From the Earth to the Moon is a novel by Jules Verne published in 1865, in which some adventurers, after the end of the American Secession War, embark on the adventure of reaching the Moon. To do so, they build an immense cannon and a bullet that will be their means of transport. This "flip & write" board game for 2 to 6 players represents the essence of...
Frozen Winds: Seas of Ice is a fast-paced naval miniatures wargame set in a DaVinci inspired ice age. The planet has frozen over. Gale-force winds howl across the ice as you maneuver your ice skiffs to dominate the frigid domain. Based on ships of the line style naval games, Seas of Ice plays much, much faster. A two-player game with half a dozen ships can...
Translated from the game box: An exciting strategy game about sea trade and trade wars, where the goal is to make money by buying and selling goods, and using those money to buy more ships and fortresses. For 2-4 players, Ages 7 and up. Contents (as stated one the box, which is not the actual contents, please see wiki below): Game board, rulebook, 3 dice...
Full Sail: Fleet Actions in the Deep Ocean recreates naval battles in the Age of Sail. Made with ease of play and minimal record keeping in mind, Full Sail is geared for naval enthusiasts wanting a lighter, but fun game. Ships are broken into 1st-6th rate rankings. Initiative is a simple, yet efficient dice mechanic. Movement, which is based on the...
Furioso is a set of wargames rules that covers European warfare in the sixteenth century. The rules allow players to fight large scale land battles with a simple to use and enjoyable gaming system. Already the nature of pike & shot warfare that would dominate the seventeenth century was already beginning to take shape by the end of this period. Furioso is...
This supplement to the Furioso rules takes a more in-depth look at the Italian Wars of the sixteenth century. One of the main sections of the book covers a number of the major battles of the period and provides scenarios for such battles as Fornovo, Pavia and Ceresole. The historical scenarios provide player with army lists for each battle, maps to allow...
Gadzooks it’s the Apocalypse is a fantasy battle game set in the first half of the seventeenth century, a time of widespread warfare, religious strife and general unrest. It was a time when very bad things were happening and when people saw signs of the end of days and the coming of the Apocalypse. So we thought - that sounds like fun times lets make a...
Subtitle: Being the truthful account of a tabletop wargame for wee ships in the Age of Discovery, put down in writing by Nicholas Wright Esq. and accurately rendered through illustrations by Orestis ‘Orestix’ Ermeides Esq. Galleys and Galleons is a standalone set of naval wargaming rules based on the Song of Blades engine. G&G allows players to fight out...
Fayre Winds & Foul Tides is an expansion for Galleys & Galleons. Whether you have a panache for lacepulp, a fetish for High Fantasy, or just want to explore new historical periods, FWFT provides everything you need the bravely sail beyond the Seven Seas. New special rules - FWFT introduces 51 new special rules to further customise your fleets, including...
Galleys Guns and Glory! is designed to play table top naval battles with fleets of cannon packing oared vessels, in a time frame from roughly 1500- 1650. The rules are designed to work at “convention level”, which means you can learn the rules in less than 5 minutes, get into action- making a couple of n00b moves,(or spectacular maneuvers) and come away...
Rules for refighting the great galley battles of the 15th and 16th century in the Mediterranean. The rules include all types of galley from the smallest right up to the giant Galleases of which only a few were built but were the dreadnought of their day. Both cannon fire and boarding rules are included. —description from the publisher 1/1200 scale models...
A tactical bidding game. The highest bid determines not only the purchase price, but also which object will be sold next. So sometimes it's profitable to pay a little bit more than an object seems to be worth. It is a significantly revised version of Canaletto. Publication history: First published with the garden motif in 1996 by Bambus as Le Jardin. Then...