Guerilla ! is a miniature skirmish ruleset published in Vae Victis magazine issue #15. The game simulates battles of the mid-nineteenth century, especially the many colonial wars of the era. The game uses a simple chit-pull system to alternate figure activation. An activated figure can move and/or fire, reload a weapon or attack in close combat. The rules...
Against the Odds magazine #23 Americans seldom notice the enormous changes that the Napoleonic Wars caused to the Western Hemisphere...things far larger and with much greater effects than our own War of 1812. The Louisiana Purchase really started it, as Napoleon sold Jefferson a large block of land that really "belonged" to Spain. In shifting their forces...
War in the Pacific is a board game set in the armed conflict that took place from 1879 to 1883 in which Peru and Bolivia fought against Chile, for 2, 3 or 4 players of ages 8 and older. There are two sides for which you can play: the alliance of Peru and Bolivia or Chile . The goal is to achieve 10 victory points or take one of the enemy capital cities...
Gunfight at O.K. Corral simulates the most famous gunfight in the Old West, when the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday dispatched the Clanton-McLaury gang in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, in 1881. The solo game allows you stand in the boots of the participants (you play the lawmen, the system handles the outlaws) during this “30 shots in 30 seconds” encounter...
Gunpowder Period: Quick play wargames rules for 1560AD - 1885AD The design philosophy of the Gunpowder rules provides a simple approach that can be used to play wargame battles at brigade or higher command levels, irrespective of the figure scale (6mm, 10mm, 15mm, 25mm and even 1/32 scale) with your own current models and common basing formats currently in...
The Guns of Cedar Creek is one of the games of the Great Battles of the American Civil War series. The game covers the decisive Battle of Cedar Creek, fought in the Shenandoah Valley at Middletown, VA, on October 19, 1864. After this Confederate defeat, the Union states would never again be threatened by a Southern invasion. The game includes 600 counters...
In 1680, on a small Caribbean island: Martinique The rich settlers, the enriched buccaneers and even the religious orders lured by the hope of huge profits built many Habitations, these farms, true pre-industrial establishments technologically far ahead of their time, who not only exploited vast sugarcane fields but also slaves. The game shows us to...
During the Ottoman rule of the Bulgarian lands, the hajduks (Хайдути), thousands of unwavering men and women would embark on the terrible, but glorious path to freedom. In the 1860s and 1870s, when the game is set, the Bulgarian revolutionary movement was at its peak. There are three game modes - short, medium and long. Three important indicators of the...
The Battle of Hakodate was a war in which the first maritime strategy faced by modern Japan dominated the battlefield. The Kaiyo was lost in an accident, and the new government army acquired the ironclad Kotetsu, and the power balance changed drastically. The player aims to establish the Republic of Ezo from the standpoint of Takeaki Enomoto. The operation...
The Halls of Montezuma is a fast paced game of the Mexican War which takes you back to the era of Manifest Destiny. The Halls of Montezuma is a Card Driven Game, allowing players the opportunity to recreate the various events and actions in Mexico from 1846 to 1848. The historical cast of characters is here, from Doniphan to Arista, Scott to Santa Anna....
Following the annexation of Texas by the United States in December 1845, war between the United States and Mexico became inevitable. From 1846-1848, the two countries fought a bloody and bruising war culminating in Mexico surrendering significant territory to the United States. The Halls of Montezuma tasks two players to recreate this pivotal war in...