The Game A Victory Complete: The Battle of Tannenburg, 1914, is a boardgame covering the battle of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes in August 1914 between Germany and Russia. The Scene: The battle for Tannenberg and the Masurian lakes is one of the most famous battles in history. Even though the battle was insignificant in numbers of forces engaged...
Tarzan Jungle Map and Treasure Hunt came free with the purchase of Weston's English Quality Biscuits in 1933. The map measures 20" x 14" and is in full color. Each player could be Tarzan, Akut, Sheeta, or Numa. Players draw upside-down tiles numbered 1, 2, 3, or 4 and then move the corresponding number of footprints along the jungle map. The first person...
This is a new game in the Sengoku Jidai series from Hexasim. The battles of Okehazama (1560), Anegawa (1570) and Nagashino (1575) are depicted. The game emphasizes orders assigned to each army's Clans as much as the inertia of the battle. A game turn is divided in activation phases drawn from a recipient containing Clan chits and obligatory chits (for...
With Japan torn by war for decades, Oda Nobunaga, the first unifier, succumbs to the blows of his own vassal, Akechi Mitsuhide, in 1582. This event is an opportunity for Hashiba Hideyoshi, who defeats Akechi at the Battle of Yamazaki. Hashiba Hideyoshi must then confront Tokugawa Ieyasu, another vassal of Oda at the Battle of Nagakute. Hideyoshi then...
An LPS bonus mini-game, Terrible Swift Swordfish is a solitaire simulation of the Royal Navy's bold and devastating attack on the ships of the Regia Marina in the port of Taranto during the night of November 11-12, 1940. In two waves, the player send his Swordfish carrier-based biplanes laden with either torpedos or bombs to attack Italian ships or bomb...
A Test of Mettle is three games in one package, one of two Professional Series Games published by High Flying Dice Games. Components include three 11 by 17 inch full-bleed maps, one sheet of 280 die cut counters, one full color Players' Aide Chart, and three 8 page rule books. The game is available in either boxed (plastic counter tray with clear lid and a...
The vast Forest of Wyr was once ruled by three powerful siblings: Callius, the Lion - known for his strength on the battlefield as well as for his cruelty, Tellard, the Serpent - his face always hidden, who sought out Wyr’s enemies with insidious dark magijks, and Amalfia, known as the Sun, also facetiously as ‘the Lucky Star’ - she for whom everything...
Edward De Bono's "Super Mind Pack" contains the book 'Thinking for Action and many pieces for playing 30 games, each especially created to a different thinking strategy. The ability to think creatively is a vital skill, but the ability to focus your thoughts and apply them in a practical way is just as important. This product is much more geared towards...
Third Option is a solitaire game played on a mission mat where the player selects, deploys, and maneuvers teams and assets representing U.S. clandestine services with an emphasis on paramilitary operations against adversaries around the world. A “Phase” system is used along with dice, cards, and counters to play out varied missions. The world map is...