Players competitively race to the centre of a maze, in order to instantly win the game. Maze Match is player in rounds, in which players first indicate how many spaces they wish to move, then a card is revealed that shows possible movement restrictions, and then in turn each player token is moved on the board. If a player moved as many spaces as indicated...
The Measure of the Earth is a small and simple solo postcard game published as a freebie by SNAFU Design, as a gift to customers of SNAFU Store. In 1736, the Paris Academy of Sciences organized a geodetic mission to Lapland and another one to the Real Audiencia de Quito (now Ecuador). The goal: to measure the length of a degree of meridian at each...
"Two complete games on tactical armored warfare." Red Star/White Star: hypothetical combat between invading Soviets and NATO forces defending Germany." Suez to Golan: 13 historical scenarios from the 1973 Arab/Israeli War, where many modern weapons and their doctrinal tactics for deployment were first tested." Components: standard rules booklet, two...
A tactical level simulation of hypothetical combat between NATO and Soviet troops in Germany in the 1980's. Part of the MechWar 2 series, which also includes Suez to Golan. Includes 800 counters, two large unmounted maps, and standard MechWar 2 and exclusive Red Star/White Star rulebooks with 12 scenarios. The MechWar 2 rulebook includes an essay...
Suez to Golan is a very detailed simulation of tactical combat during the October War of 1973. In addition to being published separately, the game was also published as one half of the two game package Mech War 2 (Red Star/White Star II is the other half of the set.) Key aspects of Suez to Golan include: The issuance of commands to companies, movement in...
Mech War '77 is a simulation of tactical combat in West Germany and Asia during the 1970's. The game is played by scenario. Eight scenarios revolve around a hypothetical Soviet-American clash in West Germany. One scenario is drawn from the Yom Kippur War. The tenth scenario pictures a Sino-Soviet clash. Scale: Each hex represents 200 meters from side to...
Designed by Richard Berg. Originally titled Bitter Victory and desktop published by BSO games. It is 1943, the Allies have driven the Axis out of Africa and have begun preparations for the invasion of Europe. Unable to launch the invasion of France in 1943, and needing to keep the pressure up in order to prevent German troops being sent to the East Front...
Meeple Empires is an approachable Grand Strategy game set in the European Iron Age. The goal is to forge your empire’s legacy and secure its place in history. Expand by war and diplomacy, recruit epic Heroes, build marvelous Wonders and make brilliant Discoveries to collect VPs and effects that strengthen your empire. Players adapt their abilities by...
Microgame #3 in the Metagaming Microgames series is a board game of pre-gunpowder individual combat. On a hex map representing an arena, players fight it out with cardboard counters. Fighters are rated for Strength and Dexterity and can carry weapons and armors of various advantages and disadvantages. Included a 32-page booklet (4¼" by 7", or half-legal...
Conflicts of the Normans and their successors in the 9th-11th centuries The Normans, and their successors, had a large impact on history. Normans, from Nortmann (northman), were originally Viking raiders that settled in what would now be northern France. Normans gained territory as far away as southern Italy and Sicily, and modern day Syria. They were...