Red Sash Games

10/06/2025

Here's a link to an interview Justegarde did with me about RSG. Posted with his permission. If you haven't come across Justegarde's channel before I recommend it. He is also expecting a game design of his own to be shipping from GMT in the next few weeks (Seljuk).

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08/29/2025

Copy of the latest newsletter:

Blue Panther’s sale on Red Sash Games products is concluded. Their website is now configured to sell component kits for the Print and Play copies. To order a kit from the RSG site, simply click on the Buy buttons linking the product to BP’s website. Instead of reading “order boxed game” they now read “order component kit”.

Kits include maps, counters, and any special components like cards, cubes, etc. Just no paper items like rules and display sheets. A game box is also supplied.

Remember, BP will still be selling complete games to a variety of distributors. A list can be found on the RSG Home page. So far as I am aware all of the older titles will remain available, but of course it will be up to the distributor to order them.

Also, each new title that comes out will be available directly from BP for a period of 12 months from release. Currently, Dreams of Empire and The Coorg War fall into that category. DOE will be available until the end of the year and TCW will be available until May 2026. Then BP will switch to making kits.

07/26/2025

Copy of the latest newsletter re Blue Panther's upcoming August sale of RSG games:

Hello everyone,

Just a quick reminder that Blue Panther’s sale on Red Sash Games products is due to start soon.

The sale will run from 4-25 August 2025. 30% off on every Red Sash Game title.

Use promo code RedSash30 at checkout on Blue Panther’s site.

This will be your last chance to buy most of the older games and expansions direct from Blue Panther. Starting 26 August BP will only sell the following titles as complete games direct to customers: Dreams of Empire, The Coorg War, plus all new titles as they are released, each for a period of 1 year from release date.

Complete copies of all titles will still be available from distributors.

BP has committed to providing physical copies of counters, maps, and game boxes upon request for all PnP purchases. Your location may limit availability - no details yet. Pricing will be available shortly.

New games in the pipeline

Regarding new titles, the expansion sequel to Dreams of Empire is on track to be released before the end of the year. It covers the Second Carnatic War (featuring Clive of Injah). This will be a module, not a stand alone game. 80% of the counters and the maps in DOE can be reused. The module will also add a map of the Deccan (Central India) and take a look at the Maratha-Mughal rivalry as well as French expansion in that region.

That’s all for now. Remember, for production questions and issues, please contact Blue Panther. For rules questions please contact me at [email protected]

Best Regards,

Ian Weir

07/06/2025

Some very important information about the RSG-Blue Panther manufacturing arrangement.

Upcoming Sale:

Our manufacturer, Blue Panther LLC, has some new production plans. To highlight this, during the month of August all physical copies of their Red Sash Games titles will be on sale at a discount of 30% for direct customers throughout the month of August 2025. (PnP games will not be on sale.)

Changes to Blue Panther's Production:

Starting in September of 2025 Blue Panther LCC will be implementing a number of changes to our product line:

1) New titles will only be manufactured On Demand for a period of ONE (1) year after they are first released.

2) After that time period Blue Panther will continue to manufacture On Demand the maps, counter sheets, and boxes to put them in. They will also provide unique parts, such as wooden cubes or standees, excepting card decks.

3) Starting in September 2025 all old titles will automatically fall under the conditions of (2), except for the two newest games, Dreams of Empire and The Coorg War. Both were released less than a year ago.

4) The above does not apply to orders from distributors, who will still be able to order complete physical copies of all the titles.

What does this mean for you?

1) Customers will continue to have the option to buy a PnP copy of any game or expansion direct from the Red Sash Games website.

2) Customers who buy an older title as a PnP and who desire to have professionally made counters and maps, and a box to put them in, can order them from Blue Panther. (This will include special items for those games that have them, excepting card decks, which can as always be obtained in physical form at DriveThru Cards.)

3) Customers who wish to buy a complete physical copy of one of the older titles may still do so through any distributor that carries them.

4) Customers will also have the opportunity, for a full year from the release of a new title, to purchase the complete physical game direct from Blue Panther.

The RSG product pages:

You will not see an immediate change to the RSG webpages. We will update each page as Blue Panther provides pricing for the various game parts that will be available.

06/21/2025

Justegarde has been posting videos of Army of Roussillon game play. Thanks to David Ells for collating them at this url on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3524500/learning-how-to-play-aorlfde
If anyone is interested in the Lace Wars series and how it plays, please check the videos out.

I highly recommend Justegarde's YouTube channel for anyone interested in seeing in-depth reviews of war games. He is currently focusing on the gunpowder/pike&shot period, from the 9YW to Napoleonic.

04/11/2025

Copy of the latest RSG newsletter, featuring the release of our latest game, The Coorg War:

Hello everyone,

some exciting news this time.

New Business

Red Sash Games has just released a new title: The Coorg War.

This game is a one-off, much smaller and simpler than RSG’s usual fare. As always, the subject is as obscure as we can make it. This time, it is 1834 and you are leading an expedition into the mountain kingdom of Coorg (Kodagu) in southwest India to depose an uncooperative raja. Or, if you prefer, you are a Kodavan guerrilla leader defending your land (and I suppose the Raja, too) against an incursion of the East India Company. The game is asymmetric, one player commanding five columns of troops marching on fixed paths toward the center of the country, and the other player manoeuvring guerrilla bands to block and ambush the columns, trying to wear them down and run out the clock.

The game is highly suitable for solitaire. There are no ‘bots’, only suggested guidelines for the opposing side. But, there are enough tense decision points to make the game enjoyable for two players. It is also a short game. With experience, probably no more than two hours, and possibly as short as 90 minutes. (The game covers 9 days or 27 turns, but unless the Expedition player fumbles the ball it should end after 3-4 days.) Table space required is only the usual 22”x34” map sheet, with no extra displays to worry about.

We (RSG and Blue Panther LLC) also managed to keep the price under $100 USD, making the game even more of a one-off.

Blue Panther has the game up for pre-order on their website, and you can also link to the page from the RSG website. BP has the game on sale, I assume until production actually starts, which they tell me will be in a week or so.

The game will also be available as a PnP from the RSG website.

Future Projects

The rest of 2025 will be devoted to the second game in the India set of the Lace Wars series. This will be the Second Carnatic War, followed by the Third Carnatic War. Since both these wars have the same area of operation and much of the same OOB as Dreams of Empire the intention is to produce them as expansions for that game. This should keep their prices reasonable and also speed the development process. The goal is to have the SCW, featuring the contest between Clive of India and Dupleix, ready by the end of the year. Longterm, the Carnatic wars will probably be followed by the concurrent Bengal Wars, also featuring Robert Clive.

That’s all for now. Remember, for production questions and issues, please contact Blue Panther. For rules questions please contact me at [email protected]

Best Regards,

Ian Weir

12/17/2024

For those of you in Canada, BP tells me Board Game Bliss will have RSG games on sale sometime in the first quarter of 2025. It's a trial balloon with single copies of 12 titles, mostly older (and cheaper) ones. The games will be:

Cockpit of Europe
Sport of Kings
Queen's Gambit
Charlies Year
Highland Quorum
Parcel of Rogues
Remember Limerick
Turkenkrieg
Mistral
Somar Skrala
Lesser Wrath
Yellow Jack

10/21/2024

Some photos of Dreams of Empire supplied by Blue Panther.

10/16/2024

Print and play version of Dreams of Empire now available on the Red Sash website. Look under the Lace Wars section.

10/14/2024

Just a quick reminder that the cut off for ordering Dreams of Empire at the discount rate is 15 October 2024. From what Blue Panther has said publicly I think they will probably continue processing orders after that date, at least while they are focused on manufacturing the game, but orders placed after the 15th will not be discounted - and it is entirely possible they may decide to put late orders on a waiting list.

Print and Play copies will become available on the Red Sash Games website starting 16 October.

09/28/2024

Quick follow up to Dreams of Empire pre-ordering. Blue Panther has announced a 20% discount on the regular price for orders until 15 October 2024. Regular price is $350 USD, so it will be discounted to $300 USD. Because of the high price, you'll also get free shipping if you live in the USA (that would be the case even without the discount). If you're wondering about the high price, there are 8 elephant counters in the game and those elephants consume a lot of peanuts. (Seriously, the game has 6 22x34in map sheets, 840 counters, and a 188 page book, which would be more like 300 pages if it were published in a regular book size.)

09/27/2024

Copy of the latest RSG newsletter featuring the release of Dreams of Empire (October 2024):

Hello everyone,

Here is the latest from Red Sash Games.

New Product Release

Dreams of Empire is finally published! You can visit the RSG website to find out more about it. As I mentioned in the last letter, the game deals with a variety of real and potential wars in South India during the 1730s and 1740s, with a sandbox Grand Campaign and four scenarios on specific wars. The game can also be linked to the Sea Lords Carnatic module in the Four Corners expansion box.

Blue Panther LLC is the manufacturer. The game will be available to order October 1st, 2024. I am sure Blue Panther will not mind if you email them with an order before then, but they are not set up to take payment yet. The RSG webpage has information about the game but is likewise not linked to BP’s webpage for the game.

Blue Panther will have a special offer for orders between October 1 and October 14. The exact nature of the offer is still being determined. I will let you know when I have more information.

Dreams of Empire will be available in PnP form by mid October. The Commentary is available to read now (see the Resources page at RSG’s website).

Manufacturing Schedule Change

Blue Panther has decided RSG’s customers can be better served if they only manufacture our games at set times, either annually or semi-annually. Therefore, although you can still order whenever you like, there may be a significant time lag in fulfilment unless you do so when they are going to press.

DISTRIBUTORS. My understanding is that distributors will still be able to order on-demand, meaning no changes to their product flow. This should mean that if you regularly buy from a distributor your buying habits should not change either.

The first print run under this new model will begin in October, matching the release of Dreams of Empire. Because of this I strongly suggest if you want to order any of our games directly from BP that you do so now.

If you have ANY questions regarding this change in the manufacturing routine please contact Blue Panther LLC directly. I have only outlined what I believe the new policy to be and BP reserves the right to change it.

The Print and Play option is unaffected by this change in the manufacturing routine.

New Projects

A new project is already underway for 2025. This is a spin-off from Dreams of Empire, but it will be a stand-alone game using its own rules, small and simple, and probably good for solitaire, with significant asymmetry between the protagonists . India will be the venue, but it will take place further down the road to British rule. The goal is to have it ready by the summer of 2025. I will provide more details once it is out of the concept stage.

That’s all for now. Remember, if you have any rules or design questions contact me any time at this email address, but if you have questions about manufacturing, components, payment, or order fulfilment (other than the PnP versions), please contact Blue Panther LLC.

Best Regards,

Ian Weir