“The Thirty Years War was a complicated period of military conflict in Europe. The war was fought primarily in Germany as the various German Principalities allied themselves with the Holy Roman Empire or their opponents, France, Sweden, and Denmark. A religious conflict between Protestant and Catholic forces was an important factor early in the war, but...
Battle of Byeokjegwan is an issue game of War Drum Games' wargame mook for beginners "Battle on the Table" #1. The Battle of Byeokjegwan is a battle between Japan and China, fought in Korean peninsula on 27 January 1593. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Byeokjegwan Including one mapsheet, six Chinese units, nine Japanese units, two markers and two...
Battle of Cajamarca, 1532 depicts the climactic “battle” between Pizarro’s conquistadors and the cream of the Incan empire. In spite of being outnumbered 40 to 1, the Spaniards are the heavy favorite to win. But victory is not a foregone conclusion, and you’ll need to employ good strategy to emulate the historical result. Comes with 10 pages of rules, 6" x...
This is a classic English Civil War battle with the Parliamentarians trying to seize an opportunity by catching the Royalist army on the march towards Oxford. Led by the King the Royalist army responded quickly with the ensuing battle playing out over a large area, in three phases and with a similar amount of Horse and Foot. Presented as a “mini-campaign”...
Battle of the Seas is nautical wargame set in XVII century however with no historical scenario. The game included 10 ships for each player Blue and Red)along with cards to direct wind changes, player movement, battle scenarios, and ship damage. The task of the game is to reach the enemy port with the transport ship (with out guns)Wind direction and the...
From the rules: "In the course of the cruel Thirty Years' War, the people inhabiting the Czech Lands were subjected to many invasions by Swedish mercenaries who looted burghers' houses, aristocratic palaces, churches, libraries and monasteries. Regardless of whether they were led by Generals Baner, Torstenson or Wrangel, the Swedes always wanted to take...
A La Huguenotte is bringing the campaigning of Tinker Fox to the continent, and with it some "feel" that is different for the English Civil War. There are more and varied troop types; rules governing Foreign Volunteers and Mercenaries, and a new way of looking at the countryside, enabling players to lay a groundwork of operations before the game begins...
These are the battles with samurai and ashigaru troops as seen in Ran and Kagemusha. The armies look a lot like the one lead by Tom Cruise in the "Last Samurai". The game is played on a 5 x 3 foot table. Units are motivated, they carry out actions and then you move on to the next unit. The opponent has opportunity shooting and the ability to react to...
During the "First Castro War" (AKA Barberini’s War, 1642-1645) the Pope Urbano VII stole the Castro and Castiglione domains from Odoardo Farnese, giving them to his nepfhews Taddeo and Antonio. Odoardo Farnese with 3000 horse soldiers invades the Romagna pushing back the enemy to the Trasimeno lake regaining the control on Forlì and Faenza but after a...