The Battle for Fort Driant marked the end of Patton’s campaign in the Lorraine. Following the breakout of the US Third Army from Normandy and its drive across France, Patton’s forces had fought hard and victoriously. However, by the end of September shortages of fuel and ammunition forced General Dwight D. Eisenhower to order a halt. Those supplies that...
January 27, 1943 - American bombers are in the air for their first daylight bombing raid against the German homeland and the mission is to destroy strategic naval construction facilities at the port of Wilhelmshaven. You and your crew are manning the Bone Rattler, a B-17 Flying Fortress, one of roughly fifty bombers on the raid. Your mission is clear, but...
Dice Command is a semi-abstract tactical wargame for 2-4 players. Each game players will go head-to-head in a tug of war style battle. To fuel the War Machine, players carefully build up their army and technology while simultaneously adjusting to the movements of their opponents on the battlefield. Deciding when to attack and when to defend can mean the...
“I don’t think I have ever given any troops a tougher job than this.” –Commander of Guinea Force, Lieutenant General Sydney F. Rowell about the upcoming battle for Milne Bay. Although the Japanese called off their invasion of Port Moresby following the battle of Coral Sea in May 1942, the high command of the Imperial Japanese Navy still wanted to continue...
An ambitious project, Digital Empires attempted to cover rules for all miniatures periods and scales: skirmish to large armies, caveman wars to science fiction battles of the future. It was only available as a pay-per-PDF file from the publisher, and was over 50 pages long. It covered everything in miniatures combat: movement, morale, ranged weapons...
Disposable Heroes and Coffin For Seven Brothers is a WWII platoon-level skirmish miniatures wargame. Each model represents one soldier or vehicle. The game rules are easy to learn and attempt to limit charts as much as possible. Most rules have an 'intuitive' feel to them, making the game flow smoothly and quickly. Players alternate unit activation. Each...
From the publisher website: The Fight Against Tyranny in the Early Days of World War II, 1939-1940: Includes the information you need to field French, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, and Finnish troops. 80 pages of infantry platoons, artillery, vehicles and aircraft. As a bonus, information for the Continuation War Finns is included. Note: Early...