"Piacenza 1746" is Enrico Acerbi's board wargame, published by Europa Simulazioni, which depicts the "Battle of Piacenza" which was fought between a Franco-Spanish army and the Austrian army near Piacenza, in Northern Italy on June 16, 1746. It formed part of later operations in the War of the Austrian Succession. The result was a victory for the Austrian...
Pic! Six!! is a football board/card game for 2 or 4 players. Play centers around action at the Line of Scrimmage. Each turn is a “Down”. Each player plays a combination of cards trying to win the “Down” The results are a combination of charts and dice. One player uses their “Offense” cards & the other uses their “Defense” cards. Each player has two...
A game of the Battle of Gettysburg. A detailed tactical game of the battle with many of the intricacies of the Civil War including organization, command control, leadership, formation and position, mobility, firepower, ammunition and morale. Historic Order Of Battle included. The rules cover all the key factors of the battle with line, column, prone and...
This fast-paced and dynmic set of rules is designed for battle-sized engagements in the American Civil War, from Division or Corps strength for a club evening to huge multi-Corps battles for full days or weekends. Veteran Game Designer David Brown, well known for such classics as General de Brigade and Battlegroup PanzerGrenadier, presents the next...
Easily the most famous engagement of the Civil War, Pickett’s Charge was the high-water mark of the Confederacy. A frontal attack across open ground by 12,000 - 15,000 men against the center of the Union line in the teeth of withering artillery and infantry fire, Pickett’s Charge was the defining moment of the battle of Gettysburg and, although militarily...
The story of the Picrocholine Wars is one of the most well-known passages of the novel Gargantua, written by François Rabelais in 1534. Using a brawl between shepherds and millers as a pretext, Picrochole, King of Lerne, declared war on Gargantua's father, Grandgousier. A model of the enlightened monarch of the Renaissance, Grandgousier attempted to avert...
This is a game for the piecepack game system. The rules and examples of play are in the files section. In the Age of Sail there was the development of the Battle Line to have a combat effectiveness as high as possible. In particular the British Royal Navy laid this doctrine down in the Fighting Instructions and adhered to them in a stubborn manner. This...
In the 17th Century, three English civil wars produced a new and truly Great Britain. In the first and second wars (1648-49), supporters of King Charles I clashed with the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third war (1649-51) pitted supporters of King Charles II against supporters of the Rump Parliament. It all ended with the execution of King...
From Warlord Games website: "Pike & Shotte" is Warlord Games' third rulebook publication. It is a beautiful book in its own right with hundreds of colour photo of the most exquisitely painted model soldiers taken from the world s foremost collections. The rule book's intention is to inspire a collector to play gentlemanly games with their collections of...
The Samurai are the almost mythical warrior caste of Japanese history. Their most famous exploits occurred during the Sengoku period between 1467 and 1603. With the Emperor and the Shogun unable to control the many daimyos, there was near constant fighting between the various factions. In these times the Samurai code (Bushido) became more defined and...
168 pages of colour rich information with an introduction by writer Charles Singleton, this supplement for Pike & Shotte describes the history, armies, personalities and battles of the English Civil War. Included are detailed scenarios based on some of the most famous battles, complete with maps and orders of battle/army lists for the main protagonists....