleased with how Commander: Europe at War did in the market', said Iain McNeil, Development Director of Slitherine. 'It was our first release under the Kameleon Project brand, and we are happy to have proved we can help small independent developers, not only by completing and releasing their games, but also by making them a success story in the marketplace'.

Commander: Napoleon at War is the second game in the Commander series and is in development by Commander: Europe at War’s original developer Firepower Entertainment and historical games developer The Lordz Games Studio. Both studios are working under the Kameleon Project umbrella.

'Commander: Napoleon at War will not be re-inventing the strategic approach of its predecessor', continues Iain McNeil. 'We want to adapt the gameplay to the different war mechanics and troop movements of the Napoleonic era but keep the same fresh and simple gameplay approach that is easy to learn, but hard to master. Also thanks to the support of an ever growing community of fans, Commander: Europe at War has evolved into a great gaming experience and so we don't want to change too much of it'.

Features

• 8 campaigns starting from Napoleons assault on Austria in 1805 up to the 100 days campaign ending at Waterloo in 1815.
• Take control of Napoleon's forces or the Allied Coalition who opposed him, including Britain, Prussia, Austria and Russia.
• Huge map covering all of Europe in amazing detail
• Research many new technologies and control the focus of your nations research.
• Dynamic weather system including mud, snow, storms and more
• Trade routes and pirate raids
• Fortresses and siege warfare
• 12 different units types including Militia, Line & Guard Infantry, Light & Heavy Cavalry, Foot & Horse Artillery, Frigates, Ships of the Line and Pirates and Privateers.
• Recruit historic commanders such as Ney, Blucher, Wellington & many more.
• Multiplayer via LAN, hot seat, PBEM and Internet 

 [About Slitherine] - Slitherine Software UK Ltd. is a privately funded and independent UK developer and publisher. It launched the Slitherine Strategies brand in 2002. Through this brand Slitherine is dedicated to bringing highly playable and approachable strategy games to the mass market. Slitherine Software is uniquely placed to deliver due to its experience within the industry and also the wider gaming community.

[About The Kameleon Project] - The Kameleon Project is the brainchild of Slitherine Software, itself an independently funded developer. It has been created to assist other independent developers to bring their games to market. Slitherine supplies marketing and PR support, external production (music, sound effects, box art etc), game design, technical support, pro-forma documentation, sales and negotiating expertise and in fact anything needed to progress the development of the projects, allowing the development team to concentrate on what they do well, make great games. 

For Press Enquiry, please contact : press@slitherine.co.uk

[About Firepower ] – Firepower Entertainment is a Swedish game development company, privately funded and founded in 2006. It has delivered its first product Commander: Europe at War in 2007 (jointly developed together with Slitherine Software, Doublethink Studios and under the Kameleon project) and is following up on its style of easy to learn but hard to master games. The games are meant to appeal not only to hardcore gamers but also be suiting for the more casual players.

[About The Lordz Games Studio ] – "The Lordz Games Studio is a privately funded, independent game development studio based out of The Netherlands. Launched in 2006, The Lordz Games Studio, (LGS) is dedicated to developing cross-platform titles that are fun, highly playable and mirror our passion for military history. "

8th February 2008 - Commander reviewed by Macworld

Macworld has posted a great review of Commander - Europe at War giving it 4 Stars saying "I’m delighted to see this wonderful tradition continue with Slitherine Strategies’ excellent Commander: Europe at War"

See the full review here - http://www.macworld.com/article/131987/2008/02/commander.html?t=201

6th February 2008 - Field of Glory Ships to Stores

We know that those of you who have pre ordered directly from Slitherine will be pleased to hear that the initial consignments are now at our warehouse, and are scheduled to SHIP IMMEDIATLY!

We are processing the orders and aim to get these dispatched over the next few days. Consequently we will no longer be distributing beta rules or army lists as these are now redundant and superseded by the final versions.

On behalf of the entire Field of Glory ™ team (which you may be surprised to learn runs to several dozen people), we would like to thank you for your collective support, goodwill, wisdom and sound common sense. If the gaming system proves to be as successful as we believe it will be, then a large chunk of the credit must go to you, the gamers and testers. Your feedback and play balancing have been fundamental in bringing Field of Glory ™ to this stage.

Your incredible depth of historical knowledge and ability to spot the cracks never ceases to amaze us.
We now look forward to developing the system and providing you with all the support that we can over the coming years, so keep the feedback coming and let us know what you would like to see included on the Field of Glory website www.fieldofglory.com

A sincere thank you and watch out for further announcements !

30th January 2008 - Field of Glory Miniatures!

SLITHERINE PARTNERS WITH WARGAMES FACTORY TO RAISE ARMIES FOR THE FIELD OF GLORY™ MINIATURE WARGAMING RULES

Field of Glory™, the new ancient and medieval wargaming rules from Slitherine Strategies and Osprey Publishing will be supported by a full range of plastic multi-part miniature figures from Wargames Factory.

Wargames Factory is launching an extensive new line of plastic box sets to support the Field of Glory™ game. The first releases will be Late Republican Romans (the Legions of Julius Caesar) and Celts. The miniatures will be available in 48-figure box sets for $29.95 and will feature a variety of separate arms, heads, shields, and body types for maximum customization. The company is committed to an aggressive release schedule that will allow Field of Glory™ players to deploy armies from all the eras featured in the game. More details can be found at www.wargamesfactory.com

Wargames Factory CEO Tony Reidy explains the genesis of the relationship: “When we first became aware of the Field of Glory™ rules and saw the high-quality production values that Slitherine and Osprey were bringing to them, we knew that they would be the perfect fit for our new line of hard plastic multi-part miniatures. In speaking with the team at Slitherine, we quickly realized that this was a rules system that cried out for a complimentary range of miniature armies. Wargames Factory is the first company to focus on hard plastic miniatures in 28mm (Wargames Standard 1/56th scale) for the historical market and we believe these sets, in partnership with this great new rules system, will revolutionize tabletop gaming.”

JD McNeil, Director of Slitherine, said: “Creating Field of Glory has been a tremendous challenge and we are now thrilled to see the ruleset coming together. The opportunity of working with Wargames Factory, an emerging force in historical miniatures production, has brought a new dimension to the whole project. Their accurately modeled range will certainly complement Field of Glory.”

What is Field of Glory™?

Field of Glory™ is a wargaming rules system that uses model figures and terrain to recreate the great battles of the ancient and medieval world, written by some of the biggest names in the wargaming community, including the co-author of the popular DBM rules, Richard Bodley Scott. Field of Glory™ allows players to use Wargames Factory miniatures to re-fight historical scenarios or create their own “what if” battles. It is being released in February 2008 along with two companion books, Rise of Rome and Storm of Arrows. These books, which are the first of many, focus on specific time periods or geographical regions in the ancient and medieval world, giving historical overviews and comprehensive army lists for all of the major and minor powers.

Field of Glory™ is the first set of wargames rules that has been designed for and made available to a wide audience and will be available from traditional Hobby outlets to mass market booksellers. The game is set to revolutionize historical wargaming.

All enquires to JD McNeil at: jdm@slitherine.co.uk

Wargames Factory at pr@wargamesfactory.com

[About Slitherine Software] - Slitherine Software UK Ltd. is a privately funded and independent UK games developer and publisher. It launched the Slitherine Strategies brand in 2002. Through this brand Slitherine is dedicated to bringing highly playable and approachable strategy games to the mass market. Slitherine Software is uniquely placed to deliver due to its experience within the industry and also the wider gaming community.  Slitherine press or media enquiries should be directed to press@slitherine.co.uk. Slitherine website – www.slitherine.com

[About Osprey Publishing] - Osprey Publishing is the leading publisher of illustrated military history. Over 1,300 titles in print provide a definitive resource for both established military enthusiasts and a wider audience with a general interest in military history. Chronicling human conflict on ground, sea and in the air from ancient times to the present day, Osprey provides a full range of perspectives on wars and warriors throughout history. To find out more visit the Osprey website www.ospreypublishing.com

[About Wargames Factory] – Wargames Factory is a new investor-backed company that designs and manufacturers high quality hard plastic multi-part miniatures in 28mm (Wargames Standard 1/56 scale) for wargamers, painters, modelers, and collectors. Based outside Boston, Massachusetts, Wargames Factory uses 100% recycled plastic and partners with Triangle (www.triangle-inc.org) a non-profit organization that serves thousands of people with disabilities and employs over 200 “people with ability”. Find us at www.wargamesfactory.com

24th January 2008 - Field of Glory Sales Take Off

New rules set to exceed all expectations

It is now only a matter of weeks until Field of Glory, the new ancient and medieval wargaming rules set from Slitherine Strategies and Osprey Publishing is released. It will be available in UK stores from the 11th February and across the USA on the 19th February and the pre-orders have been flooding in across all trade channels.

Osprey Marketing Director, Richard Sullivan elaborates: “From our first discussions with Slitherine we knew that the market was ready for the rules they have developed and that Field of Glory would be popular but we have been overwhelmed with both the level of excitement we have seen and the number of pre-orders that have already been received.”

The rules will be available across the spectrum, from high-street stores and hobby shops to on-line outlets, large and small.

What is Field of Glory?
Field of Glory is a wargaming rules system that uses model figures and terrain to recreate the great battles of the ancient and medieval world, written by some of the biggest names in the wargaming community, including the co-author of the popular DBM rules, Richard Bodley Scott. Field of Glory allows players to use miniatures of any scale to re-fight historical scenarios or create their own “what if” battles.

Iain McNeil, Technical and Design Director of Slitherine, explains further: “One of the great aspects of Field of Glory is that it can be used to reconstruct battles like Cannae or Hastings, but will still allow players to use any of the armies from their collections and play out anachronistic match-ups such as Vikings versus Ancient Egyptians. Our expanding player base has already lined up a number of tournaments worldwide, so we are certain that Field of Glory is off to a great start”.

Continuing Support
Along with the main rulebook, February will also see the release of the first two companion books, Rise of Rome and Storm of Arrows. These books, which are the first of many, focus on specific time periods or geographical regions in the ancient and medieval world, giving historical overviews and comprehensive army lists for all of the major and minor powers. The game is also backed by a newly launched website www.fieldofglory.com, which contains an already vibrant forum, news, announcements, competitions, and online game support.

Slitherine’s Business Development Director JD McNeil says; “Field of Glory will be a living, breathing system, continuously supported by new print products as well as a vigorous online community. We fully believe that Field of Glory will soon become a leader in the historical wargaming field.”

All enquires to Richard Sullivan at: richard.sullivan@ospreypublishing.com

[About Slitherine Software] - Slitherine Software UK Ltd. is a privately funded and independent UK games developer and publisher. It launched the Slitherine Strategies brand in 2002. Through this brand Slitherine is dedicated to bringing highly playable and approachable strategy games to the mass market. Slitherine Software is uniquely placed to deliver due to its experience within the industry and also the wider gaming community. Slitherine press or media enquiries should be directed to press@slitherine.co.uk. Slitherine website – www.slitherine.com .

[About Osprey Publishing] - Osprey Publishing is the leading publisher of illustrated military history. Over 1,300 titles in print provide a definitive resource for both established military enthusiasts and a wider audience with a general interest in military history. Chronicling human conflict on ground, sea and in the air from ancient times to the present day, Osprey provides a full range of perspectives on wars and warriors throughout history. To find out more visit the Osprey website www.ospreypublishing.com

10th January 2008 - Apple.com reviews Commander

The games home page over at www.apple.com/games has been taken over by Commander Europe at War!

The game has been a big hit with the MAC market and everyone is deleighted with its success.

The review can be found at http://www.apple.com/games/articles/2008/01/commandereuropeatwar/

10th January 2008 - Commander coming to Germany

Slitherine & Firepower are pleased to announce that CDV will be pubslihing Commander Europe at War in Germany. The game is fully translated and has just gone off to manufacture so fans in Germany do not have long to wait!

You can see the full announcement in German here - http://www.cdv.de/index.php?s=cdvag&id=1196874790&g=2_games_completenews&sid=de010100

10th January 2008 - Commander Released in France!

This news is a little late as the game has already released but just in case you missed it, Slitherine & Anuman Interactive have released Commander Europe at War in France. The game is fully localised and patched up to V1.04.

Firepower's first game is taking Europe by storm!

http://www.anuman-interactive.com/logiciels/FR/jeux/strategie/commander_europe_at_war-2144.html