"Prussia 20" features two complete wargames covering key battles fought in Central Europe during the 1806-1807 War of the Fourth Coalition: Jena 20 2nd Edition, and Eylau 20! Jena 20 2nd Edition (October, 1806) highlights the stunning French victory which shattered the vaunted Prussian army at the twin battles of Jena and Auerstadt. With the Prussians...
Rising Glory is the fourth game GMT Games is producing as part of their strategic friendship/partnership with Victory Point Games, and the 2nd from their Napoleonic 20 series (Fading Glory was the first). The idea for this and future volumes is that they will take multiple existing games from the VPG Napeoleonic 20 series, add an as-yet-unpublished game to...
Extrapolated from a short review written by Francois Charton for the SPI Compendium A small mini-game picturing the twin battles of October 1806, about 100 counters (a little less in fact), one half regular size map, representing the two battlefields, connected by a series of off-map movement boxes. Game takes about 10 minutes to learn and 1-2 hours to...
With the wise men of the Jersi universe you will cross mountains, but beware of fools! In this chess game where rock, paper and scissors fight each other, the goal is for your king to cross the field. You move each cubic piece either individually or by stacking it on top of another which then acts as a quick mount. Each player must bring his king to the...
Jerusalem is the boardgame of the 1948 conflict in which Israel established itself as a nation. The tactical battle has the Jewish forces attempting to keep open or bypass with a new road, the only source of food for the city. In Jerusalem, the players do not merely move, but conduct an operation. This creates a unique flow of play which gives a true feel...
The game of jet fighters air combat in the imaginary battle. There are 28 different jets (US, USSR, GB, FR, JAP, etc...) each detailed on a separate card with its vital statistics. It seems quite close to Air War. This game use simultaneous movement like those used in the SPI games. Components : - 8 maps; - 1 rules manual; - 2 sheets about missiles; - 2...
The Emperor Penguin looooves jewelry! In Jewels for the Emperor Penguin, each player takes charge of a five-member penguin guild that must scale the icy walls of the Valley of the Emperor Penguin, gathering gems — emeralds, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds — and making advantageous exchanges to acquire the specific gem-recipes needed to claim objective...
The Jewish war The zealot rebellion against Rome (66 to 73 AD) The Jewish war (or Great revolt) in the roman province of Judea, was the consequence of roman oppression leaded by Gessius Florus (governor of Judea) against Jews of Galilea & Judea. Convinced that Romans would destroy his kingdom, the king of Gamala sent a contingent of cavalry in Judea which...
Game covers battle of Lake Peipus (also known as "Battle on ice"). This was a battle between the Republic of Novgorod and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Knights (whose army consisted mostly of Estonians) on April 5, 1242, at Lake Peipus. The battle is notable for having been fought largely on the frozen lake. Game contains board and 128 counters...
Jibe is a strategic matching card game. The Cards There are twelve icons, each with a different point value. Each six-sided card has either two sets of three identical icons or one set of six identical icons. The cards with six identical icons are known as a “core” cards. There are 80 unique cards. There are four colors associated with the icons. Each...
"Jihad!: The Rise of Islam, 632-732 A.D." is a board-wargame simulation of the first century of Islamic expansion after the death of Mohamed, the Prophet and founder of the Islamic religion. During this period a holy war of conquest and the religious conversion of non-Arab peoples were the mainsprings of Islam and the Arabs progressed from a religious...