(from the rulebook:) Byzantium is a game covering the high point of the Byzantine Empire, from the 8th century defeat of the Arabs to the fall of Constantinople in 1204 AD.... Byzantium can be played with up to four players: the Byzantines, the Franks, the Khazars, and the Muslims. Each player represents a single great power or alliance. Players must use a...
From the rulebook: The year is 632 AD. The Byzantine Empire is all that remains of what once was the mighty Roman empire. She herself has only just survived a mighty war against Persia. Both empires now lay exhausted from their long years of struggle. Meanwhile, further south in the deserts of Arabia, the prophet Mohamed has given new meaning to an old...
From the MicroDesign Group Website. THE GREAT IDEA World War I (1914-1918) left both Greece and Türkey near ruin. By 1920, Greece was emerging from what amounted to a civil war between supporters and opponents of the visionary but reckless prime minister, Elefthérios Venizélos. Türkey's civil war was still in progress, fought between the last, heartbroken...
From the publisher's website: "In the Shadow of Byzantium" puts you at the head of a principality struggling to survive and overpower your neighbors. Judicious use of slender finances to create armies, alliances and acts treachery is essential to victory. Bind other princes to you with marriage alliances to gain a breathing space to perhaps build...
A game of strategy and intrigue set in 11th Century Byzantium. As a powerful noble you build up your political faction in Constantinople, capital of the ailing Empire. Then, with the Emperor on his deathbed and the Turks harassing the frontier, you must launch your bid for the throne and defeat your rivals on the battlefield to become EMPEROR. Emperor! has...
Battle for Byzantium is a historical action/ conquest board game set in the Byzantine Empire in the year 1025 which features several elements and references from the Byzantine Empire. Here, with the death of the emperor Basil II, 4 warriors from within and beyond the empire all compete for control of the Byzantine Empire taking advantage of the weak...
Sword of Orthodoxy is a strategic solitaire game of the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, simulating its saga from 421 AD until the end of the 15th century – an epic thousand year tale of heroism, betrayal, intrigue, and spectacular cultural achievements. This game is a high-level strategic view of history. Details are cleverly simplified to make it...
This is a game of a series using the W-39 (Wrzesien 1939 - September 1939) system rules. The Battle of the Bzura (or Kutno or Battle of Kutno — German name) was a battle in the opening campaign of World War II during the 1939 German invasion of Poland, fought between 9 and 19 September, 1939, between Polish and German forces. Finally, the Germans...
The game simulates the largest battle of the Polish Defensive War of 1939. The battle was fought near the Bzura River, west of Warsaw, between 9 and 19 September, 1939. The first stage of the battle was a Polish counter-offensive, which was successful. However, gradually, the Germans managed to halt it, outflanking the Polish forces and counter-attacking....
The Battle of the Bzura (also known as Battle of Kutno) was the largest battle of the German Invasion of Poland, fought in 9th - 19th of September 1939 The battle took place west of Warsaw, near the Bzura River. It began as a Polish counter-offensive, led by the armies Poznań and Pomorze. Polish attack gained initial success, but the Germans outflanked the...