Armistice, Veterans, and Grognards,
On behalf of the Frank Chadwick’s ETO development team, we are happy to celebrate this day that saw the end of the First World War, when we honor our veterans who stood up and defended America, and to that list we want to add our own nod to wargame grognards who have taken the time the learn (and play) the history which puts November 11th in perspective. Our society of armchair historians, wargamers, and those who design, develop, and devour though play these thoughtful “time machines” is a special year-round gift that is ours to share with all who will partake – we know that you have something to contribute.
To help you with that, we have something very big to share. We have opened the public beta testing of Frank Chadwick’s ETO Volume II: The Middle Sea. If you know how to use vassal (or even if you don’t but need the “right game” to start learning how to use it, as many on our team have), we hope you will join us in this WW2 Mediterranean game which features 14 distinct scenarios and several Campaign Games. TMS also adds the ETO Naval System to this series so veterans of Volume I: Thunder in the East will have some great new “toys” to play with managing their naval communication, transport, battles, etc.
To get the ball rolling, go to the ETO Support Page here: https://www.watchword.biz/eto-support and it is only a short scroll down to the Vassal section. There you will find links for the free Thunder in the East and The Middle Sea (beta) vassal kits, as well the latest ETO Rules and the TMS Scenario documents. With those, you are all set.
To give us feedback, either use that website’s Forums, or post us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/282953878860040/), ConsimWorld (http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX/.1dda3495/1486), or Boardgame Geek (https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209951/thunder-east/forums/0).
We have our eyes open at each of these locations and look forward to hearing from you as you explore The Middle Sea with us!
Happy Armistice/Veterans Day from your Frank Chadwick’s ETO development team!
Author: Alan Emrich
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