This the Deluxe and augmented version of Les Guerres du Roi Soleil 1667-1713 (The Wars of the Sun King 1667-1713) published in 2019 by Cerigo Edition. This the first opportunity to play, with a single set of rules, the five conflicts led by France under the reign of Louis XIV the Great and the great rebellion called “La Fronde”. La Fronde Rebellion...
Welcome to Wars Across the World (WAW), a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels. TURN SEQUENCE: This game is divided in turns. Each turn is...
Westphalia concerns the diplomatic negotiations and military campaigns that brought an end to the Thirty Years War and Eighty Years War. The question isn't a matter of who "wins" the war - that was decided a long time ago. Instead, each player seeks to arrive at a settlement that meets their own political, confessional, and economic goals. These goals are...
S&T issue 268, May-Jun 2011 When Lions Sailed (WLS), designed by Joseph Miranda, is an intermediate-complexity wargame of global naval conflict in the 17th century. That era saw the beginning of a naval technology revolution that set the pace for Western expansion over the next two centuries. The game can be played by two, three or four, each representing...
First game in a new series of simple wargames by TCS Games, it is a print & play on the first decisive battle of the 30 years war, fought 8th november 1620 on a hill near Prague. The Catholic League vanquished the Protestant/Bohemian army. The game features a chit pull activation system, well tested on the similar ECW series by the same company, and a beer...
Historical game about great Battle of Vienna that was the turning point in the wars between Otoman Empire and European Kingdoms. One of the player commands the Holy League (Poland-Lithuania, Austria, Saxony, Bavaria and Franconia) lead by King of Poland John III Sobieski. His task is to break the army of Ottoman Empire commanded by the second player which...
Willoughby’s Chase is a free solo campaign set during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 1643, designed to complement the Dominion of Pike & Shotte rules by Stephen Parker and published by Ork Games. In a campaign featuring dashing young cavalry officers, a man who once planned to elope with the Princess of Zanzibar, and a then relatively unknown Oliver...
Winceby was the inserted game in Game Fix magazine, issue 5, March 1995. Winceby uses the Royalists & Roundheads system originally published by 3W. It is a representation of the cavalry battle that took place outside of the small village of Winceby on October 11, 1643. This battle helped secure the county of Lincolnshire for the Parliament. Oliver Cromwell...
Become the most powerful magnate family in the Wild Fields! Euro, deck building, and area control. One to six players play cards and expand their deck of cards, but they have to be careful, because if their family head dies, they will lose the cards drawn to the deck! Found new villages, cities, and forts and protect them from enemies. Players will be...
The Winter King is a variant of the Command & Colors system for fighting battles of the Late Renaissance, focusing primarily on the late 16th to the mid-17th Century. This includes the French Wars of Religion, the Dutch Revolt, the 30 Years War, and the English Civil War. Other conflict areas within this time period (say the 1560s through the 1650’s)...
From the Rules Booklet (of around '8'-pages in length):" With Fire and Sword is a game type simulation of the Thirty Years War period. From 1618 to 1648 most of Western Europe was engulfed in a brutal dynastic struggle. The game is an operational/strategic Level simulation with each turn representing one year and military units representing armies of...