Martin Melbardis
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Martin Melbardis

Designer of wargames such as Campaign: Fall Blau, Rome Must Fall and Operation Barbarossa, Martin has been obsessed with history and solitaire games for as long as he can remember—probably longer. He’s spent years dreaming up wargames, much to the confusion of friends and family who prefer games with “fun” themes. When he’s not buried in research or fine-tuning dice mechanics, he’s either contemplating his next big…

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design or wondering if he really needs another book on the Eastern Front (he does). With a passion for making quick-playing solo wargames that are both historically rich and mechanically engaging, Martin has created a small independent wargaming company called "Solo Wargame" with a single mission to ensure that no gamer ever has to suffer through an unbalanced AI opponent again.

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Designed and illustrated 4 games

Campaign: Fall Blau 2023 0
Operation Barbarossa: A WW2 Roll & Write Game 2025 0
Galactic Order 2024 0
Galactic Order: Rebel Expansion 0

Designed 16 games

14 more without a cover yet
Medieval Command: Battle of Varna 1444 2026 0
Not One Step Back: Stalingrad 2026 0
Race To Tunis: A WW2 Roll & Write Game 2026 0
Campaign: Bagration 2026 0
Siege Works: Rise of Napoleon 2026 0
Fliegerkorps 2026 0
Surviving Stalingrad 2025 0
Lone Wolf: U-Boat Command 2025 0
Siege Works: Expansion 2025 0
Siege Works: A Napoleonic Siege Roll & Write 2025 0
Crusade: Road To Jerusalem 2025 0
Thermopylae: Last Stand 2025 0
Rome Must Fall 2024 0
Trench Tactics 2024 0