“In 1241 the mighty Mongol army launched an invasion into Europe. While the main force headed for a showdown in Hungary a smaller army was sent into Poland as a diversion. A large Polish and Germany army, led by Henry the Pious of Silesia, marched off to link up with King Wenceslas of Bohemia's army. The Mongols confronted them as they passed the town of...
1876. The Sioux and Cheyene American Indians have defiantly left the retched living conditions of the US imposed reservation areas. Ambitious Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer senses the opportunity to make a bigger name for himself by vanquishing the American Indian foes. His arrogance plays right into the hands of his enemy who have other plans for...
The Battle of Lobositz, October 1st, 1756 This was the first field battle between the Austrians and the Prussians in the Seven Years War. When it became clear to Frederick the Great (Friedrich II of Prussia) that Marie Therese of Austria was building a coalition of nations to attack him, he decided to strike first. He invaded Saxony, trapping its army and...
The Battle of Macysburg , a Command and Maneuver scenario, portrays a meeting engagement between two well-matched armies converging on a town that’s important as both supply point and road junction. Two players maneuver armies composed of units representing infantry, cavalry, cannon, skirmishers, and leaders, to capture and hold Macysburg, and chase off or...
This mini-game is taken from FGUs Wargame magazine #3. The Battle of Maiwand took place in the second Afghan war and pits the British and Indians against the tribal irregulars and Afghan forces. Battle of Maiwand is played using the mapboard in the center of this issue of WARGAMIING. The pieces or counters are found on the card inserted in this magazine...
The Battle of Malta: Operation Pedestal 1942 is a two-player game of struggle of Malta Convoy in August 1942. As the commander of the British fleet, you aim to deliver the convoy to Malta with as little damage as possible. Or as an Axis commander, aim to annihilate the WS21S convoy and its escort fleet. Winning/losing is determined by the number of...
A very early Parker Brothers game (often mentioned in histories of the company), Battle of Manila is a Spanish American War boardgame with chromolithographed box lid and board with Manila Bay, 15.5" x 19.5" x 2" high. Unlike today's heavily detailed "conflict simulations", this game apparently mainly involved hitting soldier targets on a board with hand...
“The mighty Persian Empire was more than a little annoyed when the Greeks encouraged the Ionians to revolt. After crushing the revolt King Darius decided to punish the upstarts. In 490 BC he led an army of over 40,000 soldiers into Greece. There they faced a force of 10,000 Athenians on the plains of Marathon. The Athenians surprised the Persians by...