Simulates the battle on 25 April 1707 between Franco-Spanish troops under the Duke of Berwick and an Anglo-Dutch-Portuguese force in the War of the Spanish Succession (1700-14). Includes 200 counters which need mounting, a 58x42cm map and a Player Aid Chart. There are 8 pages of low-complexity rules, simulating basic chains of command, facing, fire and...
At three o'clock in the afternoon of April 25, 1707, in the fields of Almansa, the differences between the European powers fighting, when Carlos II died without descent, were resolved by the succession to the throne of Spain. A Bourbon army of 24,000 soldiers, faced an Australian army of 17,000. Spanish, French, Dutch, English and Portuguese soldiers...
In April 1810, Napoléon entrusted to Masséna, the hero of Aspern and Wagram, the mission of driving Wellington out of Portugal. The northerly route was chosen for the invasion, passing through Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida. The French offensive began at the end of June. On 24 July, Marshal Ney with the advance guard defeated General Craufurd under the walls...
English description: "As almirantes - Portuguese for admirals - in command of both a merchant and a war navy, 2 to 6 players build and navigate their fleets in order to dominate the geostrategic center of the ocean. In this exciting strategy game, however, one must call for divine help as conquering the ocean is nothing compared to holding it…" Each...
Publisher's blurb: When asked about it, years after it ended, George Washington said that the American Victory was "little short of a standing miracle." Almost a Miracle! uses our successful Tarleton's Quarter! as a game engine starting point to bring the Northern "half" of the American Revolution into play. Will the British be able to impose "the King's...
Mutations haunt the crumbling ruins. Unnatural anomalies bend reality. Storms mercilessly erase the careless. You carry little: A weapon, a faded map, a stubborn will to survive. You must walk. You must listen. You will, hopefully, endure. Alone against the Zone is a solo survival game focused on exploration, hard choices, and survival at any cost. You...
Alpha Mecha is a fast paced mecha robot combat game that is very easy to learn, yet has all the tactics of more complex battle games. This game works effortlessly to help you create battle with 10 mecha a side that finishes under an hour! While other games are quite intimidating to learn, Alpha Mecha is crisp and clean. New players can start playing in...
Alpha Mecha is a fast-paced robot combat game that is very easy to learn, yet has all the tactics of more complex battle games. This game works effortlessly to help you create battle with 10 mecha a side that finished under an hour. While other games are quite intimidating to learn, Alpha Mecha is crisp and clean. New players can start playing in under...
Alpha Mecha continues with more tactics to expand on gameplay. These new rules add a wealth of depth to gameplay while sacrificing practically nothing to the speed of play. It is one thing to shoot well, it is another thing to be able to shoot first. Pick your targets wisely because Gunnery Initiative changes everything! Maneuvering around the opponent’s...
Alpha Mecha: The Expert Set allows, with these unique additions, to make even the most basic of battles turn into something to be remembered. Pilot Powers add even more individuality to your troops. Mecha Tech brings about more options to think about before you place your mechs on the field. Twelve specialty maps that are tailor made for specific battles...
In Alpha Omega, players assume the roles of the commanders of the Human, Drove and Rhylsh space fleets. The game features scenarios set chronologically in the fictional distant future setting: from the civil wars of the fledgling Human space empire, to the first alien invasion by the Droves, and the confrontation and eventual alliance between the Humans...