"The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Put-In-Bay, was fought on September 10, 1813 on Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812." "Under light and variable winds, nine American vessels under the command of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry challenged the British Commander Robert Barclay’s squadron of six vessels for...
Hexostrategy games are an opportunity to play military and historical campaigns. It is an operational level game. Players alternate their moves and resolve any combat as a result. Hexostrategy: Battle of Lake Peipus – 1242 is dedicated to the events leading to the Battle of Lake Peipus. One player commands Hermann of Dorpat and the German Knights and the...
“In 1241 the mighty Mongol army launched an invasion into Europe. While the main force headed for a showdown in Hungary a smaller army was sent into Poland as a diversion. A large Polish and Germany army, led by Henry the Pious of Silesia, marched off to link up with King Wenceslas of Bohemia's army. The Mongols confronted them as they passed the town of...
“The mighty Persian Empire was more than a little annoyed when the Greeks encouraged the Ionians to revolt. After crushing the revolt King Darius decided to punish the upstarts. In 490 BC he led an army of over 40,000 soldiers into Greece. There they faced a force of 10,000 Athenians on the plains of Marathon. The Athenians surprised the Persians by...
During the game Battle for Midway players will have the opportunity to play the commanders of the American or Japanese air fleet and become a participant in the famous Battle of Midway in 1942, which decided the fate of the war in the Pacific. The game is designed for two players, and its time depends on the chosen Game Mode. The war game with COBI blocks...
“The Sengoku or ‘Warring States’ period of Japanese history lasted from 1467 - 1615 AD. During this time warlords and their samurai armies waged civil war. In 1590 Toyotomi Hideyoshi succeeded in uniting Japan under his rule. After his death there was a power struggle between a coalition of Eastern clans led by Tokugawa Ieyasu and a Western coalition led...
When the family goes to sleep and all the lights go out, many people believe that this is the time when bad things come out of the closet or out from under the bed. Maybe this is true, but what we know is that the Teddys get out and recreate battles. They don’t kill each other, they dress up and re-enact war! Teddys don’t fight wars. Teddys re-enact. These...
“It is summer in the North Atlantic, 1942. Admiral Dönitz’s German U-boats are prowling the east coast of North America and the mid Atlantic shipping lanes, inflicting heavy losses on the Allied merchant fleet carrying desperately need supplies to Europe.” “Each Convoy player has at least one US or British destroyer and two merchants in their charge. On...
The Battle of the Denmark Strait is played for as many turns as it takes one side to win. Each turn is divided into the following four phases: Movement Phase: British first then German. Shooting Phase: German shoots first then British. However shooting are considered to be simultaneous. Damage Control Phase: damage ships attempt to repair. Morale Phase:...