"In the year 1808, amidst Napoleon's European conquests, Prince Regent D. João VI relocates the Portuguese court to Brazil, specifically Rio de Janeiro. In 'Rio 1808,' players step into the shoes of leaders from influential families, vying for nobility during this pivotal historical shift. Set against a backdrop of intrigue and opportunities, players...
This very special version of Risk was published by Tilsit exclusively in France, as a numbered edition of 10 000 copies. Hasbro's signature is very discreet, appearing in the copyright line as "(c) Hasbro International Inc. Under license of 3D Licensing France". In addition to standard Risk rules, advanced rules introduce fortress sieges, generals...
This is an extension for Risk Édition Napoléon that introduces the Ottoman Empire as a sixth player. It consists in a map overlay, 4 new Mission cards, 8 more Risk cards (for the Ottoman areas) and an additional set of figures. In addition to the Ottoman tokens, the extension also adds tokens for Neutral Fleets (a supplied optional rule) and tokens for...
“On the 22nd, before daybreak, came within sight of the enemy... such was their security and negligence that... our line was actually half formed within musket shot of their defenses before they were even aware of our presence.” –Canadian volunteer of the 41st Regiment of Foot, January 22, 1813. Following General Isaac Hull’s surrender of the US Army’s...
The Battle of Rivoli on January 14th, 1797 between the French Armée d´Italie under the young Napoleon Bonaparte and the Austrian "Armee in Italien" under Feldzeugmeister Baron Alvinczy. The game is one part of SimTac´s series Battles of the Revolution and the Empire on battalion/ regimental level and contains 648 die cut counter, 1 38" x 27" game map, 3...
This is the first of the "Jours de Gloire" battle games to appear in Vae Victis (the idea is to have them come out to roughly coincide with the 200th anniversary of the battle's occurance). Units are activated via activation marker draw, which drives the course of the game. This game system has undergone some changes since this issue, so players would be...
18 Napoleonic Scenarios with detailed orders of battles and maps suitable for use with most battalion level rule sets. This is one of 4 books on the 1809 campaign. Includes: Raszyn Schärding 1st, Scärding 2nd, St Martin, Salzburg, Eferding, Ebelsberg, Wörgl, Linz, Gracac, Aspern-Essling 1, Aspern Essling 2, Aspern-Esseling 3, Gospic 1st, Gospic 2nd...
The War of 1812 may have been determined by the battles on the periphery of the new United States and on the high seas, but on the far (Old) Northwest Frontier in the Illinois Territory (which then included Wisconsin) it was just as desperate if not moreso. The British ... and the local American Indian tribes ... got word of the war starting a full month...
Subtitled 'A Guide to the War of 1812' this booklet covers the 3 year war between Britain and the infant United States. The booklet contains historical background, tactics, uniforms, flags, and three sets of miniatures rules. In addition it has 10 land scenarios and 12 naval ones. One set of miniatures rules is called Battle Scale (1 figure = 50 men), and...
"Rockets Red Glare" is a board wargame simulation of the War Of 1812 in North America on the strategic and operational levels, designed by Stephen Newberg and first published by "Simulations Canada" in 1981. The objective of both players will be to accumulate victory points for certain actions. The player who has accumulated the most victory points by the...
Rolica is the second game in the ‘La Guerra de la Independencia’ series, following ‘Vimeiro’. Rolica covers the battle of the same name in August 1808 in Portugal during the Peninsular War between an army consisting of British, Spanish and Portuguese troops led by General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, against a French army led by General Henri...
ROLICA AND VIMEIRO 1808 is a new module of the Jours de Gloire series, including two battles of the 1808 Campaign of Portugal (Junot against Wellesley). Roliça and Vimeiro 1808 are the 24th and 25th battles of the Jours de Gloire series. They can be played with the Jours de Gloire Empire « Version 1808 » rules published in Vae Victis n°83 and available on...