Bellum Gallicum II is a historical simulation which retraces the campaigns of Julius Caesar in Gaul from 58 to 51 BC, or from 696 to 703 ab Urbe Condita (since the foundation of the city), if one follows the Roman manner of counting years. One player takes the role of Julius Caesar and controls the Roman forces, their Gallic allies and German mercenaries....
Handicap Horse Racing is basically a solitaire game which recreates a horse race. It takes the Daily Racing Form Past Performances and shows how to analyze it and fill out a Handicap Form Analysis Sheet. The player then alternates turns between using a spinner for the Analysis Sheet and playing Action Racing Cards. The box states that players will learn to...
Economic SF wargame set in the asteroid belt in the year 2076. In the basic game, two, three, or four players control mining companies that mine asteroids for ore, gas, and highly dangerous shards of CT (contra-terrene matter -- a name for antimatter lifted from the Seetee novels of Jack Williamson). These commodities are traded for credits at the three...
A slightly new take on variable strength chits (more granular with up to 5 steps per unit vs. the usual three) covering more obscure battles of the Eastern Front. This is the first entry in a three part simulation of the failed Soviet offensive to eliminate the salient of the German Ninth Army during the winter of 1942-43 known as Operation Mars (25 Nov -...
A chariot racing game designed by Carabande's Jean de Poel. Player move their chariots by playing cards from their hand, and then using the appropriate miniature wargame-style ruler to move his chariot forward. Movement cards may be drawn from the standard deck or a higher-risk-higher-reward deck. There are also rules for engaging your competitors in dirty...
A tabletop wargaming rule system designed to give players a real flavour for the tactics and troops used in Europe during the period 1660-1721. The game play is simple and quick to master. The mechanics are based on simultaneous movement regulated by easy to understand orders. The game can be played in 28mm or 15mm scale. 6-8 units per side will give two...
Beneath The Lily Banners War Of The Three Kings lets you take the field and win the crown of England for your chosen liege Lord! Fight for King James and aided by your French allies, lead the Irish Army to victory against the usurper and his foreign horde. Support King William’s claim to the throne and captain an international army of English, Irish...
With Talon and Claw is a supplement for Beneath the Lily Banners! It focuses on: the Great Northern War 1700-1721 Eastern Wars - Ottoman Empire vs European Powers 1670-1723 It is a companion volume for the War of the Three Kings which contains the Third edition of Beneath the Lily Banners It contains: a Period Primer, explanation of troop types and...
Revised July 2024 Torpedo Junction: Beneath the Southern Cross, Part I is the first installment of simulations of the Guadalcanal Campaign and other naval/air battles in 1942. Torpedo Junction includes the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz, and several other scenarios occuring in the eastern portion of the Solomons -- around the area known as...
This is a skirmish game set in the Dark Ages and based on the Beowulf poems. One player controls the monster Grendel, the other player takes control of Beowulf and his 14 geats (=his warriors). The setting is Heorot - the hall of the Danish king Hrothgar. Success of the actions is determined by 6-sided dice. There are different victory conditions for both...
Berestechko 1651 is a game for two players simulating the third day of the battle of Berestechko, fought on 30th June 1651 between the Zaporozhian Cossacks, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and aided by their Crimean Tatar allies, and a Polish-Lituanian army under King John II Casimir, near the Styr river in Volhynia It was one of the largest land battles...
Game covers biggest land battle of XVII century, fought between the Ukrainian Cossacks, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, aided by their Crimean Tatar allies, and a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth army under King John II Casimir. It was a battle of a Cossack rebellion in Ukraine that took place in the years 1648–1657. Game uses Husaria system, designed for...