After the capitulation of Imperial Germany in 1918, German representatives formally handed over political power to the Estonian Provisional Government. On 16 November 1918, an order was given by the Russian Red Army HQ to follow the retreating German units. On 28 November 1918, the 6th Red Rifle Division struck the border town of Narva, which marked the...
"1918: Storm in the West" is a two-player wargame that simulates the last nine months of the Great War on the Western front, from the German Stosstruppen-led offensives of the spring, to the final allied "Big Push" in the fall. Players step into the shoes of the military high command of their nation or Alliance. The German player at first must attempt to...
Plan 1919 is a variant for 1918: Storm in the West, which was published in Command Magazine Issue #16. Here we assume no decision was reached during the campaigns of 1918, leaving the Allies with the task of driving the Germans from France and Belgium during the sprimg and summer of 1919. This variant uses the 1918 map and most of the parent game's...
1920 is a two-player, intermediate complexity, strategic-level wargame simulation of the "Polish-Soviet War" the Soviet attempt to conquer Poland. Soviet and Polish forces engulf each other in swift campaigns, fighting on a large area stretching from Kiev and Smolensk in the East to Warsaw and Thorn in the West. Will the Red Army prevail and bring...
This is a strategic wargame suitable for 2-4 players, based on the Central Plains War (a war between Kuomintang warlords) that broke out in 1930. In the complete war scenario for 4 players, each player plays one faction in Kuomintang at that time. The four factions are: Central army, led by Chiang Kai-shek; New Guangxi Clique, led by Li Zongren; Northwest...
1936: What If?, Historically, the French refrained from intervening to block Hitler's 1936 remilitarization of the Rhineland. Their cabinet made that decision based on a report from the Finance Ministry stating the cost of such a move would force them to take the franc off the gold standard and let it float. When the US and British governments, along with...
Description from the designer: Today I began full-on work on my next CounterFact magazine design, 1938: What If? which presumes the Czechoslovakians refused to accept the Munich Dictat. Longer story short: On or around 1 October, the Germans put "Operation Green" into effect and war starts. The sides are: the Czechoslovakians and Soviets vs. the Germans...
如鲠在喉 (A Stick in the Throat) is a historical wargame that simulates naval conflict in the Mediterranean theater of World War II. Players assume the roles of commanding officers, such as Italian Navy commanders (e.g., Riccardi) or British Royal Navy front-line commanders (e.g., Cunningham and Somerville), leading their respective forces in a struggle for...
A wargame covering the second world war in Europe. The level is strategic. The goal is to win with the axies or the allies in three different ways: military (destroy all enemy units), technical (control of reinforcement hex) or politic (at the end of 1945 the side who control more cities). There are different scenarios and four levels of complexity. The...
The conjectured departure from the historic timeline that resulted in this alternative history wargame is assumed to have taken place in mid-September 1939. At that time, as his forces are completing the conquest of Poland, Hitler receives a flash of intuition. That is, he can’t help but notice the strategic paralysis of the Anglo-French, who do nothing to...