Ruweisat Ridge: The First Battle of El Alamein, was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #105. The game covers the desert battles around El Alamein from July 1 through July 18, 1942. The British Commonwealth 8th Army must hold the line against the battered Panzerarmee Afrika, since Alexandria and the virtually undefended Nile Delta lie less than...
This is basically Risk using the United States, instead of the world, as a map. There are 51 territories (the states and the District of Columbia) in which to place the four colors of plastic chips (each representing "an army of 1,000 soldiers). Set-up, by alternate picking of territories, and die roll combat is identical to Risk. The came contains 153...
RZHEV: The Front Collapses 1942 covers the epic and forgotten battle in its first month. It was during this time the Russians north of Vyamza (this battle is depicted in Red Descent 1942) were in dire position (just like at Vyamza) as Russian forces busted through defenses west of Rzhev with the 29th and 39th Armies. The 29th was ordered to take the city...
S.A.B.O.T. stands for Simple Armored Battle in Oversized Terrain. It's a fast-moving futuristic land battle, meant to be played on a big game map. Each player spends his/her build points on various vehicles and soldiers, sets them up on map tiles from my M8 Map System, and fights until his/her foe has been wiped off the face of the earth. This game's...
Schnell Boats: Scourge of the English Channel is a tactical-level wargame where you (as the Captain) take the command of a German Kriesgsmarine type S-100 Schnellboot fast attack torpedo boat squadron in the English Channel during 1943-1944. Your main goal is to survive while sinking as many enemy ships as you and your squadron can. Missions include...
SF3D began as a feature in the May 1982 issue of Hobby Japan under the name, “Wonderful Junk Kit.” Included in that early feature was a scratch-built kit built by Kow Yokoyama of a powersuit pieced together from a Microman action figure, ping pong balls, and salvaged model kit parts. The response to Yokoyama’s design was huge — the era of “realistic” mecha...
(from the back of the Twentieth Century Imports version:) S.F.3.D #2 is a fast-moving, realistic 2-player game of war. It is a sequel to S.F.3.D #1, and is meant to expand this game. While it can be played separately, most of the scenarios enclosed involve using maps and counters from both games. This game has been thoroughly playtested in the U.S....
The Simple Large Outer-space Battle System lets you fight very big space battles. If 42 ships and 12 fighters isn't a big enough battle for you, then print more sheets of counters and double your fleet, or triple it, or quadruple it, even! There is no record-keeping at all; the emphasis is on fast play and interstellar mayhem. S.L.O.B.S. III is a complete...
SOE (Special Operations Executive) The Clandestine War takes players to the battlefields seldom talked about. You will play either as the SOE Player or the Security Forces player. Your small team of SOE Agents, sometimes they are solo, must penetrate the Security Forces cordons to conduct various forms of clandestine warfare. Courier, assassination...
Set in a period where Rome is falling into military anarchy and the Empire is on the verge of collapse: the provinces independently elect new emperors, the military contend for territories and betrayals are the order of the day. This unstable climate is all you've been waiting for! Take on the role of an ambitious Roman general and fight for hegemony over...
On September 25th 2020, the domestic terrorist group known as “The Watchers” kidnapped a diplomat’s wife and is holding her ransom. They demand the release of several of their members from prison before they let her go. An informant has told the authorities where she is located and the FBI’s Special Weapons and Tactics team has been ordered to rescue her...
Sanluri, Sardinia, June 30th, 1409. Battle of Sanluri. After centuries of struggle for the control of the island the two armies of William III of Narbonne, Judge of Arborea, and Martin the Younger, king of Sicily and Sardinia, face each other for what will arguably be the decisive battle for the destiny of Sardinia. This game on the Battle of Sanluri uses...