Dean Essig

the brigade level during the American Civil War. RSS - The Regimental Sub-Series simulates battles at the regimental level during the American Civil War. LoB - The Line of Battle Series also depicts battles at the regimental level during the American Civil War with newer rules than the RSS. TCS - The Tactical Combat Series simulates 20th century platoon level battles. SCS - The Standard Combat Series is a general system which is easy (yet still challenging) and allows simulation of a wide range of battles. OCS - The Operational Combat Series simulates WWII and Korean war campaigns at levels ranging from battalions to divisions. BCS - The Battalion Combat Series covers 20th Century battles (WWII & Yom Kippur war) at the battalion level. Abridged List of Notable Games 2001 Guderian's Blitzkrieg II 2004 DAK2: The Campaign in North Africa, 1940-1942 2007 Case Blue 2014 Last Chance for Victory: The Battle of Gettysburg 2016 Last Blitzkrieg: Wacht am Rhein, The Battle of the Bulge Awards Inducted into the Charles S. Roberts, Clausewitz Award Hall of Fame 1993. Winner of the James F. Dunnigan award for outstanding achievement in playability and design: 1993 (Afrika), 1994 (Enemy at the Gates), 1997 (DAK), 2007 (Case Blue and the Operational Combat Series in general). Has won the Charles S. Roberts Award several times: CSR "Best world war II boardgame" 1993 (Afrika), 1994 (Enemy at the Gates), 1995 (Tunisia), 1997 (DAK), 2000 Sicily (tied with Mark Simonitch's Ukraine '43), 2007 (Case Blue) CSR "Best wargame graphics" 1989 (Hitler's last gamble), 1995 (Yom Kippur), 1996 (GD'41), 1997 (DAK) Interview: https://www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episodes/dean-essig