Blockade is played on a grid of sixty-four hexagons (in three alternating colors or shades) arranged in a four-sided diamond (rhombus) shape, with eight hexes on each side. Two players, black and white, have pieces in three types: four captains, three commodores, and one admiral. To start the game, the board is positioned with the extreme corners of the...
From the Rules: Blockade is played with multi-shaped wooden pieces representing Naval Formations, Air Units, Submarines and Cargo Ships on a six-color map. Victory consists of capturing or sinking all enemy Merchant Shipping so that the enemy is completely blockaded and cannot obtain further supplies from Neutral sources. The Map shows four countries (two...
The Blockade is a pirate themed strategy game for 2 players that takes about half an hour. The board shows a sea with marked starting spaces and pirate island on one side. Start by placing your ships on the marked spaces and setting the difficulty. On each turn you'll move one of your ships. Pirates are more maneuverable, but there are only 3 of them. The...
Blockade Runner was inspired by an actual Yankee civil war game. The chance of the Runner getting into port is about the same as in 1864. After the USA began the blockage, merchant ships became runners. The Rewards were worth the risk. Blockade Runners were leaving England hoping for a big payday. Two, three or four people play this fast acting game. For...
Blood & Bayonets is a 28mm skirmish game that immerses players in the battles and conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars. It joins Blood & Valor, Blood & Steel, and Blood & Crowns as the next installment in a series of games based on Firelock Games’ flagship product, Blood & Plunder. Blood & Bayonets allows players to recreate the countless skirmishes, raids...
“If they help Saddam Hussein attack our economic resources they will not see oil.” –Ayatollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. January 1985 marked over four years of bloody war between Iraq and Iran. The previous year Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq, initiated a new campaign in the war with Iran by having his air force target the...
Blood, Bilge and Iron Balls is a set of wargame rules for naval battles in the Age of Sail. With them you can recreate the triumphs of Nelson or Hawke or tackle pirates on the Spanish Main. The rules themselves are very simple and easy to learn. Each player can easily command a single ship or several, the rules working equally well for a single frigate...
Blood & Gold: Naval Warfare During The Age of Piracy Take control of your very own pirate ship in this abstract simulation of naval warfare during the age of piracy and high adventure. Pillage towns and forts. Destroy rival pirate ships. Evade the Royal Navy. Survive harsh tropical storms. Escape with the gold. Blood & Gold is an abstract solitaire naval...
This is all you need to start playing Blood & Plunder. Raise the Black will bring the Blood & Plunder universe to the 18th century and will include all new plastic kits and ships that will be fully customizable. The starter kit will be centered around the infamous encounter of Blackbeard Vs. Maynard. Everything needed to play will be included in the player...
Blood Sweat & Iron is a simple American Civil War Ironclad river actions rule set, it uses a very simple combat system to allow you to play battles within a couple of hours. The system uses datasheets for each ship in the game, all are at the back of the rules ready for you to print out and use. It is meant to be a fun game that offers the players a feel...