ALBUERA! is a study and simulation of the Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811) opposing a mixed British, Spanish and Portuguese corps elements (led by general William Beresford and Lieutenant General Joaquin Blake) to the French Armée du Midi (Army of the South led by Marechel Soult) at the small Spanish village of Albuera, Spain. -Game components : 1 mounted...
The Battle of Albuera has gone down in history as the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Peninsular War. Marshal Soult thought he could roll up a mixed Spanish/British/Portuguese force and claim a great French victory. He was wrong. A clever flank attack was stopped dead by some of the best Spanish troops of the war. Then, despite a devastating charge by...
Albuera 1811: Beresford vs. Soult depicts the fiercest battle of the Peninsula War. Both engaged armies suffered terrible losses. Players can check if success could be achieved with lower cost. Rules concentrate on infantry maneuvers on Napoleonic battlefield. It is important to form battalion into proper array in the right time. Intuitively Line gives...
The Wargamer Magazine issue 8 included Albuera and Vittoria. They were later released in a boxed form. "Albuera is a simulation of the Peninsular War battle of that name. The game is for two players. One commands the French forces and the other the Allied troops of the Spanish, British and Portuguese. Each player in turn maneuvers his troops on the map...
Alea Iacta Est is a strategic historical wargame for two players. It narrates the civil wars that tore the late Roman Republic to shreds and paved the way for the establishment of the Principate. The period covered extends from Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon with soldiers of the XIII Legion (12 January, 49 B.C.) to Octavianus’ closing of the doors of the...
Ancient Wargames Rules Designed to cover the rise and fall of the Roman empire. These rules are especially suited to refights of historical battles. No, you don't have to rebase your figures. Yes, they play as fast as DBM. No, you won't have to buy new army list books, in fact you can use the armies you use for other rules. Included are morale rules so...
A hypothetical wargame involving a terrorist attack on a Strategic Air Command airbase. "ALERT FORCE is a man-to-man tactical game of terrorist warfare. Rules include the use of fragmentation and gas grenades, light anti-tank weapons, satchel charges, vehicular movement and ramming, the effects of exploding aircraft, bunkers and even the theft of nuclear...
The Epic Battle of Alesia 52 BC is an old school classic hex and counter game that is designer Grant Wylie's reimagining of the Avalon Hill title, Caesar: Epic Battle of Alesia originally published in 1976. The game allows players to refight Caesar's epic battle fought against the Gaul in 52 B.C., on a 34" x 44" hard mounted board. Borrowing many concepts...
Description from the publisher: Alesia is a two-player game of the epic battle between Roman and Gallic forces in 52 BC. The battle pitted two of the great Leaders of that era against each other: Julius Caesar and Vercingetorix. This began as a Roman siege of the Gallic fortress at Alesia, and concluded with a decisive battle. The game system emphasizes...