The American Army in Normandy is embroiled in the "Battle for the Hedgerows". The key to breaking out lies in capturing the vital crossroads town of Saint-Lo. The US 9th and 30th Divisions have created a bridgehead over the Vire river, the last major obstacle before the town, and are pushing on. The Germans are determined to stop the drive and move the...
Villers-Bocage, Britain's Lost Opportunity is a book of tactical scenarios for the Fireball Forward! game system. It is centered around the British attack on the town of Villers-Bocage and the larger Operation Perch against German positions west of Caen, in Normandy, on 12-14 June 1944. It features engagements between the British 7th Armoured Division-the...
Marines at Guadalcanal August - October 1942. The entire war in the Pacific is focused on the tiny island of Guadalcanal. Its airfield holds the key to the Solomon Islands and stopping the Japanese offensive. The newly constituted 1st Marine Division’s green volunteers and some hard-bitten veterans (the Old Breed) dig in and try to hold against the best...
Refight the desperate battles between Rommel's Afrika Korps and the British 8th Army as they struggled for control of the fortress of Tobruk in November of 1941. Tanks fleets clashed in the Libyan desert in a massive offensive that ultimately handed the Desert Fox his first defeat. These well playtested 13 scenarios for the popular WW2 tactical rules...
I believe that most wargamers recall looking at maps of North Africa as kids and marveling at the various arrows depicting Rommel's advance in Operation Sonneblume. They fascinated us. Here is a chance to get down on the ground in the desert and fight out those battles. Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel and the Deutsches Afrikakorps blaze across the Libyan...
Operation Epsom, the First Normandy Offensive is a book of tactical scenarios for the Fireball Forward! game system. The scenarios are drawn from Operation Epsom, the British offensive that took place west of Caen, in Normandy, from 26-30 June 1944. They feature engagements between British VIII Corps (15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, 11th Armoured...
Forgotten Victory lets you wargame the fighting in Eretria and Ethiopia, an often-overlooked campaign in which the British conquered the Italian colonial empire. It covers the Italian invasion of Eritrea in August 1940 to the final British conquest of Ethiopia in November 1941. The campaign is covered in 10 action packed scenarios featuring the fighting...
Mortain Counterattack - Hitler's Plan to Retake Normandy The Führer had another great idea to win the war. The situation in Normandy had changed dramatically since D Day and he was determined to turn it to his advantage. Although the British/Commonwealth forces remained bogged down around the city of Caen, the Americans were on the move. After being tied...
Fireball Forward: World War II Raids The scenarios are drawn primarily from the Osprey Publishing Raid Series of monographs. The Scenarios include: Ham and Jam! - British Paras capture and hold Pegasus Bridge on D-Day in France Makin Atoll Raid - Carlson's Raiders hit Japanese-held Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands The Bruneval Raid - British Paras steal...
Firebase Inferno is a 2 player wargame that takes around 1 hour to play, and is an area control, simultaneous card play, jungle combat wargame set in a near-future dystopian world. Players control one of two factions (the Cyto-Command or the Shadow-Force) who they will use to traverse treacherous jungle terrain, collect strategic resources, and construct...
January 31, 1968, Vietnam: The Tet Offensive You have just turned out the lights and are preparing to sleep when the alarm sirens start wailing. A staff-sergeant runs into your tent to announce that the Việt Cộng are attacking the perimeter! With all the other high-ranking officers you run to the Tactical Operations Center. From there you have to organize...
Firebirds: FAC is a tactical-level, narrative-style solitaire wargame using a tables-based game engine. As the pilot of a US Army L-19 Bird Dog Forward Air Control (FAC) plane, your ultimate goal is to survive a 1-year Vietnam tour of duty during the year 1968, while at the same time trying spot and mark hidden enemy Viet Cong units in FAC zones, then...