Paris City of Light- Wargame and Campaign Rules for the Republican Phase of the Franco-Prussian War. It is the fourth entry in the Wars of Empire series. Following the defeat of the French regular army in the frontier battles, the surrounding of Marshal Bazaine in Metz and the defeat and capture of Napoleon III at Sedan the war was expected to end. Instead...
Trapped like a Fox, Campaign & Wargame Rules for The Seven Weeks War of 1866 is the third opus in the Wars of Empire series. The game covers the Austro-Prussian War including the West German and Italian theatres. The onus is on the Prussian’s and their allies to advance against the Austrian allies in West Germany as well as cross into Bohemia and seek a...
Welcome to Wars Across the World (WAW), a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels. TURN SEQUENCE: This game is divided in turns. Each turn is...
Game covers battle of Węgrów, one of the most important skirmishes of January Uprising in the Russian Partition of Poland. It uses "Napoleon" system. Battle took place February 3, 1863 near Węgrów in east Masovia. On January 22, Polish partisans, under the command of the Władysław Jabłonowski and Jan Matliński liberated a town from Russian forces. Here...
Die Wettfahrt nach den Carolinen ("The race to the Carolines") is a typical vintage roll and move board game. The first player, who cross the route first, wins the game. The game was based by The Carolines Question (or the Carolines Crisis) - a conflict between the German Empire and the Kingdom of Spain over the sovereignty of the Caroline Islands and...
These wargame rules have been designed so that players can fight typical small battles between European Colonial armies and their opponents during the period between 1875 and 1910. They use a square gridded battlefield, which removes the need to measure both move distances and weapon ranges, thus speeding up the whole process of fighting a wargame. It also...
Will Victoria be Amused is a set of fun rules for the Sudan campaign based on a dice and card mechanism, aimed to bring the fun and suspense back into wargaming. All players are Allied Officers who are attempting to deliver a ‘jolly good show’ and gain promotion at the expense of others, whilst always maintaining a stiff upper lip in the face of danger....
Wissembourg et Spicheren 1870: Premiers combats en Alsace-Lorraine (First battles in Alsace-Lorraine) is a wargame published in "Vae Victis" issue #138 which simulate two battles from the beginning of the 1870 French-Prussian War: the Battle of Wissembourg (or Battle of Weissenburg), on 4 August 1870, was the first of the Franco-Prussian War and the first...
On April 30, 1863, 3rd Company, 1st Battalion of the Legion Etrangere fought hordes of Mexican Regulars at the Battle of Camerone. They Lost. But in losing they created the legend of Camerone, of single-minded dedication to the cause, even in the face of insurmountable odds. Camerone Day is celebrated by the Legion every April 30. In celebration of the...