Debuting in 1974, Third Reich has sold well over a quarter-million copies in several editions over two publishers. The Avalanche Press edition, released in 2001, brought the old game into a new century with a complete upgrade to graphics and game play. The result is a smooth-playing game with a minimum of charts to consult but a deep grounding in the historical background of the Second World War.

Third Reich interweaves not only the land, naval and air struggles, but also the equally important economic and political battles. Players must guide their nation to victory by capturing key objectives while making sure no one else ? in particular their allies ? gets there first.

Players take on the leadership of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, the United States or the Soviet Union. Each of these major powers, in turn, can influence smaller countires like Turkey, Greece or Romania to join the war on their side. They can offer bribes or territory, and sometimes it?s more important to decrease someone else?s influence than to build up your own.