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...
The Campaigns of Frederick the Great recreates the incredible war of maneuver in which Prussia rose to the rank of first-rate power, and its warrior-king gained the title "Great". Fought between 1756 and 1762, the Seven Years War was one of parry and thrust, rather than frontal assault. In a period of shifting alliances and evolving military techniques...
This army-level strategic game, first published in The Wargamer Magazine (#61), is a simulation of the battles of The War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1714. One player takes command of the French; the other player plays the Allied forces (British, Dutch, Austrians, etc.). Combat usually results in a percentage loss of units from both sides, a...
Relations between China and Portugal during the colonial period were complex and often conflictive. Portugal was among the earliest European powers to venture into China, establishing a colony in Macau in 1557. This colony marked the initial point of contact between China and Europe, playing a pivotal role in fostering commercial and cultural. The...
Captain's Log Myths and Legends will incorporate fantasy into the game board, now not only the living are present and not all acts are equally honorable. Every act can have a consequence, and this will be revealed as time goes by... the story continues. We have separated from the main plot, now we can find mermaids, harpies, flying ships and much more......
Captaincy is a miniatures game of ship-to-ship combat. The rules track the changes in technology and tactics over the entire era of fighting sail in Europe, from the Renaissance to the Napoleonic Wars. Each player controls 1-3 ships. Ships alternate rolling dice to move; big numbers increase speed, but trigger undesirable effects like heeling and drifting....
Narrow Seas: A Scenario Generator and Campaign for Small Actions in the Age of Sail is a generic version of the scenario generator and campaign rules for Captaincy. It's a meta-game that supplements whatever Age of Sail rules you currently use. It depicts small fight-or-flight encounters between patrols, cargo ships, and raiders, using novel terrain...
In Castle Poker players use one standard deck of cards with 6 special cards added. Players also have a castle card each with 3 vacant spots on the bottom, where cubes are placed, to represent their progress building their castle. 5 cards are dealt to each player. Then in order,from the left of the dealer, players may discard to The Moat, as many as three...
Published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #232. From the publisher: CATHERINE THE GREAT is a purposed-designed solitaire wargame of the expansion of the Russian Empire under Empress Catherine II (1762-96). The player purposefully conducts the affairs of the Russian Empire and its allies, while the game system does the same for the anti-Russian coalition...
From the Publisher: As the title indicates, Charlie's Year covers the events of the last real threat to the Georgian regime of Great Britain and to the social, economic, and philosophical gains of the Glorious Revolution. From 1741 to 1748, the War of the Austrian Succession raged on the continent of Europe. From 1743 on, Britain and France were formally...
From the Manufacturer: THQ is a study of a less known Jacobite Rebellion, the '15. In 1714, Queen Anne, the last of the Stuart monarchs, passed away. Her successor by law was the German George Augustus Welf, Elector of Hanover, who became King George I. But the new regime was far from stable. Only the Whig Party - the forerunners of the Liberals -...