The Long Road... World War III With a Twist

But what, you might ask, is "World War III... with a twist? In short, it's a World War III-themed boardgame with paranormal elements. Based on the fiction from my Dark War Novels, Revelation and Retribution.

For the majority of the scenarios, gamers will take the role of a Soviet or NATO regimental or brigade commander, controlling platoons of 1985-era tanks, infantry, and weapons as they play through a story-driven campaign. In some of these scenarios the game's artificial intelligence will control paranormal elements that directly impact the combatants and move the story forward. For example, a strange, otherworldly electrical storm that roams the battlefield, hampering electronics and limiting engagement ranges. Or perhaps a zombie horde of unknown origin that pours from a city, attacking American and Soviet soldiers alike.

In other scenarios, you will be able to directly control strange forces as they either fight NATO/ Soviet soldiers or other paranormal entities. For instance, you might lead a Lycan clan ambushing a Soviet convoy, the unchanged clan members fighting with RPD/RPGs and assault rifles while their werewolf brethren assault with fang and claw. In another scenario vampires, with high-tech weaponry, battle Lycans to keep the Lycan from overrunning the vampire coven.

 Crazy, right? But it's done with a next-level iteration of the popular Platoon Commander system, in a way we hope pique's wargamer's interest. Make no mistake. The Long Road is a wargame, but a wargame with a twist. Features include.

·        Airstrikes

·        Artillery

·        Special ATGM rules

·        Overruns

·        Infantry fire from IFVs

·        Helicopters

·        Spetsnaz

·        Champions

·        Heroes

·        Commanders

·        Card-assisted play

 You can back us on Kickstarter here. 

Mark H. Walker served 23 years in the United States Navy, most of them as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal diver. He is the creator of the Dark War universe, which includes two novels, Revelation and Retribution, several short stories, and the Dark War Rebooted Role-Playing and Skirmish game. He is the owner of Flying Pig Games as well as Tiny Battle Publishing the designer of the aliens-invade-Earth game Night of Man, the Communists invade South Vietnam game, '65, Lock 'n Load, World at War and several other games, as well as the publisher of Old School Tactical, and Armageddon War. Give them a try. I mean, what the hell?