“We shall save our own land—wipe away part of the score of our past disgrace, get excellent barracks and winter quarters, and at least be prepared for an early campaign another year.”—General Van Rensselaer’s summation of the benefits of gaining a secure foothold in the Niagara Peninsula before the onset of winter, September 1812. A key element in the...
From the Box: In space combat, you never see your opponent until it's all over, if even then. With acquisition and tracking ranges measured in tens of thousands of kilometers, to human eyes the people that are trying to kill you are not even a speck. But they can hurt you, even though you can't see them. Precise laster arrays and big particle accelerators...
“Come on lads! Let us see how you will deal with these militiamen!” –US Brigadier General Leonard Covington’s last words to his men during the attack at Chrysler’s Farm. A Brilliant Affair is an easy to learn/teach game on the battle of Chrysler's Farm. Outnumbered nearly by nearly two to one, the British, Canadian and First Nations force inflicted a...
A Brilliant Little Affair is an introductory level game on the battle of Chrysler's Farm. It is part of the Battles for Canada Series of games that portrays famous battles fought during the War of 1812 for Canada. Each copy of A Brilliant Little Affair is composed of the following: • One 11 by 17 inch map with Turn Record Track. • 100 double-sided...
Bring Guns to Bear (BGB) is a simulation of modern era (WWI & WWII) tactical naval combat. [All game files available below: Rule Book, Player Aids, Ship Database.] SCENARIOS AVAILABLE UNDER 'VARIANTS' FORUM. Simple rules are employed for fast play while still retaining the essence of ‘big gun’ naval surface engagements. Typically, up to 14 Individual ships...
Britain Stands Alone allows players to fight one of the most intriguing "what if's?" of WWII. The game explores the hypothetical possibilities of Operation Sea Lion, assuming that the Luftwaffe had succeeded in winning air superiority, and then gone on to the inflict serious losses upon the Royal Navy. Given their circumstances, could the Third Reich have...
Britain Stands Alone 2nd Edition simulates one of the greatest "what ifs" of all of history, the German invasion of Great Britain. Historically, the RAF won the Battle, and Adolf Hitler called off the invasion, sending his forces east in a fateful decision to attack the Soviet Union in 1941. In Britain Stands Alone, players are under no compulsion to...
"British Rails is the game of railroad construction and operation across the narrow confines of the home of railroading, Great Britain. Build your railroads across the mountain-covered islands and haul freight to make your fortune!" -from rulebook The Great Britain rail building game, British Rails allows you build a mighty railroad empire by using your...
The British and their allies launched Operation Brevity to both make a spoiling attack against the Axis forces that were besieging Tobruk, and to get into better jump off positions for a future major offensive. The game factors in the gaps between tank and anti-tank abilities and the organizational approach to war between the two sides, plus the different...
Game description from the publisher: In the early 1970's an innovator and ordnance expert named Harold "Hal" Hock got his hands on a document unseen outside of military circles: BRL 1192 (Ballistics Research Lab, Document No. 1192). The data within became the core of the ground-breaking design, Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1942. Years later, an...
Are you ready to be one of the Rats of Tobruk? A DESERT FOX? We will provide you with the equipment. You bring your heart for this corner of history. BRL 1192 Operation Torch and Beyond is the 7th expansion to BRL 1192: Tobruk Deprogrammed and includes new layouts, art and proper counters for the overhead infantry. Game description of BRL 1192 from the...