Microgame #14 in the Metagaming Microgames series. This is actually 2 games in one: One world is the game of godly conflict for those who've dreamed secretly of divine power. Each player is a god who must contend with a pretentious challenger. Your "children" wage the struggle in their aspects of Blade, Stone, and Fog. Over the Singing Grasses, Runelines...
THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND - 31ST MAY 1916 The aim of this game is to create a playable, but accurate strategic simulation of the Battle of Jutland. One of the most important aspects of war at sea is the difficulty of bringing an opponent to decisive battle, it took Nelson nearly two years to bring the French fleet to battle at Trafalgar, and in an era before...
After the Great nuclear war... People are gone, Ants are Smart and the Backyard is at war! Ant Attack is an exciting new 2 player card game of strategy requiring the correct amount of boldness, cunning and deception. As overall commander, you deploy your units and leaders onto the battlefield into well-tuned squads in attempt to destroy your enemy. Deploy...
Players control a tribe of either black, brown or red ants battling it out for control of your backyard. Queens lay eggs which hatch into workers, soldiers and more queens. Soldiers fight for the best food-gathering areas. Every so often there is a disaster, i.e. Billy blows up the whole anthill. The game is about controlling expansion and choosing the...
War has come to the ninth century as rival lords (the players) fight to conquer the land. Each player rules a fortress and the surrounding realm. Warriors are dispatched fortress and towers, crossing mountains, rivers, and open fields to engage the enemy. Using economics, diplomacy, and warfare, each player attempts to expand his realm and conquer all...
Global warming has melted the great ice sheets. No Polar caps remain. The oceans are free. Iceberg memories… that's all they are. Gone are the magnificent harbors that once dotted the shores of every land. The waters have risen more than 80 meters. Land is everything! Millions are starving. Fertile plains are no more. The great grain belts of the world...
You are about to experience a journey of epic proportions. The world has changed. The polar ice is all gone and every major city that had a harbor before the Great Melt has vanished. You organize and rebuild your home-land. You assemble exploratory fleets as rumors of a green Antarctica abound. Tremendous storms and other continental survivors cross your...
“The spiders are on the march, they have their sights set on Antburger Hill, Grid Ref. 86N 27.4E. The bugle sounds and Ants scurry to man hurried fortifications. With stout hearts the defenders stand in wait for the spiders to rush their hill.” The ants must defend their anthill against the rush of the spider hordes. “Hold that hill at all costs.” Using...
Ante Portas is a 2 player card game about the campaign of Hannibal against Rome. You have to use your cards to defeat your enemy. The game is assimetrical as the two player have different option for the use of the cards, so playing one or other side is a different playing experience. The game is card driven with a strong bluffing element. About the...
Anteel is a rules-light but tactically serious space wargame, which is totally diceless. In fact, there are no randomizers of any kind, resulting in a game that is all about strategy, rather than luck. There is record keeping, but it's limited to the damage each ship has taken, and convenient fleet control sheets are provided. The rules are easy to master...