Cruel Necessity is solitaire game, suitable for group and classroom cooperative game play, tells the story of the English Civil Wars (1640-53) through its key events and decision points. You attempt to stop the advance of four armies bent on destroying Parliament and Puritanism, whom you represent; simply holding on to London is not enough. Each of the...
Warr Without An Enemie is a set of wargame rules for the English Civil War developed by the Wyre Forest Gamers. The English Civil War is notable because of the large number of small actions that happened during the war. These provide a variety of interesting historical battles to fight. The player commands one to three 'brigades'. Brigades are usually 3 to...
This is a simple and fast paced rule set to re-fight the battles of the Thirty Years and English Civil Wars with miniatures. Gott mit uns! They use an area system with the battlefield being divided into a grid of squares, this eliminates the need for measurement whilst creating the `Linie of Bataille` tactics of the period. Any figure scale or basing...
This War Without an Enemy - English Civil War Battlefield Rules & County-Based Campaign System The English Civil War when gamed at County level gives great opportunities for gaming this fascinating period. You have the problem of controlling areas for your cause, denying them to your enemy and yet always at the whim of the King or Parliament in providing...
Recently Brett Simpson pointed me at a simple set of rules for the English Civil War called Rupert's Very Bad Day: Battle of Marston Moor (1644 AD): Fast Play Rules for Students by Matt Fritz. Rupert's Very Bad Day relies on lots of bases and base removal so isn't very friendly with my big bases and Thirty Years War units with both pike and shot on the...
An Uncivil Affair is a set of rules for the English Civil wars period, allowing players to recreate the ebb and flow of the battles in a way that emphasises the role played by the Gentlemen and Colonels of the period. Players will need to seize control of every situation, in order to win the day with dash and swagger, recreating the lines of pike and shot...
Challenging solo game: can Parliament prevail in the English Civil Wars? Cruel Necessity is a solitaire game simulating the military, political, and religious struggles of the English Civil Wars. You attempt to stop the advance of four armies bent on destroying Parliament and Puritanism, whom you represent. Simply holding on to London is not enough; you...
War is Our Homeland is a set of Historical miniature wargame rules that will allow you to play the big battles of the Thirty Years War, English Civil War, Dutch Revolt, The Deluge, and more. The game is meant for 2 or more players to be able to learn in a few minutes, play in an evening, without a ridiculous amount of miniatures, and do all of those things...
"1976 The Entebbe Blitz" is a solitaire war game depicting the action performed by Sayeret Matkal, one of the Israeli Special Forces, in the airport of Entebbe, Uganda, where a group of terrorists who had hijacked an Air France Boeing were keeping the crew and the Jewish passengers as prisoners. A daring operation, far from the home bases 4000 kilometers...
Enterprise is a real estate trading game, with some resemblance to Monopoly, but with elaborations. While it is designed in Australia, and uses a few Australian expressions, the content and theme are not noticeably Australian. The playing area is a simulation of a planned city, divided into two zones : an inner Residential ring and an outer Industrial...