NOTE: The browser video game Tactical Overload is based off the game described below. DescriptionIn Tactical Friction players work behind the scene to control companies and government. Combat, share trading, real estate, and construction are all features of the game. NOTE: The first edition of Tactical Friction was named Neighborhood Conflict, but got...
Neighborhood Conflict is based on the creator's childhood where the local kids formed their own governments and economies. Construction, share trading, real estate, currency manipulation, diplomacy, theft and combat are all optional strategic tools for getting ahead in Neighborhood Conflict. Players play as a kid and interact with other kids that have...
The Nelson Touch is a 1/1200 scale Napoleonic era naval miniature war game published in parts in issues of Military Enthusiast magazine. Part I (from ME #2) covers how to prepare the playing area, what sorts of models to use, and tips on scratch building; Part II (from ME #3) lays out the core rules of the game; and Part III (planned for ME #4) adds...
From the designer: "Nemesis: The spirit of divine retribution against those who succumb to hubris" While Burma was the backwater of WW2, it contained several of the most colorful characters of the war. The background was such that... General Stilwell, who despised both British and Chinese (and the current American, except Marshall) leadership, wanted to...
Jules Verne's classic novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas tells the story of Captain Nemo and his astounding ship, the Nautilus. The second edition of Nemo's War, Victory Point Games' popular solitaire offering from designer Chris Taylor, is a greatly enhanced offering featuring mass-production printing and amazing Ian O'Toole art and graphics...
The second expansion pack for Nemo's War, Bold and Caring, features two new motives for Captain Nemo: Adventure and Humanist! As experienced players know, each motive is like playing a different game! Answering the call to adventure, each Lull Turn provides 2 Actions and places one of the new Adventure tokens in the just-rolled “doubles” Ocean. When the...
The third expansion pack, Dramatis Personae, provides your game with a neat stack of ten additional cards: nine new Adventure cards and one intriguing new Finale card. Among the new adventures, you will learn more about your familiar crew characters, and meet interesting new characters via five new Keep cards, allowing them to assist you with their...
Neolithic: Warfare Before the Beginning of Time is a very simple wargame designed for small numbers (six to ten per side) of opposing units using non-metallic and simple weapons and armors. Units are either various types of humans or animals. Each unit typically has some specific single quality (e.g., a Spearman has a very high morale level, etc.). The...
"In Nero: Legacy of a Despot, the players are contenders for Imperial power. Using legions and political influence, the aim is to either seize and hold the Imperium by being declared Emperor, or to gather enough land and power so that, at game’s end, they are in position to do so. Nero is a game full of opportunities. The players have to react and act...
In the year 1938 the Third Reich undertook an expedition to Antarctica. The explored territory was called Neuschwabenland (New Swabia) named after the expedition vessel, Schwabenland. Unnoticed from the rest of the world a secret base was built: The Base 211 and the Reich began to developed progressive weapon systems. One day, troops on reconnaissance...