This game presents the 8th and 9th battles of the "Jours de Gloire" battle series (originally based and R. Berg game player series). This game covers the battles of Haslach, on October 11th 1805, and of Elchingen on October 14th 1805 fought between the French and the Austrian armies. It is a DTP game so the counters need to be cut out and mounted. The game...
HEAVY PANZERS covers the brutal and epic battle of Kursk tactically near Snovo on July 5th, 1943, with hourly turns, 400 yard hexes, platoon level units, armor strengths by tank type, aircraft, and engineers, in two scenarios using a chit-draw system so the game plays different each time. The Firefight website describes the battle: "The Germans sent in...
‘Then from the little hills, the Desert Column called down joyful greetings to this splendid army. What boyish-faced, cheerful lads they are! And so on, right until after the sun dimmed down, tramp, tramp, tramp. It is late now, we feel that Constantinople is ours.” –March 25, 1917 diary entry by Trooper Ion Idriess of the 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC...
秘宝の郷 ("The Hidden Treasure Village") is a game that was presented in issue 64 of TACTICS magazine (March 1989). The game deals with an investigation by a team trying to locate a treasure that was hidden by a Lord during the Sengoku Jidai. The players act as the investigators of this team and must not only uncover the treasure, but they must also protect...
Historia Romana is a Strategic level free print & play board-wargame on the ancient Roman Empire from I century B.C. to VII century A.D. Scenarios included: - The Rise of Sulla, 85 BC - The Third Mithridatic War, 74 BC - Caesar Vs Pompey, 50 BC - The Year of the Four Emperors, 69 AD - The Crisis of the Third Century, 260 AD - The Imperial Restoration, 268...
As the eastern bloc crumbles in 1989 Gorbatjov is ousted in a reactionary coup led by the Soviet military. In desperate attempt to turn back time and unite the eastern bloc the long prepared offensive into western Europe is launched. A critical element for success is to be able to interdict the American reinforcements over the Atlantic to its NATO allies....
Against the Odds broke new ground with the 2010 Annual. Four Roads to Moscow included four different, complete games from four top designers, each one taking their own approach to cover Barbarossa. There have been “quad games” before, but never like this. While many people are thrilled to get all four, we figured a few folks might have a favored designer...
Landau or Death! Hoche and the Struggle for the Alsace, 1793 VaeVictis issue #141 game, depecting the winter campaign of generals Hoche and Pichegru in Alsace in 1793. At the operational scale, with each unit at division level, a turn per day and 6km per hexagons, both players must battle for the control of Landau, along the Rhine. While the French gains...
(From the Back of the Box: Build a hockey dynasty through ruthless trading and brilliant coaching. Blow away the competition during regular season games and qualify for the playoffs. Win the playoffs and become League Champion!) Players are coaches of hockey teams that fill up their rosters by either a blind draw of player cards, or coaches can draft...
Holy Hack - Hacking by the Book (1996, Black Falcon Publications) is one of the "Hack" miniatures rules set, but this rules set specifically covers ancient warfare in the Biblical period. The rules are for either 25mm or 15mm miniatures, and while it recommends a basing system that is common with several other miniature rules sets (such as DBA, DBM, WRG...
Holy Roman Empire is a political and military game of the 17th Century struggle for empire that plunged Europe into one of its longest and most destructive wars. Up to six players control the major dynasties of the era, fielding armies, navies, and engaging in diplomatic intrigue, bribery decide who will wear the crown of the Holy Roman Empire. The year is...