On 22nd January 1944, Allied forces landed at Anzio, a small coastal town just 30 miles south of Rome. This attack behind enemy lines, was intended to unhinge the German fortified Gustav Line. The Germans responded quickly, containing the beachhead. The fighting was bitter, with both sides suffering high casualties. Intense artillery bombardments, water...
from site Anzio: The Fight For The Beachhead is a solitaire or two-player mini-game that simulates at the division level the battle of Anzio. The goal of the Anzio-Nettuno amphibious landings and the resulting so-called battle of Anzio, January - May, 1944, was to outflank the German Winter Line and open the way to Rome. A major battle of World War Two...
Publisher description: ""Apache is a game of the settlement of the west. In it 2-6 players portray fictitious Indian and Cavalry leaders as they maneuver their units on the gameboard. The white man . . . must build a rail line, establish ranches, and create towns -- while protecting them from destruction by marauding Indian war parties. The Indians must...
User summary: In the year 1977, Atlantic produced, inside their 15 games-line called “Il Gioco delle Battaglie” (The Game of Battles), 5 "board-wargames" of the Old West/Indian Wars theme (code numbers from 1456 to 1460 in their catalog). Each set included 1/72-HO scale toy soldiers, vehicles and accessories from Atlantic production, plus a different...
One of the first wargames published by NAC in Spain, and one of its easiest too. Straight basic wargame perfect for beginners. Players represent four groups (American, Mexican, Indians and Horse Thieves) which fights for the control of an imaginary territory of the Far West. Contents were: -64x80 cms. mapboard -counters -1 plastic bag for the counters -1...
Apex is a strategic game in which various civilizations vie for galactic dominance through influence, technological advancement, and warfare. Set in a science fiction universe unlike any you've seen before, it features truly alien civilizations, diverging from typical science fiction clichés. The game is a straightforward and minimalist 4X, taking...
The accession of the Caliph Uthmãn b. Affan enabled Mu’ãwiyah b. Sufyan, his cousin and the formidable governor of Syria to construct a fleet and carry on the war against Byzantium. From the highlands of Armenia to the shores of Crete, the elite Syrian army and navy seeks to overwhelm the last stronghold of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople....
April's Harvest: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6 & 7, 1862, is the ninth game of the Civil War Brigade (CWB) Series from The Gamers. April 6, 1862: The Confederacy must strike back at a host of Union armies that have virtually captured vital Tennessee. The South masses its forces under charismatic Albert Sidney Johnston to strike Union troops encamped at...
"The Last Stand: Italy, April '45" is an operational wargame about the last month of World War II in Italy. One player is the German with some Fascist allies trying to delay allied advance toward the Po river. The other player has the composite forces of the Allies (American, British, Commonwealth, Polish, Jewish, Brazilian and Italian) with the objective...
Apuren el Corralito! is a two player print and play, free game depicting the climactic battle of 2nd Alihuatá (Dec. 1933), during the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia (1932-35), which ended with the surrender of the bulk of the Bolivian army in a clearing of the “chaco” bush known as Campo Vía, and resulted in the first truce in the war. The game is...
Aquifer is a Hex variant which attempts to find a consistent turn protocol to replace the pie rule; the game is balanced despite that each turn consists of the same options. In the spirit of Slither, the designer is proud to present yet another connection game in which movement is utilized to solve a specific design problem while providing unique and...