This was the first of the Champs de Bataille (Battlefield) games, based on the DBM miniatures rules, which would reappear frequently in subsequent issues. It features armies to cover the battles of Soissons (486) and Poitiers (732--better known in English as the battle of Tours)--thus, it has Franks, Gallo-Romans, East Franks, and Saracens. As with all Vae...
Chancellorsville: Bloody May, 1863 is a two-player wargame simulating Jackson’s infamous flank attack that occurred west of the Chancellor House (Chancellorsville) on May 2, 1863. As the Confederate player, you must try to crush Hooker’s unsuspecting army. As the Union player, you must regroup from the initial shock of the blow, hold onto the Chancellor...
Chancellorsville was the third "Tournament" wargame from The Avalon Hill Game Co. It marked the introduction of hex based maps to the hobby (contemporaneously with D-Day and Gettysburg) It also marked an unfortunate experiment in early wargame map graphics -- instead of using illustrations to depict terrain features, the hexes were simply filled with a...
The Army of the Potomac had found confidence in their new leader "Fighting" Joe Hooker following the disastrous battle of Fredericksberg. Hooker began forging the AOP into the weapon he and Lincoln knew was needed to defeat the Army of Northern Virginia led by Robert E. Lee. Using his cavalry aggressively in conjunction with the newly formed military...
Chandragupta brings the art of war in ancient India to GMT’s “Great Battles of History” Series. Beginning with Chandragupta Maurya’s victories over the Nanda clan, the game follows the brief but rapid rise of the Mauryan dynasty, from Chandragupta’s expulsion of Seleucus from the Indus river valley to the conquest of the last independent kingdom on the...
After the Confederate victory at Second Bull Run in August 1862, Stonewall Jackson led his wing of the Confederate army to get behind the retreating Federals and finish the job. Mud and fatigue slowed him just enough to allow some hastily-collected Federal units to get in position to stop him. The result was a confused battle near Chantilly. At stake was...
Chaos Kingdoms is a high fantasy board game with an immersive world map. Players take on the role of adventuring Heroes, each with their own set of unique skills and strange character. A Faction of cohorts carry the Hero’s flag, lending their own abilities to their leader. There are 3 legendary goals before them: Last Man Standing, Immortality or Godhood....
From the designer: Chaos Stone the Board Game is a game inspired by the hit-classic, Nexus Ops, this is a first ambitious attempt by a rising designer in the scene, Calixtus Ashley Wee, with aid gained from his friend and first employee, Matthew Zhao. One of the core differences from the game of its homage, is the main issue of having entirely symmetrical...
Charge! is a tactical game designed for Space Fleet battles on a hexagon map. The game is arranged round different ships sizes that have different power and speed. They have a common set of weapons, so it comes down to tactics who will win. There is a maximum of choices and a minimum of luck involved. Players can design their own fleets using the points...