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| Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes Available for Pre-Order!
New Tactical World War II Board Game Nears Release
Staten Island, NY, June 4th, 2005 - Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) and
Mark H. Walker (www.locknloadgame.com) are very pleased to announce that
Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes is now available for a special pre-order price
of $64.99 via the Matrix Games online store.
Printing is also about to begin on the first board war game to be published
by Matrix Games, which with six mounted geomorphic mapboards and over 480
counters will be available online and through retail stores.
Mark Walker's Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes is a squad level board game that
is easy to learn, fast to play and loaded with exciting scenarios. The game
features the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions in multiple scenarios across
Normandy in June of 1944. If you don't have a handy opponent, solitaire
suitability is high with random scenario events and unfolding storylines.
In addition, Lock 'n Load supports online play through free virtual board
game utilities such as VASSAL, which allow you to play an opponent across
the world without having to set up a single board or game piece, except
online.
As with the first Lock 'n Load in the series, each hex is 50 meters, turns
are a few moments, counters represent squads, leaders, heroes, medics and
even the occasional chaplain or scout. In addition to their own firepower,
squads employ machine guns and squad automatic weapons, including for the
Americans the .30 Cal, the Browning Automatic Rifle and the bazooka; for the
Germans the MG-34, MG-43, Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck. Both sides are
supported by tanks and assault guns, including Stuarts, StuGs, Shermans and
an array of Panzers.
David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games said, "We have greatly
enjoyed working with Mark Walker to bring Matrix's first board game to
print. We hope to have printed copies ready at Origins and look forward to
all the fans that can meet us there at the end of June to play a few games
and join in the excitement of this release."
Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes includes sixteen scenarios which play to the
game's strong suit... story telling. We have the Medal of Honor battle (XYZ
Complex)... where two paratroopers (later supported by a platoon) took down
an entire German artillery battalion. The Alamo depicts the final battle in
Saving Private Ryan, Flash... Thunder demonstrates the chaotic struggle of
the first scattered paratroopers as Germans and Americans randomly appear,
and still another (The Call of Duty) dishes up some tough choices for the
commander of the 327th Glider Regiment.
New Game Features Include:
a.. Enhanced armor rules
b.. Simplified artillery rules
c.. Streamlined spotting routine
d.. Straightforward Assault Movement rules
The Game Box Includes:
a.. Six MOUNTED geomorphic maps
b.. 480+ beautiful four-color counters
c.. 16 Scenarios printed on quality card stock
d.. Rule and example of play book
e.. Player's Aid charts
f.. 16 Colorful Skill Cards
g.. Two six-sided die.
Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes is scheduled for a Summer release at the
Origins 2005 Gaming Convention in Columbus, Ohio. Mark H. Walker is
scheduled to personally attend Origins and demo Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes
to interested gamers. For more information on Origins please visit
www.originsgames.com.
For more information about Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes and other Matrix
Games titles, or to pre-order Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes, please visit
www.matrixgames.com and www.locknloadgame.com.
Distributors or retailers wishing to discuss ordering Lock 'n Load: Band of
Heroes should contact dealers@matrixgames.com.
ABOUT MATRIX GAMES
Matrix Games produces, markets and publishes historical wargames as well as
other computer gaming products. Since 2000, Matrix Games has published
several award-winning games, including Highway to the Reich, Starships
Unlimited, Uncommon Valor and Korsun Pocket. Matrix Games is based in Staten
Island, New York. For more information, visit the Matrix Games website at
www.matrixgames.com.
ABOUT MARK H. WALKER
Mark H. Walker is the designer of Mark H. Walker's Lock 'n Load: Forgotten
Heroes. The game has garnered numerous awards including the International
Gamers Awards, Game of the Year. More information about Mark H. Walker's
Lock 'n Load is available from www.locknloadgame.com.
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