In the early 17th century the Republic of Venice had predominance in the Adriatic Sea, which for centuries had been subject to its jurisdiction and called the Gulf of Venice, but the Archduke of Austria, a Habsburg who ruled with great autonomy Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, part of the Friuli and many other imperial possessions, did not miss a chance to...
Early August 1870. The Prussian Chancellor Bismarck has accomplished a diplomatic master stroke thanks to the Ems Dispatch: France has just declared war on Prussia. Prussia was able to gather all of the German states around it while Napoleon IIIs empire remains alone with no nation willing to support the perceived aggressor. In Paris, the belligerent...
La Guerre de l'Empereur: The Emperor's War, 1805-1815 is a game of maneuver and battle between the forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and six other nations that both opposed and supported him at various times in the years between 1805 and 1815. Players vie for dominance of early 19th Century Europe. As the French player, you'll set Napoleon and his armies...
From 1907 to 1927 Spain fought in Morocco a long war, full of ups and downs, brilliant victories and crashing defeats that touched the Spanish society. In 1909, after the disaster at the Ravine of the Wolf, the war became headline news at the same time as the "Tragic Week" in Barcelona. The Franco-Spanish treaty of 1912 gave Spain the zone of the...
A Vintage Italian Horse Racing Card Game Inspired by 1960s Art...Using a Custom Poker Deck A fast, friendly race: Each suit represents a horse Cards are drawn one at a time Each draw advances its horse First horse to finish wins + Free Companion App, a small, useful tutorial tool that helps you to learn the rules, simulate a quick race, enable/disable...
La Patrie en Danger is another fine game from OSG's publisher Kevin Zucker's famous series "The Library of Napoleonic Battles". Based on the epic "Napoleon's Last Battles"-System, (further upgraded to the Library of Napoleonic Battles): it shows 480 meters per hex, 1 hour per turn, 400-800 men per strength point. Each Approach to Battle game lasts about 20...
This is the simulation of the French team sport named La Pétanque (2 vs 2 players). Game contents : - The boardgame (Hexa cases)simulates the playing area with sand, soil, pebbles... - Rules book - 4 dice (6 faces) - 18 balls markers (2 colors) - 4 markers "Position" - 4 markers "cochonnet" (small balls) In each team there is a thrower and a shooter. The...
Game billed as "a complete Napoleonic miniatures system in a box." Note that the title is bad French; the correct title would be La Petite Armée. Box contains three two-panel mounted, green-flocked boards combining to measure 3' x 2'. Game includes a selection of terrain to use on these boards to create battlefields, including six different hills, two...
These rules are designed for re-creating small scale skirmishes with miniature figures. Although designed primarily for conflict in North America in the 17th -19th centuries, they can be used to re-create actions in various times and places. Scale: These rules can be used with figures ranging from 15mm to 54mm. Each model figure represents between one and...
Designed by a fencing instructor, La Piste is a fast paced, 2-player fencing simulation card game. Each player selects a fencer with special skills and a weapon (foil, epee, or saber). Fencers move along a strip and play a variety of cards representing various fencing moves. A six-sided die determines certain outcomes. This game focuses on fencing moves...