Category: Deadly Northern Lights

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1985: Deadly Northern Lights – Missing In Action

The Problem

In this troubled time of biological attacks and remote working, we’ve been hit too. Two charts are missing from the box. No excuses, my fault.

The missing charts are used during Air Superiority and Interception Combat. It’s possible to play without them, but they come handy for placing the squadrons during combat and add an extra touch. Here’s a picture of what I’m talking about:

The Temporary Solution

Here’s the two missing charts in PDF version, ready to print and use in your campaigns.

1985DNL NATO Air SuperiorityDownload
1985DNL WP Air SuperiorityDownload

The Real Solution

We’re going to ship the two missing charts to everyone, of course free of charge. Just give us the time to organize, I’ve already taken the first steps and we should be ready in a few days.

Again, sorry for the problem 🙁
Fabrizio Vianello
Thin Red Line Games

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1985:DNL Extended Designers’ Notes

Here’s the Designers’ Notes for 1985: Deadly Northern Lights, written by the Designer (the dork with the gas mask, left side) and by the two Developers Ulf Krahn and Anthony Morphet (no gas mask photo available).

Compared to the Designers’ Notes you’ll find in the box, this version has been slightly extended and reformatted.

1985: Deadly Northern Lights Extended Designers’ NotesDownload
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1985: Deadly Northern Lights Losses

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SACEUR warns that due to heavy losses in AFNORTH area of responsibility, CONUS reserves are now down to 40 copies.

SITREP UPDATE 20200418: 50 additional reinforcements are being transferred from Europe to CONUS. This is the last operational reserve, after which the only remaining option will be a strategic withdrawal.

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1985: Deadly Northern Lights DEFCON 1

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At 19850724 0404 ZT Warsaw Pact forces attacked NATO on a front going from Northern Norway to West Germany.
Assault supported by heavy air strikes and vertical assault operations. AFNORTH reports Soviet amphibious landings at Narvik, Tromsø.

CJCS declared DEFCON 1 at 19850724 0427 ZT. AFNORTH proceed as for CONOP 475/19 ANGRY ARROWHEAD.

SITREP and additional details at:  
https://trlgames.com/prodotto/1985dnl/
https://trlgames.com/1985-deadly-northern-lights/

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1985: Deadly Northern Lights is now available! Proceed to the product page before the new Soviet Military Directorate censors it.

  • Box and more Boxes
  • Components Overview
  • Counters
  • Counters
  • More Counters
  • Maps Overview
  • Detail of Oslo Area
  • Detail of København Area
  • Rules and Scenarios Booklets
  • Lines Of Communications Charts
  • The Glorious Designer
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DEFCON 2 – 1985: Deadly Northern Lights

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19850722 0500 ZT HUMINT TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED 12 SOVIET BOOMERS LEFT MRMNSK DURING NIGHT HRS

19850722 1041 ZT SIGINT SAT OPS 6431 WHITE CLOUD CONFIRMED SOVIET NRTHRN AND BALTIC FLEETS LEAVING BASES IN 48 HRS

DEFCON 2 EFFECTIVE STARTING 19850722 1600 ZT

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As an open conflict between NATO and Warsaw Pact seems unavoidable, better prepare yourself and read the first part of 1985: Deadly Northern Lights Designer’s Notes, now available exclusively on Big Board Gaming! A big thanks to Kev Sharp for his support!

  • Map Overview
  • Map Details
  • NATO LOCs
  • WP LOCs