Contains 10 War of Independence Scenarios with full color maps and packed with high quality wargaming photos and stunning uniform paintings by the late Bob Marrion. 72 Pages The Assault on Dorchester Heights, 6th March 1776 Pell's Point, 18th October 1776 Bennington, 16th August 1777 Whitemarsh, 7th December 1777 Briar Creek, 3rd March 1779 Stono Ferry...
This game comes from Command magazine Issue #32 dated Jan/Feb 1995. The game itself is a two player simulation of the first organized engagement of the American Revolution. One player commands the American forces and the other the British with the latter seeking to drive the rebels from the positions on the Charlestown peninsula. The game is a...
A simple wargame using counters or miniatures (not supplied) to simulate the battle of Bunker's Hill. Movement and combat are straightforward, with infantry having a short effective firing range, hitting on a roll of 6 on an ordinary die. In melee a simple comparison of combat value is made, with the weaker unit retreating. Artillery units have a long...
It is October 1777. The Continental Army has just won its first major victory at Saratoga, and the British “Redcoats” are furious. Looking for retaliation, Lieutenant-General John Vaughn is leading forces to New York's current capital, the city of Kingston, with orders to burn it to the ground. And, although most of the town's soldiers are away fighting in...
C'est la Guerre is an adaptation of the popular De Bellis Antiquitatis (DBA) rules to the "horse and musket" era (i.e., early 18th century through the Napoleonic era). There are several adaptations of DBA which have been made for the horse and musket period. Unlike DBA, armies are not limited to a fixed number of units (e.g., 12), instead using point...
Campaigns of 1777 is a two-player, point to point wargame in which you command the Patriots or the British in the northern Colonies during 1777, the critical year in the American War for Independence. The tone for the British was set by leaders like Howe, Burgoyne, Cornwallis and Clinton while the Patriots marched with leaders like Washington, Greene...
In September 1816, San Martín relocated his Army of the Andes to Plumerillo, in the northern part of Mendoza Province, where he finished the details to start his crossing of the Andes. The army was divided in two main columns and four minor ones, keeping the decided paths in secret. On January 18, 1817, a main column parted with the artillery to Chile...
Captains Bold is a game in which the players take the part of a frigate Captain involved in ship-to-ship combat during the height of the Age of Fighting Sail. In the process of playing the game, the players consider the types of tactical decisions made by their historical counterparts and explore the ways in which those decisions may have affected the...
Carnage & Glory II is an easy to learn and easy to play computer moderated rule system suitable for both the novice and experienced player. There are no complex charts or book-keeping and accounting required as Carnage & Glory II maintains all the relevant information regarding the status of the combat units and general officers within the system database....
Cowpens and Hobkirk’s Hill; South Carolina 1781 Carolina Rebels is BSO’s follow-up to their popular “Civil War Tactical System” game, Louisiana Tigers, this time a company-level American Revolution gaming at a scale of 40 yards per hex and about 50 men per counter/unit. Carolina Rebels emphasizes the limits of command, training, and discipline, all in the...