The rules are designed to recreate the small clashes that took place in the Italian wars of independence, from the unfortunate undertaking of King Joachim Murat’s Tolentino (1815), to the Third War of Independence (1866). It focuses on the War of 1848. It simulates clashes that involve the use of forces from a platoon to two infantry companies on each...
During the period between the "French-Prussian Wars" and the beginning of the "First World War", Europe was pervaded by great optimism and incredible innovations both in science and arts. All European Powers took a dangerous path towards an open conflict by developing new weapons, by conquering the last free territories in Africa and Asia and by attempting...
"La Campagne de Gettysburg, 1863" covers the Gettysburg campaign from June 22 to July 13, at two days per turn. Fog of war is significant, as befits the scenario, and rules also exist covering engineering operations, weather, reinforcements, and munitions supplies. The map covers an area from Harrisburg PA in the North to Harper's Ferry in the South, and...
This is a historical simulation of the last fights of the Franco-Prussian war from November 1870 to January 1871. One player takes the role of the French Republican forces lead by general Faidherbe trying to reduce the pressure on the siege of Paris and threatening the Prussian line of supply running from Germany to Paris. The other player is in command of...
Wargame published by NAC Española, "wargame Series", in little format. It represents the Battle of Balaclava in 1854. An expeditionary mixed force (French and British) with 56,000 men and 5,000 Turkish began the invasion of the Crimean Peninsula. Their main objective was Sevastopol. - Board: 24 x 38 cms. - 112 counters. - Rule book (in Spanish). Juego de...
Alea Magazine issue 28. Africa 1859-60: the last romantic war. Simulation of three battles of the Spanish-Moroccan War of 1859-60: Castillejos 1859, Wad Ras 1860, Tetuán 1860. Complete game with historical intro, rulebook 3 DIN A3 maps and 200 full color, cut and paste counters. Scale: battalions and regiments, individual ships. Complexity: (1-10): 4....
WAR OF THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE In this wargame for 2 players, ages 14 and up, recreate the war that pitted tiny Paraguay against the Brazilian Empire, Argentina, and Uruguay. When Brazil invaded Uruguay in 1864, no one could have foreseen that this act would spark the largest conflict in the history of South America. Paraguay entered the war in defense of...
La Guerre à Outrance is a traditional miniatures game for recreating the larger actions of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. Players maneuver brigades -- whole armies can be fielded to re-play entire battles over the course of a normal gaming session. It is designed to be a fast-play alternative to other grand-tactical systems, and uses a common basing...
Early August 1870. The Prussian Chancellor Bismarck has accomplished a diplomatic master stroke thanks to the Ems Dispatch: France has just declared war on Prussia. Prussia was able to gather all of the German states around it while Napoleon IIIs empire remains alone with no nation willing to support the perceived aggressor. In Paris, the belligerent...
La Révolte des Cipayes: 1857-1858 (The Sepoy Mutiny) is a Strategic level board-wargame that uses the same mechanisms as The Belgian Campaign, 1815 (VV124) and The Eagles of the Danube (VV144). On 10 May 1857, the massacre at the British garrison in Meerut by indigenous troops of the Bengal Presidency erupted and spread to the north of the Indian...