Small, conventional hex&counter format - 6 hexes Smolensk to Moscow, 14 German ground and 3 air units, initially 18 Russian ground and 3 air and then 6 reinforcement units - corps to army/level, albeit with the troublesome Kazakh Panfilov division. Variable piece size optional units/pieces, according to unit level/size. Simplified game play - no movement...
A solitaire game simulating the Nazi-Soviet conflict on the Eastern Front from 1941 to 1945. The Player moves the German forces against a simulated Russian enemy. As time passes the Nazi forces gradually weaken, while the Soviet counter-attacks gather pace. Each year is split into 3 turns: Winter, Summer and Autumn. Game starts with Summer 1941 and ends at...
On June 22, 1941, before dawn, German tanks and guns began firing across the Russian border. It was the beginning of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, one of the most brutal campaigns in the history of warfare. Four years later, the victorious Red Army has suffered a loss of seven million lives. The Barbarossa campaign included some of the greatest episodes...
For shame, for shame, light infantry. I never saw you retreat before. Form! Form! It’s only a scouting probe!” --General Howe, a little before 7:00 AM upon seeing, out of the fog, the headlong retreat of the 2nd Light Infantry pickets. Moments later he and his staff came under sustained American artillery fire. A Barbarous Ground is a simulation of the...
As described on the back cover: "Take a side in the first war against terror fought by the young United States against the Barabary [sic] Coast Nations. Historically the War lasted from 1801 till about 1806. The War started when the Barabary [sic] Nations would board vessels that flew the US flag and take those US citizens as slaves. The U.S. DID at first...
From the Guild of Blades "Empires of History" series of Axis and Allies style historical games. Based very loosely on America's war with the Barbary pirates. This new edition features a color box and color components. In addition, boarding combat and ports are now represented by separate mapsheets. From the back of the box: "Take a side in the first war...
A set of fast play rules for late ironclad/early pre-dreadnought fleet battles of the 1870s and 1880s. Based on the successful Dahlgren and Columbiad system, the rules include a completely revised stat system to reflect the far larger, more heavily armoured and heavily armed ships of the era. Included with the rule are ship statistics for British, French...
Barefoot to Glory is a free print & play operational simulation of the battles for the control of the Western Chaco in 1934 (when the Battles of El Carmen, Yrendagüé and Ibibobó took place); unit scale is regiment, each hex spans 10Kms from side to side and every turn covers three days. During the 1932-35 war between Bolivia and Paraguay, Pata Pila...
The game Barnard's Star deals with the critical battle of the Naronian War. Players assume the roles of the Naronian and Terran leaders fighting the battle on the planetary surface. As the battle progresses, it is a race against time for both players. The number of beacons destroyed will determine the fate of the coming Terran counterattack fleet....
The great King's bloodline has ended and the realm of Enemier has been thrown into political chaos. As factions fight for power and champions emerge, the future of the realm is up for grabs. Barnburners and Noblemen brings the world of wargames, tabletop diplomacy, and extensive lore, clashing together in an epic death match style wargame. Draft your army...