The Battle of Voronezh was fought on the Eastern Front of World War II, in and around the strategically important city of Voronezh on the Don river, 450 km (280 mi) south of Moscow, from 28 June-27 July 1942, as the opening move of the German summer offensive that year. The German attack in this sector bit into parts of the Soviet Briansk and Southwestern...
Regimental-level game of the battle of Monocacy Junction during the American Civil War. Part of the Great Battles of the American Civil War series. Late war attempt by Confederate forces under Jubal Early to overcome Union defenders led by Lew Wallace who are defending the bridges leading to Washington. Each game turn represents 20 minutes of real time...
Folio format simulation of the Soviet campaign to isolate Army Group North, and the subsequent German counterattack in 1944. Second installment in Moments in History's "T3" series, which has subsequently become the "Schwerpunkt" series for GMT Games. Hallmarks of the system are ease of play and the "fog of war" element. Components include: One 22" x 35"...
Introduction:Droched (from Irish: droichead, meaning "bridge") is an annihilation game for two players: Black and White. It is played on the hexes (cells) of an initially empty hexagonal board. The recommended board size is 9 cells per side, but boards of 7 or 11 are also valid. There is also a location outside the board called the prison. Each player has...
Drop Zone: Chef-du-Pont (DZ: CdP) is a Historical Advanced Squad Leader (HASL) module covering the first three days of the battles around the important Norman bridge at Chef-du-Pont and the heights of Hill 30. Itis the second in a series exploring Airborne operations on D-Day and shortly thereafter in Normandy as part of Operation OVERLORD. It focuses on...
Drop Zone: Southern France is a fast-playing (about 2 hours), company-level game of the Allied airborne assault (code-named Operation RUGBY) that spearheaded Operation DRAGOON, the Invasion of Southern France—the Second D-Day, August 15th, 1944. The game can be played face-to-face, by 2, 3, or 4 players or solitaire (as the Allies). Early on the morning of...
Droplets is an abstract, strategic placement, area control, chain reaction game, in which you play droplets of water onto the board. As droplets accumulate in a space, they can trigger a splash, causing all the droplets within to move outwards. These can, in turn, cause other splashes to be triggered – though not always under your control, and not always...
Druid: Boudicca's Rebellion, 61 A.D. is an Operational level two-player board-wargame recreating the revolt of the Ancient Britons against their Roman overlords. In 61 A.D., Boudicca raised the standard of revolt against Britain's Roman masters when they laid claim to her Kingdom upon the death of her husband. Joined by the Druids of the Welsh isle of...
Dryad is a territorial stacking game inspired by Greek mythology. Players aim to help their Dryads—tree spirits represented by stacks of their own color—thrive. Dryads grow by placing Mana (represented by cubes), the source of life, next to them, thereby increasing their numbers; however, opposing Dryads can also use the Mana you place. Ultimately, the...
Drylands are fragile ecosystems where deserts border savanna and/or forest biomes. These places can easily be degraded into desert like conditions or nurtured to be greener and more productive. It depends on how the land is managed. In this two player game the desert player competes with the forest player to decide the outcome of a small section of...
The title Dual Gauge refers to the fact that there are two kinds of track - standard gauge and narrow. Standard is more expensive and more efficient, while narrow gauge is cheaper and rather inefficient. These rectangular track tiles are laid across adjacent hexsides, and all companies are able to utilize a shared track network provided they are connected...