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...
Black Wednesday: The Battle of Krasni Bor, 10-11 Feb 1943, is game 7 in the Tactical Combat Series by The Gamers and covers The Battle of Krasni Bor which was the key battle of the Second Lake Ladoga Offensive. Although the siege of Leningrad had been broken, the city was far from secure. This battle was intended to guarantee the Leningrad’s safety. The...
War is in the air. Two feuding nations after a decade of a very fragile truce assemble their armies: Her Majesty Susanna from Thargaton with troops in black uniforms to the west and Cardinal Nicodemus from Vesani with white-robed religious fanatics to the east. Both leaders try to secure the most strategic parts of forty-kilometer-long strip of no man's...
Introduction (from the rule book): BLACKBEARD recreates "The Golden Age of Piracy" at the turn of the 18th century. Each player becomes one or more pirates and attempts to amass a fortune and retire before a King's Commissioner tracks him down, a Warship stumbles across him, or his own crew cuts his throat! Merchant ships plying the trade routes are the...
From the designer: "Blackshirt, The Italian Invasion of Egypt, 1940, is a game covering Italy’s invasion of Egypt, before Rommel came to rescue them from their folly. This game uses an updated, and slightly expanded, version of the Bitter Victory game system: no CRT, buckets o’ dice, and cards...a totally new approach to gaming battles that can be learned...
BACKGROUND: Blades of Honor is an adventure game for 1-4 Players, where the players assume the roles of young Samurai in Late Medieval Japan (1450-1600). Each Player creates a Samurai Character in the service of a minor Lord called a Hatamoto. As a loyal retainer, the Player-Samurai must complete various assignments for his Hatamoto such as escorting...
Parental Advisory: This game has has a maturity rating equivalent to the ESRB video game rating of MATURE due to content of warfare and technology that may be considered too explicit for children. Blak Dragon: A Game of Space Warfare Blak Dragon brings players to the war for Sol system. Fight strategically and tactically in the orbital cities, asteroid...
It's 1996. Reality is cracking, and the timeline is infected with deadly anomalies. Your mission? Travel back to 1943, hunt down the source of corruption, and restore the timeline before it collapses for good. Fight the undead, fix the timeline, and BLAST your way through history in this, retro, tactical, chibi-style game! Players join an elite Time...