“…that now they had fulfilled their duty to their God, they would fulfil that to their King.”—Remark by British Captain Longtin, Commander of the Beauharnais Militia, after leading his men in prayer before the Battle of Chateauguay. The US capture of Canada was assumed in Washington, DC “to be a mere matter of marching”. However, the fight for the British...
In Две крепости ("Two Fortresses"), both sides are trying to prevent the other side from completing their fortress. They do this by advancing their forces to attack the walls, but at the same time they build and protect the ones they have. Income is required to build armies and improvements to the walls. The game is played in turns. During each turn a...
By August 1919, the British 45th and 46th Battalions, together with over seven river monitors and gunboats mounting up to 9" guns, over 25 aircraft (mostly DH9A bombers) were in place for the final blow on the Red virus known as Bolshevism. By this time, the French and Americans had all left. It was now a British show and one that was destined to leave a...
Players compete in a somewhat traditional cube rails game set in a fantasy, steam punk world. In addition to the open information game of a traditional cube rails game, this game includes two modules intended to alter the gameplay significantly. The first module is the Peoples of the Dwarven Kingdom module which adds asymmetrical abilities to every player....
(from The Wargamer Magazine 53:) Dynamo: Dunkirk, 1940 is a strategic/operational-level simulation of the decisive middle phase of the battle for France. The first phase ended when the tanks of Panzergruppe Kleist emerged unscathed from the western end of the Ardennes Forest on 14 May, thus unhinging the entire Allied strategic plan. The third phase began...
In honour of the FAVOURITE Computer Game (Arcade), Lunar Lander, and the 40th anniversary of the (faked?) Apollo 11 Moon Landings, here is "Eagle Alight", a Lunar Lander inspired board game. Use fuel, Fuel, FUEL to rotate and slow your craft for an “Eagle Has Landed” moment! This is effectively a simulation of gravity on two hex maps: One with a small...
User Summary Sub-titled "The War in the Pacific 1932-1948, this is a a World War II Pacific Theater wargame that allows you to recreate various campaigns. The game has been described by some as a remake of S.P.I.'s War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-45. The contents include: '7'-22" by 34" multi-colors Game Mapsheets 2,580 1/2"...
A game that appears to have been inspired by Zocchi's Battle of Britain (and to have borrowed a bit from the former game as well.) This game uses 10 minute turns, approximately 5 mile hexes, and units representing Gruppen (27 planes) and Squadrons (12 planes). "The game places you in command of the forces which took part in the original campaign . . ....
Subtitled "Rome on the Rhine Frontier, AD 15", Eagles is about a Roman invasion of Germanic tribal lands in the eponymous year and their attempt to re-capture three "Eagles" (legion standards) taken from a Roman army that the German barbarians defeated six years prior. The Romans, under Drusus Germanicus, must fight against twelve Germanic tribes, led by...
Eagles of Rome is a grand tactical two-player system for battles of the Roman Era, from the Republic through the Empire to the early Byzantine era. Caesar covers the battles of the Late Republic to the Early Empire (roughly 120 BC to AD 250). Players command armies of various types of forces, from Roman legions to barbarian hordes, with distinctions...
Eagles of Rome is a grand tactical system for battles of the Roman Era, from the Republic through the Empire to the early Byzantine era. This particular game is Scipio. It covers the battles of the Middle Republic, mainly during the Punic and Macedonian Wars (roughly 246 to 100 BC). Players command armies of various types of forces, from Roman legions to...
Early Glories: Rivoli – Zürich – Montebello – Marengo Rivoli 1797 is the conclusion of a maneuver in a centralized position, brilliantly carried out by Bonaparte. Though outnumbered, the French won a decisive victory at the cost of the bloodiest fighting of the entire Italian campaign (1st edition: VaeVictis #18). Zurich 1799: at the head of the last...