Many a history book will tell you that the art of the aerial dogfight was discovered in 1915, as various countries came up with the concept of strapping one or more belt fed machine guns to the front end of powerful, manoeuvrable biplanes. What those history books neglect to tell you is that half a century earlier, before the invention of the aeroplane...
Gauntlets of Glory is a fantasy-themed tabletop game for one to eight players that blends the exploration, scavenging and last-man-standing survival of a battle royale game with skirmish-style wargaming. Players build teams of heroes by selecting a race and class for each hero. Heroes start the game with minimal equipment and are placed on a battlefield...
From the rulebook's back cover: "Ge Koku Jo is a fast-paced game of Samurai skirmish. No need for massive armies. No need for memorizing long lists of arcane details. Ge Koku Jo makes building your forces simple and flexible and gets right to the excitement of battle and command. Usable at a variety of scales and sizes, games can be played in under two...
From publisher's website: Gear Krieg takes you back to the Second World War, but with a twist. Imagine for one instant that the wonders promised by visionaries and pulp writers became true -- the conflict we remember would have had a much different, and deadlier, face. Step into the world of the novels; step into the world of Gear Krieg. Basic Premise:...
An expansion for the Gear Krieg Wargame base game that extends the system to the North African Theater. Includes: - Alternate Historical Background for the Desert Conflict. - Table Top Rules for fighting in the Harsh environment of Africa. - 7 detailed desert scenarios with maps. - Basic TO&E (Tables of Organization and Equipment) for the expeditionary...
From the back of the book: The Companion is a must-have handbook for all Gear Krieg field commanders. In addition to new units and weaponry, it includes advanced rules for artillery support, specialized infantry equipment, combat engineering and much more. The book also features a primer on small units tactics and a step-by-step scenario generator to...
From the back of the book: The United States, the Commonwealth, the Soviet Union – the Allies. Very different countries, united in the crucible of war to defend the Free World against the growing darkness of Fascism. Thrown against their will in a maelstrom of conflict, they are Freedom's last defenders. This Gear Krieg supplement features: - A brief...
From the back of the book: Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, Fascist Italy – the three nations united by the Pact of Steel to form an Axis around which the world was to revolve. Three highly disparate countries, led by cruel regimes intent on conquering the world and bending it to fit their twisted vision of the future. By blood, sweat and superscience, they...
Publisher Blurb: This tactical sourcebook explores the various theaters of the early days of the Alternate Second World War and the operations that took place in them. Fields of War contains numerous tactical scenario seeds for the Gear Krieg universe that can be played together or separately, along with sample strike forces and heroes, special rules and...