"As God may help, it appears to me that all the flower and honor of chivalry is there, most wisely and expertly drawn up." -- John Chandos, before the Battle of Auray (29 September 1364) The Hundred Years War (1337 to 1453) was a dynastic struggle between the English house of Plantagenet and the French house of Valois for control of the French throne....
Blood Red Roses is a simple though slightly unorthodox tabletop wargame primarily intended for two players to fight battles representative of the Wars of the Roses. It concentrates its attention at the level of the commanders and their wards, the major organisational divisions of armies at the time. Evidence for how battles of the period were fought is...
The War of the Roses was a 32-year conflict in the mid to late fifteenth century that had the rival houses of Lancaster and York fighting for control of the Plantagenet dynasty and control of the English throne. Starting with the First Battle of St. Albans when Richard of York captured Henry VI, the two houses fought for control of England until the...
Wars of the Roses 1455–1487 by Ed Smith is a concise 20-page softcover rulebook published by Skytrex Publications. Designed for miniature wargaming enthusiasts, it provides detailed guidelines to recreate the pivotal English civil conflict between the Houses of Lancaster and York. The rules encompass army compositions, action sequences, and battle...
Wars of Yor: Basics is a simplified wargame for two or more players with a Rock – Paper – Scissors style format. Maneuver your armies' units and plan your attacks where you have the advantage. Calvary beats Infantry, Infantry beats Pikemen, and Pikemen beat Calvary. Archers plink at range, and die in close combat. This title includes PDF rules, and STL...
In July 1920, the Red Army's Tukhachevsky launched an offensive to put an end to the war with Poland that had begun the previous year. His goal was Warsaw, but it was only a passing phase. After conquering Poland, the aim was to export the revolution to Germany and then to all of Europe. However, Piłsudski, the commander of the Polish army, ordered a...
At the end of July 1944, the Soviet army was gradually approaching Warsaw. However, the Germans used their panzer divisions to slow down the Soviet advance. The command of the Polish Home Army decided to start an uprising in Warsaw, hoping to take control of the city from the Germans. Then, they could act as real "hosts" on behalf of The Polish...
This is a NATO vs Warsaw Pact game with three scenarios (1967, 1973, and the 1980s) with variant rules. The game scale is 30 mile hexes and 5 day turns. The map runs from Denmark to Turkey. Contents (Boxed Edition): 1 20"x28" hex map 1 Rules Booklet 162 Counters (2 counter sheets; 1 is a half sheet) Originally published as a magazine game in JagdPanther...
This wargame depicts the struggle between the Polish patriots of the Armja Krajowa and the German garrison in 1944. The 120 units in the countermix include the Hermann Goring Division, SS Cossacks, and wire guided mini-tanks called Goliaths. The 23" x 17" map represents Warsaw and the suburbs on both sides of the Vistula River. Combat can be affected by...
This game is a simulation of the Polish resistance in Warsaw during 1944. The game was originally published in Strategy & Tactics magazine (#107). The game includes a 16 page rulebook (covering all aspects of guerrila warfare and resistance combat), 200 counters (representing the units and weapons involved in the conflict) and a 22"X34" map of the City of...
Warsemble is a turn-based strategy game for two to four players. The rules of the game allow for different situational games in which the target, the size of the field, and the size of the armies can vary. There are only three rules in Warsemble (movement, rest, and battle), which reflect principles of actual military action: The game is played in turns....