Wargame that represents the Iran-Iraq War. Components: two 65x45cms. boards, 16 pages rules book, two six-sided dice and 210 counters and markers. The boards represents: Persian Gulf and countries, and the Iran-Iraq border line. The game has several levels of difficulty: basic 1 (ground scenario), advanced 1 (airground), basic 2 (aircraft) and advanced 2...
"Super Juegos" was a pioneer Spanish magazine about both, board and computer games, which was published between 1984-1985. Every issue included a board game inside, with rules and cut-out counters. As far as I know only eight numbers were published, at least in its first epoch (another publication with the same name would appear years later, this time...
The Ogaden War pitted Ethiopia and Somalia against each other for control of a desert plateau, populated by nomadic shepherds, on the border between the two states. Taking advantage of the revolution which has just ousted Haïlié Selassie from power in Ethiopia, Somalia launched two liberation movements supported by it to conquer this territory. Faced with...
The Ogaden War pitted Ethiopia and Somalia against each other for control of a desert plateau, populated by nomadic shepherds, on the border between the two states. Taking advantage of the revolution which has just ousted Haïlié Selassie from power in Ethiopia, Somalia launched two liberation movements supported by it to conquer this territory. Faced with...
La Nacion places the player in the role of a political dynasty, who seeks to make their mark on the country of Santa Tomas. Either through election, coup or rebellion you can seek power, (or merely begin as the newly minted leader of the country for an easier start). As a president, a guerrilla leader, or an opposition leader, you can exert control and...
“As long as capitalism and socialism exist, we cannot live in peace. In the end, one or the other will triumph—a funeral dirge will be sung over the Soviet Republic or over world capitalism.” –V.I. Lenin. If the “balloon had gone up” in Cold War Europe during the 1980s, one of the hotter spots of that hell would have been the Fulda Gap. Communist East...
If the “balloon had gone up” in Cold War Europe during the 1980s an offensive by the Warsaw Pact and Soviet forces across the North German Plain in West Germany would occur. The central sector of the NATO front here was held by the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) supported by West German forces. The terrain along the frontier with East Germany was...
“In combat, despite the most careful preparation, risks cannot be avoided. Attention must therefore be given, and the most detailed plans prepared, for every reasonable exigency of the overall operation.” –Excerpt from the syllabus for Soviet officer training at the Frunze Academy. “There are no impossible tasks.” –Motto of the Soviet 106th Desant...
“As long as capitalism and socialism exist, we cannot live in peace. In the end, one or the other will triumph—a funeral dirge will be sung over the Soviet Republic or over world capitalism.” –V.I. Lenin. If the “balloon had gone up” in Cold War Europe during the 1980s, another of the hotter spots of that hell would have been the Hof Gap. NATO’s US Seventh...
Land of the Two Rivers is a game of the Iraq War in the post-invasion period starting roughly in Summer 2003. By this point Saddam's government had disintegrated and fateful decisions had already been made regarding official U.S. policy towards powerful factions within Iraq. The players are faced with the situation as it existed at that time, as the Sunni...
An epic strategic wargame with magnetized mechs and tanks placed in Germany: You start your campaign with a little troop of elite soldiers and select their traits and equipment. Then you arrive at the enemies territory and start a campaign against their massively superior forces. During multiple missions you setup your units and activate them one after...