The game is played with 20 pieces each on a 10x10 square board. Each piece has a numeric value, based on a military rank, which is hidden from the opponent and only revealed when an attacking piece moves in front of a square occupied by an opponent's piece. In most cases, the piece with the highest value wins and the losing piece is removed from the board....
The Jewish war The zealot rebellion against Rome (66 to 73 AD) The Jewish war (or Great revolt) in the roman province of Judea, was the consequence of roman oppression leaded by Gessius Florus (governor of Judea) against Jews of Galilea & Judea. Convinced that Romans would destroy his kingdom, the king of Gamala sent a contingent of cavalry in Judea which...
Game covers battle of Lake Peipus (also known as "Battle on ice"). This was a battle between the Republic of Novgorod and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Knights (whose army consisted mostly of Estonians) on April 5, 1242, at Lake Peipus. The battle is notable for having been fought largely on the frozen lake. Game contains board and 128 counters...
"Jihad!: The Rise of Islam, 632-732 A.D." is a board-wargame simulation of the first century of Islamic expansion after the death of Mohamed, the Prophet and founder of the Islamic religion. During this period a holy war of conquest and the religious conversion of non-Arab peoples were the mainsprings of Islam and the Arabs progressed from a religious...
The situation for the Allies in Malaya was getting worse almost with every hour in the opening days of the war with Japan. Japanese landings at the Kra Isthmus in the north went virtually unopposed and their ground troops advanced steadily southward. On December 10th the Allied battleships Repulse and Prince of Wales were sunk with great loss of life by...
Theme: Feudal Japan in a fantasy setting where the Samurai and Yakuza are in heavy conflict Game-play: A chess based game with RPG elements to keep the gameplay fresh and everyone on their toes. 5 Hero cards each represented by tokens with their own unique movement. Buff/Debuff cards that change the way they react to situations and also the ability to...
From the publisher's website: Joan of Arc's Victory covers the entire campaign of the siege and relief of Orleans, with one-month turns beginning in April, 1429. The French player must consolidate her polyglot army and its inspiring leader, while dealing with Joan's "voices" via an events table that leaves him feeling slightly out of control. The English...
Fanatically popular 32-card trick taking card game played, with special deck, in the Quebec region of Bellchasse (St-Anselme). It was first published as a World War 1 propaganda game in November 1914 by the Tribune newspaper in Sherbrooke, Qc, and was then sold as "Shoo le Kaiser". It was renamed Joffre, after the victorious French general, in the 1920s....
The objective of the game is to score points by conquering territories with different values and types of resources. The game has three turns and each one has three phases. In the first phase players place their armies on the board, relating to the types of resource cards that they have. In the second phase everyone scores by counting the regions values...
From the publisher's website: Miniatures rules for the War of 1812, representing company level actions of roughly 150-800 men per side, provided with full colour graphics. John Bull was another name for the British, just as "Cousin Jonathan" was what the British called the Americans. Totally new and innovative system geared specifically for the period....