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. With the Axis powers ejected from North Africa, there was debate as to where the Allies might strike next. At Casablanca (January 14-24, 1943), Roosevelt and Churchill agreed...
Game in Vae Victis 93. This game covers the spy and misinformation operations organized by the Allies around setting up the D-Day. The Allies will try to hide the real D-day landing location while the Germans will try to discover it. The two players (German and Allies) will chase each other on a chess like board. The game contains : - 2 maps - 26 counters...
Operation PBSUCCESS is a fast-playing solitaire game that simulates the 1954 coup of Guatemala. The player takes the role of the CIA-backed and Castillo Armas-led rebels, fighting against the Árbenz presidency. But it also models the wider Cold War political and economic issues faced by President Eisenhower’s team, his CIA leadership, the surrounding...
From the rules: This game is a humorous simulation of the Great Orc Wars, when the 10 Tribal Chiefs of the Known World attempted (in vain) to unite their humanoid hordes for control of the caravan routes and supremacy over the neighboring human and elven realms. From two to four people are required, each representing a Tribal Coalition. Whenever one of the...
Overflight! is a solitaire aerial reconnaissance wargame about the CIA’s TOP SECRET U-2 spy plane. It is set in the Cold War from 1956 to 1960. This is the second book of the Special Mission Series from Historic Wings, a publisher whose mission is to publish aviation games that are true to history. Not only will you learn about the CIA's covert air force...
P.I. is a pure deduction game, with players competing in three consecutive mini-games in order to see who's got the best chops in terms of solving their cases. Each mini-game plays out the same way. To start, you receive in secret one suspect card (out of 12), one crime card (out of 10), and one location card (out of 14); this set of information represents...
A fast-paced and hilarious card game of bluff and sabotage. The goal of the game is to be the player holding onto the Package card when the end game condition is triggered, which is the draw deck running out. Players start with 5 cards. Every turn, a player either draws a card or plays one from his/her card. Playing a card may allow the player to draw...
You are about to enter a world of romance and intrigue, of high society and scandal. Many surprises lie ahead...and the party you are about to throw will be remembered and talked about for months to come! Each Partyzone Game is a complete mystery party in a box. It is a party game for you and your guests. It provides a theme for your party. It is an...
“Ladies and Gentlemen, I have asked each of you in this room for a purpose. It is with grave urgency, and top secrecy that I request your time, your assistance, and your loyalty. I ask that you save our nation, and in turn save my life…” – The President On the brink of civil war, The President of Karmonia has been given seven letters from an assassin, each...
The Patriot Act Game, a Monopoly-like board game based on education about, and opposition to, the "Patriot Act" -- is available at http://home.earthlink.net/~thepatriotactgame/index.html It's kind of fun as well as informative. It seems to be pretty soundly researched, based on actual analysis of the Act and, more generally, some history of civil liberties...
Description from the publisher: Welcome to 1776. It is July 4th. The ink of a feathered quill pen begins to dry from last of the fifty-six men. It is done, the final signature on the Declaration of Independence. Are these signers on the verge of forming a great nation, or did they just seal their fate on a hangman's noose? Only time will tell. In America’s...
Pax Pamir: Khyber Knives, an expansion for Pax Pamir, introduces new rules concepts and sixty unique cards. Now players can attempt to use their political acumen to secure game-changing capabilities. Imprison your opponent's spies in your dungeon or rely on piracy in the Punjab to fund your ambitions. Battle for influence over the six regional governments...