Like the tide into a breach: the Battle of Neville’s Cross is a simulation of the battle that took place between the armies of England and Scotland in 1346, during the Medieval period. The battle forms part of both the Hundred Years’ War and the Second War of Scottish Independence. The game is played over ten turns. Chronologically, a turn corresponds to...
Lincoln 1141 is a small game that covers the battle of Lincoln, fought on 2 February 1141 in Lincoln, England. Army of king Stephen of England faced the forces loyal to Empress Matilda. Stephen was captured during the battle, imprisoned, and effectively deposed while Matilda ruled for a short time. Game is a part of the Medieval system by TiS and uses its...
LINE OF BATTLE: Tactical Capital Ship Combat, 1912 through 1924. A Tactical Study Lord Fisher started it all when, in December of 1905, he approved the laying of the keel of Dreadnought, the first of a type of line of battle ship that would make everything built before it obsolete and whose concept would dominate the big gun ships of major navies for the...
Blood on the Alma was released in Line of Fire Magazine # 13, "Blood on the Alma" is a 2-3 player game recreating the 1854 Battle of the Alma River at the brigade level. Each unit is represented by a stack of step counters that modifies attack strength. Each army plays differently-- the French have a more traditional sequence of play, their allies the...
Lines in the Sand is a series of six minigames that portray famous WWII battles fought in North Africa. Lines in the Sand vol. 1: Operation Compass, December 9-11, 1940 Lines in the Sand vol. 2: The Assault on Bardia, January 3-5, 1941 Lines in the Sand vol. 3: Operation Brevity, May 15-16, 1941 Lines in the Sand vol. 4: The Battle of Bir Hakeim, June...
"Lines of Fire: The Boardgame" is the hard-copy version of the "Lines of Fire" game for tablets. It shares identical rules and artwork of the original application, but is designed to meet preferences of the traditional, cardboard gamers. The game is a fresh design reflecting the tactical WW2 combat in Western Front. The typical scenario-based approach has...
Lines of Fixation is an abstract strategy game for 2players, inspired by Lines of Action (LoA). As same as LoA, it also has several game pieces start from a distance, the object to unite own pieces and some move constraints, but unlike LoA, it uses a hexagonal board and stacking mechanics. GAMEPLAY (overview) Setup each 9 of 2-height stacks as the diagram...
General Burgoyne has to get his army of 8,000 British and Prussian troops to Albany to join forces with General Howe before his supplies run out. But blocking his way is a force of Americans under Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. Will he break through or will he be a lion caught in a net? Lion in a Net: Saratoga 1777 is a simulation of historical events...
This game is a two-player simulation of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935-36. This war holds the distinction of being the largest colonial war ever fought in Africa and was the first round of the European portion of what would become World War II. The game includes a 12 page rulebook, a 22" x 34" mapsheet, and 164 counters. For the Italians, victory...
Tiger of Ethiopia was published in Command Magazine 6 and is a variant of Lion of Ethiopia (published in Command Magazine 4 which is required in order to play this variant). In this alternate history, Nazi Germany and Japan were victorious in WW II have turned on each other to start WWW III in 1948. This game deals with the Japanese invasion of the Horn of...