LINE OF BATTLE: Tactical Capital Ship Combat, 1912 through 1924. A Tactical Study Lord Fisher started it all when, in December of 1905, he approved the laying of the keel of Dreadnought, the first of a type of line of battle ship that would make everything built before it obsolete and whose concept would dominate the big gun ships of major navies for the...
Line of Battle - Tactical simulation between capital ships. The game covers the period 1914-1924 Line of Battle recreates naval battles during the era of the Dreadnought battleship. A unique combat system simulates shell strengths, immune zones, armor placement, gun ranges and the angle of incoming shot without resorting to complex calculations. Take...
Miniature Wargames have been with us in one form or another. There are many opportunities available, but Little Battles adheres to a simple philosophy - always have fun while capturing the feel of the period. These are simple rules using lots of dice, that offer a nuance for playing a period piece. These rules are designed to play across multiple periods....
The game covers a clash between German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian armies. It is divided in three scenarios, covering different stages of the battle. Each stage has different objectives, marked by victory points. Supply plays a key role, when planning offensives on enemy soil. A fourth scenario combines map and units from this game with the map and units...
This game depicts the encirclement of the German XXV Reserve Corps southeast of the town of Lods in POLAND. This is a classic battle of maneuver where the Germans initially overwhelmed the Russian forces in front of them only to have the Russians send in reinforcements only to have the encircled Germans breakout. Published in The Wargamer Magazine issue...
"Lodz 1914: First Blitzkrieg" is an operational wargame simulation of the clash between German and Russian armies in Poland during November and December of 1914. The game is intended for two players, one taking each side, but is suited for team or solitaire play as well. The German side represents the forces of 9th Army, and the Russian side represents the...
The Longest Trench is a two-player card game about the First World War from the strategic viewpoint. The game recreates World War I in a historical series of land and sea battles. The Central Powers (Germany and her allies) are opposed to the Entente (Great Britain, France, Russia and their allies). As a supreme commander, you try to defeat your opponent...
The French town of Loos (Lōs) was the British contribution to a massive Allied offensive on the Western Front in the Fall of 1915. Masterminded by the French General-in-Chief Joffre, the offensive was intended both to draw German strength away from the reeling Russians and to pinch out the German salient (“the Noyon Bulge”) aimed at Paris. Launched with...
World War I has begun and Duke Albrecht, the commander of the German 4th Army must quickly get through Luxembourg to conquer Belgium and ultimately France. This quick chit pull solo game simulates the beginning of the war in Luxembourg on a small 6" x 4" postcard. The map and all the needed counters are included on the postcard. —description from the...
This is a lavishly illustrated German roll-and-move game from early in WWI that, possibly for the first time ever, showed the emerging role of aviation in naval warfare. The overall narrative of the 90 space inward spiral track is of navies grappling to find one another, with ships firing and sinking, distressed sailors being rescued, and even a school of...