Show Boat: a game of Americana with a distinctly British obsession with the weather. Show boats were floating theatres that moved up and down the Mississippi (and other rivers) in the 19th century, putting on a show for rural communities along the banks. It's a great way to absorb a bit of vintage Midwestern culture - and make a bit of money while you're...
The Show of Pride is the first game in a system of rules aimed at reproducing the colonial military engagements of the 19th century. It allows you to play all the conflicts between the colonizing European nations and their indigenous adversaries, according to fairly simple principles favoring playability while retaining the historical interest of the...
Sides of Steel III: pre-Dreadnought Fast Play Naval Rules Naval Warfare during the age of the pre-Dreadnought Battleship Era 1881-1906. Realistic movement rules without hexes. Combat cards, speed scales, torpedo wakes turning circles, smoke templates and damage cards provided. Sides of Steel III has data for over 220 classes of ships of 18 navies....
"Siege at Peking: A Clash of Imperial Forces" "A two player recreation of the Allied legation defense against the Boxer and Imperial forces of China . . . the siege lasted from June 20 to August 14 in 1900. For fifty-five days the greatly outnumbered Allied troops fought a desperate defense without relief, marked by countless incidents of exceptional...
June 27, 1898, Baler, Principe District, Luzon Island (Philippines). With the arrival of the Filipino insurgents from the Katipunan and in the midst of the Spanish-American War, a Spanish detachment made up of 53 soldiers and the local priest took refuge behind the walls of the town church, remaining completely isolated. Thus began one of the longest...
The Battle of Delhi is a low to moderate complexity tactical game set on the siege of Delhi during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. It covers pits the Indian rebels against their British overlords. 1857. The Indian Mutineer forces have assembled at Delhi and have declared a reinstatement of the Mughal Empire. Their forces, which contain trained soldiers and a...
"The Siege of Khartoum" is a low to moderate complexity tactical wargame covering the Mahdist siege of Egyptian-held Khartoum during the Mahdist Revolution. The game takes about 90 minutes to play. One side commands the Mahdist units and the other side commands the Egyptian and British units. Cards allow variety of play. The object of the wargame for the...
1904. The Japanese have invested in the city of Port Arthur, a crucial naval base for the Russians. The city is heavily defended by redoubts and forts. The Russians are confident that the Czar will be proud of their defense, despite the continued bickering among their generals. The Japanese have 100,000 men for the siege, but soon realize taking the city...