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...
The Battle of Sedan is a 1-2 player tactical war game that covers France's biggest military blunder during the Franco-Prussian War. Can you reverse France's bad fortune? Or will the Prussians hand them the ultimate defeat? The stage is set... 1870 - French Emperor Napoleon III has dreams of expanding his empire and aspires to be like his more famous uncle....
1883. The French have decided to crush the renegade Chinese Black Flag army. The Eastern forces have taken control of Tonkin and the illustrious Red River. The Black Flag army, along with its Vietnamese allies, have been illusive and put up a fierce resistance. A plan to capture the fortress of Son Tay is put into place in the hopes of a quick end to the...
This is an elementary wargame for beginners, included in Command Magazine Japan extra "Wargame Handbook 2017". Covering the battle of Tabaruzaka (田原坂) in 1877, a climactic battle in the Satsuma Rebellion (西南戦争), Jan-Sep 1877. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tabaruzaka The game uses a game system similar to Series: Panzer Corps (Epoch / Command...
Following the French and British landings in the Crimean peninsula, the allied march South to seize the Russian naval base at Sebastopol. General Mentschikov's Russian army met them on the banks of the Alma River for the first major battle of the Crimean War - September 20, 1854. "The Battle of the Alma" covers the first major battle of the Crimean War. It...
1854. Three scenarios for the French (and Turkish) attack, the British attack, and the Alma Campaign. Two 34" x 22" maps. 300 double-sided die-cut counters. 75 yards per hex, 100 men per strength point. "The chief focus of the game is leadership, with each leader having a Command Rating, a Command Span, and a Combat Bonus Rating." Morale, facing, and...
Reprint of the CSR Award Winner: Best Desktop Published Wargame, 2007. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, was the epic fight between a massive combined force of Plains Indian tribes and the 7th United States Cavalry under the command of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. The battle was the most famous event in the Indian...