Published by Avalon Hill in 1989 (for the Third edition). (from MMP's web site:) It is 70 A.D. Dawn breaks on the combined might of four Legions arrayed on the heights of Mount Scopus, starting their methodical advance across the valley to the ancient walled city of Jerusalem. Siege lines have been secured tight about the city. There is no hope of escape....
From the publisher's website: ""The Romans knew not…how deeply the greatness of their own prosperity and the fate of the whole Western world were involved in the destruction of the fleet of Athens in the harbor of Syracuse.” Arnold Say what? The ‘fate of the whole Western world?’ Syracuse? How? Simple. If the Athenians had taken Syracuse, during their...
Broadly based upon "Sword and Pistol" and "Sword and Shield" by the same author, SIEGE is designed to play out siege warfare in the ancient and medieval periods in a relatively fast game. One figure represents 8 men. Written for 15mm miniatures the rules are adaptable to other scales. Percentage dice are used, there is a points system for those who want...
"This set of rules is intended as a game system, by which the players can reproduce most types of siege warfare during the period covered. It is open-ended, in that the players may design their own conflicts, with variations in unit type, siege machinery, and fortifications. Many extra counters of different types are included, from cavalry to early...
Sign of the Pagan from Richard Berg portrays the most famous battle of one of history’s most feared figures – Attila the Hun. It is considered by some to be the battle that saved Western Europe from the Huns and, for the most part, put an end to Attila’s wide-sweeping drives for loot. The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields was fought as the age of the Roman...
Signum Mortis is a game for 3 to 6 players lasting between 3 to 5 hours aimed at more mature gamers. The game - even though cynical and satirical - is based in part on the historical facts as outlines by Marcus Tullius Cicero in his famous speech in defense of Sextus Roscius. Even though you can trust Cicero - as lawyer that he was - to illuminate the...
Summer solstice is coming. ln order to celebrate the event, the county druids gather at the bottom of Silbury Hill to challenge each other in a big potion making tournament. Each of them is eager to show his knowledge, wisdom, and power to the great druid, who is the only judge of this competition. As tradition requires, only the winner will be entitled as...
In the echoing sounds of camel bells along the Hexi Corridor, Silk Road invites players to relive the grandeur of the ancient Silk Road that extended from the prosperous Chang'an. This game is a journey through history, allowing players to follow in the footsteps of ancient traders and experience the excitement and joy of traversing mountains and seas...
Central Asia circa 160 CE. The Silk Roads were built for trade between Europe and China. The most trade grew where the longest roads crossed each other. The swiftest traders traveled by horse through plains and mountains to dominate the roads and collect the most wealth. Work together to build roads, but wealth is only collected on a long road by the...
Han dynasty, August AD 211. CaoCao arrived at the front lines at Tong Pass, facing the main army of Ma Chao. His sole purpose is to eliminate the force of Xi Liang and conquer the vast area of western China. Facing a huge force at the border and short of supplies and opportunities for alliance, MaChao must overcome the biggest crisis of his life. How can...
Simple Campaigning is a 48-page A5 full colour booklet containing Campaign frameworks for Ancient and Medieval warfare, which can be played as boardgames or as bases for miniatures battles. Includes Solo Campaigning (the Rise of Rome), Angevin Empire, Across the Steppes (Mongol Conquests), The Millennium Campaign (11th Century Europe), Crisis of Rome (3rd...
This special C3i Magazine (RBM) publication contains Simple GBoH versions of every GBoH battle that has been included in the back issues of C3i Magazine from issue No. 1 through 14, and also the "C3i - SPQR Player's Guide". Fifty five GBoH battles are featured in this new publication. These scenarios run the gamut from the early hoplite battles from the...