From the publisher: Tsar & Emperor is the second scenario book for Grand Fleets, covering naval engagements during the first year of the Russo-Japanese War. At the turn of the century, the idea that an upstart Asian nation could defeat one of the European Great Powers was laughable. Japan may have unexpectedly prevailed against China ten years earlier, but...
A Blind Swords system game on the American Civil War battle of Perryville (Kentucky) in 1862. The Blind Swords system uses chit pulls and activation rolls to simulate the command confusion and difficulty of coordinating 19th century armies. Additionally, each turn a number of events can impact the ability of armies to carry out their plans. The basic units...
The German invasion of France and Belgium in 1914, the opening campaign of World War One, is one of the most dramatic in history: the famed German Schlieffen Plan, the infamous French Plan 17, the turn of the tide that was "the Miracle of the Marne," the series of outflanking moves in the" Race to the Sea," the death of the "old Contemptibles" of the BEF...
A game of expansion and conquest full of glory, bloodshed, deals and double-dealing, heroic stands of small armies against native hordes, gunboat diplomacy and much more. During your turn pirates attack, you accumulate wealth, you draw and play cards, build, move, perhaps lose men to attrition, have battles and attempt to conquer your world. This is a...
Grand Manoeuvre is a set of miniatures wargames rules for the Napoleonic period. The rules are written with 6mm figures in mind, although guidance is supplied for using them with other scales. The basic manoeuvre element is an infantry battalion or cavalry regiment. The publisher website describes the rulebook as follows: The rules form two booklets: an...
The Solo Module is designed to slowly reveal an automated plan of battle for the non-player side. The rules determine the command decisions of enemy, non-player generals. They may also be used to automate the decisions of subordinate commanders in one to one game play; adding to uncertainty and unpredictability in “normal” games. The first three sections...
This rules update for 1811-1851 is for players who already have Grand Manoeuvre`s original Napoleonic war games rule set. For those that do not, please see Grand Manoeuvre Nineteenth Century Wargames Rules Variants (1811-1851). Grand Manoeuvre`s Rules Updates for 1811-1851 cover the following wars: 1. The South American Wars 1811-1824. 2. The November...
Grand Manoeuvre`s Rules for 1811-1851 cover the following wars: 1. The South American Wars 1811-1824. 2. The November Uprising 1830-1. 3. The Egyptian–Ottoman Wars 1831–3 & 1839-41. 4. The Mexican War of 1846-8. 5. The First Italian War of Independence 1848-9. 6. The Hungarian Uprising 1848-9. 7. The 1st Schleswig-Holstein War 1848-51. The set includes the...
Australian game of World War II vintage or slightly earlier. Box features a group of adults playing game. The box contains a board pierced with holes, around 400 wooden coloured matchstick-type pieces and the rules. Each player controls his own fleet at the same time trying to locate the enemy forces. I think this must be a Battleships-type game but the...
Grand Piquet 2nd Edition - Many changes were made for this new edition of Grand Piquet. The Army commander now plays a more pivotal role in the command and control of a Corps. These formations no longer move whenever or wherever they wish. A D12 is now the basis for all initiative rolls, which effectively eliminates the need for phases, as well as...
(from the back of box and user's description:) This is real Europe, that of 1700's, where you are now taking charges of one of the mightiest powers of the time. Be one of those illustrious Sovereigns, such as Louis XIV, William of Orange, Jan Sobieski (hero and king of Poland), Charles XII named the Alexander of the North, Peter the Great, the progressive...
From the author's website: Grande Armée is a set of rules by which players can use miniature figures of any size or basing system to recreate the famous, large-scale battles of the Napoleonic wars. In wargame parlance, it is "grand-tactical" in scope, in that players command entire armies, moving whole corps and divisions on the table. The basic unit on...