Pendraken Release New Cold War Commander 2 Rules

May 31, 2022 by brennon

Pendraken has released a brand new set of rules for playing out Cold War wargames on the tabletop. The Cold War Commander rules should cover wargaming from 2mm scale through to 28mm and deal with the period from the end of World War II through to the 1990s.

Cold War Commander 2nd Edition // Pendraken

The rules have been designed to be fast-paced and offer up options for playing combined arms operations during the period. Additionally, the rules have options for playing solo engagements, traditional two-player games or even multiplayer games if you prefer.

Here's a breakdown from Pendraken...

Suitable for any scale miniatures, from 2mm right up to 28mm
Simple command system that emphasises the fog of war
An effective mechanism for casualty resolution
Rules for infantry, tanks, artillery, recce, aircraft and engineers
A flexible figure ratio means one base represents a platoon
Minimal setup time, simply assemble your forces and play
Contains 3 army lists in the book and extensive lists online
Includes 15 scenarios suitable for any nation and theatre
Suitable for solo, two-player or multi-player games
Everything you need to play in one book

In addition to the book being available physically, you can also get your hands on a PDF version. Folks can also hop on over to the Pendraken Forum in order to find more Army Lists, Optional Rules and help from their community.

Are you going to be diving in and giving this game a go?

"...the rules have options for playing solo engagements, traditional two-player games or even multiplayer games if you prefer"

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torros

3 years ago

Hopefully it will be arriving in the next few days

zorg

Love the variety of products that they have for gaming.

Army lists available now are Indochina 1948-54
– French
– Vietminh

Korean War 1950-53
– Communist States
– United Nations

Vietnam War 1957-75
– American
– North Vietnamese
– South Vietnamese
– Viet Cong

Cold War 1946-90
– British
– Bundeswehr
– French
– Soviet Union
– Soviet VDV
– United States
– Warsaw Pact, Grade 1
– Warsaw Pact, Grade 2

Falklands War
– Argentine
– British

Coming soon are…

PLANNED LISTS

Batch 1

COLD WAR
– Soviet Naval Infantry
– US Marine Corp

MIDDLE EAST
Afghanistan:
– Mujahideen
– Soviet Army

Batch 2

EUROPE
NATO:
– Belgians
– Canadian
– Danish
– Dutch
– Norwegians

Neutrals/Non-aligned:
– Austrian
– Finland
– Sweden

MIDDLE EAST
Arab Israeli Wars:
– Arab States
– Israeli Defence Force

ASIA PACIFIC
– South Korean
– Australia
– China
– India
– Pakistan

Batch 3

MIDDLE EAST
– Iran (Iran Iraq War)
– Iraq (Iran Iraq War)
– Suez Crisis (British & French)

AFRICA
– Ethiopia
– Somalia

Batch 4

EUROPE
NATO:
– Spanish
– Portuguese
– Italian
– Greek
– Turkey

Neutrals/Non-aligned:
– Ireland (Eire)
– Switzerland
– Yugoslavian

ASIA PACIFIC
– Japan
– Taiwan
– North Korean (1965-90)
– South Korean (1965 -2001)

MIDDLE EAST
– Iran (Gulf Wars)
– Egyptian
– Libya
– Lebanese Civil War

AFRICA
– Africa Marxist Insurgency
– Angolan
– Portuguese Colonial
– South African
– Algerian Insurgency

Batch 5

SOUTH/CENTRAL AMERICA
– Argentine Main Force 1970-1995
– Bolivian Main Force 1970-95
– Brazilian 1970-95
– Chile 1970-95
– Columbian 1970-95
– Cuba 1962 – 95
– Dominican Republic
– Ecuadorian Army 1965-95
– El Salvador 1965-1995
– Guatemalan Army 1960-95
– Honduran Army 1960-1995
– Mexican 1960-2000
– Nicaraguan Army 1970-2000
– Paraguayan Army 1970-1995
– Peruvian Army 1970-1995
– Uruguayan Army 1965-1995

Batch 6

OTHER CONFLICTS
Small Wars:
– Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury) – Grenadine v USMC + Caribbean countries
– Panama (Operation Just Cause) – Panama v USMC (War on Drugs)
– Cyprus Crisis (1974) – Greeks, Cypriots, Turks, British
– ‘Flash-point Berlin’ – British Berlin Brigade (+ US & French) v East German & Soviet
– The Moroccan v Algerian ‘Sand Wars’ 1962 – with Cuban and Egyptian interventionist forces.
– Sino-Indian ‘Border War’ 1962 between India and China in the mountains between India and Tibet