Strategy & Tactics magazine #164. Description from the rule book: Balkan Wars is an operational simulation of the two wars which were fought in the Balkans immediately prior to the First World War. ... There are two scenarios, one each for the First Balkan War and the Second Balkan War. In the first war, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece fight the...
From the introduction of the rules set: "These rules were written in response to requests to provide a simple, fast-play set of wargames rules to fight the table-top battles that arose in the BALKAN LEAGUE MATRIX GAME (see Wargames Illustrated 66). The rules are intended to be used with 15mm model miniatures (although they can easily be adapted for use...
Ball Park Baseball was developed by Professor Charles Sidman from the University of Kansas in the early 1960s. Each team from 1894 up to the present (2006 season) is available and includes every pitcher with 29.3 IP or hitter/position player with a significant contribution to the team's performance. The game is played according to the rules of baseball....
In the fall of 1861, General McClellan ordered his subordinate, Charles Pomeroy Stone, to make a demonstration on the West bank of the Potomac 35 miles from Washington DC to see if the Confederates might react. A patrol had mistakenly reported a rebel camp ripe for raiding so Stone, in turn, ordered Colonel Deven to advance on the supposed camp. Having...
One of the 70s-era "Micro-Warfare" games published by Heritage Models, Inc, under its "Tabletop Games" subsidiary. The Cold War heats up on your kitchen table, as Red launches it's nuclear arsenal of ICBM's, IRBM's, and Strategic Bombers against Blue's air defense command. Blue occupies two thirds of the table with his cities, missile silos, radar sites...
"Baltic Gap: Summer 1944", depicts the Soviet drive into Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania during the summer of 1944. As the game begins, the defense of Vitebsk, a Byelorussian fortified city located just a few hexes beyond the southeast corner of the playing surface, has just collapsed. 1st Baltic Front is advancing westward through the shredded German line...
This is a very small wargame covering the whole of The Baltic Wars of the early 1700s. The three players represent Poland, Sweden, and Russia, as well as a collection of lesser allied powers. Production, political influence, and status are all kept on a small score sheet. Victory is determined by victory points based on captured cities and aggregate...
The Baltimore & Ohio Expansion Set comprises four distinct expansions for Eagle Games' Baltimore & Ohio game. All four expansions may be used simultaneously or players may select any combination of expansions. The Norfolk & Western expansion adds another railroad to the base game, the famous coal carrying N&W Railroad. This expansion includes an N&W...
A very rare and unusual game within the Balyna series of 1950s sports games. The main games were football and cricket however Balyna also produced baseball, tennis and golf games too. Played on a roll out pitch with small plastic figures, a metal ball rolling chute and a metal batting gantry. The highlight of the game is the superb marked out baseball...
Balyna usually made magnetic football games, but this one uses paddles to move the players. Advertised as "Outdoor Games Played Indoors", the set contains: - a cloth football pitch with two attached metal surround pieces behind the goals - 2 surround pieces for the length of the pitch - 2 metal goalposts with 4 metal clips for attaching to the surround -...
Description from the publisher: US intervention in Latin-America involved the US Marine Corps, Army and Navy. Caribbean nations were invaded, occupied, and sometimes native politicians deposed. Battles with native rebels were frequent. Protecting and promoting economic concerns lay at the root of US military intervention. Businesses such as the United...
Originally printed as a stretch goal from the Texas Arrows Kickstarter campaign, the Battle Manual was significantly redone and improved for the 2023 Kickstarter. The new version contains expanded Designer Notes, FAQs, descriptions of units and illustrated examples of both hedgerows and melee. 52 pages. The extra scenarios E1-E10 are available on the...