Battle of the Bulge, December, 1944 Bastogne or Bust! recreates the Battle of the Bulge at the operational level of scale. The units represent companies, battalions, and regiments that either participated in the battle or were available for committment by their respective commanders. Althought the game is moderate in complexity, it can be easily taught to...
"The Siege of Bastogne is a battalion level simulation of the battles that took place in December 1944 near the town of Bastogne in southern Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge (the German Ardennes Offensive). The battle was divided into two distinct phases, and a scenario is provided that covers each phase as a self-contained game. Also included is a...
A free introductory wargame, using GDW's First Battle game system, which was given away in the early 90s at conventions and in game shops. The game simulates a hypothetical attack in and around Basra, Iraq during the First Gulf War. One player commands the U.S. 24th Mechanized Division, the other player, the Iraqi Republican Guard. As an introductory game...
The Battle for Cassino: Assaulting the Gustav Line, 1944, is a two-player company/platoon level simulation of the third Allied attack on the German Gustav Line around Cassino which occurred in March, 1944. The game was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #71. The game makes extensive use of Artillery and, because Cassino Abbey was at the top of...
A simulation of the Soviet offensive against Finland in the summer of 1944. The Soviet player must defeat Finland as soon as possible within a limited timeframe so that the Red Army can return to the decisive direction of the war, the Bagration offensive in June-July 1944. Historically, the Soviets achieved a marginal victory—the Finnish had to withdraw...
Battle for Germany game is small, it only takes about three to four hours to play for players of normal skill and luck. The game starts in December of 1944 with the Ardennes Offensive (a variant allows the German player to skip this and save his strength). As a two-player game, it is interesting in that each player plays both an Allied army (Western Allies...
Battle for Germany Deluxe Edition - The Destruction of the Reich, Dec.1944-May 1945. This will be an update of the several previous editions. It will retain the original map, counters, and rules with a graphic update and enlargement to a full-size game board and larger counters. New content includes optional rules and counters from the 1995 DG edition and...
Battle for Moscow is a 2-player game that was included in the August 2018 issue of Gakken Historical Images Magazine. The game was designed by Masahiro Yamazaki. The game Battle for Moscow is a simple 2-player simulation of Operation Typhoon. The game is a typical hex-and-counter/CRT type with no step losses. It is suitable for beginners. The magazine also...
Free, relatively simple WW2 wargame. The basic game lasts 7 turns by each side; the expanded rules set doubles that. Many of the elements of wargames are presented here: zones of control, combat results table, movement and combat values, full strength versus half strength, terrain effects on movement and combat, turns divided into phases, and weather...
Battle for Normandy is a 2-player game that was included in the August 2020 issue of Gakken Historical Images Magazine. The game Battle for Normandy recreates the famous "Normandy Landings" that began on June 6, 1944, a turning point on the Western Front of World War II, made famous by the movies "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Longest Day." Players take on...
Battle Hymn is a solitaire game of combat, adventure, and heroism in the Pacific during World War II. Using the revolutionary programmed paragraph approach pioneered in the Ambush! game system, Battle Hymn gives you a squad of American Marines and challenges you to fight your way through a variety of Missions against a deceptive and ever-changing Japanese...
The rules, missions, playing pieces, and mapsheets provided in Leatherneck are fully compatible with those components in your Battle Hymn game. This complete four-mission module is designed to test your squad to its utmost. Using the most exciting solitaire system ever devised, it is up to you to lead your men through steaming jungle and across shell-torn...