VOTED TMP's BEST FANTASY RULESET OF 2010! Your troops are tired and slowly giving ground. They've fought hard all day against an infinite number of enemy troops. They've done all that you've asked of them and more. They've covered themselves with both blood and glory and look to you for victory. The fate of your nation hangs in the balance as you...
With Rally Round the King, you can fight large fantasy battles by themselves or wrapped in an easy-to-use Campaign System. But what if you want to fight Roman Legions against Germanic invaders? Or Norman Knights versus Saxon Huscarls? What about a good historical set of rules? Look no further! Just drop the fantasy rules from Rally Round the King, add this...
"The Austro-Prussian War (1866) was fought between the Austrian Empire on one side, and Prussia and the Kingdom of Italy on the other side." "The largest naval engagement occurred near the island of Lissa in the Adriatic Sea. There an Austrian fleet of ironclads and steam powered wooden ships fought a larger Italian fleet. The Austrians caught the Italians...
The intent of these rules is to provide a fast, easy, fun game for ancient fleet battles. The base turn sequence and mechanics are based on the game Volley & Bayonet by Frank Chadwick & Greg Novak. Each game turn is composed of two sequential parts: First player actions followed by Second player actions. Generally, the first player action represent the...
“The Persian invasion of Greece launched by Darius in 490 BC failed when the Athenians won a great victory at Marathon. After Darius died his son Xerxes resolved to succeed where his father had failed. In 480 BC he bridged the Hellespont and invaded Greece with an enormous army . . . Victorious on land, Xerxes concentrated on defeating the Greek navy. His...
MicroHistory #2 in the Metagaming MicroHistory series. Naval combat in the Bronze Age. From back of the box: "The Bodies of the men that died The breakers buffet, the billows beat. Washed with blue of sea-salt tide, Rolled in wreackage of shattered fleet." - Aeschylus The galley's bronze beak surges forward, curling up two salty sprays. Sweating muscles...
“…an encounter battle carried out too enthusiastically against prepared positions…not seen or recognized until the attack had been launched.” –Summary of the British attack at Bir el Gubi by Lieutenant General Willoughby Norrie. Ram vs. Stag is a low complexity war game simulation of the first battle fought near the village and oasis at Bir el Gubi in...
The year is 1981, and you’re John Rambo, just returned home from Vietnam to a country you don’t recognize. You have no friends and no place to live. You wander into the wrong town just looking for something to eat... and now you’re fighting for your life! In Rambo the Board Game: First Blood, you become Rambo and make all the critical choices and alter the...
From the Publisher's Web Site: Ramesses' War is a two player board game covering the ancient war between Egypt and the Hittite Empire. During the later stages of the Hittite Empire, circa 1400 BC to 1250 BC, the Hittite Empire had recovered from a period of weakness where it had been on constant warfare with the Arzawa and Mittani states. By 1290 BC the...
Rampage is a purpose-designed solitaire wargame that covers the fighting in northwest Europe from the time of the Argentan-Falaise encirclement in mid-August 1944 through the end of September. You actively commands the Allied forces, while the rules system directs you in the handling of German forces. You win by accumulating victory points via seizure of...
From the Firefight Games website: Mamontov’s offensive was launched by Denikin on August 10, 1919, and quickly broke through the front in the vicinity of Novokhopersk creating a serious threat. It consisted primarily of the 4th Don Cavalry Corps (8500 Cavalry), 3000 infantry, although fully supported with a few tanks, armor cars, and aircraft. Over 300...
Miniatures rules for the Colonial Period (late 19th Century). Rampant Colonialism! was designed to recreate colonial engagements both real and fictional with miniature figures. While these rules were written with 15mm figures in mind, there are just as well used with 20mm and 25mm figures. The period covered by these rules includes the French and Indian...