“The island is lousy with Nips” –February 27th Message from the US Alamo Scouts to General Walter Krueger that more Japanese were on Los Negros island than reported. Before fleeing Corregidor, General Douglas MacArthur pledged to return to the Philippines. It was first necessary to retake New Guinea and at least neutralize the Japanese fortified base at...
Little Big Horn wasn't the only battle. Two other major battles (Rosebud Creek and Slim Buttes) and eight further battles were needed to suppress the Sioux and other tribal peoples who defended their homelands with both consummate skill and enduring courage. A block styled war game that takes fog of war to another level through the use of command blocks...
Black Hole was invented some years ago as a result of the game designer's fascination with strange cosmic phenomena. Black Hole is a strategy game, not hard to learn, but extremely hard to play well. It should appeal to anyone who enjoys spatial games and puzzles like the Rubik's Cube or strategic games like Chess. The aim of the game is simple, capture as...
During their Spring offensive, the German 82nd Reserve Division captured the crucial crossroads town of Catigny. The newly arrived 1st US Infantry Division was rushed to the front and its 28th Regiment, nicknamed the Black Lions, was ordered to retake and hold the town. Although the Americans quickly took the town from the disorganized and ill-prepared...
Welcome to Black May 1943, The Battle of the Atlantic - a historic Pick-Up and Deliver, Destination Defence game for 2-6 players. Play as cooperative (2-6 players) or 1 vs 1. Face off with the Wolf Packs of World War II in an intense game of suspense in this great campaign! Our tabletop boardgame is brought to you by Double L Games, a brand new company...
THE BLACK PRINCE features four battles from the Hundred Years War (Crecy, Poitiers, Navarette and Verneuil). Three of these battles include Edward, Prince of Wales, otherwise known as the “Black Prince.” These battles, Crecy, Poitiers, and Navarette are coupled with the later battle, Verneull, the “Second Agincourt,” to present four of the most important...
The diversity of doctrines, weapons, training methods and leadership in medieval armies was a function of the geographic and cultural diversity in which those armies originated. Consequently, many military systems developed along divergent lines until the time of the widespread use of gunpowder, which dominated Renaissance warfare. Black Prince: Crecy &...
Black Sea * Black Death is a simulation-game for 2 to 4 players of the Soviet amphibious operations conducted in early February of 1943 as a part of Operation Gory/Morsky (Mountains/Sea). The objective of Operation Morsky was to surround and take the port city of Novorossisk, opening the way to a drive on Anapa which cut the main supply line keeping the...
“It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do”.—Benito Mussolini. Following the successful stand by the Republicans at Madrid, Nationalist Generalissimo, Francisco...