At the beginning of 1793, after the execution of King Louis XVI, France was drawn into a war against a coalition of most European monarchies. On 24 February, the National Convention decreed the mass draft of 300,000 men to defend the eastern borders. Throughout the country, revolts broke out against this conscription, everywhere they were brutally...
Vandée Militaire 1793-1794 Fatherland is in danger! In the west, the Vendeans refuse to fight at the borders and demand their good priests. A terrible war begins! March 1793, the popular revolt and its charismatic generals, Cathelineau, La Rochejaquelein or Charette, upset the young republic. It pulls itself together with Kléber or the terrible Westermann...
Victory & Glory: Napoleon is a game of grand strategy and fast-play tactical battles in which one player takes the role of Napoleon Bonaparte and attempts to dominate the entire continent of Europe while the other player controls Great Britain and the other allied nations and troops that comprise an ever-changing alliance bent on stopping Napoleon! They...
[From the back cover...] VICTORY AT WATERLOO is a deceptively simple game covering that epic encounter between Napoleon and Wellington on 18th June, 1815. The onus is on the French player to defeat Wellington's army before the Prussians can have a definite influence on the outcome of the battle. The counter mix includes Infantry, Artillery and Cavalry for...
From book: Welcome to the latest chapter in the VBAM Series: the Victory by Any Means: Fire As She Bears! Edition. In these source materials we explore the exciting world of naval combat at the height of the Age of Sail. It is a time when England’s “Wooden Walls” kept her commerce alive and the armies of Napoleon at bay. A time when tall, proud warships...
Victory! Fighting & Sailing Instructions Age of Sail naval wargame rules usable with either model ships or counters to represent them. Bookkeeping is kept to a minimum and this is very much a landlubber’s set of rules - you don’t need to be a sailing expert to enjoy games using this set! Despite this unusual craft such as galleys and galleasses as well as...
Victory Under Sail (VUS) is a quick-playing miniatures game of fleet naval battle during the last century of the age of sailing warships. It is designed for a small number of players to recreate the larger battles of this era in a reasonable time. It is not an overly simple game, but it is designed to have simple and quick mechanics to speed play. Each...
Viktory is a game loosely based on 19th century warfare- there are infantry, cavalry, artillery, and frigates. You expand by building towns and cities and taking those of your opponents. The winning player is the one who can conquer before being conquered. 130+ hexagon tiles form the core of the Viktory system, forming both a beautiful mosaic-style...
DTP publication on the Anglo-French encounter at Vimeiro in Portugal on 11 August 1808. Uses the La Guerra de la Indepencia system rules (12 pages) which cover leaders, formation, various types of combat, including cavalry charges, and morale. The scenario employs a small number of event cards. The scenario rules are only 2 pages, although the long list of...
This is a game in the Napoleonic Battles Series covering the battle of Vimeiro on August 21st, 1808. Fist published as a DTP game in 2004. It was later now published as a boxed game together with another NBS-game: Talavera & Vimeiro. Napoleon Brigade Series (NBS) - scale = 180-200 m/hex (197-219 yrd/hex); - time = 30 min/GT (60 min/Night-GT); - strength =...