Battle of Gettysburg is a two player brigade level game depicting the largest battle of the American Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg recreates specific portions of the battle as game scenarios, using historical units and arrival times, and also includes various alternative history options. Playing times: MacPherson's Ridge (July 1) 60-120 minutes;...
"The Battle for Gettysburg" is the 2nd game in the "Orders of Battle" series of games. 17 x 22" map 120 Counters 1 Time Record/OOB 1 Tables & Charts 1 Order of Battle reference 12 Orders Cards The game is divisional in scale. Orders are issued to individual corp via the Order Cards. It is an impulse based system, but not random. Players choose which Corp...
“Philip II of Macedonia built a powerful army and used it to bring all of Greece under his rule. After his assassination in 336 BC Philip’s 20-year-old son Alexander inherited the throne. Alexander promptly crossed the Hellespont into Turkey intent on conquering the mighty Persian Empire." "The first major battle came at the Granicus River. Alexander led...
Issue game in Command Magazine Japan #146 The Battle of Guandu was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in 200 AD in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Cao Cao's decisive victory against Yuan Shao's numerically superior forces marked the turning point in their war. The victory was also the point at which Cao Cao became the dominant power in...
THIS GAME HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse: The Beginning of the End, simulates the meeting between the forces of General Nathan Greene and Lord Earl Cornwallis. The player controls by moving counters across the map and combating enemy formations the American and British formations that fought in the battle. The maps, counters, and...
Issue game of Wargame Japanese History #15. The battle of Hachioji was fought in 1590. This was part of Hideyoshi's Odawara campaign (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachiōji_Castle) against the Hojo clan. The game focuses only on the siege of Hachioji Castle. Toyotomi's army is divided into 5 clans and each clan has it's own turn. Between two Toyotomi turns...
Battle of Hanekura is a two-player game of a battle in the Middle Ages Japan. The battle was faught between Yakushiji Kaga Nyudo and Nambata Koro Samuro on 19 December 1351 as a part of Kannō disturbance, a civil war which developed from antagonisms between shōgun Ashikaga Takauji and his brother, Ashikaga Tadayoshi. FYI:...
“When Edward the Confessor, King of England, died without an heir three men claimed the throne. Harold Godwinson had the advantage of actually being in England, and he was crowned king. The other claimants, William Duke of Normandy and Harald Hardrada (King of Norway), were prepared to fight for the throne." "Hardrada struck first, invading Northern...
A recreation of the Battle of Hattin. “In 1170 AD a new, powerful leader rose to lead the Muslim counterattack. For a while Saladin, as he was known in the West, maintained an uneasy peace with the crusaders. However a series of provocations by the crusaders broke the truce and finally forced his hand." "He gathered a large army and laid siege to Tiberias....