Each of the participants of the game becomes a pilot of Squadron 303. While circling the territory designated on the board, all pilots try to get a certain number of tokens as quickly as possible by accurately shooting in air combat or by knocking down enemy bombers. However, each pilot must be careful not to get hit himself. Knowing the history of...
ETO hopes to bridge the gap between simplistic area based, dice heavy games we all remember and the realistic but complex hex and counter wargames. Become one of the great military leaders of the 20th century. Command the Soviet Union, Great Britain, United States, Germany, or Italy. Seeking to either reenact the chronicled victories of the era or attempt...
User Summary Sub-titled "The War in the Pacific 1932-1948, this is a a World War II Pacific Theater wargame that allows you to recreate various campaigns. The game has been described by some as a remake of S.P.I.'s War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45. The contents include: '7'-22" by 34" multi-colors Game Mapsheets 2,580 1/2"...
This is a very simple (but not simplistic) and fast point-to-point ... the boggy Netherlands terrain made roads even more important, especially for armor/panzer ... regiment/brigade game about Market Garden. 8 one-day turns. Rules are all of 3 pages. Excellent intro to military/naval history boardgames for family and friends (over the holidays, etc.)...
A game that appears to have been inspired by Zocchi's Battle of Britain (and to have borrowed a bit from the former game as well.) This game uses 10 minute turns, approximately 5 mile hexes, and units representing Gruppen (27 planes) and Squadrons (12 planes). "The game places you in command of the forces which took part in the original campaign . . ....
From DecisionGames.com: "The Battle of Britain The sky over Britain in 1940 was the scene of one of the decisive battles of World War II, when the Royal Air Force defeated the Luftwaffe’s bid to gain air superiority and open the way for Operation Sealion. Eagle Day is a two- player wargame covering the most critical period of the Battle of Britain. The...
Recreate the Air War over the European theater of World War II as part of the epic clash between the Allies and Germans in some of the most historic battles of World War II, during the years 1941-1945. Eagles Over Europe is a historical boardgame where players take the roles of US Army Airforce and the RAF (including the Polish pilots, of course!) to...
Early Pacific Battles is an Operational/Tactical level, World War II board-wargame set in the Pacific Theater of Operations. This wargame kit, self-published by Bruce Moore in 1972, covers all aspects of 1942 battles in the Pacific. Air to Air, Air to Surface (fixed installations and naval task forces), Naval Surface and Land Combat are all treated as well...
East Front is a simulation on a Corps/Army level of the Russo-German war of 1941-1945. The game covers the entire war from the Axis invasion of Russia to the final destruction of the Axis armies four years later. In addition to the campaign game, there are scenarios covering the invasion of Poland, yearly scenarios for Operation Barbarossa, Stalingrad...
This is a Japanese tactical level game on the battles of the Eastern Front during World War 2. Platoon level game of tactical battles on the Eastern front similar to Panzerblitz. 640 counters. 4 8.5 x 22 inches modular geomorphic maps plus one 11 x 17 inches Berlin residential area map. Twelve scenarios from January 1943 to May 1945 from the Ukrainian...
Minsk '44: East Front Battles, Volume II, covers the crucial exploitation phase of the great Soviet summer offensive against the German Army Group Center. Starting on 22 June, huge Soviet offensives pierced the thinly held German front in many places. Soviet reserves were introduced into the breaches, aiming deep into the German rear area to trap the...