The Battle of Britain is a mini-game about the World War II air campaign over Britain in 1940. The game took part in "Postcards from the Front Wargame Design Jam" on itch.io and was a free download for backers of the "Halls of Hegra" Kickstarter campaign. It is for 1-2 players, and does include a solitaire variant. The game can be played in 5-10 minutes....
In the summer of 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of The Second World War, Great Britain stood alone in Europe against a triumphant Germany. Adlerangriff is the German word meaning Attack of the Eagles, the assault on south-east England by The Luftwaffe which was to be undertaken prior to the invasion of the British Isles and this term was used by...
Air battle game for 2 players played on a hex grid. Both players receive 12 planes and the game ends when one player has lost all planes. The game is played on a board which is a side view of sky. Planes move d6 hexes and can shoot down enemy planes if they stop exactly behind or above the enemy plane. The first move is always straight and maximum of three...
Set during the darkest days of the Second World War. It’s August 1940. Nazi Germany has conquered Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and France. Britain stands alone; facing the full might of the Nazi onslaught. Can YOU defend that beleaguered isle long enough for the American people to wake up and come to the...
The British aviation magazine, to celebrate the 50 years from the Battle of Britain, decided to offer to its readers a wargame. In the introduction of the rules it is so descibed: "BATTLE OF BRITAIN: THE HARDEST DAY recreates the events of 18 August 1940, the day during the Battle when the greatest number of aircraft were destroyed and damaged on either...
The Battle of Brunete (Spanish Civil War) 5 – 25th OF JULY 1937 The Brunete Campaign was the first Republican offensive in the Spanish Civil War after the failure of the Nationalist forces to conquer Madrid. An attack in the Brunete area, west of Madrid, was intended to relieve the capital from its siege under the Nationalists. However the campaign turned...
Buena Vista is a simulation of the 23 February 1847 battle between Zachary Taylor's American Army of Occupation and Santa Anna's Army of North Mexico. Santa Anna hoped to defeat Taylor's force before returning south to stop Winfield Scott's invasion of central Mexico. this game only covers the second day of the battle (the decisive period of this...
"Stand in the redoubt on Breed's Hill with Colonel Prescott, Joseph Warren and 1600 New England Militia as they await the British attack. The cannon fire from British warships in Boston Harbor has set Charleston ablaze, and dense smoke clouds the field. British general Sir William Howe has landed 2,000 British regulars, including the elite grenadiers and...
This is a battle that has fascinated players over the years and this game is a real challenge for them. It shows the bravery and doggedness of the British against the abilities of the fledgling Americans Rebels. In their leaders, Howe must attempt to overwhelm the enemy, while Prescott had to organise a defence against them out of nothing. To achieve this...
(from MMP website:) In July, 1763, Fort Pitt (now Pittsburgh) was under siege as part of Pontiac’s Rebellion. A relief column was sent out from Carlisle in order to try and break the siege. The column was under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet and consisted of approximately 500 British soldiers of the 42nd Highlanders, 77th Highlanders, and 60th Royal...