The 2000 World in Flames Annual

* an America in Flames after action replay;
* a new political system for World in Flames and America in Flames;
* the latest strategy hints for World in Flames;
* latest optional rules for World in Flames;
* integrated Vichy and conquest system;
* in depth America in Flames strategy notes;
* The Iron Dream campaign set-up and notes;
* a sneak preview on Patton in Flames; and
* 200 Politics in Flames counters that includes the political markers for Politics in Flames, heavy weapons units for Russia and China, warlord counters, friction markers, new carriers that include surface to air missiles, partisan headquarters, late
war Soviet jets and night fighters, etc.and much much more.

The recommended retail cost of the 2000 WiF annual is US$25 for our US residents and AUD$50 for other residents.

The WiF 2000 update kit includes a package of all the latest maps, counters, rules and charts of World in Flames. It includes the latest Patif maps (West Europe, East Europe, Asia, Pacific and US mini-map) completely
updated and including all the post-war boundaries.

It also includes the latest countersheets (CS 7~9, 18 & 24) as well as the revised and streamlined World in Flames rules and 2 combat charts incorporating the input from more than 20 million player hours playing this award winning game.

The recommended retail cost of the WiF 2000 update kit is US$50 for our US residents and AUD$100 for other residents. It is available now.

Patton in Flames postulates a post World War II conflagration between Communism (the USSR and Communist China) vs Capitalism (the Commonwealth,
France, Italy, Nationalist China and the USA) for world conquest.

PatiF has two campaign games, one starting in February 1945 as both sides try to cut a deal with the remaining Axis powers and a second in May 1948 with the Berlin air lift crisis and the first Arab-Israeli war. In the east, the Communist and Nationalist Chinese are already at war, the
Indonesians and Vietnamese are fighting a war of liberation, and the Pakistan-Indian border and North and South Korean border are about to explode into armed conflict.

The game comes with 5 maps showing the entire world and 1000 counters for all major powers. It also includes a standard World in Flames rules set, a special Patton in Flames rules set and 2 combat charts.

The game includes a political system that allows all major powers to try to influence the minor countries to come on their side.

The maps are the latest World in Flames maps that include all the World in Flames errata as well as the new post world war II borders. The counters include heavy weapons units for both sides as well as all the new aircraft and naval units such as the Mig-15 and Mig-17, the F-84 Thunderjet and F-86 Sabre, the Canberra and IL-28 bombers, Soviet Communist and Nationalist Chinese carriers and much more.

The maps and counters are fully compatible with World in Flames and can be immediately incorporated into the player's next game of World in Flames.

The recommended retail cost of Patton in Flames is US$55 for our US residents and AUD$110 for other residents. Patton in Flames will be available October 2000.

The Patton in Flames Update kit allows WiF players to play Patton in Flames at a substantial discount. It assumes you have WiF: the final edition and only provides you with the additional components required to play our greatest new game.

The Patif Update kit includes:
4 x A1 (594 x 840mm) full-colour maps (West & East Europe, Asia & the Pacific); 1 x A3 full colour USA mini-map; 1000 full-colour counters (counter-sheets 31 ~ 35); 1 x PatiF rules booklet (incl. players' notes, 2 builds charts and 2 four-map campaigns); 2 x Final edition combat charts.

The recommended retail cost of the Patton in Flames update kit is US$45 for our US residents and AUD$90 for other residents. Patton in Flames will be available October 2000.

"It is 1945. The iron fist of Fascism lies sprawled across the Globe. Asia and Europe are in ashes, their beautiful cities destroyed. You are all that stands between Democracy and darkness.
And they are coming........

You are not totally defenceless, and your scientists are feverishly developing a weapon of unimaginable power. Can you defend the Western Hemisphere or at least the land of the free and the home of the brave long enough to give your scientists that precious commodity they need most, time. The fate of the free world is in your hands.

America in Flames (AiF) is a complete game.
It allows 2-5 players to fight for control of the Americas. Germany, Italy and Japan must attempt the largest invasion in history. Pitted against them are the USA and the remnants of the Commonwealth, both desperately attempting to turn back the swelling tide of fascism.

The theatre of action is North and South America, and one of your many tasks is to woo the neutral minor countries onto your side to help overthrow the enemy. 840 counters and 2 large maps give you everything you need to re-fight the greatest war that never happened.
Can you save the World?"

Also available AiF maps, US$15/AuD$30 per set of 2 maps
AiF counters US$25/AuD$50 per set of 4 countersheets.

Also released at the same time as America in Flames is Carrier Planes in Flames. This kit is designed to be played with both America in Flames and World in Flames (both Classic AND Deluxe). It contains all the carrier planes for all the major powers from 1930 - 1950, from Biplanes to Jets. It allows you to recreate all the greatest carriers battles of the war as well as many might have beens.

Every major power now receives more carrier planes than included in Sif, particularly Germany, Italy and France who need them for their massive carrier fleets in America in Flames.

The WiF LoC Newsletter keeps you up-to-date with everything to do with World in Flames(tm). For one year's subscription, you get 3 newsletters of 24 pages each, and one Annual of 64+ pages plus inserts that increase it to a minimum of 72 pages and 1 countersheet.

Due to the wonders of modern technology, we can now offer two reduced rate subscriptions called the "Virtual" Sub and the "Virtual + Annual" Subscription.

For a year's subscription, and regardless of the type you choose, you get the usual benefits:

* 3 normal issues (24 pages on all aspects of World in Flames(tm), including designer's and player's notes, new scenarios, after-action-replays historical info and much more)

* 1 special Annual issue, including a 64 page WiF Annual, a brand new countersheet of WiF(TM) counters and a 16 page rules booklet to incorporate these goodies into your next game of WiF; and

* a 25% discount on all normal prices, or 10% off any special deal offered on all our mail-order ADG games.

The "Virtual" sub will save you US$10 per year. With a virtual sub, you will be sent the electronic version of the newsletters and Annual instead of a paper version.
Price US/Canada US$20
Elsewhere AUD$40

You will also receive an authorisation that will allow you to make 1 copy of the electronic version of the newsletters and annual for your own use.

You will still of course be sent the Countersheet separately, as we can hardly expect you to play with virtual counters.

Other benefits of the Virtual sub are:

1) Timeliness - As soon as it is finished being laid out it will be e-mailed to all virtual subscribers. Thus you will get your version up to 2 weeks before paper subscribers.

2) Complete Subscriber's list - Instead of just your region you can receive the listing of all subscribers who are listed and thus keep in contact with opponents around the world.

3) More Colour images - If we have color images you will get them in color where the printed version may only be in Black & White.

The virtual + Annual sub gives you all the benefits of the virtual sub, except you get the paper version of the Annual, instead of the electronic version.
Price US/Canada US$25
Elsewhere AUD$50

The 1998 WiF Annual is brand new and available now.
It contains:

(a) Strategy articles for each major power;
(b) A 1940 ~1945 Campaign Scenario;
(c) WiF:FE after-action replay (ADG (Aust) vs the Gamekeeper (USA) at last year's World in Flames World Championships);
(d) The 1997 WiF World Championship report;
(e) an optional expansion to the US entry system;
(f) All the latest errata;
(g) numerous historical and general strategy articles; and
(h) Leaders in Flames, 140 counters which includes:
1. Leaders in Flames optional units, including all the great leaders of thewar;
2. More late war kit for all major powers (esp. France and Italy);
3. New minor country units (e.g. the Finnish Vainamoinen and Dutch Subs);
4. the Russian Guards Banner Armies; and
5. those 17 pesky German a/c.

If you feel all of the above is just the ticket, we have the perfect package for you, the WORLD IN FLAMES SUPER DELUXE GAME. It contains World in Flames Deluxe, America in Flames, DoD II (including the DoD II/WiFFE link rules), Carrier Planes in Flames, the 1998 WiF Annual (including Lif), and a year's subscription to Line of Communication. With 5660 counters, 10 maps, a political display, a couple of rule-books and enough charts for a ticker-tape parade, this is truly the monster game to end all monster games. The perfect present for your loved ones on that special anniversary or birthday.

Pls its price is not reduced further for LoC members, as this package includes your membership and the discount of 35% is already greater than the 25% normally applicable to Loc members.
Price US/Canada US$200
Elsewhere AUD$400

World in Flames in Deutschland!

In Zusammenarbeit mit der ADG erstellt die
GERMAN DESIGN GROUP deutsche Uebersetzungen
und eigenstaendige Jahrbuecher fuer
World in Flames, Days of Decision und America in Flames.
Ebenfalls sind alle Produkte der ADG
ueber unseren Versand erhaeltlich.

Interessiert? Weitere Infos gibt es per Post oder Email bei:

German Design Group
Buchholzstrasse 17
59439 Holzwickede
Germany

Email: gdg.rex@cityweb.de

Servus!

To Be Released 2002

WiF: The Computer game is World in Flames(tm) Final on the computer. The entire world is represented on the European scale on a wrap-around map of the world. At 360 x 195 hexes, this is the largest computer wargame ever produced.

For those who play WiF Final, this game will be very familiar and will require minimal time to get into. It will be playable hot-seat, direct connection, modem, over the internet and by e-mail.

Now you can play your favourite game anywhere in the world.

Dear Wiffers,
There has recently been some discussion about Computer World inFlames and so I thought I would provide you with an update as to its progress.

I realise that Computer WiF has been much delayed and for this I apologise. When we took this on as our first computer project, we seriously underestimated the amount of effort it would take to turn a boardgame which contains 128 pages of rules into a complete computer game.

You will no doubt be pleased to hear that we are now in the position of having finalised 95% of the code if you exclude the Artificial Intelligence component. As to the production of the AI, we have had many conflicting
views from our customers, some saying we can't produce a version without the AI, others that the AI doesn't matter.

To resolve this issue, ADG has decided to produce a pre-release version of the game which will exclude the AI. This version will be sold at a 33% reduction in price of the final release game (50% discount for LoC
subscribers). Furthermore, those who buy the pre-release version will get the final version for 50% off as well. We hope that this approach will satisfy all (or nearly all) our valued customers.

Regards
Harry Rowland
Managing Director
Australian Design Group