A Blue company with purpose sets its sight, To reach the bridge, a perilous command, Before explosives consign to the night Their path on, as woods conceal the Red plan. With fire and maneuver, Blue’s tactics laid Each volley sent to pin the revealed foe, While comrades swift through cover unafraid, Advance with stealth where life and death may flow. Each...
Take That Hill builds upon a previous version by Prof Phil Sabin of Kings College London. A simple hex and counter, IGO-UGO system introduces players to basic mechanics used in the majority of commercial wargames. Game-play is solo or two-player and does not require an umpire to facilitate. This makes TTH suitable for self-learning, cooperative play, or a...
From MMP's site: July, 1809. The uneasy alliance of Wellesley's Army of Portugal and Cuesta's Army of Extremadura was being pressed from every direction by the King of Spain, Joseph Bonaparte's, Army. Forced to make a stand, a two day battle occurred which mauled both sides but allowed the Allies to escape towards Portugal. Talavera is MMP's newest game in...
From the back of the box: Twoelk the hunter looked at Alyta and then at the portal at the far side of the vast hall. She, too, knew it was their one chance of getting home again. The fog that rolled out of the portal had left stones in the fortress slick with dew, so the two of them approached it with caution. According to what the avatar at the oracle had...
Ever since its discovery, magic has been a source of conflict accross the Realm. Over time, factions have used it to tame the elements of their land, repel invaders and conquer enemies. When war finally erupted, the world was plunged into darkness for decades. Peace seemed unattainable until leaders agreed on the foundation of the Magic Council, a...
Defending England during the Battle of Britain. Tally-Ho! is a book-based solitaire air war game that puts you into the role of a Sector Controller during the Battle of Britain in the Summer of 1940. You direct Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter squadrons as you struggle to protect England from attack by incoming raids by the Luftwaffe – and in one mission, by...
In ancient Mesoamerica explorers from many places founded isolated civilizations... until they discovered others who happened to be there before them. Violent clashes ensued as they vied for control of sacred pyramids, temples, sinkhole cenotes, and jungle shrines. You can experience this with the Taloc: Mayan adventure boardgame as you try to construct...
Based on a system favoring the fog of war and the uncertainties of military preparations, "Talvisota 1939-1940: The Soviet-Finnish Winter War" places both players in a situation requiring them to choose their strategies after careful reflection. Maintaining one’s war morale is important, but the decisive results are mainly achieved by considering the...
Game included with Alea Magazine 23. First version included with Alea Magazine 2. Two different games by the same designer. The second is an adaptation of the system La sombra del aguila. English translations are available. Tamames 1809, scenario for the Shadow of the Eagle series. An optional rule and 60 unmounted markers to simulate Fog of War in that...
Battalion-Regiment level. The largest Rumanian Army operation of World War Two - and their greatest victory. The far right wing of the drive to Stalingrad. Cavalry and skilled mountain troops against river monitors, armored trains, and stubborn naval infantry. Uses a variation of the Salla 1941 system to create command uncertainty. 100 counters, 17 x 22...
Tamburlaine the Great is a Tactical level simulation of the Battle of Angora on 21 June 1402, which was the climax of the Tartar invasion of Asia Minor. Sultan Bayazid I and his Ottoman Turks, fresh from their victory against the Christians at the Battle of Nicopolis, met Tamburlaine's Tartar and Mongol hordes northeast of modern day Ankara. Unit types...