From back of rule book: In a future save from the destruction of the past, war no longer exists, but formal combat remains. Join the ranks of the Warrior Elite, piloting huge Meca called "Golems" within a dedicated battle facility known as The Arena. Play is fast and deadly, with speed and defense just as important as raw firepower. Number of players is...
Based on the siege of Minas Tirith along with the battle outside the city gate as depicted in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings. Part of the SPI Middle Earth trilogy along with War of the Ring and Sauron. Also published in Poland in 1984 under the name "Bitwa na Polach Pellenoru" ("Battle at Pellenor Fields") as probably first wargame in Polish...
After the initial success in “Day”, weeks of hard combats in Normandy had been fought. The region was ideal for the defense, with bocages, forests and rough land. The great allied advantages was the aerial supremacy and the great mobility of their units, had been almost annulled for closed combats far from the short and in difficult land. The weather also...
"Goose Green" is a Tactical Combat Series (TCS) board-wargame covering the first land battle of the Falklands War on May 28, 1982. The outcome of this engagement was crucial for both the Argentinians and the British: The Argentinians needed to prove themselves against the professional British war machine, while the British needed a land victory to satisfy...
Gopher is a fun and simple game designed by Mark Steere to be easy to program in a computer but can also be played with pen and paper. Rules: Gopher is a two player game played on an initially empty, 6 spaces or larger* hexagonal grid. The two players place their own stones on the board, one stone per turn. Players are not allowed to pass. All placements...
Gorilla Warfare is a social deduction battle royale. Each turn represents a day in the jungle, leaving you as the player to decide how to use your limited energy for the day. On your turn you can: MOVE in the jungle, SEARCH for useful items, ATTACK other gorillas, GIVE your energy to other gorillas or stay still, and do nothing.. Your energy gets depleted...
Description from the publisher: Gorizia 1916, La sesta battaglia dell'Isonzo (the Isonzo sixth battle), is a medium complexity Operational level board-wargame on the campaign conducted by the Italian forces against Austria-Hungary, during August 1916. This is a mini-monster, very playable game with many hundreds die-cut counters, one 22"x34" map with large...
Gorlice-Tarnow covers the Eastern Front in World War 1, 1914-1916. Includes troops from Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Serbian, Rumania, Greek, Bulgaria, Italy, Britain, and France. The map (15 x 35, in 6 sections) stretches from Riga to Odessa. Each hex is 25 miles, and each turn a week. The unique Army Group Command Control system prides...
From the text of the author's patent: "The game is played on a game board of the Ancient Mediterranean World. Each player is given several playing pieces representing Apostles, early leaders in the Christian church. He moves these around the board winning converts and establishing churches as quickly as possible. Unlike most games, players do not compete...
Gospitch (May 21 & 22 1809, Dalmatia) and Ocaña (November 19 1809, Spain) are the 27e and 28e battles of the series Jours de Gloire. Gospitch simulates, on a battalion scale, the combat which opposed the French Army in Dalmatia, under Marshal Marmont and the Croatian troops of the Austrian army, led by colonel Rebrovik. Ocaña simulates, on a regimental...
GOTA is a two-player abstract strategy game played on a hexagonal board. Players use stones in four colors: Orange and Teal for one player, Black and White for the other. Objective: Connect the most stones in one of your colors by the end of the game. Setup: 1. Start with an empty board. 2. Players take turns placing one stone each until four stones are on...