Two teams of 4 medieval warriors fight a skirmish on a hex-grid map. The 4 warriors of a team are equiped by : bow + sword axe + sword sword + shield pique + shield 4 red hexes are set on the map at the beginning : they block movement and line of sight, and 4 blue hexes : they block movement only. Movement is free (1 or 2 hexes), but attacks and defenses...
After the failure of Napoleon´s attempted takeover of Spain in early 1808, with a crushing defeat at Bailén in July with the surrender of a whole Corps under Dupont, plus defeats also at the sieges of Gerona, Zaragoza and Valencia, the French armies were almost back to their border, the Spanish army on the move, and a British army had landed in Portugal...
"For all Frenchmen of courage, the time has come to conquer or die" With these words Napoleon launched 125,000 men across the Belgian frontier . . . . L'Armée du Nord for his final campaign: Waterloo. Man for man they were arguably the best troops he had ever commanded. They were the veterans, chosen from among the half a million men that answered the call...
L'Audace: The Battle of Abbeville: May 28-June 4, 1940, is a two-player game that simulates the climatic battle of Abbeville. One player takes on the role of the leader of the counter-attacking French 4th DCR forces, the other the commander of those defending the German bridgehead. After breaking out of the Ardennes Forest and fighting over the Meuse River...
"L'Eclissi di Zama" is the second wargame published by the Italian games shop "Stategia e Tattica", the first having been "Il Sole di Austerlitz" (Austerlitz's Sun). Both were published on the occasion of public events. The game system, as the "Il Sole di Austerlitz", takes inspiration from "Napoleon's Last Battles", and has about the same hex size while...
(from the box:) La Bataille D'Albuera Espagnol is a simulation of the hardest fought battle of the Peninsular War. The battalions of Imperial France , pitted against a desperate coalition of Spanish, Portuguese and British troops, must rid the field of their enemies, thereby lifting the siege of Badajoz, capitol of Estremadura. All of western Spain hangs...
A simple tactical wargame covering the battle of Anthon 1430 in France, between the Prince of Orange, ally of the Burgundians, and Bernard de Saluces, allied to the King of France. The wargame uses the Au fil de l'épée game system published in Vae Victis magazine #45, emphasizing on leaders command. It includes: - a 29 x 21 cm map - 25 counters to be cut...
Another in the legendary La Bataille series from the original designers, Marshal Enterprises. This title recreates Napoleon's first loss as the Archduke Charles stops the French from crossing the Danube at Lobau Island on May 21 & 22, 1809...over 1000 counters; 5 maps; a commemorative 170 plus page CD with OB's; special rules; historical commentary; 14...
La Bataille D'Auerstaedt is a simulation of the epic encounter between Davout's III Corp and the army of the Hohenzollern King, Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, on October 14th, 1806. The game box includes a 34x22" period map and over 400 multi-colored playing pieces. The game is designed for two players but solitaire study is possible. The rules are a...