German Eagle vs. Russian Bear is a wargame that covers the action from 1941 to 1944 on the Eastern Front during World War 2. The game offers several scenarios that let players recreate and replay the battles between the German and Soviet forces, such as Operations Barbarossa and Bagration. The players alternate their turns to move and attack with their...
This is a web-publsihed variant based on the well-known Empire Builder system by Mayfair Games. True to its name, the game takes place on a map of Germany. Of interest to gamers, one of the loads in this game is games. This was designed by the same designer of the similar game, African Rails. The game can be downloaded at:...
German-Soviet War 1941 is a two-player game themed around the first year of the "German-Soviet War" between Nazi Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in eastern Europe during World War II. Players assume the position of either Germany or the Soviet Union, and command their own forces to fight. The game covers the German invasion of...
A British campaign in the late summer of 1777 had defeated George Washington's American army to capture Philadelphia. The British dispersed their strength to hold the city, reduce Colonial forts along the Delaware River, and watch the Americans, who hovered nearby. Washington saw an opportunity to attack the weakened British at Germantown. The complicated...
This game takes place during the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in late April 1918. This was notable for being the first tank-vs.-tank battle ever fought. The game map covers the central portion of this operation at a scale of 180 yards per hex. Units are infantry platoons and individual tanks. Turns are 90 minutes. A contemporary reviewer noted some...
Deadwood Game’s first board game is a 4X game set in the American West. Each player’s objective is to gain a set number of Pioneer Points, or have the last Pioneer standing. Welcome to the Wild West. It took you a few years, but you finally convinced your partner to make the trek. You’ve arrived at your destination and now it’s time to search the frontier...
User summary: A zombie-themed game for 2 players, where one plays the humans and one the zombies. Each turn, zombie player rolls 4 differently coloured dice (and might reroll some), which decide the possibilities for both players this turn: the higher the roll, the more zombies the players can spawn, and might influence zombie movement, but it is also the...
Get to the Chopper!!! is a free print and play game about an alien hunting human soldiers as they move through the jungle. 2-5 players will take up the role of an invisible alien predator or a group of trained soldiers with big, big guns. The Predator wants to kill all the Soldiers. The Soldiers can only escape by killing the Predator or GETTING TO THE...
One of the original set of Avalon Hill "Adult Games" that includes U-Boat, Tactics II, Verdict, and Dispatcher. This is one of the earliest "typical" wargames, with movement/strength counters, order of appearance chart, CRT, etc. Board has square grid with squares 1" = 1/4 mile. One hour turns. 27 Confederate counters 41 Union counters Units include...
Gettysburg is a simple wargame focused on the epic Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863). One player take the role of the Army of Potomac (General Meade) and the other controls the Army of Northern Virginia (General Lee). The game is played in half-day turns (6 turns total) in which time Lee’s Confederates attempt to open the road to Baltimore/Washington...