1973 was possibly the nearest that the world came to World War Three. Just following the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, and during the height of the Watergate scandal, the Americans were both war weary and disillusioned. The stock market crash of that year only made the situation worse, and when the Yom Kippur War erupted in October, the Israelis began to...
In the early morning hours of March 9th, 1916, Pancho Villa launched an attack on the sleeping town of Columbus, New Mexico, and the adjacent US Army camp. Villa’s intelligence operation had failed. Having ordered the men forward, he was unaware that so much of the US 13th Cavalry was at Camp Furlong that night. After hours of confused combat in the...
Dark Age Games is a new gaming company that has produced a miniatures game based on the art and themes of Brom's Dark Age world. It's a dark and ruined world where different factions and different races battle to survive. The game is a skirmish level game using a d20 for all dice rolls. It is designed for a two-player game of approximately 20 models aside...
Dark Age is a Sci-Fi skirmish miniatures wargame where players command groups of Grim Survivors, Savage Warriors, Berserk Robots, Cunning Aliens, in their fight for survival on a hostile planet. Games are fast, involving a handful of 28mm models per side, played using an turn sequence with alternating actions. C Combat is resolved using D20s and tend to be...
Miniature wargame rules for the Dark Ages up through Norman Conquest. Originally published in "Miniature Wargames" Magazine, No. 7, 1983. Referred to on occasion as "D.A.I.S" or "The D.A.I.S. System." Made available through Wyre Forest Games Club as a free download: The game strives to capture the "feel" of the period using two or three "divisions" or...
Tactical Warfare 700-1300 A.D. It covers all the major military systems such as the Vikings, Crusaders, Muslim Cavalry, Byzantine Legions and Mongol Hordes. It has 14 scenarios that cover the major battles from the Battle of Tours in 732 to the Battle of Liegnitz in 1241. It has one general map that all 14 battles are fought on, in different locations on...
"Dark Ages Britannia" is the first game of a new wargame series about the tactical medieval warfare. In this card-driven game, players will fight 7 historical scenarios: 3 concerning the fight for the English throne in 1066 (Fulford, Stamford Bridge, Hastings) and 4 regarding the Scottish Independence War (Stirling Bridge, Falkirk, Bannockburn day 1 and...
Dark Ages Britannia and France reimplements Dark Ages Britannia and expands it with 6 new battles focused on the French army. Game mechanics have been improved and revised for more intuitive gaming. Game maps have been completely redesigned with impressive artwork to match the new game tiles. Units don't use blocks anymore, but fancy banners partnered by...
From the rules booklet Dark December is an operational / grand tactical level simulation of the operations known to the Americans as The Battle of the Bulge. The situation is explored in a campaign game, three scenarios, and an extended game which covers the Allied offensive to reduce the Bulge. Components - One 22" x 34" map. 24 page Rules Folder. 28 page...
"Dark Emperor" is a two-player boardgame of warfare and quest in a fantasy universe. One player is a Dark Lord invading the world from another dimension; the other player must rally the kingdoms of the world to fight the invaders. There is a race-for-time aspect to the game as the Dark Emperor becomes steadily stronger whilst the opposing player scrambles...
Dark Nebula has 8 small map-boards representing sectors of about six or so Star systems. The boards are placed randomly at the start of the game by both players one at a time, to their own advantage. The game is played in turns with each player's turn having a number of phases. Get the money you earn from your star systems, move your ships and combat, a...