A Victory Lost Wins 2007 Intl. Gamers Award - Historical Simulations
The winner of the 2007 International Gamers Award in the category of Historical Simulations is A Victory Lost, by designer Tetsuya Nakamura and publisher Multi-Man Publishing. Here’s a description of the game from the IGA press release announcing the award:
| A Victory Lost is a simple, elegant game that is easy enough for the first-time wargamer, but has enough substance to delight the old veteran. AVL is a divisional level simulation of the 1943 Soviet offensive past Stalingrad and the German riposte led by General Manstein that retook Kharkov and blunted the Soviet effort. Like a gourmet dish prepared from simple ingredients, AVL combines a few familiar and basic game mechanics into a game system that beautifully models not only the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing armies, but the historical campaign as well. AVL offers tense and exciting wargaming: both sides get to attack and defend in the course of the game, and AVL’s chit-pull activation system provides almost limitless play variation, challenges and nasty surprises. It is a game that rewards the gamer who plans carefully, but is able to adjust to the unexpected. With its beautifully integrated map and counter graphics and a wallet-soothing price tag, AVL proves again that good things come in small packages. |
Visit the International Gamers Awards website for information on the judges and the history of the award.
Source: Greg Schloesser, IGA
Posted by W. Eric Martin on Aug 15, 2007 at 10:30 AM in Game News, Boardgame News / 1110
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Congratulations to:
Tetsuya Nakamura is the Designer (he is Japanese)
Truly an international affair for this title in MMP’s International Game Series. Posted by Jeffrey D Myers on Aug 15, 2007 at 12:27 PM | #
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