Gale Force Nine is pleased to present the first release in our officially licensed line of accessories for Wizards of the Coast’s Axis & Allies Miniatures. The Axis & Allies Miniatures Token Sets contain 25 FULL-COLOR plastic tokens. There is a token set for each of the five major armies.

These tokens are the first full-color tokens produced by Gale Force Nine. These are the same style of token you’ve come to expect from Gale Force Nine, hard durable plastic with a felt back but now featuring full color graphics and iconography! This new manufacturing method will allow GF9 to produce truly stunning tokens. Expect to see more full color tokens in future releases!

Each set contains 1 Objective counter, 10 Disrupted Hit Counters, 4 Damaged Hit Counters, 4 Destroyed Hit Counters, 4 Defensive Fire tokens and 2 Overwatch indicators. The hit counters have distinctive shapes so they are easily identifiable while face down in the Assault Phase. The Defensive Fire token may be placed in a hex when that unit fires at transgressing units in your opponent’s phase. The Overwatch token is for use when playing with the Expanded Rules and indicates the hex facing of the affected unit in Overwatch mode. These bright tokens will really stand out on the Battle Map and will enhance every Axis & Allies Miniatures conflict.



Gale Force Nine’s official tokens for Axis & Allies Miniatures are available in game and hobby stores worldwide and available direct from the Gale Force Nine Online Store!

AXIS & ALLIES is a trademark of Hasbro and is used with permission. © 2009 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.

Just a quick reminder, April 30th was the final day to buy Gale Force Nine’s popular Whine & Cheese Tokens and the game-changing all-black Hardcore line of game accessories from our Online Store before they went back into the GF9 vaults for another year. If you haven’t added these powerful weapons to your tabletop arsenal, make sure you don't miss out next year!

Gale Force Nine is proud to introduce the Ultimate BLACK Hardcore Gamer collection. This range of templates was made with the true Hardcore gamer in mind and features the exciting new color, BLACK! Multi-template MKII, Arcs of Visibility, TAC templates, CHARGE Arrows and even our Fire Markers have all been redone in a gamer friendly BLACK color acrylic. Gamers know; nothing says Hardcore like BLACK. Gale Force Nine is bringing the SMACK in BLACK with the Hard CORE Gamer set. So if you want the BLACK you have to ACT because after April you’ll be out of luck …… JACK.

Our skilled laser-whine-makers have uncorked another bottle of our finest vintage, the GF9 Whine and Cheese Pack has returned.

Three years ago we created a “Whine and Cheese” pack of tokens and listed them in the GF9 webstore, but the joke was on us when orders for these tokens skyrocketed!

Gale Force Nine will release the Whine and Cheese token set every year for the month of April and ONLY for the month of April. Get these sets from your favorite gaming store or directly from the Gale Force Nine Online Store!

Each year Battlefront Miniatures asks the gaming public for their assistance in filling out a short gaming survey to help better understand what gamers are currently into.

This year, Battlefront Minaitures, Wargames Illustrated, Osprey Publishing and Gale Force Nine have joined forces to give back something really special in exchange for your help with our 2009 Gamer's Poll.

Here's the deal. Follow the link to the 2009 Battlefront Gamer's Poll, create a forum account (if you don't already have one) and answer the short list of survey questions. When complete, we will put your name in the hat to win one of fifty-one prizes. Yes that’s right, 51 lucky people will get one of the 51 prizes picked at random from all the completed surveys.

For the complete prize list and direct access to the survey, please visit the 2009 Battlefront Gamer's Poll page, NOW!.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2009

Gale Force Nine, LLC. of Earlysville, Virginia has entered into an official licensing agreement with Kraken Editions to produce a range of accessories for their flagship game, Alkemy. This series of products will include, but not be limited to, tokens and faction specific accessories.

Gale Force Nine is pleased to introduce the first expansion of our fantastic WarCogs range, WarCogs Booster Sets. WarCogs Booster Sets add a new repertoire of symbols to diversify the spell and effect types your warbands have in play. Six new striking icons expand upon the basic set of symbols in the collection; that’s a dozen symbols in all.

Also included are extra effects tokens specific to each color type. Each booster set contains two Lexicon cards featuring the new symbols. This set is welcome addition for large warbands or for commanders fielding multiple heroes on the battlefield.



The entire range of WarCogs gaming tokens and accessories may be found in better hobby and game stores worldwide or your can buy them direct from the Gale Force Nine Online Store!

Veteran Commanders take note! Gale Force Nine has also added Energy Packs and extra Lexicon Cards to our online store for both WarCogs and WarClaws. Energy Packs contain twelve extra Energy tokens to fuel your power-hungry force. Power up your army for victory!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2009

Gale Force Nine, LLC. of Earlysville, Virginia announces they have entered into an official licensing agreement with Wizards of the Coast LLC.

John Kovaleski, CEO/Founder of Gale Force Nine writes “We at Gale Force Nine (GF9) are very pleased to announce this official licensing agreement with Wizards of the Coast; making Gale Force Nine the official producer of accessory ranges for many of the fantastic WotC games such as Axis & Allies Miniatures and Axis & Allies War at Sea. Starting in the spring of 2009, Gale Force Nine will begin releasing an exciting range of products including tokens, dice and game mats as well as a few surprises along the way. All of these exciting new product ranges will be available through traditional hobby game distribution channels.”

Brian Hart, Axis & Allies Brand Manager writes, “The Axis & Allies Miniatures and War at Sea team is extremely excited to enter into this agreement. Gale Force Nine is the recognized leader in game accessory production and we feel that these items, with their high quality and detail, will truly enhance the play experience for Axis & Allies Miniatures players”.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11 February 2009

Battlefront Miniatures Ltd of Auckland, New Zealand is pleased to announce that we have purchased Gale Force Nine, LLC.

John Kovaleski, CEO/Founder of Gale Force Nine writes “We at Gale Force Nine (GF9) are very excited about the new opportunities that this partnership represents. By becoming part of the Battlefront Family, GF9 will have access to new distribution channels, production capabilities and R&D resources years ahead of what we might be able to do on our own. We look forward to continuing our rapid growth in our role as the premier gaming accessory developer and manufacture for the hobby game industry.”

“I could not be happier that John and his team have joined with ours and I know that despite the obvious business advantages combining the two groups of dedicated hobby enthusiasts gives us both an added boost to allow us to achieve even greater things. The two operations will see little initial impact in the short term, as we already have our supply chains linked in Europe and Australasia. As new projects and future plans come on line, the two operations we will be making some changes to adapt to the expanded business model,” says John-Paul Brisigotti, Managing Director of Battlefront Miniatures.

Gale Force Nine will continue making all the great products which the world has come to know. We also have a lot of exciting new projects which will be announced soon.


About Gale Force Nine

Gale Force Nine, Inc (GF9) is a game manufacturing company that specializing in the design and distribution of laser cut components and scaled models for the miniatures gaming industry. Since our humble beginnings in 1998, GF9 has grown into the premier gaming accessory company producing counters, markers, tokens, templates, and terrain for use with the most popular miniature games in the world.

Gale Force Nine, Inc is located in beautiful Earlysville, Virginia, where the gaming is extensive and the competition intense!


Visit www.galeforcenine.com for more information.


About Battlefront Miniatures

Battlefront Miniatures Ltd is the world’s leading historical gaming company producing the Flames of War WWII miniature game and its full range of models and products. From their head office in New Zealand, Battlefront services the demand for Flames of War as well as from local offices in both the US and Europe manufacturing and retailing direct to stores around the world.

Visit www.flamesofwar.com for more information.