This game is the Napoleonic battle of river Trebbia (june 1799). Wise Bayonets uses the same rules system of Masséna at Loano, integrated with rules needed to reflect the different battle terrain and tactical situation. Compared to the previous game much more emphasis is given to cavalry and much less to the formation of tirailleurs (almost useless in the...
I describe these rules as simple not to dismiss the history behind them but because they are designed as a flexible, relaxing, hopefully occasionally exciting, game which favours imagination rather than as an exercise or study or teaching aid. —description from the designer SEQUENCE of PLAY: Card Activation or Initiative (using dice) a card activates a...
In 1796 the charismatic Irish rebel, Wolfe Tone, convinced the Revolutionary government of France and one of its finest generals, Lazare Hoche, that Ireland was poised for rebellion. Ireland would rise, he insisted, if France would only lend its support. That year, a force of 14,000 Frenchmen on 43 ships evaded the British fleet and sailed into Bantry Bay...
Wooden Ships & Iron Men is a Tactical level Nautical board-wargame - Fighting ships in the Age of Sail !!! This classic title details military engagements in the golden Age of Sail with a plethora of historical scenarios. Players take their groups of ships and form their ship lines and then go at it. The game comes with a large generic ocean map overlaid...
Summarized from the Kickstarter announcement: Wooden Wars is a visual and visceral action battle game, where tactics, good hand-eye coordination and a bit of luck are key! Players command armies of sturdy wooden soldiers against each other using the floor as the battlefield. Victory is achieved by knocking over all the opposing sides’ forces by firing upon...
World at Risk is a fast paced world domination card game. Players bid Combat Cards to compete for Countries in a race to conquer continents and take over the world. When a player collects all the cards of a continent, it is controlled by that player. Each Continent has a Victory Point value. The winner is the player with the highest Victory Point value at...
A Wretched and Costly Fight is an introductory level wargame on the battle for Fort Erie. It is part of the Battles for Canada Series of games that portray famous battles fought for in Canada during the War of 1812. Each hex is approximately 50 yards across, a regular or militia infantry unit is 250-350 men, First Nation and Dragoon units are 80 to 100...
Being a campaign set in Ireland in 1798 and guidelines for resolving clashes of arms which may result there. The game covers the ’98, Great Rising in the French Revolutionary Wars to rid Ireland of British rule. The main organisers, the United Irishmen, were riddled with British agents, so knew many of the leaders, the date of the rising (24th May) and...
The events of Zena 1814 take place during the eight months in which Genoa was an independent city, following the end of Napoleonic domination and lasting until the Restoration of the Congress of Vienna. As the city's great families did in reality, you must cooperate with your rivals to reap the rewards of shared commercial ventures and the prestige of...
"...At the time when the fate of Europe hung in the balance, when Napoleon and Wellington battled it out for supremacy, across the vast oceans an Empire was being forged, an Empire so formidable the knowledge of which would have staggered both men..." - quote from the box The object of the game is to engage your opponents in battle, and defeat them by...
This game is the third in the "Jours de Gloire" battle series, which uses a modified version of the rules for GMT's "Glory" games by Richard H Berg. These rules were later adapted by GMT for their "Triumph and Glory" game. This game covers Masséna's great victory at the battle of Zurich in 1799. As with all Vae Victis games, the counters need to be mounted...