Polarity of Power is a dynamic real-life-based card game that immerses players in a world of political intrigue, societal upheaval, and personal ambition. Navigate the complex web of power dynamics as you vie for control, but beware, as power always comes at a cost. Dive into the shadows of power and discover its true weight in this captivating game. The...
"Over all of Spain, the sky is clear." On July 17, 1936, this phrase was broadcast throughout Spain, signaling the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, one of the bloodiest civil wars of the modern era, and what could be considered the beginning of World War II. Within a day, one third of Spain was under the control of Nationalist forces attempting to stage...
Expansion for Popular Front: Escalation expands the base game by adding 54 cards and a new power for each faction, encouraging players to develop unique strategies for each of the six factions. It also introduces new retreat and naval combat rules that increase the strategic depth of the combat system. The stakes of each turn's political resolution have...
Postcard Civil War East is a little postcard size/format Strategic level board-wargame about the American Civil War in the East to mail/give to family & friends. 6 turns per year, 1861-65, but just a single year's campaign can be played. 7 Union and 5 Confederate pieces. Lots of Fog of War, Jackson's Foot Cavalry II Corps while it lasts, etc. A one-year...
Free print and play brigade to division level game about Jubal Early's sudden out of nowhere surprise attack on Washington DC, down the *eastern* side of the Potomac River. Fords along the Monocacy River to be discovered. Bridges can be burned - across the Potomac terminally. Historical forts are present as well as a tiny but thin/tall President Lincoln...
(From the rules:) In 1642, the long-standing problems and disagreements between the English monarchy and Parliament came to a head. England slipped into civil war. Ireland was already near anarchy. Scotland would follow. A decade and a regicide later, an uneasy peace again settled over the British Isles under the hand of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord...
“Is this the price of glory?” –General Jose Moscardó Ituarte’s comment upon learning that his two sons, Pepe and Luis, had been shot by their Republican captors for his refusal to surrender The Alcazar. “You will find The Alcazar destroyed, but its honor intact.” –General Moscardo’s comment to General Franciso Franco, September 29, 1936. The uprising of...
[From the inside cover] These lists are designed to cover warfare around the world from the Napoleonic Wars until the opening of the First World War, with some lists to cover the chaotic period after the war including the Russian Revolution. Within each list, the armies have been sorted by conflict with participants where possible listed together. You will...
From the Publisher's website: Keeping in mind that in order to know which way we are headed, we need to know where we've been, this game has trivia on the battles, soldiers, and different aspects of the American Civil War. Professor Noggin's series of educational games encourages kids to learn interesting facts about their favorite subjects. Each of the...
This introduction to miniature wargaming includes an introduction and articles by eight different authors on wargaming 10 different historical periods. At the end of each chapter, Quarrie presents rules for that particular period. The historical periods covered include the following: Ancients, Medieval, Renaissance/17th century, 18th century, Napoleonic...
Published for the Christmas market of 1918, Punaisten ja valkoisten taistelu Suomessa 1918 ("Battle of the Reds and the Whites in Finland in 1918") is one of the first Finnish board games. The game portrayes the Finnish Civil War between the Whites and the Reds between January and May 1918. The game itself is fairly simple roll and move war game. The board...
The sixteenth President of the United States has been shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, and Abraham Lincoln’s near lifeless body is carried to the Peterson Boarding House across the street. Secretary-of-War Stanton springs into action. Well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, has been identified as the culprit and earns his place as the most reviled...