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1914: Dispatches, Oregon ConSim Journal
1914: Dispatches, the Oregon ConSim Journal
is the support magazine for the historical simulations
designed and produced by Oregon ConSim Games.
The debut issue of the Journal focuses on the
Eastern Front during 1914 by expanding on the
WWI simulation game
1914: Twilight in the East.
The centerpiece of the publication is a collection of
three well-researched historical articles, each paired with a
new scenario allowing the subject to be accurately simulated.
Also included are two enhanced player-aid cards.
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Latest News
April 21, 2013
1914: Offensive à outrance Public Playtest Session
Oregon ConSim Games will be conducting a playtest of its newest simulation, 1914: Offensive à outrance, The Initial Campaigns on the Western Front in WWI, at John Kranz’s ConsimWorld Expo in Tempe May 27 - June 2. This is the fifth time 1914, Oào has been tested at the Expo. The game is a comprehensively researched brigade/division level model of the battles fought in Belgium, France, and Germany from August through mid-November of 1914. Playtest spots are filled, but you are encouraged to stop by and check out the action.
December 17, 2012
GMT's C3i nr26 includes articles and scenarios for 1914: Twilight in the East
C3i magazine nr26 includes two articles with two associated scenarios for 1914: Twilight in the East. The first is a Tannenberg Campaign variant. The second, is entitled A Post-war Solution for Austria-Hungary’s Mobilization with the associated scenario entitled Dragoni’s Plan for Austria-Hungary. The Dragoni scenario includes expansion counters.
November 24, 2012
GMT to publish 1914: Serbien muß sterbien
GMT Games has agreed to publish our newest design 1914: Serbien muss sterbien, The Initial Campaigns on the Balkan Front in WWI. GMT’s policy is to place all new games on their P-500 list, where once a game has garnered a certain number of preorders they pledge to print it. Please go to www.GMTgames.com to pre-order your copy.
June 20, 2012
GMT to publish 1914: Offensive à outrance
GMT Games has agreed to publish our design 1914: Offensive à outrance, The Initial Campaigns on the Western Front in WWI. Please go to www.GMTgames.com to pre-order your copy.
UPDATE: as of November 24, 1914: Offensive à outrance has made the cut with 600 preorders. GMT plans to publish 1914: Oào during the third quarter of 2013.
January 31, 2012
1914: Dispatches, the Oregon ConSim Journal begins shipping
The debut issue of 1914: Dispatches, the Oregon ConSim Journal focuses on the Eastern Front during 1914 by expanding on the WWI simulation game 1914: Twilight in the East. Also included are two enhanced player-aid cards designed to speed play.
Older News
Please visit the Archives to read older news items.Oregon ConSim Games Mission Statement
Our mission is to produce enjoyable board games by accurately modeling exciting events from military history. Our focus is on placing players in the same command positions that their historical counterparts were in, facing the same options, dilemmas, and unknowns as the historical leaders did. Oregon ConSim Games strives for the highest standard of historical accuracy. Our games are thoroughly and painstakingly researched from a wide range of international (re)sources.
Oregon ConSim Games recognizes that simplistic abstractions make poor historical models, while overly complex simulations tend to be difficult to enjoy. We believe it is possible to design games that are both historically accurate and fun, that it is possible to create a deeply absorbing game that affords players a uniquely compelling perspective on significant events in military history.
Where We’re Being Played
As always, our premier gaming convention is ConsimWorld Expo where we have been in attendance for the last ten years. In 2013, we will be playtesting our newest project (as yet to be determined). The convention runs between May 27-June 2 2013 in Tempe, AZ.
Awards
1914: Twilight in the East won the 2007 Charles S. Roberts Award for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame. It also shared the award for Best Wargame Graphics.
Battle for Galicia, 1914 was nominated for the 2006 Charles S. Roberts Award for Best Desk Top Published-Produced Boardgame.
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