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A World at War is a grand strategy game which simulates the military, economic, political, diplomatic, research and production aspects of the Second World War. |
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AWAW News August 14, 2022The on-line and Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2022 updates. This includes an update to the Unofficial Q and A - Group Wisdom June 28, 2022The PDF rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2022 updates. The on-line rules and Windows Help file have not yet been updated. September 5, 2021The on-line and Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2021 updates. This includes an update to the Unofficial Q and A - Group Wisdom June 27, 2021The PDF rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2021 updates. The on-line rules and Windows Help file have not yet been updated. August 1, 2020The on-line and Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2020 updates. This includes an update to the Unofficial Q and A - Group Wisdom July 19, 2020The PDF rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2020 updates. The on-line rules and Windows Help file have not yet been updated. August 5, 2019The rules updates since June 30th, 2019 that will be published on June 30th, 2020 are available in the rules section under the PDF rules. They can also be found here. July 23, 2019The on-line and Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2019 updates. The Unofficial Q and A - Group Wisdom still needs to be updated but that is all that is remaining. July 4, 2019The PDF rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2019 updates. The on-line rules and Windows Help file have not yet been updated. October 11, 2018Long-time A World at War player Rob Carl died on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Mike Crowe has compiled a tribute to Rob based on the memories of other A World at War players. It can be found here or in the Contributions:Game Reports section of the site. September 9, 2018The article on Poland has been updated. It can be found in the Articles section or by clicking here. September 8, 2018The rules updates since June 30th, 2018 that will be published on June 30th, 2019 are available in the rules section under the PDF rules. The major changes are to the oil rules and the Urals box. They can also be found here. The Oil Tracking aid has also been updated. July 1, 2018The rules have been updated to include PDF versions of the GS-AWAW rules. These files include all of the Gathering Storm rules adjustments placed directly in the files. June 30, 2018The rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2018 updates. The PDF files, on-line rules, and Windows Help file have all been updated. April 15, 2018Bruce Harper has written an article explaing how the current oil rules work. His article can be found in the General section of the Articles. Bruce has also created an oil tracking recordsheet. It can be found at the bottom of the PDF rules section of Rules. September 2, 2017Bill Kohler has updated a bunch of his several very useful guides and summaries and has created some additional ones. They can be found in the Guides section of Player Contributions. September 2, 2017Bill Kohler has provided a good article explaing attritions, offensive operations, and the effect of multiple fronts on both of them. His article can be found in the General section of the Articles. August 3, 2017The A World at War on-line and Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2017 updates. The Gathering Storm on-line rules and Windows Help file have not yet been updated. June 24, 2017The PDF rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2017 updates. The on-line rules and Windows Help file have not yet been updated. December 11, 2016An After Action Reports (AAR) from game 3 at the 2016 WBC has been posted in game reports section of Player Contributions. This was the first ever global game using the alpha version of Gathering Storm - Pacific. September 7, 2016The rules updates since June 30th, 2016 that will be published on June 30th, 2017 are available in the rules section under the PDF rules. The major changes are to the Russian surrender rules and the oil rules. They can also be found here. Additionally, a summary of all of the substantive rules updates since the second edition was published is available in the rules section and can be found here. September 6, 2016After Action Reports (AARs) from the 2016 WBC have been posted in game reports section of Player Contributions. July 22, 2016The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the latest unofficial group wisdom. June 19, 2016The rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2016 updates. The PDF files, on-line rules, and Windows Help file have all been updated. The changes this year are primarily clarifications and consistency changes. There were two significant changes -- transports cannot be withdrawn from the SW boxes and the US surrender rules have been tweaked. June 17, 2016Mark Yaeger has updated the Excel Research Records file that was originally put together by Eric Scheulin to account for the various rule changes over the past 10 years or so. He has also created a version that works with GS-AWAW games. You can can find these spreadsheets in the Contributions section. August 2, 2015Buying A World at War (and now Gathering Storm) is a significant investment of money, and learning how to play the game(s) is a significant investment of time and effort. Once you have the game, how can you set it up so that it is an awesome playing experience? Read what Bruce did here. July 5, 2015The rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2015 updates. The PDF files, on-line rules, and Windows Help file have all been updated. The changes this year are primarly clarifications and consistency changes. There were three significant changes -- mobilizations now are bound by date, the French Surrender Level on a voluntary surrender is no longer fixed at +1, and Spain has two capitals for purposes of being conquered. May 3, 2015Bruce Harper has published two articles on his Japanese plans for world domination in the 2012 and 2014 World Boargaming Championships (WBC). These are useful for anyone playing Japan, and can be found in the Articles section of the site. December 6, 2014Bill Kohler has created several very useful guides and summaries. These are generally useful for all scenarios, and can be found in the Guides section of Player Contributions. August 1, 2014The game summaries from the 2013 AWAW tournaments at the World Boargaming Championships (WBC) have been posted in game reports section of Player Contributions. June 30, 2014The rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2014 updates. The PDF files, on-line rules, and Windows Help file have all been updated. The changes this year are all clarifications and consistency changes; there were no significant changes. December 24, 2013Gathering Storm is now available for order on the GMT P500 list!
Gathering Storm is both a game in its own right and a prequel to GMT�s A World at War. It covers the period from 1935 to the outbreak of World War II, whenever that might be. Like A World at War, Gathering Storm simulates the military, economic, political, diplomatic, research and production preparations for the Second World War, allowing the players to explore alternatives to what happened historically. For more information and to order Gathering Storm, click here. July 23, 2013The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the latest unofficial group wisdom. July 6, 2013The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2013 rules. The unofficial Q and A (group wisdom) still needs to be updated. July 4, 2013The June 30th, 2013 rules have been posted. The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have not been updated yet; they will be updated soon. May 27, 2013The game summaries from the 2012 AWAW tournaments at the World Boargaming Championships (WBC) have been posted in game reports section of Player Contributions. May 4, 2013A Barbarossa initial turn defense strategy for Russia that will drive the Germans crazy has been provided, and can be found in the Guides section of the Player Contributions. The description of the defense, as well as an image and WarPlanner file have been provided. Rob Carl has provided his opinion on why forts are a bad idea. His article can be found in the Guides section of the Player Contributions. March 3, 2013The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the latest unofficial group wisdom. February 2, 2013The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the December 31st, 2012 rules. The unofficial group wisdom still needs to be updated. February 2, 2013Another version of the Spanish Civil War scenario has been posted. It is similar to the previous scenario but is a bit more historically accurate. It can be found with the Player Contributions. January 22, 2013The December 31st, 2012 rules have been posted. The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have not been updated yet; they will be updated soon. July 26, 2012The game summaries from the 2011 AWAW tournaments at the World Boargaming Championships (WBC) have been posted in game reports section of Player Contributions. They are fun reading; hopefully this year's tournament will be as fun as the past years have been. If you can make it, it is well worth the time! July 3, 2012The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the June 30th, 2012 rules. July 1, 2012The June 30th, 2012 rules have been posted. These are the rules that will be used in the 2012 WBC (World Boardgame Championships) convention. The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have not been updated yet; they will be updated soon. March 29, 2012A third naval simplification example of play from a Pacific Scenario game is now available. This one covers a large naval battle; Japan has 3 TFs and the Allies have 4 TFs. March 24, 2012A revised naval simplification rule package is available for testing The changes are made directly in the rules for segment 4 (Naval Operations and Air-Naval Operations) and are highlighted in yellow. March 11, 2012A second naval simplification example of play from a Pacific Scenario game is now available. March 4, 2012A revised naval simplification rule package is available for testing The changes are made directly in the rules for segment 4 (Naval Operations and Air-Naval Operations) and are highlighted in yellow. A naval simplification example of play from a Pacific Scenario game is also available. Hopefully it helps explain the new rules. February 3, 2012Players are invited to test the updated naval simplification rule package. This set of rules is intended to stimulate naval combat and make naval interception and naval combat easier, quicker, and less confusing. The changes are made directly in the rules for segment 4 (Naval Operations and Air-Naval Operations) and are highlighted in yellow. January 27, 2012The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have been updated to include the December 31st, 2011 rules. January 18, 2012Players are invited to test the naval simplification rule package. This set of rules is intended to stimulate naval combat and make naval interception and naval combat easier, quicker, and less confusing. The changes are made directly in the rules for segment 4 (Naval Operations and Air-Naval Operations) and are highlighted in yellow. Tables 1 and 2 are also included as there are minor changes to several of the tables on them. January 18, 2012The recordsheets RS01-Research and RS18-SubwarRec have been updated to be consistent with the December 31st, 2011 rules. January 17, 2012The December 31st, 2011 rules have been posted. Only the PDF rules have been updated. The on-line rules and the Windows Help file rules have not been updated yet; they will be updated soon. These updates do not include any changes to the naval interception and combat rules. The proposed naval simplification package will be posted in the next day or two. November 4, 2011The post-convention rule package has been updated again for some consistancy changes. October 23, 2011The post-convention rule package has been updated to correct a couple of missed changes. October 17, 2011Players are invited to test the revised post-convention rule package. This set of changes includes simplification to naval interception and several changes to air-naval interaction which is intended to prompote naval combat in the Pacific theater. August 23, 2011Players are invited to test the post-convention rule package, which is intended to stimulate naval combat, especially in the Pacific theater. August 18, 2011Elihu compiled and edited interviews from all of the players in each of the eight games at the 2011 WBC (World Boardgame Championships) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The interviews can be found in the Player Contributions section. July 17, 2011The player aid booklets for the 2011 convention are now available. It can be found with the PDF rules in the last second of files. The file is a zip file containing the instructions and all of the files necessary to assemble the player aids into six booklets for playing the global scenario. They can be used for any face-to-face game and should be used for the games at this year's convention. July 16, 2011The European scenario game report from the 2010 South Bend MiniCon on April 1-5, 2010 is now available in the Game Reports section. July 4, 2011The game summaries for the 2009 and 2010 AWAW tournaments at the World Boargaming Championships (WBC) have been posted in game reports section of Player Contributions. They are fun reading; hopefully this year's tournament will be as fun as the past years have been. July 3, 2011The June 30th, 2011 rules have been posted. The PDF rules, the on-line rules, and the Windows Help file rules have all been updated. January 4, 2011The online rules and CHM file has been updated with the latest unofficial group wisdom. It can be found in the rules section. January 2, 2011A new articles section has been added. It contains a number of articles on A WORLD AT WAR. They are self-contained and are fully compliant with the current version of the rules. Additional articles will be published as they become available. |
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