From the publisher Ready the Cannon, Fix Bayonets, and Prepare to Charge! Civil War is now upon us, and you must take the field as the leader of the Union or the Confederate forces. Command your generals and direct your infantry, cavalry, and artillery in 30 different scenarios that feature the terrain and troop deployment of each historical battle—from...
A free fantasy wargame released by designer Alan Emrich for use in his Game Design course. The full game download is available on his website. From the rulebook: The Scourging of the North was a campaign of retaliation by the Alliance of western Men and Elves against the Goblins from the Northern Wastes. This was a war intended to break the Goblin army and...
Battle for Baghdad is a unique multi-player game in which players represent different factions vying for control of the governance of Iraq during US occupation. The game emphasizes the roles and capabilities of the various factions involved, and demonstrates how asymmetric capabilities can be leveraged to generate favorable outcomes. The playing surface is...
"Battle for Basra" is a free introductory board-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...
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...
Battle for China is a board game simulation of the War of Resistance against Japan from the initial Japanese invasion in July 1937 to the end of 1941. The game is designed for two players, one directing the military forces acting to defend China against the Japanese invaders (the Chinese Player) and the other the forces of Imperial Japan (the Japanese...
More Battle for China is an expansion set for Battle for China, a simulation game on the "War of Resistance Against Japan", produced by the Microgame Design Group in 1999. The original game covered the period from 1937 to 1941. This expansion kit covers the period from 1942 to 1945, completing the Pacific War, and on into the 1945-49 Civil War period....
"The Battle for Dresden, 1813 is a brigade level, two-player simulation depicting the two days of battle in and around the city of Dresden during Napoleon's 1813 campaign in Germany. One player controls the French forces, while the other player controls the combined Austrian, Russian and Prussian forces. The playing pieces denote the actual military...
Battle for Fallujah is a solitaire wargame modeling the first Coalition offensive against the insurgent held city of Fallujah in April 2004, designed as part of an MA in War Studies at Kings College, London in 2008-2009. As the coalition player, you must weigh up the costs/benefits of using the readily available heavy weaponry to support your two Marine...
From the Rules: "Battle for Fallujah: New Dawn is a simple, single player game simulating the second battle for Fallujah, Iraq. The game begins on day D+1, November 8, 2004. While fighting in Fallujah continued until the end of December, this game portrays the first seven days of battle in which Coalition forces took the most territory and faced the...
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 Gettysburg: The First Day The game comes with one colour map (in two pieces about 22" x 17"). 120 counters (mounted not cut), rule book and charts. Formations (Divisions for the Confederates, Corps for the Union) activate on chit pull, each formation then may Fire, Move and Final Fire with Defensive Fire occurring at the completion of Movement....