At the end of July 1944, the Soviet army was gradually approaching Warsaw. However, the Germans used their panzer divisions to slow down the Soviet advance. The command of the Polish Home Army decided to start an uprising in Warsaw, hoping to take control of the city from the Germans. Then, they could act as real "hosts" on behalf of The Polish...
The Battle of Warsaw is the largest Polish-Russian battle of 1920. The goal of Soviet Russia was to rekindle the flame of the revolution throughout Europe. The Polish counterattack from the Wieprz River completely changed the fate of the war. From that moment, the Soviets were in constant retreat and suffered many defeats in subsequent battles....
18th June 1815: the great and also last battle against the indomitable enemies of Napoleon in order to determine the future of the Empire and also of Europe. Degree of difficulty: 4/6 Contents: 144 counters in plasticized matte finish cardboard, cut and printed on both sides, they represent the units taking part in the battle with their movement and combat...
Wavre The Lost Opportunity Grouchy was ordered to pursue the Prussians and prevent them from joining Wellington. In the afternoon of 18 June 1815, while Napoleon Bonaparte was fighting his last battle on the fields of Waterloo, Marshal Grouchy fought Thielmann's Prussian army corps near the village of Wavre. While Grouchy won the battle of Wavre, he failed...
"Web and Starship" is a strategic space wargame, in which Earth is caught between two races. The Gwynhyfarr, who roam the galaxy in faster-than-light starships, and the Pereen, who link their planets together in a trans-dimensional "web" which permits instantaneous movement from one system to another. Earth is weak and lies directly between its two...
[from the back of the flatpack edition] Wellington's Victory : The Battle of Waterloo - Four-color 68” x 44” contour map in four sections - Innovative Fire and Shock Combat mechanics - Line, Column, Square, Skirmish and Cavalry formations - Hougomont, La Haye Sainte and Plancenoit Scenarios - 40 Game-Turn Grand Battle Scenario Wellington's Victory is a...
West Front '44 is a two-player wargame of the campaigns along the Rhine in the winter of 1944-45 (December to March). The Allies are attempting to establish bridgeheads across the Rhine River while the Germans are planning for their Ardennes counteroffensive. The game uses a variant of the Boots/Manstein's War system to model command, control, and...
A double-blind wargame published in The Wargamer Magazine #35. This Corps/Divisional/Brigade scale game covers the advance into Germany following the Normandy invasion. The double-blind system uses two maps so neither player can see the units of his opponent. Movement is handled by calling out hex numbers when a unit enters into "enemy territory". Players...
The defense of Westerplatte went down in history thanks to the heroism of 216 Polish soldiers attacked by over 2,500 Germans. Attacked from the air by Stukas, shelled from the sea by the battleship Schleswig-Holstein, as well as by artillery and heavy machine guns, they lasted seven long days, inflicting heavy losses on the attackers. —description from the...
When Eagles Fight is two-player game simulating the campaigns fought between the Central powers and Czarist Rusia, from Tanneberg in 1914 to the fall of the Romanov in 1917. Each turn represents one or two months, depending on the season. Each hex equals 25 miles from side to opposite side. Units are mostly corps, with a few divisions representing...
"When Hell Froze Over" is an operational level wargame simulation of the Soviet counter-offensive around the city of Stalingrad in November 1942. Codenamed Operation Uranus, this offensive saw massive thrusts both to the North and South the city itself. Utilizing vast reserves of men and armor that the Germans where unaware of, these two thrusts penetrated...