2091 - On the fiftieth anniversary of the official establishment of the colony, New Terra declares itself independent of Earth's rule. Earth, her own resources exhausted, has no choice but to go to war. The Alpha Centaurian Revolution has begun... [A] fast-paced tactical game simulating ship to ship combat in hyperspace. Included in the rules are 5...
Wargame for two players, originally included with issues no. 728, 729 (the regular 6-sided die) and 730 of Italian magazine "Panorama", in spring 1980. From the rules' sheet: "Il Golpe, a bespoke creation for "Panorama", is a war game based on a hypothetical military coup in Italy. The game's flow simulates the typical putsch's mechanics: mutiny of...
Imperium is a 2-player game of space empire conflict set in 22nd Century AD, and shortly after release, retconned into the history of the Traveller role playing game. It simulates the clash between Earth (Terra) and an alien civilization, represented in the form of a widespread Empire (the Ziru Sirka). Both sides have a variety of star-ships and ground...
A strategic-level wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, based on the classic sci-fi game Imperium: Empires in Conflict – Worlds in the Balance. Issued game with Game Journal* magazine #100 . Players manage the Empire of Japan or the Allied Nations. Each turn begins with collecting income, maintaining forces, and building new units. This is...
Earl Simon Montfort had gathered an army of dissatisfied rebel barons and, by stealing a march, had surprised the royal forces under King Henry III at the small East Sussex town of Lewes. The Battle of Lewes was the first on English soil in nearly fifty years and was the last "gentlemanly" conflict. "In the NAME of JUSTICE: The Battle of Lewes, 1264" is a...
Inferno sull'Isonzo, Bainsizza 1917 is two-player Operational level board-wargame on the 11th Battle of the Isonzo, fought from 18-28 August 1917 on the World War I Italian Front. After massive bombardments and fierce combat, the Italian Second Army (General Capello) pushed back the Isonzo Armee (Gen. Boroevic)and conquering the Bainsizza (Banjšice)...
This is a kind of distillation of my previous hex-and-counter Barbarossa games, onto a standard US wargaming 22x34" mapboard. Refined Disruption mechanics, including a Both Disrupted (BD) result which reminds me of the old Engaged result in some past games. If the Axis player does not want to exchange, he can accept a Disruption result against the defender...
Microgame #12 in the Metagaming Microgames series THEY'VE GOT OUR AIR..... It's 1983 and our air is going bad. An Alien generation ship invades earth with fantastic weapons and Air Converters. These survivors from another star are remaking Terra to suit their needs despite "indigenous biological activity". Mankind's back is against the wall - we must win...
What If the Japanese Invaded? (IPH). It’s a low-to-intermediate complexity, strategic/operational-level, alternative history wargame of the campaign that could've resulted had the Japanese decided to launch an amphibious invasion of Oahu at the same time as their historic air raid. The game is intended for two players, one commanding the Japanese and the...