| Compass Games | Danny S. Parker | BGG link |
This expanded edition of the classic 1989 Ardennes simulation was fully remastered under the designer’s direction and published by Compass Games. I executed the complete graphic design package, anchored by a massive operational map drawn from 1940s topographical surveys with period-accurate toponymy. The terrain renders an astonishing level of detail: 137 towns, 625 villages, 686 farms, hamlets, and castles, 59 rivers, 240 crossings, and 95 distinct forests. Beyond cartography, I designed over 1,000 regiment- and battalion-scale counters for American, British, German,Belgian, and French formations, custom scenario aid displays, and a dramatic cover based on an archival 1944 Ardennes photograph.
Beautiful art is the visual vehicle to take our games into the past. Ilya is not only beautifully skilled artist for the gaming world, but he is also exceedingly patient as we have tested. Skill, patience and attention to detail— all matter and he gets it.
Danny Parker, game designer
