Designed by John King whilst stationed at RAF Topcliffe, 1970. Players represent competing air-freight companies shuttling cargoes between airfields in northern Australia and S.E. Asia. Movement is basically roll a die and move but (simple) rules for air-lanes, airfield circuits, load sizes and fuel consumption add interest and require some planning. The...
Cactus Air Force is a tactical game that allows you to fight the air battle over the Solomons in late 1942. As either the raiding Japanese or the defending Americans, you will take command of a small flight of aircraft, representative of a larger air battle, and engage in swirling dogfights around Guadalcanal. As the players advance in the campaign game...
Airfix Battles is an introductory World War II battle wargame that you can play out of the box with die-cut cardboard counters or upgrade with Airfix models of military vehicles. To build an army, you can either draw cards randomly from your Force Deck or select the ones that you wish. You then set up the battle using the step-by-step instructions in the...
"Educational, entertaining and challenging" - a roll of two dice each turn determines if your jet plane moves to one of 54 cities on the map of the United States or remains idle due to a mishap! Up to four players use their flight schedules and dice to determine where they will fly and therefore how many miles they can log each turn. A large map assists...
Pick one of the 6 unique factions and lead them to victory in 2-4 player death-match. If you are unsure you can do it on your own create a temporary alliance. You will move your Airship on a hexagon tile map and give orders to your crew in pursuit of victory. In total there are 4 unit classes with distinct capabilities in 6 stations. Every Airship and a...
Akhedena: Destiny of The Throne This board game can be played with 2-4 people. Akhedena is a medieval strategy board game that requires clever tactics to complete with opponents. Each player owns generals and armies with a variety of strengths and abilities, building their own force to be the ruler of the lost kingdom. A dragon flies overhead, making...
Akkad is an intense strategy game of conquest, industry, warfare, and religion, themed around the Akkadian Empire in ancient Mesopotamia. Players will complete quests to gain Victory Points and earn the favour of the king, Naram-Suen. Expand your territory, build and upgrade your cities, collect resources and taxes, dig canals, raise temples, recruit...
Unlike other business games, this game does not reward players for stacking wealth, but rather for the accumulation of good deeds. The winner of this game is the first player to build a mosque, which requires a lot of donations. The victory is celebrated by all when the winner builds the mosque in his place. In the midst of all this goodness, players walk...
Can you defend the Alamo against the overwhelming Mexican forces? Use your Crockett cards wisely to defeat the attackers! Hold the Alamo and become a hero of the Mexican war. Background: (February 23 – March 6, 1836) The Battle of the Alamo. This was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna...
Alert! Disaster Risk ("¡Alerta! Riesgo de Desastre", in its original language) is a cooperative board game for 2–6 players. The team works together to reduce disaster risk in a region threatened by earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, wildfires, and other socio-natural hazards. Each round, players receive a shared budget and must decide which mitigation or...
Alexander the Great is the second "historical" title of the One Page Games series. It’s a quick game where you play the role of Alexander on his march from Macedonia to India, where he will meet the Indian army at the Hydaspes river (326BC). The game uses the engine of Hannibal ad Portas with several changes introduced to better represent the campaigns of...