From the publisher's website: "At the start of 1943 Churchill and Roosevelt had divergent views on the conduct of the war. The British Prime Minister favoured a strategy which focussed on the peripheries of Europe: Italy was a ripe fruit ready to be plucked, via Sicily. For the American President on the contrary, Germany was the sole objective. The enemy...
Liberty is a fast-playing game covering the American Revolution from 1775-1783. British, American, and French forces are included and the role of the Indians and Navies is depicted. The unique problems faced by each side become clear in this playable game. This is a block game, built on the same foundation as Columbia's much-acclaimed Hammer of the Scots....
IntroductionLidalan (from Old Norse: lið land, meaning "territory of group") is a territorial game for two players: Black and White. It is played on the hexes (cells) of an initially empty hexagonal board. The recommended size is 9 cells per side, but boards of 7 or 11 are also valid. Each player has access to a sufficient supply of stones of their own...
The Battle of Liege was the opening engagement of the First World War and the first step of the German Schlieffen Plan. Liege, a city protected by a ring of twelve forts, blocked the passage of the German First and Second Armies. It contained the railway bridges crossing the Meuse river that would be needed by the advancing armies. Winning a quick victory...
Life as an Ant is a competitive strategic game in which players compete to establish their colony of ants as the dominant local ant force. The game consist out of modular boards that can be placed in a number of different ways at the start of the game to create a unique game board for each time you play. Each player has a nest or home base, and a number of...
Lifeline is a territorial strategy game for two players (Black and White) that is played on the cells of an initially empty hexhex board. The recommended board sizes are between 3 and 12 cells per side. The game was invented by Michael Amundsen and Luis Bolaños Mures. Although inspired by Go, it bears a significant resemblance to Kanare Kato's Meridians....
In a future where humanity is on the brink of extinction, what little hope remains lies in a few titanic structures, known as Lifeships. With the help of an incompetent captain and their grumpy first mate, Sasha, you’ll have to navigate a terrifying universe to complete missions and keep your Lifeship running. How will you survive, will you survive? The...
The near future. After years of simmering, the Middle East has exploded into conflict. Tian closes the Strait of Hormuz. choking off the West's vital oil supply. In 1980 Carter couldn't invade Iran and rescue the hostages because the Walker spy ring enabled the Soviets to mass on the border waiting to invoke an old treaty promising mutual support. Carter's...
"Imagine if Orville and Wilbur Wright did not successfully fly their powered airplane in 1903, but instead ten years later. In such an alternate history there would be no effective combat airplanes. Commitments in military research and industrial production might have instead, focused on the Zeppelin as a weapon carrier. This game provides a tactical...
The German attack on Poland, codenamed “Case White,” on September 2nd, 1939 was a gamble on Hitler’s part. He wagered Poland’s allies of France and Great Britain would once again cave-in to his demands and not oppose his invasion. Even if they did, a lightning-fast war (blitzkrieg) would make mote any of their objections once the rival to the east was...
Ligny Incomplete Victory Napoleon's strategy was to cross the border in secret and attack the Allied armies before they could combine and outnumber his army. If he could engage them separately, then his army would outnumber theirs in individual engagements. To that end, he had sent Ney's 2nd Corps and 3rd Cavalry Corps to block the Allied army at the...