By This Axe: Medieval Fantasy Battle Rules presents a simple, fairly standard wargame ruleset to handle small- to medium-size miniatures battles (optional rules allow play without miniatures). The rules assume two or more armies will be involved, each with two or more units. Infantry units contain 3 to 25 figures; cavalry units contain 2 to 15 figures;...
(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...