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Brezhnev Took Afghanistan, Begin Took Beirut…

….and COVID took the Wargaming Conventions.
As there will be no conventions in the foreseeable future, we decided to send to the front the strategic reserve of copies kept until now for conventions usage. In plain terms, this means:

As a side note, 1985: Under an Iron copies are now moving to the distribution points….Europe shipping should begin next week, US and Canada could take a little longer as they have to traverse the North Atlantic SLOC.

Oh well that’s it….The Convention Is Dead, Long Live to the Convention!

SITREP 20200730 1300 ZT: Following the tradition of the previous offensives, this one too was fast and bloody. 1985:DNL copies are gone, but stay tuned in the next few days for the fifty 1985:UAIS ones!

SITREP 20200804 1836 ZT: The 50 remaining copies of 1985: Under an Iron Sky – Third Echelon are now available on the product page!

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1985: Deadly Northern Lights Players’ Gallery

Here’s a gallery of the Grognards reporting from the AFNORTH Front!
Thanks to everybody for supporting us in what has probably been our biggest endeavor until now.

  • Kev Sharp – The Nordic Balance
  • Kev Sharp – The Nordic Balance
  • Antonio Pinar Pena
  • Andy Loakes – The Gates of Fire
  • Allan Rothberg
  • Steve Parker – Cat Not Included
  • Sergio Orts – Family Reunited
  • Patrik Spett – The Baltic Will Tell
  • Mauro Bornioli – Under an Iron Sky
  • Matt Purvis
  • Jon Robinson
  • George Hedfors
  • George Hedfors – Furniture to remove
  • David Christian Larsen
  • Bernie Michalkiewicz – The Gates of Fire
  • Bernie Michalkiewicz – The Gates of Fire
  • Bernie Michalkiewicz – The Gates of Fire
  • Bernie Michalkiewicz – The Gates of Fire
  • Kev Sharp – The Nordic Balance
  • Flavio Acquati – Frunze Approves
  • Nils Bakke – Under a Norwegian Sky
  • Simone Rolfo – COVID Break
  • Kev Sharp – The Nordic Balance
  • Ryan Harter
  • Ryan Harter – Nuclear Football
  • Pat Hirtle – At Last!
  • Pat Hirtle – Mutual Assured Destruction
  • Andreas Lundin – The Nordic Balance
  • Andreas Lundin – The Nordic Balance
  • Mats Eden – The Nordic Balance
  • Mats Eden – The Nordic Balance
  • Lars Wistedt – The Baltic Will Tell
  • Lars Wistedt – The Baltic Will Tell
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1985: Under an Iron Sky – Third Echelon

After two years of worldwide unrest and open revolts, the TRL Central Committee finally surrendered to popular demand. A Third Echelon of 1985: Under an iron Sky will be mobilized.

As this will be a small and very expensive (on our side) print run, we are forced to change our usual “we just print it, you decide later” policy. Think about it as a sort of Kickstarter, with the difference that you’ll get your money back should things go wrong.

The minimum number of 200 ordered copies has already been reached, so Third Echelon is now MOBILIZED and nothing will stop it.

Here’s the Rules of Engagement:

  1. Third Echelon will be identical to the previous two except for updated rules, some extra counters and the “Third Echelon” label on the box.
  2. We’ll keep the recruitment office open until June, 15th. After that date, no orders will be accepted and production print will start.

Do your duty and enlist to defend the Rodina from the capitalist aggression! Move out to the front!

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1985:DNL Living Rules!

The first version of 1985: Deadly Northern Lights Living Rules is out!

Some interesting additions are Naval Bombardment and a more tricky GIUK External Front, plus other minor fixes – Check out the List of Changes for a complete overview. There’s also a small errata regarding two errors on the map and an omission in the scenario booklet….sorry for that 🙁

You may find the files on the 1985: Deadly Northern Lights page, or download them directly here:

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