"Battle of Cannae" is the 3rd postcard wargame published by Formosa Force Game in 2011. It simulates the "Battle of Cannae" in 216BC. Components: Two players lead 11 Roman units and 7 Carthage units respectively. The battlefield is a 6X9 grids map. There are three kinds of soldiers including cavalry, heavy infantry, and light infantry. Sequence of play:...
Wargame with some abstract elements. The games simulates a battle between armies consisting only of infantry and cavalry. The game mechanics simulate the tactical characteristics of the Punic Wars, but it's possible to extend them to any battle where the role of artillery is null or negligible (as for instances many medieval battles). It's possible to play...
Part of the Roman Empire and home to many of the infamous Gladiators of the age, Capua became hotly contested in 212 BCE. In this quick card driven game for 2 to 4 players, you take on the role of a General trying to grab control of the city. In order to win, you will need to build a strong army and best your opponents through six battles. The game is...
“Fought near Chaeronea, in Boeotia, this was the greatest victory of Philip II of Macedon. There, Philip (with 32,000 men) defeated the smaller combined forces of Athens and Thebes, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece. The battle itself pitted the classical phalanx of the Athenian and Theban confederates and the Macedonian phalanx of Philip.” A...
This battle occurred the day before the battle for Osaka Castle, where the Toyotomi clan fell in the 'Osaka Summer Battle (1615)'. It is a reenactment of the battle in which Goto Matabei and Sanada Nobushige (Yukimura) and others attempted to intercept and gain the upper hand against Tokugawa Shogunate forces invading the Kawachi Plain from the Yamato and...
“Philip II of Macedonia built a powerful army and used it to bring all of Greece under his rule. After his assassination in 336 BC Philip’s 20-year-old son Alexander inherited the throne. Alexander promptly crossed the Hellespont into Turkey intent on conquering the mighty Persian Empire." "The first major battle came at the Granicus River. Alexander led...
Issue game in Command Magazine Japan #146 The Battle of Guandu was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in 200 AD in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Cao Cao's decisive victory against Yuan Shao's numerically superior forces marked the turning point in their war. The victory was also the point at which Cao Cao became the dominant power in...
A board game of ancient-medieval battles between two armies consisting of famous historical units such as: Roman legionary, English longbowman, European knight, etc., each having different moving, attacking, defending abilities and special skills. You must position them strategically across the battlefield to best coordinate your attacks and to apply some...
Battle of Legends: Rome vs Macedon: Print & Play Edition, which is a reimplementation of Battle of Legends: Print & Play Edition (2019 Wargame Print & Play Contest Winner), is a two-player board game that focuses on four battles fought between Roman Republic and Macedonian Kingdom in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, namely Elis (208 BC), Aous (198 BC)...
“The mighty Persian Empire was more than a little annoyed when the Greeks encouraged the Ionians to revolt. After crushing the revolt King Darius decided to punish the upstarts. In 490 BC he led an army of over 40,000 soldiers into Greece. There they faced a force of 10,000 Athenians on the plains of Marathon. The Athenians surprised the Persians by...