The next expansion of War at Sea: Condition Zebra is coming soon.  
         

5/21/10  A new book from Osprey Publishing entitled: German Commerce Raider vs British Cruiser, will be coming out next month which tells about the Kriegsmarine which was armed with a number of merchant vessels with concealed guns and torpedo tubes for surprise attacks against Allied shipping.  The Royal Navy employed cruisers and their intelligence to find and destroy these disguised German commerce raiders. This Duel title covers the deadly game of cat and mouse, fought by these surface vessels during World War II.

5/13/10  Iron & Oak is a game of ship-to-ship combat set during the American Civil War from GMT.  You command 70 Union and Confederate ships of the era.  As a tactical representation of naval warfare, each of the ships is accurately modeled for offensive capability including gunnery, ramming and spar torpedoes; for defensive capability including damage and five distinct armored or wooden hit locations; and for maneuverability, crew size and draft.  Many of the 14 scenarios, in this easy-to-learn game, are playable in an hour or less.  Two or more players battle it out on an 11’ x 17” map that features an area movement grid.  The game is due out next year and you can check out GMT for more artwork and information.

4/5/10    Captain Chum just added some more Fleet Commander Cards to the existing list over on the message board for War at Sea.  More pilots have been added to create more fun and flavor to the game.....enjoy! 

1/25/10  To remind everyone that the new Axis and Allies War at Sea Starter will be coming out soon.  Starting to see what the new box art will look like on the internet and the latest scuttle-butt for the revised starter to be released in early March with the Axis and Allies War at Sea Condition Zebra expansion set to follow in the second quarter.  Revised release dates seem to be commonplace so if we hear of a new date we will pass it on.   

• Bearn-French Aircraft Carrier
• Suzuya-IJN Mogami Class Heavy Cruiser
• Nurnberg-German Cruiser
• B-24D Liberator-US Patrol Bomber
  
• Leonardo da Vinci-Italian fleet submarine 

    Congratulations!

To  Luke from Ohio who won the USS Saratoga in our favorite carrier poll Contest!.  

11/30/09  Your chance to win a carrier is almost over.  Head on over to the message board and vote on your favorite Axis & Allies carrier and get your name in the hat to win the carrier that wins the poll.  More details are on the message board.  Drawing for the carrier will be tomorrow and we will announce the winner here!...Tub         

09/29/09  Axis & Allies Early War 1939-1941:  This new expansion set contains 50 pre-painted soldiers and vehicles that fought in the opening battles of WWII from 1939 to 1941. Early War 1939-1941 will feature units from 13 different nations, Belgian, Slovakian, and South African units make their debut. Poland, Finland, and France will receive important units to add to their existing forces.  Scheduled release date is 12/15/09.

09/28/09  Let us know what your favorite carrier is!  Head on over to the message board and vote for your favorite Flat Top!  We will keep this up for a few months and on December 1st we will take the ship that wins the poll and will have a drawing for it for all who voted. You can vote for up to three carriers on the list. The winner will be shipped the ship and its stat card and we will announce the winner here on the homepage of our website. Once you vote....send Captain Chum an email to make sure your name gets into the drawing ....Tub                                                                                                                   

09/04/09  Flank Speed singles are up!  We have also created a checklist and placed it in the general information section under the Axis and Allies War at Sea category over on the message board....Capt. Chum 

08/31/09  Captain Chum has informed me that Axis and Allies War At Sea Flank Speed is on the way!  Singles will be up later in the week.....Tub 

08/26/09  Arcane Legions release date has been set back to October 7, 2009.

08/26/09   Arcane Legions has their permanent web site up!  It still has some bugs in it,  but does has some cool stuff to check out.   

08/19/09  Chum and Tub Gaming now offers free shipping on any order over $99.00!  Please refer to the Free shipping info link at the bottom of this page for details.

08/13/09  Axis and Allies War At Sea expansion Flank Speed to be released 9-1-09! 

8/4/09  Vote for you favorite flat top!  Head on over to the message boards and let us know what your favorite carrier is.

6/16/09           SAVE THE USS IOWA!

The "Big Stick" is in danger of demolition.  The USS Iowa has served with distinction and has a rich history of service.   The Historic Ships Memorial at Pacific Square and its sponsors are dedicated to saving the USS Iowa from extinction.  The goal is to make it a living museum and memorial to all who have served and died on her to providing education for further generations to come.  

A web site has been established to take donations and also has a brief history of the USS Iowa.  There is also a section for people who have a connection to the ship to share their stories.  You may donate as little or as much as you would like.  Check out the web site at www.savetheiowa.com.                            

5/4/09  Captain Chum is proud to announce that the Gaming Forum is live!  You can get to the forum at www.chumandtub.com/community or you can link to it from this page.  Click the link right under the language box on this page.  You can let us know through the forum if you want any new categories or forums added to the site.  Enjoy!......Tub     

5/2/09  The new buzz word around the internet is Arcane Legions.  This is a new miniatures game that has been developed by a new company Wells Expeditions.  The game includes miniatures from Roman, Egyptian, and the Han Empire.  The miniatures are placed on formation cards.  These cards show all the capabilities so there is no need for further stat cards etc.   There will be aprx. 250 cards in the set and players will also be able to go online and create their own cards which will be tournament legal allowing for endless diversity without sacrificing the basic game mechanics.  Combat will be in a simple dice-off mechanic.  The game looks very interesting and you can find out more at their web site www.arcanelegions.com.  The game is due out in September.  Captain Chum is keeping an eye out on this one....Tub

4/27/09 Captain Chum has asked me to inform everyone that Chum and Tub gaming is working on a gaming forum and will be live very soon!  I will let everyone know more details in the next few days....Tub

4/21/09  A new Axis and Allies board game to be released in August.  Axis and Allies celebrates its 25th anniversary in August of 2009 with a new and updated edition of it's original classic game.  Axis and Allies 1942 will utilize updated rules established in the anniversary edition.  A new sculpt, a cruiser class game piece will make its debut in Axis and Allies 1942.  The board game will be for 2-5 players ages 12+ and is packed with 370 game pieces. 

4/18/09 The word on the street is that The deal between Topps and the aquiring company to purchase Wizkids assests fell through recently. To that extent it is reported that Topps may release on its own the next expansion of Heroclix for this summer. The expansion set entitled The Hammer of Thor would be released by Topps this summer while negotiations with some of the other companies that were previously outbid would continue for Wizkids assests. This may or may not be one of Topps brightest ideas but it is reported that a too long of gap between Heroclix expansions in relation to its fan base would hurt the product line. What does this say for the Pirate line.....well Pirates has been mentioned in many of threads and articles behind heroclix. I would take it as assests to mean the Pirates product line as well. Pirates was not as big as the heroclix line for many reasons but it still was a very popular (and still is) gaming product. We will have to wait it out to see what happens......Capt. Chum

4/17/09  Dave Arneson, born in 1947, an American game designer, teacher and entrepreneur and the co-creator of the seminal Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, passed away on Tuesday, April 7 in his Minnesota home after a long battle with cancer.  He is a member of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design Hall of Fame.  He was 61 years old.

3/31/09  Axis and Allies War At Sea updated today!

3/11/09  Captain Chum wanted me to inform all of our customers that we have been currently adding more Pirate cards to the inventory.  Captain Chum further informed me that they are not done yet and have many more Pirates to list.  Feel free to check it out!.....Tub 

2/18/09   Axis & Allies War At Sea Flank Speed to be released this summer (2009).  Flank Speed will let players add to their existing navies to recreate historical battles that rage across massive 30”x 40” battle maps.  Unique ships such as the Schleswig-Holstein, USS Arizona, “Jill” Torpedo Bomber, and the Russian Battleship October Revolution are included in this new expansion.  The first two sets are still popular and the accuracy and detail of the miniatures attracts not just a growing number of players, but collectors and WWII enthusiasts as well.