Tablut is a traditional tafl game played on a 9×9 grid. The game was originally recorded by Linnaeus in Lapland in 1732. game description for Swords & Shields One player controls the Shields and the other controls the Swords. The Swords player must try to capture the Chief Shield, while the Shields player must clear a safe path for the Chief Shield to...
User Description Tacship is a simplified fast-play miniatures rules system for simulating combat between manned space fighters. The game can be played on a hex grid map or on a plain table area. The rules are designed to be used with 6mm Space fighter miniatures or smaller and are recommended to be mounted on one inch hex base if a hex grid is being used....
Step into the epic saga of the Great Galactic Conflict with Tactica Galactica. On the jungle planet Verda, an ancient stone structure has become the flashpoint of war. The brave Star Legion fights to uphold peace and order, while the ruthless Rectish Warhost seeks to expand its reign. Command Elite Forces: Lead the unstoppable Starborne Rangers in direct...
The game Tactica "S" is a deep abstract game for two players. It has 8 white pieces and 8 black pieces that move along an 8x8 board. The mechanics are similar to Chess (the movement of pieces), Tablut (the way pieces capture other pieces) and Othello (pieces change sides - colours). Pieces are never removed from board, but only change sides. The winner is...
Tactician is a two-player turn-based game of tactics and strategy in which the players are medieval generals. Each player commands an army of Archers, Pikemen, Mounted Archers, and Knights who fight to destroy the foe and win the day. Players first choose which advanced tactics to use, if any, and then assemble the game board. Choose at least four of the...
From the box cover: "The new, realistic land army war game! Designed and perfected by an infantry officer... A war game with the professional touch... Actual principles of war apply... A real mental exercise... An excellent gift for the 'Chess and Checkers' type" Tactics is a landmark game in that it was the first cardboard-counter commercial board wargame...
This is a symmetric two player abstract which is played with (initially) 8 pieces per side on an 8x8 board. There are initially 3 types of piece: CROIX, which can move any distance orthogonally, IXI which can move any distance diagonally and ETOILE which can move any distance orthogonally or diagonally. All these pieces have a STOP piece of the opposing...
Tactics was released in 1983 as a 25th Anniversary Edition of the first commercial cardboard-counter wargame. The original Tactics was notable for being the game that inspired Charles S. Roberts to found wargame giant The Avalon Hill Game Co. Since Tactics was a particularly rare wargame, it was an especially appropriate candidate for an The Avalon Hill...
The hobby of wargaming was born in the 1950s with the publication of the game Tactics. TACTICS II is a direct descendant of this original board wargame. TACTICS II is sort of like military chess. Different pieces, called "units" in wargames, have different capabilities just like chess pieces. The major difference is that a player can move all his pieces...
Are you ready to lead your Legionnaires?! According to the Gamealogical Institute History Department (wink, wink), this strategy game is derived from teaching methods used in the development of new Centurion Candidates in the far reaches of the north-west during the Late Roman empire. Protect your flanks, master the use of the column and square formations...
You are a Centurion candidate. Before you will be entrusted to lead any of Rome's legionnaires you need to be trained in tactics from small units to campaign size formations. Tacticum is designed to present different scenarios for you to work through versus an opponent, who could be another centurion candidate or one of the pesky trainers. —description...
Tactigon is a two player game with a simple ruleset and quick set up. Games typically run 10-15 minutes, so most players like to play multiple games in a sitting. There are two basic concepts at the root of Tactigon: Firstly, the geometry of the pieces are related to how they move. For example, the “Prism” piece resembles a triangle, so it is able to move...