The Sword's Edge Emerges from the Sharpening is a two-player game of the People's Liberation Army's hypothetical invasion of Taiwan. The counters include about 100 "red" units, about 50 "blue" units, and over 540 markers. The map depicts a part of Tapei City, New Taipei City and Taoyuan City. Each unit represents a company/platoon. Each hex represents 1km....
A rulebook for fantasy combat at various scales using miniature figures. "Sword and Shield is for individual combat in the world of Acquitaine, and deals with realistic combat (jousts, tourneys, trial by combat and actual melee combat) as well as some of the fantastic denizens of Acquitaine." "Concept based upon the novel, Shadowstalker, and stories of...
From the back of the box: "During the Middle Ages feudalism determined much that happened in military terms, as landed aristocrats brought bands of armed men to the battlefield in the service of their liege lords. Despite this unifying theme, the period saw an incredible variety of weaponry and tactics. The battles portrayed in Sword and Shield have been...
Sword & Spear - Individual Man-to-Man Combat in Ancient and Medieval Times "Sword & Spear is a set of wargame rules for small skirmishes in the millennium before effective gunpowder weapons. Each player commands a small detachment (two to ten figures) in a battle of close-range missile and hand-to-hand combat. Although most attractive when played with...
Sword & Spear is a set of wargames rules for Ancients and Medieval battles. They are suitable for any scale figures and any basing standard, the only requirement being that figures are organized into units of equal frontage. A typical game has around 8—15 units on each side, and games take around two to three hours. The rules are designed from a top-down...
If you've never played Space Weirdos, you might wonder what will make Sword Weirdos different from other fantasy skirmish games. Not much! It takes what I like from other games and mashes it all together. Low model count: 4-10 models or so for each side. Use any minis you have. Short but comprehensive. Everything in one 16ish page zine. Minimal tokens, but...
Swordfish at Taranto is a solitaire game depicting the British air assault on the Italian port of Taranto in November 1940. It is a "narrative experience" game, where players set up the game and watch the story unfold before them. The object of the game is for the player--playing the British--to gain as many victory points as possible. -from the intro to...
Front Cover: Brawls from the dawn of time until the age of black powder. Inside the rulebook. "Swordplay" is a set of rules. Written to provide a universal set of skirmish rules, from the dawn of man up to the beginnin of black powder weapons. It covers the sword and sharp pointy stick type of warfare best. At the end of the book are provided some...
Front Cover; Recreate the cut and thrust of this classic tale. All the characters and scenarios listed for "Swordplay" rules. Including rules for large groups and mass actions. User; Includes eight new scenarios including new rules for grenades and the "A Cast of Thousands" group rules. Full of flavour this game allows you to recreate a blend of the...
Swordpoint is a “big battle” miniature wargame for fighting actions in the ancient and medieval periods. It employs multi-figure bases, various sizes of figures can be used. Games fought with Swordpoint involve between 100 and 250 miniature figures per side arranged into between 6 and 12 units. The game is designed to play out in about 2 hours after...
Army list book containing 48 armies with additional variants, covering the period from 300 AD to 1066 AD. Army lists include: Franks - 300 Mayan - 300 Dark Age Britain and Ireland - 300 Korean - 313 Huns - 350 Late Roman - 350 Gothic & Vandal Kingdoms - 442 Hindu Indian - 450 Early Byzantine - 475 Slav - 520 Champa - 550 Avars - 557 Khazar - 568 Heraclian...
Army list book containing 34 armies with additional variants, covering the period from 3000 BC to 700 BC. Army lists include: Sumerian and Akkadian Old and Middle Kingdom Egyptian Elam Minoan & Early Mycenaean Libyan Nubian Harappan Indian Arab Nomad Early Assyrian Early Babylonian Shang Chinese Early Eastern Tribes Old Hittite Kingdom Hyksos European...