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....
The Battle of Helm's Deep was a short siege in the early part of the campaign, when the forces of good were being driven back by the forces of evil. The men of Rohan under Theoden, their king, had fallen back to an ancient fortress in a narrow mountain gorge, closely pursued by the evil forces of Saruman, a traitorous magician. This game recreates the...
Original game published in Command Magazine Japan #61 in 2005, as a companion to Hougoumont: Rock of Waterloo. Designed as a mini-game, it details the Battle of Hokuetsu in 1867 (Bakumatsu era) between the shogunate forces and the imperial forces in Niigata prefecture. The game uses point to point map and chit activation mechanics. This is the fourth game...
Honey Springs is a DTP game by LPD Games, designed as a mini-game introduction to their Battles of the American Civil War series. Honey Springs covers the largest Civil War battle in the Indian Nations and features major Indian forces on both sides, and the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteers, the West's premier Black regiment. DTP Components are downloadable...
This game was published in Star Wars Gamer vol 1, Issue 6. From the introduction to the game, Battle of Hoth is a game for 2 players. One player commands the Rebellions' Echo Base Garrison, the other the Imperial Blizzard Force. This is essentially a small tactical level wargame. The chits are DIY style (cut out and stick on cardboard) and features...
“The battle for Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang valley was called ‘the battle that changed the war in Vietnam.’" "In 1965 the 1st battalion of the 7th cavalry was dropped by helicopter into the Ia Drang valley where three regiments of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and a battalion of Vietcong surrounded them. In the first major engagement between...
"North Korea invaded the Republic of South Korea in 1950. The UN voted to recommend military assistance to the Republic of South Korea, and President Truman sent US troops to Korea. The North captured much of the Korean Peninsula and the only hold outs were in the Pusan Perimeter. General MaCarthur proposed relieving the pressure on Pusan with a surprise...
"During the reign of Queen Victoria Great Britain built an impressive empire that spanned the globe. One of their most colorful military campaigns took place in 1879 when the British provoked a war with the Zulus in South Africa. The British expected a quick and easy victory but the Zulu warriors were no push overs . . . Isandlwana was the most disastrous...
1844. The Moroccan Sultan has given refuge to Abdel Kader, the charasmatic leader of a revolt against the French who have taken control and imposed a colonial government over much of Algeria. The Moroccans have raised a large army under the command of the sultan's son to crush the invaders. The French are led by the competent leader Marshal Bugeaud who has...