Battle for York is an area control/battle game set in a fictional world inspired by the Napoleonic Wars of the 19th century. The Empire of York has fallen apart after centuries of misrule. Now, many factions have formed, each with a different idea for how the next Empire should be run. The game plays with 2-4 players in an hour or less. In this low-luck...
Michael Taylor's "Indian Wars of the American West" series starts with "Volume I - The Battle of Adobe Walls" ("Vol. II - Rosebud" and "Vol. III Battle of the Little Bighorn", will both being re-released from their original DTP versions as boxed games with EasyPunch die-cut counters). Also known as the First Battle of Adobe Walls (November 26, 1864), it...
Buena Vista is a simulation of the 23 February 1847 battle between Zachary Taylor's American Army of Occupation and Santa Anna's Army of North Mexico. Santa Anna hoped to defeat Taylor's force before returning south to stop Winfield Scott's invasion of central Mexico. this game only covers the second day of the battle (the decisive period of this...
A self-published, SPI quality (circa 1974), wargame of the American Civil War Battle of Chickamauga, 20 Sept., 1863. A legal-sized white envelope with a b&w sketch of the battle containing: 2 8 1/2" x 11" typewritten pages of rules (SPI ACW Quad complexity) 1 page of Order of Battle and Set-up 1 page with Combat Results Table and Terrain Effects Chart...
Battle of Georgia Landing is a solitaire Civil War wargame. It represents an historical clash of arms that took place in south Louisiana on October 27, 1862. You play the role of General Alfred Mouton commanding Confederate forces at Labadieville, Louisiana. Your artificial intelligence (AI) opponent is General Godfrey Weitzel in command of Union forces....
Original game published in Command Magazine Japan #61 in 2005, as a companion to Hougoumont: Rock of Waterloo. Designed as a mini-game, it details the Battle of Hokuetsu in 1867 (Bakumatsu era) between the shogunate forces and the imperial forces in Niigata prefecture. The game uses point to point map and chit activation mechanics. This is the fourth game...
1880. The British have suffered a major defeat by the Afghans at Maiwand and the British garrison at Kandahar is under siege. A British relief force is sent to relieve the Kandahar garrison and smash the Afghan forces under Ayub Khan. The Afghans have prepared impressive defenses utilizing the rugged terrain and have as much artillery as the British. The...
Khartoum has fallen and General Gordon is dead. The mission to relieve him had failed but was instructed to keep going and take the river port of Berber. Once they reached Kirbekan, the British Commander in Chief, General Earle, decided that the three hills that overlooked the Nile needed to be cleared of Mahdists, the hills were known as the Koppies. With...
This mini-game is taken from FGUs Wargame magazine #3. The Battle of Maiwand took place in the second Afghan war and pits the British and Indians against the tribal irregulars and Afghan forces. Battle of Maiwand is played using the mapboard in the center of this issue of WARGAMIING. The pieces or counters are found on the card inserted in this magazine...
1837. Cristino commanders plan an ambitious three-pronged attack to annihilate Carlist forces in the North of Spain and hopefully bring an end to the war. However, the planned concentration of forces goes awry. Carlist General Don Sebastian takes advantage of the situation with a lightning march to reinforce a Carlist force threatened bu a Cristino army of...
"The Battle of Roark's Drift", a wargame on the defensive stand of British soldiers immortalized by the movie "Zulu", has become notorious for misspelling the name of the battle as its title. Each counter represents one British soldier or five Zulus. The Zulu player may launch four attacks against Rorke's Drift, at which time the game ends. Special rules...