A set of simple, fast-play colonial wargames rules for fighting battles between British and Native armies. Fast and furious battles, where the results were often in the balance right the way though until the end, and where the fortunes of one side or the over could literally change with the turn of a card. The main elements of the rules remain unchanged...
The Riachuelo’s Naval Battle is a war game for two players, that reproduces the riverine naval battle of June 11, 1865, where, during the War of the Triple Alliance (known in Brazil as the Paraguayan War). In this battle the admiral Barroso achieved an important victory, destroying a great part of the Paraguayan fleet. The Naval battle of Riachuelo, was on...
Rifle & Saber is a tactical (company level) simulation of warfare in "the age of the rifle," roughly from 1850 to 1900. The period was marked by a tremendous increase in the firepower of infantry units which far outstripped advances in tactics. The game simulates battles or portions of battles from some of the most significant wars of this period....
Rifled Empires is a wargame for those megalomaniacs who want to refight the biggest battles of the nineteenth century – now Solferino, Gettysburg and Mukden are all within your grasp! The author’s group have played battles of up to 12 divisions in 2 hours. The game’s activation system is simple but pushes decisions on players in every round, providing...
BACKGROUND: RISING SUN, TUMBLING BEAR is semi-historical simulation of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) at the dawn of the 20th Century. The Game begins shortly after the Japanese surprise naval attack on the Russian warships docked in Port Arthur. The Russians are now building up their forces and gathering their fleets to kick the Japanese out of...
Released with Strategy & Tactics magazine #187. Part of the "Wars of the Imperial Age". Others in the series were Austro-Prussian War (S&T #167); Franco-Prussian War (S&T #149) and Russo-Turkish War (S&T #154). Operational recreation of the three Italian wars of independence in the mid nineteenth century. Simple rules with random political events....
The Long Century Operations Series brings the Second War of Italian Unification to life in "Risorgimento." As an operational-scale game, players will control the whole armies of the Franco-Italian allies and the Imperial Austrians in a campaign for the fate of Italy. Will there finally be an Italy for Italians, or will old habits of territorial dominion...
Risorgimento 1859, the Second Italian War of Independence, covers the second such war, the first, in 1848, having resulted in heavy defeats at the hands of the Austrian/Hapsburg armies. But the 1859 war was different. The Piedmontese, the Italian province pressing the issue, had gotten Napoleon III and the French Army to help them. Garibaldi and his...
Did you ever dream being the Empress of an Empire on which the sun never sets and who rules the seas; or to get the rightful place in the sun for your nation, spreading your Kultur and influence, challenging Britania’s mastery of the oceans and deterring jealous rivals with an army nobody can match alone; or to free your Slavic brethens from oppression...
Volume XI of the Series: Great Campaigns of the American Civil War (Avalon Hill/MMP) (GCACW) series, Roads to Gettysburg II: Lee Strikes North covers some of the most famous campaigns of the Civil War in a single module that represents the largest collection of content ever produced for the award-winning Great Campaigns of the American Civil War (GCACW)...
Some superficial similarities to Monopoly such as Board shape and pawn movement. Players build up Wealth and Economic Resources. However to win, you have to have the best Legacy, which means you must convert some of that wealth into philanthropy before the game ends. Monopolies are based on 20 different Industries including Oil, Banking, Railroads, Steel...