This is a set of rules for large (i.e., not skirmish) pre-gunpowder battles. Basing is given for 6mm, 15/20/28mm; 6mm uses 1/2 the distance of other scales. No army lists are included. No figure or stand removal is required when casualties are suffered; units become disordered, wavering, fleeing, and finally dispersed. Units may improve their state by...
From the text of the author's patent: "The game is played on a game board of the Ancient Mediterranean World. Each player is given several playing pieces representing Apostles, early leaders in the Christian church. He moves these around the board winning converts and establishing churches as quickly as possible. Unlike most games, players do not compete...
Gothic Invasion is a card-driven wargame depicting the Gothic Wars from 377 to 382 A.D. Each player takes the roles of the Goth leaders (Fritigern, Alatheus and Saphrax) and the Roman leaders (Valens, Theodosius I, Gratian and Flavius Richomeres). The Goth player's objective is to plunder nine cities of the East Roman empire between 377-382 A.D., while the...
Gothic Invasion Mini Expansion contains one new Gothic leader (Farnobius) tile, plus its individual board for use in Gothic Invasion and 8 Special Ability Tokens for the Leaders. The Goth player must choose which Leader to use at the beginning of the game: Saphrax or Farnobius. Farnobius's unique trait allows him to draw four cards each season and after...
English Description: The Game is Made for up to 8 Players. Quadratic Game Tiles represent the Landscape similar to Kings and Things and other Games of this Kind. Villages, Cities, a Main City, Castle, mines and more are Markings of the Realms from the Players. But also Battles will be there. Knights and Heroes, Farmers and shepherds must be recruited, to...
This game is about expeditions. You bid for the right to be the first one to look for some old treasures in every round. If you find something nice you get money for it. If you do not find something you wasted the money you bid. Three dice make the decision if you find something.If you find something you also get points. The player who earns 12 points...
Grand Bazaar is a trading game for the family in which players are merchants who want to increase their initial starting capital by buying and selling three types of gems: sapphires, rubies and emeralds. In more detail, the game lasts 27 rounds. Each round, prices for each type of gem may increase by 1, decrease by 1, or stay unchanged. Players must buy...
Grand Conquest is very similar to earlier versions of Donald Benge's Conquest. However it adds some interesting features. Now there are camels, catapults, siege engines and a moat around the five home points. The tube package comes with a vinyl roll out map, pieces in more distinguishable colors than previous versions, and a separate puzzle book (The...
This second game in the Shields & Swords Ancients series recreates ten battles spanning nearly three hundred years of Roman history. As was the case with the first game, With It Or On It (2019), The Grass Crown is a fresh, innovative taken on familiar material. The primary unit of maneuver is a "Wing" which itself consists of ten or so individual counters....
Over the course of ten battles, The Grass Crown charted the military evolution of the Roman Republic from the days of the manipular Legion and its Triplex Acies formation to the veteran professionals that fought in a series of bloody civil wars. These battles were carefully chosen by designer Amabel Holland with an eye toward only keeping those that would...