Imperial Sunset is a moderate level complexity simulation of the largest naval battle in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle was fought from October 23-26 1944 as the US returned to the Philippines, landing on the island of Leyte. The US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy fought a series of actions that collectively have been recorded as the...
A Swedish strategy game in which players represent major European powers in a pseudo-WWII scenario. The theater of war is Europe and North Africa, and the units are all land-based - Infantry and Armour. Air and Naval units are provided for with the use of cards, which also allow the use of special strategy and tactics (paratroopers, anti-aircraft fire...
A strategic-level wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, based on the classic sci-fi game Imperium: Empires in Conflict – Worlds in the Balance. Issued game with Game Journal* magazine #100 . Players manage the Empire of Japan or the Allied Nations. Each turn begins with collecting income, maintaining forces, and building new units. This is...
A World War 2-themed board game centered around the Battle of Singapore in January 1942. Two players struggle for dominance on a hex-grid map encompassing Singapore and Southern Johore, with one player controlling the invading Japanese forces under General Yamashita, and the other controlling the defending Commonwealth forces under General Percival....
“I wish to sail in harm’s way…” --John Paul Jones In Harm’s Way portrays four famous naval battles fought in early months of WWII for control of the Dutch East Indies (Badung Strait, Balikpapan, Sunda Strait and Java Sea). Although severely out numbered by the Japanese, the American, British, Dutch and Australian (ABDA) naval units fought valiantly...
In Harms Way gives you the flavor of naval surface actions from the 1890's thru 1945. More importantly it accurately portrays each ship and it's capabilities allowing the player to simulate any type of action, from ship on ship up to major fleet engagements like Tsushima, Jutland or Leyte Gulf. Players can do conventional tactical battles where you close...
The game system is derived from 1943–1945, but features significant differences. The game lasts eight turns, during which players alternate their operations by spending Supply Points (SP). Each activation requires careful decisions: commit your forces immediately or preserve them for later operations? Supply is essential: without a clear line to their own...
A hidden movement (double-blind) game on the Battle of Midway, June, 1942. Two-hour game turns, 40 mile hexes, individual ship counters (except destroyers and transports), and air counters represent squadrons of 3-8 planes. Contents include 300 die-cut counters, 2 strategic movement maps, 8 Task Force Display cards, 5 reference cards, hit record pad and...
INCURSION is set in the world of Secrets of the Third Reich and is the ultimate combination of board game and miniatures game. Armored troopers of the US “Lucky Seventh” and stalwart commandos of the United Kingdom’s MI-13 hurtle through underground bunkers and combat the monstrous forces of the German SWD in a furious race against time. The Doomsday...
Indian Ocean Adventure, designed by Marc Miller and released in 1978 by Game Designers Workshop, simulates the Japanese raid on the British bases in Ceylon in early 1942 and uses the same basic concepts and rules used by the designer in his previous games, Coral Sea and Battle for Midway. It includes special design features to simulate the fluidity of...
A three part solitaire adventure game featuring you, as Indiana Jones and his sidekick, Ko Chi. The game was included as an insert to Shadis Magazine #36: From the Introduction Welcome to Indiana Jones and the Wrath of Hecate, the game of narrow escapes and rumpled fedoras starring everyone's favorite archeologist. Wrath is a solitaire game in three parts...