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...
TacTile is an engine building abstract strategy game where you move pawns on a board to trigger bonus actions from your tableau of cards. Your goal is to cross the modular 4 color board and score both your pawns in your opponents home first. • As you advance across the board you can gain resources and buy colorful action cards. • Action cards are...
In Tadoba: Wildlife Safari, players venture into the dense jungles of India’s famed Tadoba Tiger Reserve, rolling dice to traverse a vibrant hex-based map filled with varied terrains like forests, hills, and reservoirs. As they move, players reveal hidden Spotting Tokens that might lead to critter sightings or false alarms, creating moments of surprise and...
Hnefatafl, also known as The Viking Game, The King's Table or simply Tafl, is one of those two-player games where the opposing sides are not equal in number. The defending side comprises twelve soldiers and a king, who start the game in a cross formation in the center of the board. Their objective is for the king to escape by reaching any of the four...
Tafl style games like Hnefatafl, Tablut and Halatafl have been popular down the centuries among Vikings and into the Renaissance. A skilled warrior was often buried with a tafl (board) as an honour gift. Round pieces move diagonally (bishop move) and jump orthogonally. Square pieces move orthogonally (rook move) and jump diagonally. Players are trying to...
In TAG!, players compete to file cases in federal court against your fellow players. Whoever finishes the game with best cases and you win! Using custom Party, Claim, and Damages Cards, players build cases against each other. When they maneuver their pawns to the right state on the game-board map they can sue! But first, they better be sure there really is...
Your small island is peaceful and prosperous – so prosperous that your tribe has grown beyond its ability to sustain you! Fortunately, being a peaceful people you have chosen not to fight over what little there is. Instead, you set out in your seagoing Wa’a (canoe) to fish and gather crops from the many nearby islands. The fertility goddess Haumea has...