This new edition takes us from the death of Alexander in 323 BC and the war of his successors — the Diadochi — which will last fifty years, to the last battles in Italy and Spain of the Second Punic War in 206 before BC, via the expedition of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus in Italy between 280 and 275 BC. Two great systems of weapons clash then, the Macedonian...
Champs de Bataille III: D'Alexandre à Hannibal has been published in Vae Victis issue 30. This Tactical level board-wargame is the third installment in the "Champs de Bataille" series of games, board-wargame versions of the De Bellis Multitudinis (DBM) miniatures rules. This issue includes counters and army lists for Alexandrian Macedonians, Imperial...
This was the first of the Champs de Bataille (Battlefield) games, based on the DBM miniatures rules, which would reappear frequently in subsequent issues. It features armies to cover the battles of Soissons (486) and Poitiers (732--better known in English as the battle of Tours)--thus, it has Franks, Gallo-Romans, East Franks, and Saracens. As with all Vae...
Chandragupta brings the art of war in ancient India to GMT’s “Great Battles of History” Series. Beginning with Chandragupta Maurya’s victories over the Nanda clan, the game follows the brief but rapid rise of the Mauryan dynasty, from Chandragupta’s expulsion of Seleucus from the Indus river valley to the conquest of the last independent kingdom on the...
During the Tang dynasty, Chang'an was one of the largest cities in the world. It was a cosmopolitan urban center with thousands of travelers exploring it. As an important urbanist, compete against other players to build the best districts of Chang'an and to get the favors of the court. Players will carefully project their plans by placing cards on the top...
More than 2500 years ago, the emperor of the Qin dynasty decided to protect his prolific provinces of northern China from the frequent barbaric invasions, building and joining several fortified fortresses. So he nominated his most faithful imperial officers to oversee the construction, promising riches and honours to the first who would have completed what...
The ChangPing Campaign is the first free wargame to be published by War Drum Games. The Battle of Changping (長平之戰) was a military campaign that took place during the Warring States period in China. It concluded in 260 BC with a decisive victory by the State of Qin over the State of Zhao, and ultimately allowed Qin to conquer and unify China decades later....
This is only a generic rulebook, which is not associated with a specific brand or set of miniatures. translation from back cover: Miniatures-based wargame for sure is among the mor entertaining way for discovering History. Still, the game pleasure is way dependent on the quality of the rules. The present one is the outcome of years of gameplay and game...