May, 1942. Only five minutes earlier, the Kido Butai launched an overwhelming attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese sunk four battleships, damaged four, destroyed 188 aircraft, killed 2000 sailors and a hundred Marines. Not to mention the numerous other ships and aircraft damaged. Since then, the Empire of the Rising Sun has expanded almost without...
Reprint of the CSR Award Winner: Best Desktop Published Wargame, 2007. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, was the epic fight between a massive combined force of Plains Indian tribes and the 7th United States Cavalry under the command of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. The battle was the most famous event in the Indian...
From Khyber Pass Games website George Armstrong Custer and The Battle of the Little Bighorn have long overshadowed the Battle of the Rosebud. Preceding the Little Bighorn by a week, the outcome of this battle directly influenced what happened to Custer and the 7th US Cavalry. General George Crook was given command of the Southern column of the Bighorn...
The Battle of Tours, A.D. is a Tactical level wargame covering the battle that took place between Tours and Poitiers in present-day France between the army of Charles, Mayor of the Palace for the Merovingian Franks, and that of Abd ar-Rahman’s Umayyad Muslims of Iberian Andalusia. The Battle of Tours is a fast-playing game of low complexity. To that end...
The Battle of Waterberg (Ohamakari) is a low to moderate complexity tactical level board-wargame set during the German Herero War of 1905. It covers the German attack against the Hereros in German-occupied Southwest Africa. August 11, 1904. The Herero forces have gathered near the Waterberg Mountains, far away from the German supply trains. The thick thorn...
A very introductory level wargame, kind of a "Stratego meets Tactics II." The object is to eliminate the opponent's HQ unit. Different eras are represented by changing the values and abilities of each unit. The counters are labeled with standard NATO insignia. Depending on which era is being played, there will be different numbers and types of the counters...
Straightforward tactical game of the battle involving AJAX, EXETER, ACHILLIES and THE GRAF SPEE off the River Plate early in WW2. An independent small-press publication with heavy cardstock components and poor diecutting - but diecut units nevertheless! There is one small strategic map in the game, and several tactical maps (one for each ship involved)....
This wargame explores a number of possible wars that could have occured in Europe after World War II. It includes fifteen scenarios: Czechs vs. Slovak separatists Albanians vs. Yugoslavians Germans vs. Poles Belgians vs. Walloons Belgians vs. French French vs. Dutch Russians vs. Central Asians Romanians vs. Hungarians Turks vs. Bulgarians Greeks against...
The third game in the Shields & Swords II series tackles two unusual engagements. In both battles, the "invincible" Livonian Order - an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Knights - met their enemies atop a frozen body of water, and in both cases, they suffered a humiliating defeat. The 1242 battle at Lake Peipus was immortalized in Sergei Eisenstein's...