Designed by veteran designer Brian Train, Summer Lightning is an operational simulation of the invasion of Poland by German, Slovakian and Soviet forces in September-October 1939. The campaign was a brief, bloody, and confusing affair fought between two armies which were considered equals by many in the world. Despite the interesting campaign, there aren’t...
SGB-27 Sun of Austerlitz (1987) (JPY 4800) Subtitled “Napoleon vs. Kutusov 2 December 1805” One half-sized map, 252 counters, 2 identical PAC, one rulebook (24 pgs) of which only 11 pages are actual rules. Looks to be one scenario. Unit sizes seem to be regiments with hourly turns. No map scale given. Combat units look to have “combat-morale-movement”...
April 1945. The Allied forces that captured the Philippines began landing on Okinawa. Thus, the only and final ground war on the Japanese mainland during the Pacific War was about to begin. Okinawa Rakuhin (Sunset in Okinawa) is a board war game that reproduces the ground battle on the main island of Okinawa immediately after the US military landings. The...
You must prepare several dice. This game is sequel game of Sun of Austerlitz in Game Journal#33. This game covers the battle of Waterloo in 1815, the last battle of Napoleon. This game uses the same engine as its sequel game. Players must draw a command chit at random to decide which formation will work next. The rule is longer than usual GJ's games 12...
Published by Standard Comics in "Santa's Christmas Comics" in December, 1952. Simple race game where you use chits instead of dice to determine moves. Goal is to be the first to reach the end. Board shows several of Standard's funny animal characters in Christmas scenes, the most well-known being Supermouse, Spotty the Pup, and Buster Bunny, as they each...
The Battle of Cartagena de Indias took place during the 1739 to 1748 War of Jenkins' Ear between Spain and Britain. The result of long-standing commercial tensions, the war was primarily fought in the Caribbean; the British tried to capture key Spanish ports in the region, including Porto Bello and Chagres in Panama, Havana, and Cartagena de Indias in...
After the cold war, boom years and the great recession, new superpowers emerge to contest the old. In Supremacy 2020, six superpowers battle for global supremacy in a tense yet simple game of nuclear brinksmanship. Players compete in international trade for vital resources: minerals, oil and grain. Speculate and trade commodities on the world market. A...
This expansion includes a complete set of yellow pieces for a new superpower: Brazil. This exciting new power (and member of the BRIC) can completely mix up the strategic balance you have unknowingly grown accustomed to. Also includes a tense 2 player scenario for the 2nd American Civil War. Escalating conflict between Democrats and Republicans plunge...
Fill out your nuclear triad with this all new expansion. The enemy´ s SLMBs can strike with enough speed and surprise to destroy your ICBMs in their silos! Don‘t worry. Your bombers can deliver your revenge from the grave but only if they can get through the enemy‘s fighter screens. With the right combination, nuclear war can be winnable. —description from...
They came from the swamp! Finny fiends dedicated to one goal - the return of their dread and eldritch masters to the mortal plane so that they might subjugate the human race forever! But that's against the law in these parts - and so our handsome leading man Sheriff Harkins heads into Blood Bayou with a posse in tow. Soon he will be joined by the...
Gather 'round the fire and test your roasting skills in Swamp Mallows, the deliciously fun game of strategy, risk, and sweet rewards! Each turn, players draw Heat Tokens from one of three bags. Will you play it safe with a light toast, or take a chance for the ultimate golden-brown perfection? But be careful too much heat, and your marshmallow will burn to...