“War is merely the continuation of policy by other means“

– Karl von Clausewitz, On War.

Eugen Systems is proud to announce the upcoming release of a new feature for Wargame: Red Dragon, one which should bring the game to a whole new level of war: political leaders at war.

They may not go into combat, not do they plan military operations, but who would deny the decisive role of a Winston Churchill in Britain’s destiny during WW2? Had the war been raging in Europe in the mid-80’s, that is Wargame‘s timeframe, political leaders would have had to turn into war leaders. Would have they been up to the task? That’s what we are trying to apprehend with War Leaders, a new free content for Wargame.

To that effect, each nation represented in Wargame: Red Dragon will be granted a new “unit card” representing an emblematic political leader of the mid-80’s & restricted to national decks only. Although those “war leaders” cards will take up one slot within your deck, you won’t be able to deploy them on the field as unit (but for one of them). What’s the point of using up a precious unit slot with them, then?

Each national War Leader will be granted a special ability, which will buff either all or part of your deck’s troops, or even hamper some enemy troops for a limited time.

Here are a few examples: