Crimean War Quad: Alma - The First Battle, 20 September 1854 "Alma is a simulation of the first battle of the Crimean War. Alma was the only battle in which the entire armies of the three major belligerents (England, France, and Russia) were involved. The British and French had landed on the West coast of the Crimea only a few days before and, had they...
The original SPI set is a quad game, containing four battles: Alma Tchernaya River Balaclava Inkerman The Decision Games version published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #201 (Jan/Feb 2000) contained only: Alma Tchernaya River Crimean War is a tactical level game on the battles that were fought on the Crimean Peninsula in the mid-1800's. Units are...
Alma 1854 is a tactical game simulating the first land battle of the Crimean War between the Russian troops and the allied Anglo-French-Turkish troops on 20 September 1854. A game turn represents approximately 45 minutes; a unit represents a regiment or an infantry brigade, two or three artillery batteries, or a cavalry brigade. One six-sided die (d6) per...
Simulates the battle on 25 April 1707 between Franco-Spanish troops under the Duke of Berwick and an Anglo-Dutch-Portuguese force in the War of the Spanish Succession (1700-14). Includes 200 counters which need mounting, a 58x42cm map and a Player Aid Chart. There are 8 pages of low-complexity rules, simulating basic chains of command, facing, fire and...
In April 1810, Napoléon entrusted to Masséna, the hero of Aspern and Wagram, the mission of driving Wellington out of Portugal. The northerly route was chosen for the invasion, passing through Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida. The French offensive began at the end of June. On 24 July, Marshal Ney with the advance guard defeated General Craufurd under the walls...
From the publisher: "Aloha, Holiday Island. Island tourism grew explosively around 1960 and travel agents searched desperately for new paradise beaches. Your travel office asks you to explore new holiday destinations. Your task is to find the best beaches and the most attractive locations." Aloha is a nice mix of tile play and push-your-luck. Players are...
From the website Example of Play: "1 person plays the light alpaca, 1 plays the dark alpaca. Each turn you roll the dice. The 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are movement numbers- how many hexes you can move your counter through. The last hex you walk on you flip over. If it was dark alpaca territory, flip it to light alpaca territory or vice versa. The House icon means...
In Alpha Omega, players assume the roles of the commanders of the Human, Drove and Rhylsh space fleets. The game features scenarios set chronologically in the fictional distant future setting: from the civil wars of the fledgling Human space empire, to the first alien invasion by the Droves, and the confrontation and eventual alliance between the Humans...
Alsace 1944, the wargame contained in Vae Victis issue 59, simulates the 1st French Army offensive, whose aim was to flank the Vosges from the south and take control of the Haute-Alsace (Belfort and Mulhouse area). One player takes control of the German forces and the other command the French. The game uses the same system as "Ardennes 1944" published in...
Woodrow Wilson brought peace to war-torn Europe in December 1916, but many French politicians believed they had been robbed of the fruits of victory. Alsace remained under German rule, and in September 1940 the French Third Army surged over the border to recapture the symbolic city. The Second Great War had begun. Spearheaded by well-equipped armored...
SGB-3 Alternative Sekigahara (1983) (JPY 1800) The first six pages cover the events leading up to the battle, while the next 12 pages cover the rules of the game and the rest are a detailed description of the participants involved. The map contains four 11x17” pieces, making one whole map together. The map does not use full-hex terrain symbols but does...