How could it not be on this list? The game also ticks a lot of boxes on my list for wargames World War II, Pacific Theater, Operational Scale, etc. Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945 from GMT Gamesįirst off, this game is a classic designed by my favorite designer Mark Herman. In case you missed my post from last year you can read that here (of the 12 games highlighted in that post 8 of them made it to production in 2020): 12 Most Anticipated Wargames of 2020! This year however, I gave up the effort of paring the list down to a specific number and will actually highlight (gulp) 18 games in 2021. The list has grown each year with the first entry consisting of only 7 games, then growing to 10, in 2019 ballooning to 12 and staying at that number in 2020. But I would rather have a good looking game than a finely tested and tuned stick figure crayon drawing for sure!Įach year since the inception of the blog in 2016 I have posted this list highlighting my most anticipated wargames for the upcoming year. Art is also a very time consuming and important step that can delay a game. There is always development and playtesting that can take for ever but is a very necessary part of the process and leads to a better product in the end.

The real hardest part about doing the list though is anticipating what announced games will actually be ready for release in 2021. Of course, there are always more games coming out than we can possibly cover and play but it is still fun to look ahead. I started early on this list this year as I began putting my notes together in November. I really love doing this list each year and looking ahead to the upcoming games.

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