(From the Simulation Workshop site) Designed by Markus Stumptner, Solomon Sea simulates the World War II carrier battles for control of the sea lanes around the Solomon Islands, from May to November 1942. One player commands the Allied (US and Australian) forces and the other the Japanese. Victory is obtained by destroying the opposing fleets, landing...
W101 Solomons Campaign is a solitaire game covering the campaign in the Solomons in 1942-43, during and after Guadalcanal. The player controls US forces, while the game system controls the Japanese via random actions. Ground units on both sides are regiments and battalions, air units are wings or squadrons, and naval units are individual ships in the case...
Historical simulation of the Air-Sea-Land campaign waged on and around Guadalcanal in 1942. Game begins with US invasion and portrays the subsequent Japanese attempts to retake this strategic area and the American efforts to hold it. Each Turn simulates a week of real time, during which players deploy, have combat and attempt to achieve objectives. Has a...
Game description from the publisher: The Solomons Campaign is an extensive redesign of the old-SPI game of the same name originally designed and published by James F. Dunnigan in 1973. It presents a two-player, complex historical simulation of the air, sea and land campaigns waged on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the summer and fall of 1942. The...
SoloWar: WWII is a solitaire card game set on the heated fronts of World War II. As an Allied commander, you will lead your forces against a relentless enemy, fighting decisive battles that will turn the tide of the conflict. Plan your moves, manage your troops' morale, and carefully choose when to risk everything to secure a strategic objective. Fight in...
Italy conquers British Somaliland Somaliland ’40 simulates the Italian conquest of British Somaliland in August 1940. In this two player game, one player ontrols the Italian forces and the other the British forces.[...] The map depicts the part of British Somaliland where the harshest combats took place. Each hex is about 10 km across (6.2 miles). Each...
Some Poles Apart is the second game in the Pocket Battle Games series from LPS, Inc., released to promote Against the Odds. Some Poles Apart takes a close look at a fascinating and almost unknown action from the opening days of WWII, when a small group of Polish troops earned full "Honors of War" from the Nazis for an amazing defensive stand they made in a...
Covers the unique situation in Iraq during WW2. The recent coup could provide the Germans with a ripe opportunity to step into the Middle East. The Iraqis requested German support when the British violated an agreement made in 1931 restricting British troops on Iraqi soil. Instead, the British created a major airbase at Habbinaya, east of Baghdad. In late...
November…1942. World War 2 ravages the globe in a bloody conflict for the very soul of humankind. Across the war-torn regions of the Mediterranean, the Axis powers of Germany and Italy control much of the theater. But the mighty nations of the United States and Great Britain are on the move, launching a massive offensive — code-named Operation Torch. But...
From the Front Porch Classics Press Release: The year is 1943. From Asia to England, and all places in between, Axis and Allied pilots put their daring, skill and nerve to the test in a fight for air supremacy; the prize being nothing less than the fate of the world. In Front Porch Classics’ new adventure game Sortie, players simultaneously play cards that...
Description: In this print & play game, players become paratroopers under the command of General Stanisław „Sosab” Sosabowski. „Sosab” and his commandos participate in his operations: from creating the 1st Independent Parachute Brigade in Scotland, through participation in Operation Market-Garden, to the post-war period and efforts to raise awareness of...
On December 9, 1940 the British launched their offensive, called Operation Compass, against the Italian 10th Army in the Egyptian frontier border with Libya. The British were vastly outnumbered, and the offensive’s goals were limited in scope (it was just supposed to be a “five day raid”). However, it wasn’t long before the surprised and poorly-led...