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 We ready All Things Zombie and Ring of Hills for the printer. To the left is some of the eye-catching art in Ring of Hills. Order now while the ordering is still cheap.
Heroes of the Blitzkrieg only $49.99!
Lock 'n Load: Heroes of the Blitzkrieg is now shipping! Order now to get a limited-time introductory price of $49.99. This is a complete Lock 'n Load module. You need nothing else to play. Click to command.
Battles within Battles Ready for Download!
In need of more World at War? Look no farther and wait no longer: World at War: Battles within Battles is now available for immediate download! The first downloadable expansion for the World at War system, Battle within Battles contains 14 scenarios, an 8.5” x 11” map, a few new rules, a handful of new counters, and also utilizes the counters and maps from Eisenbach Gap and Blood and Bridges. Click here for info.
June 1st... Line of Fire 6 on Sale!  It’s alive! Line of Fire #6 is alive and ready for download. This issue is jammed with a veritable book of words such as strategy and combat, batrep and scenario, new map and revised counters. Click here for more information.
Noville -Bastogne's Outpost Now Shipping!
Lock 'n Load: Noville -Bastogne's Outpost is a boxed expansion to Band of Heroes depicting the intense fighting for the small Belgian town of Noville on a large, mounted, thick, mounted, really thick, historical 22" x 34" map. Order now!
May 14th... Lock 'n Load: Heroes of the Gap on P500!
 Lock ‘n Load: Heroes of the Gap is now ready for preorder. Heroes of the Gap, is a complete Lock ‘n Load module that brings the Lock ‘n Load system to the environs of Eisenbach, Germany. No, this is NOT a World at War series game, but it does take place in the universe created by World at War. This is pure, impulse-driven, tanks vs. tank, squad vs. squad, leader vs. leader, RPD vs. M60, Lock ‘n Load system gaming. Click here.
Resistance is futile.
May 7th... Summer Lightning: The Invasion of Poland on P500!
 September 1st, 1939… Panzers roll across Germany’s border with Poland, intent on the subjugation of their neighbour. In front of the German soldiers lay thousands of square miles to conquer, under them eager tanks, and leading them the officers keen to let loose a new type of war…Lightning War… the Blitzkrieg.
Welcome to Summer Lightning: The Invasion of Poland 1939, an operational-level game by veteran designer, Brian Train. In Summer Lightning gamers control brigades, divisions, and even corps of German, Polish, Slovakian, and Russian units in a proven game system (Autumn Mist, Balkan Storm) that features an interactive sequence of play and near-diceless combat that both shows the historical German superiority in command and control and yet is flexible enough to allow players to explore many variations and options, so that the game can be as equal (or unequal) a contest as they want. Options include: variable Polish deployments; greater or lesser surprise and speed of mobilization; changed attitudes of the Soviet Union or neighbouring countries; French intervention; Plan Zachod (the Romanian Bridgehead Strategy); and even the possibility that the Blitzkrieg, so appealing in theory, fizzles out on the battlefield. Click here for more information.
Line of Fire #5 on in Stock!
 The fifth issue of Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s inimitable downloadable magazine Line of Fire is now on sale! Line of Fire #5 contains almost 50 full-color pages! In it you’ll find articles about the new features and mechanics in Heroes of the Blitzkrieg, on the Japanese Army in World War Two and Island War Deluxe, on the tactical placement of obstacles in the Lock ‘n Load system, an in-depth preview of the Swedish forces in World at War: Operation Garbo, and six new World at War scenarios. Click here!
No Middle Ground on P500!
Paul Rorhbaugh's clever game uses battalions and brigades to recreate the Syrian assault on the Golan Heights and more. Click here for more information.
World at War: The Untold Stories on P500
 World at War: The Untold Stories recounts the struggle of Warsaw Pact and NATO allies previously not covered in World at War modules. Included are the battles of the Canadians, East Germans, Poles, Dutch and Belgians as each fought desperately to survive in the opening days of the war that ended all wars. It's 528 counters are the most that we have ever stuffed in a game and it's geomorphic maps are a first for a World at War title. Cick here for more information
All Things Zombie Battle Report
Read this ATZ BatRep, find out how the game plays, and if our pair of adventurers survive their little trip into town. Report contains actual game play pictures. After you check it out, drop a pre-order on us. Every order helps.
January 28th... World at War: Blood and Bridges in Stock and Shipping!
Blood and Bridges is in stock and shipping. As many of you know, the war is raging on and now it is up to the British and their formidable array of weapons systems to blunt the Soviet spearhead. Chieftain and Challenger tanks, Striker ATGM vehicles, FV-432 APCs, Lynx attack helicopters, Tornado fighter-bombers and others clash headlong into first rate Soviet Guards units outfitted with T-80 and T-64 tanks, BMP-2 APCs, MTU-55 Bridgelayers, SA-13s, Hind E attack helicopters, Su-25 ground attack aircraft and many more. There is only one mission here. Hold the bridges or see Soviet armour on Channel coast. Are you up to the task? Click here to order yours at the pre-order price of 47.49, for a limited time only.
 Lock ‘n Load: Forgotten Heroes 2nd Edition returns the aboriginal Lock ‘n Load series game to print. This will be professionally printed and boxed, with die-cut counters, mounted maps, etc. The art has been completely updated. Each counter has been redrawn, every map created anew, and Skill Cards, scenarios, charts, and rules laid out with painstaking care. In fact, all the 2nd edition has in common with the original is the Lock ‘n Load series rules and the scenarios… and we’ve even added two more scenarios for those who pre-order. Click here for more info.
December 10th... Line of Fire #4 on Sale!
 Lock ‘n Load Publishing announces the release of issue #4 of the popular downloadable magazine. With over 55 full-color pages, the magazine is filled with scenarios, new counters; battle reports; interviews; previews; articles on tactics, forces, and game variants. Click here for more information.
Conflict of Heroes -Awakening the Bear Now Shipping!
 In partnership with Academy Games, Conflict of Heroes -Awakening the Bear is now available through our website with a free add-on game board with each purchase. Click here to get your copy of Conflict of Heroes and free game board.
December 8th... New White Star Rising Screen Shots
 As many of you know, Nations at War: White Star Rising is the World at War system transported to World War II. Today we have some new screens depicting the fighting between American and German forces in 1944. Click here to see them.
December 5th... New Island War Deluxe Mod
Thanks to Jerry Tresman, there's a new Island War Deluxe (IWD) Vassal Module Ready. Click here and scroll down to the last bullet on the right.
Flintlock: Black Powder, Cold Steel Now Shipping!
Lock ‘n Load Publishing announces that Carolina Rebels, Volume One in award-winning designer Richard Berg’s Flintlock: Black Powder, Cold Steel gaming system, is now shipping!
Britain Stands Alone 2nd Edition on P500!
It's 1940 and Germany invades England again in this new, graphically enhanced edition of Jim Werbaneth's classic game. Click here.
Band of Heroes 2nd Edition on P500 for 35% off!
New in Band of Heroes 2nd Edition are haloless maps, version 3 rules, errata revisions, and even two bonus scenarios for those who pre-order. Click here for more information.
Corps Command: Dawn's Early Light on P500!
At long last the second installment of the Corps Command series is here. Following in the footsteps of Corps Command: Totensonntag, Peter Bogdasarian’s Corps Command: Dawn’s Early Light, chronicles, on an operational level, the largest tank battle of the Third World War… the battle for the Eisenbach Gap. Click here to read about the next game in the Corps Command series.
Component's Page Online!
Now you can get spare counters, maps, rules books and more at the LnLP game components page. Click here to satisfy your wildest cardboard cravings.
Island War Deluxe Ready for Download!
Island War Deluxe is ready for download. A tactical system from the designer of Lock ‘n Load, Island War Deluxe includes over 130 eye-popping counters (Sherman tanks, T-97, Japanese and U.S. Marine squads and leaders, BAR, Type 96, F4F, and much more), four lush, geomorphic maps, rules, charts, and a complete VASSAL module to boot. Click here to find out more and get your copy for only $22.99.
Line of Fire #3 on Sale
 Lock ‘n Load Publishing announces the publication of Issue #3 of its indomitable downloadable magazine Line of Fire. At almost 60 full-color pages, this issue contains new scenarios (including some new counters), revealing interviews, battle reports, game-system introductions, tactical narratives and a force analysis, plus an excerpt from Mark Walker’s upcoming World at War novel and a demo -with spiffy new counters and map- of Lock ‘n Load: Ring of Hills, which depicts combat during the Falklands War in 1982. Click here for more details!
World at War: Operation Garbo on P500
World at War: Operation Garbo takes the popular World at War game system into the hills and valleys of Sweden as their long-kept neutrality is  violated by the Soviet Army. Swedish forces include its upgraded Mark 4 variant of the British Centurion tank, the famous Swedish S-tank—which has no turret!—and the PBV 302, a combat-proven APC. Other units include AT helicopters, tracked TOW and SAM launchers, and the hard-hitting, but fragile, IKV 91 tank destroyer. Home Guard units made up of old men with old rifles and fast, jeep-driving recon units support the heavier tank units. Click here.
Lock 'n Load: Dark July now shipping... To celebrate its official release the game is on sale for 34.99 (retail is 42.99) for a limited time. Order yours today and refight the tank battles of Prochorovka. Click here for more info.
Lock 'n Load: ANZAC Attack on sale!
ANZAC Attack, the first expansion for Forgotten Heroes, is back as a digital download for the limited-time price of $12.99 (normally $16.99). With two maps, 71 gorgeous counters, 12 scenarios, and a players’ aid card, whether you’re a fan of the original or a gamer that missed out the first time around, this version of ANZAC Attack provides a unique opportunity to add this game to your collection. Click here.
All Things Zombie on Pre-Order!
All Things Zombie brings the Origins 2006 miniatures game of the Year to the board game world of  Lock 'n Load Publishing. Gamers play as adventurers trying to survive in a world populated with zombies, fighting intensely satisfying tactical battles as they roam the devastated land. As the designer, Ed Texiera says, "It's all about real life in an unreal world." Or something like that.
Where and when you explore determines how many zombies and survivors you’ll meet. Stick to the rural areas in the daytime and your chances of running into zombies are slim. Prowl around at night in the cities and you may have more zombies than you can handle. Why go there then? Because that’s where you can find the most stuff. Better weapons, medical supplies, even the cure to the virus. But hey, it’s up to you. ATZ opens the door to hours of fun. Just be sure to look behind it before you go in!
Guilford Courthouse on Sale!
 An extensive remake of the original game... Guilford Courthouse’s streamlined play will have you leading charges in no time. Leaders matter, formations must stick together, and all the detail we love is present in just four pages of rules. There is weapon differentiation (those muskets don’t shoot too far, do they?), unique units (cavalry works better in the open), shattered regiments, and fleeing militia, to name just a few of the changes. A unique sequence of play (Rally, Fire, Melee, Move) captures the feel of interactive combat without all those tedious nouns, adjectives, and passive-voiced sentences. Download it now, or maybe later this afternoon, and see what we mean.
Lock 'n Load: Forgotten Heroes Now on Sale!
Forgotten Heroes, the game that set the Lock ‘n Load Publishing ball in motion, is back. Yes, due to repeated requests, a downloadable edition of the original—and almost four years out of print—Lock ‘n Load module is currently available for the limited-time price of $14.99. Whether you're a fan of  the original or a gamer that missed out the first time around, Forgotten Heroes: Revision 2 (FHR2) provides a unique window to the squad-level confrontations of the Vietnam War. Click here for more info.
Not One Step Back Sold Out!
Not One Step Back is on P500. But our low stock means your big savings. Order NOSB for 27.99, and be the first to get it when we reprint the game. Keep in mind that you need NOSB to play Dark July.
Line of Fire #2 on Sale!
 Building on the success of Line of Fire, Issue #1, Lock ‘n Load Publishing has released a second issue of the popular downloadable magazine. With over 55 full-color pages, the magazine is filled with scenarios, including new maps and counters; battle reports; interviews; previews; articles on tactics, forces, and game variants. Line of Fire, Issue #2, aims to please all gamers whether they’re fans of Island War Deluxe, Lock ‘n Load and/or World at War systems or just Lock ‘n Load Publishing fans in general. Click here.
Nations at War: White Star Rising on P500!
 White Star Rising introduces Lock ‘n Load Publishing’s Nations at War (NAW) game system. Based on the popular World at War, NAW depicts platoon level combat in World War II. Here you’ll find everything you're looking for in a platoon-level game, armor, artillery, infantry that serves as more than cannon fodder, command and control, air support, amphibious landings, desperate close assaults that leave the victor in possession of the ground and the defeated in headlong retreat, all in eight pages of rules. Click HERE for more info and some scrumptious screens.
World at War: Gamer's Guide Shipping!
 Packing forty professionally printed, and glaringly-glossy pages (including cover) and filled with World at War wisdom, the World at War: Gamer's Guide is shipping. In it you'll find a preview of the upcoming World at War boxed game, World at War: Blood and Bridges. Two new scenarios, Clearing Hell's Highway, and Poor Bloody Infantry. Two battle reports with semi-fictionized recounts of WaW scenarios (Some of you call these after action reports). A ten page article examining strategy in the World at War series and the specific tactics needed to win all six Eisenbach Gap scenarios. Even variants for night fighting, and a design your own scenarios "how to" article. And much more... including a unit-by-unit analysis of the platoons of Eisenbach Gap. Order now, or later, if you like.
Death of the 1st Panzer Shipping!
 Expand your World at War battles with World at War: Death of the 1st Panzer. The initial Soviet forces have taken heavy losses, but NATO has discovered that the Soviets can give as good as they get. The smoking remnants of an American armored brigade dot the hills of the Eisenbach Gap, and still the Soviet attack continues. Now it is the hastily assembled 1st Panzer Division’s turn to stop the red horde. Will the West German’s mix of Leopard I tanks, Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles, and tank destroyers, coupled with a handful of lethal Leopard II tanks, be enough to stop the Soviet onslaught? It’s up to you to find out. Right here.
Corps Command:Totensonntag Now Shipping!
Corps Command: Totensonntag is shipping! Totensonntag is the first offering in the Corps Command series from Lock' n Load Publishing. It’s an operational level game covering the First  Battle of Sidi Rezegh, in which gamers control battalions and regiments using the game's unique impulse activation system. Designed by Peter Bogdasarian, Corps Command is an introduction to not only a game, but a complete operational gaming system. Totensonntag is just the beginning. Modules are planned for Operation Goodwood, Prochorovka, and Kasserine Pass. This game is simply the most fun we’ve had since our first playing of Lock ‘n Load’s, A Friend in Need. Click here to find out more.
Lock 'n Load throws itself into the Line of Fire!
 Lock ‘n Load Publishing announced the first issue of their company magazine, Line of Fire, is on sale and available via download. The PDF magazine is 63 pages thick, and includes five new Lock ‘n Load, World at War, and Island War Deluxe scenarios, five new maps, a huge Heroes of the Blitzkrieg preview, as well as previews for Flintlock, No Middle Ground, Ring of Hills, and Heroes of Stalingrad.
Additionally there are articles tacticae on Swift and Bold, armor in Band of Heroes, asymmetric war in Day of Heroes and units and play in Forgotten Heroes. But that’s not all there’s a well-illustrated battle report on the Not One Step Back scenario, Prochorovka, and much, much more. Click here for more info.
Battle Pack Alpha Now Shipping
Battle Pack Alpha is in house an shipping! The pack features twelve scenarios designed to increase the ability to replay your Lock 'n Load games. Included are missions in the jungles of Vietnam, the streets of Arnhem, and the small, Belgian village of Foy. Click here for a complete description of the included scenarios.
Lee at Gettysburg, Charging Your Computer...
Lee at Gettysburg: The Battle for Cemetery Ridge -Gold Edition is a substantial reworking of the game that originally appeared in the Armchair General. Counters represent the brigades, leaders, and batteries that  fought on the first day of the Gettysburg. Leaders are critical not only rallying their troops, but enhancing their attacks as well.
The Lock 'n Load franchise will also soon vist a PC near you with the release of Lock 'n  Load: Heroes of Stalingrad.
Speaking of the downloadable games, we have put up a review of Omaha: Battle for the Beach. Click here, to read it. While your flipping through our downloadable games, check out this spiffy Valley of Tears after action report (with pics).
What's a P500?
For those of you not familiar with P-500 we have details on our triple-Dick Tracy secure ordering page, but here are the basics: You order any of the P-500 games using our secure server with your credit card of choice (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express). When we reach 400 orders (or less, depending on the game) we go to press. And oh yeah, you get 15-35% off the retail price, plus additional goodies like free scenarios. Click on the icons above to get more information on each game. |
