It is the night of September 20th 1941 in the Gibraltar Bay; the Italian submarine Scirè has just deployed three SLC (Siluri a Lenta Corsa), manned by six Gamma subs. Their aim is to force the Gibraltar Harbour and sink British vessels! Will you manage after six Action Card to reach the British ships and check which one you will able to sink? Would be an...
Upon the arrival of the 5th SS Wiking Division, a decision had to be made where and how to use it. Initially, it was used in the Russian 37th Army area but once that stablized, several options were looked at. Deploy some or all north of the Terek River where the Germans made their deepest penetration to Grozny against the 9th Army, or, south of the Terek...
Bagration 1944 is the codename of the Soviet offensive against the Heeresgruppe Mitte (Army Group Centre German). In two weeks, it will largely achieve its objectives, destroying a large number of divisions and opening a gap of 400 km wide in the German front. For the first time, the Wehrmacht can not stabilize the situation. The game covers the first two...
Up to 4 people can play, one controlling each German army group (North, Center, and South), and one playing Russia. Russia gets 5 factories to place in the cities of their choosing at the beginning of the game. Each produces a specific unit type (2 infantry, 1 armor, 1 fighter, 1 bomber). Germany can't see anything in Russian cities. Russia keeps its units...
Summer 1941: Operation Barbarossa has begun. The impressive Nazi war machine has set it sights on the East and has begun rolling toward the gates of Moscow. The Russian defenses are caught off guard and must organize quickly to make a stand and proudly defend the Mother Land. Many brave soldiers must answer the call to duty, and many will pay with their...
The year is 1941. Germany, at the height of its power, launches Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history, against the Soviet Union. The Wehrmacht pushes eastward in a brutal campaign to capture vast territories, destroy the Red Army, and bring the Soviet regime to its knees. Can you lead the Blitzkrieg to triumph, or will your forces be ground...
It is June 1941. The Third Reich embarks upon the greatest military campaign of all time. The Wehrmacht attacks across an 1800 mile front, 3.8 million men, 3350 tanks, 3000 aircraft, and 23,000 artillery pieces. Now, as a tactical commander in the most significant campaign of the 20th century, it is up to you to win your battles, and shape the world...
Operation Barclay is a two-player game of low/medium complexity about the intelligence war between the Allies and their Abwehr counterparts in the Mediterranean theater in 1942-1943. Operation Barclay puts players in the shoes of competing military intelligence directors who are attempting to mask or learn the truth about the Allied invasion plans for...
August, 1941. Rommel has driven the Western Desert Force all the way across Cyrenica. But the Tiger Convey has just arrived bringing tanks, airplanes, ammunition and supplies. General Wavell now has what he need to drive the Germans back, and seize initiative on the North African front. The Player who best executes combined arms stands the best chance -...
August, 1941. Rommel has driven the Western Desert Force all the way across Cyrenica. But the Tiger Convey has just arrived bringing tanks, airplanes, ammunition and supplies. General Wavell now has what he need to drive the Germans back, and seize initiative on the North African front. Operation Battleaxe is the third of Dark City Game's Combat Boots...
Operation Battleaxe: Wavell vs. Rommel, 1941 is a quick-playing depiction of the June 1941 Allied offensive in the North African desert. The Allies possess more tanks, including the “Queen of the Desert,” the Matilda, and have mastery of the air. Crossing the Egyptian border into Libya their mission is simple: destroy the Afrika Korps, and lift the siege...