(from the designer:) The Price of Freedom: The American Civil War, 1861-65 is Renaud Verlaque's second published design after Age of Napoleon, winner of 2003 Best Pre-WW2 Historical Boardgame CSR award. The Price of Freedom is a true grand-strategic-level look at the American Civil War. Using an original card-driven system, it provides strong historical...
Miniatures rules for 19th century conflicts, covering a period from roughly 1820-1920. Movement is via an action point system, and unit capabilities are based around a single strength value which is used to determine melee, firing and morale. Different weapons apply a multiplier to the strength. The strength itself has a random component added to a base...
[From the inside cover] These lists are designed to cover warfare around the world from the Napoleonic Wars until the opening of the First World War, with some lists to cover the chaotic period after the war including the Russian Revolution. Within each list, the armies have been sorted by conflict with participants where possible listed together. You will...
From the Publisher's website: Keeping in mind that in order to know which way we are headed, we need to know where we've been, this game has trivia on the battles, soldiers, and different aspects of the American Civil War. Professor Noggin's series of educational games encourages kids to learn interesting facts about their favorite subjects. Each of the...
It is 1861, and the USA is wracked in Civil War. Great issues are at stake — slavery, states rights, the preservation of the Union — but as a British arms manufacturer, you don't care! As a profiteer, your aim is to make as much money as possible by supplying the troops needed to fight the war with your factories and by speculating in the bonds issued by...
This introduction to miniature wargaming includes an introduction and articles by eight different authors on wargaming 10 different historical periods. At the end of each chapter, Quarrie presents rules for that particular period. The historical periods covered include the following: Ancients, Medieval, Renaissance/17th century, 18th century, Napoleonic...
Description from the publisher: In Pub Battles: Antietam, players fight in this final battle of Lee's 1862 invasion of the north. This system is know for: fast play time (1.5 hours) simple rules (1 page quick start rules) stunning components (real canvas period map with hardwood kriegsspiel style blocks.) Units move by Corps in random order (chit pull)....
The Union desperately fights to stop Robert E Lee in this tense board game on the pivotal battle of the Civil War at Gettysburg. Patterned and modeled on Kriegsspiel, this game is unprecedented in accuracy and realism in its portrayal of command. Units realistically sprawl out in road column, resulting in delays, snaking and traffic snarls. Baggage Trains...
Bull Run is a tense Military Strategy Board Game where players lead new, green armies in this first major battle of the American Civil War. Union general McDowell developed a brilliant plan to launch a surprise flanking attack. Confederate general Beauregard was able to reinforce with Johnston’s army from the valley by rail. Many expected this to be the...
The sixteenth President of the United States has been shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, and Abraham Lincoln’s near lifeless body is carried to the Peterson Boarding House across the street. Secretary-of-War Stanton springs into action. Well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, has been identified as the culprit and earns his place as the most reviled...
Raid on Richmond is a Tactical level "what-if" board-wargame simulation of Judson Kilpatrick's aborted cavalry strike against the Confederate capital in early 1864. - Two 22" x 24" map - 300 counters - Rules-Booklet - One 6-sided die From Decision Games' Website: This is one of the most challenging and unusual American Civil War wargames ever published....
Rules set for American Civil War naval miniatures. Rules feature ship sheets for over 30 Union and Confederate ironclads and other Civil War era ships including such famous vessels as the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (Merrimack) as well as river ironclads, Forts and blockade runners. Rules designed to work for both 1/1200 and 1/600 scale. Publisher's...