"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...
The game plays in a Train - the Sylvester. It's a mixture of board game and role play. Something strange or even a crime has happened in the train: e.g. someone has been murdered. The players try to find out, what happened and which person(s) have committed the crime. Each player gets a character (Police officer, passengaers, ...), and instructions on how...
Julius von Verdy du Vernois entered in the Prusian Army in 1850, he took part in the campaign on the upper Elbe and after this was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Shortly, Verdy du Vernois became a reputed General and one of Moltke's principal assistants. Among his works as a lecturer at the War Academy he developed a new wargame inspired in...
Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, a desktop wargame, is based on the storyline of the combats between Qing and Japan in the War of Jiawu, and it stimulates some of the most crucial naval battles. The game resembles a real naval battle that includes many uncertain factors, and only appropriate tactics will result in the success. In this battle concerning the two...
Six Gun Sound is THE cowboy game. Why? Because Six Gun Sound puts you into the Wild West of 1875 to 1885. Why did we pick that ten year period? Well it covers the Lincoln County War, the unpleasantness in Tombstone. The Demise of the James/Younger Gang, the gold fever in the Black Hills that led to the Great Sioux War of 76 as well as the founding of...
Rob banks like Jesse James...enforce the law like Wyatt Earp...or maybe find something in between. If they did it, so can you with Six Gun Sound. With over 15 unique "professions" Six Gun Sound lets you experience the Wild West to the fullest. Six Gun Sound is a fast paced set of "cowboy" rules that allows you to refight history or make your own. Whether...