From the introduction: One of the biggest problems facing wargamers is finding the time to actually play. Most commercially available sets of rules require several hours to set up and play to a conclusion; some can easily swallow up a whole day or weekend. For many gamers this means that their lavishly prepared miniature armies rarely get used at all....
Origins of World War I appears in Sid Sackson's well-known game book A Gamut of Games. Gameplay is very similar to Origins of World War II, which was published by The Avalon Hill Game Co in 1971, although players have to provide their own game components. The following description was taken from A Gamut of Games introduction of this game: A...
The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War. It was fought at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton against Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry on June 9, 1863. Game was published in the...
Ostrołęka 26 maja 1831 covers the battle of Ostrołęka, one of the largest engagements of Poland’s November Uprising. It was fought between Polish army commanded by general Jan Skrzynecki and Russian army commanded by field marshal Ivan Diebitsch. The battle was the final part of the operation of Polish army against Russian Imperial Guard. The meeting near...
Iganie 1831 covers the battle of Iganie, one of the most brilliant victories of Poles over Russians during the November Uprising. It was fought between the Polish army commanded by General Ignacy Prądzyński and the Russian 6th Corps commanded by General Grigory Rosen. The battle was the final part of the Polish Spring Offensive. The goal of the operation...
In 1871, the Treaty of Versailles was signed between France and the newly established German Empire, badly shaking the balance of power which had kept Europe relatively stable since Napoleon’s defeat in 1815. France longed for revenge against Germany. So did Austria-Hungary; yet the weakening Ottoman Empire seemed a much easier target for recovering the...
Historical card game which helps you to return back to the times of 1863 Kościuszko Uprising in Belarus. You can take either a role of one of the famous persons (Kościuszko himself, Valery Urubleŭski or Mikhail Myravyov) or ordinary Belarusan citizen who still can impact the rebellion progress. The game is based upon people interactions, pointing out and...
A race game played on a spiral board. The game took its name from political opponents in Edwardian England - the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and Herbert Asquith (1852-1928), Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916. The game was first advertised in Votes for Women on the 22 October 1909 and many of the references to recent events are...
In 1864, South America was in critical condition, in the midst of a constitutional crisis in Uruguay, Brazil invaded Uruguay in support of Venancio Flores, in response, Paraguay invaded Brazil... It was the onset of major armed conflict in the history of the continent! From 1864 to 1870 nearly half a million people lost their lives in a conflict that...
Pastrengo (subtitle "sound the charge, into glory ride") is a tactical/operational level simulation of the battle fought 30th April 1848, in the opening phases of the First Italian War for Independence, between Charles Albert's army and the Austrian one. It was a small fight, but very significant for the heroic charge made by the Carabinieri (King's...