It's 1938 and you've been sentenced to serve time in the notorious Alcatraz prison. The island is filled with the most dangerous criminals. Some are sentenced to life, but you don't plan on staying that long. Get ready to escape Alcatraz with nine routes based on real life attempts. Don't get caught on land. Don't get killed in the water. ---- The game is...
The Battle of Albuera has gone down in history as the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Peninsular War. Marshal Soult thought he could roll up a mixed Spanish/British/Portuguese force and claim a great French victory. He was wrong. A clever flank attack was stopped dead by some of the best Spanish troops of the war. Then, despite a devastating charge by...
Albuera 1811: Beresford vs. Soult depicts the fiercest battle of the Peninsula War. Both engaged armies suffered terrible losses. Players can check if success could be achieved with lower cost. Rules concentrate on infantry maneuvers on Napoleonic battlefield. It is important to form battalion into proper array in the right time. Intuitively Line gives...
The Wargamer Magazine issue 8 included Albuera and Vittoria. They were later released in a boxed form. "Albuera is a simulation of the Peninsular War battle of that name. The game is for two players. One commands the French forces and the other the Allied troops of the Spanish, British and Portuguese. Each player in turn maneuvers his troops on the map...
This game is a 2v2 cooperative battle deck construction type board game based on the jailbreak incident that actually occurred on the prison island "Alcatraz". Aim to escape from the prison island "Alcatraz" while cooperating with each other and obstructing the actions of the other party! Includes 597 cards. Prisoners need to dig a hole from the prison and...
Alea Iacta Est is a strategic historical wargame for two players. It narrates the civil wars that tore the late Roman Republic to shreds and paved the way for the establishment of the Principate. The period covered extends from Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon with soldiers of the XIII Legion (12 January, 49 B.C.) to Octavianus’ closing of the doors of the...
Ancient Wargames Rules Designed to cover the rise and fall of the Roman empire. These rules are especially suited to refights of historical battles. No, you don't have to rebase your figures. Yes, they play as fast as DBM. No, you won't have to buy new army list books, in fact you can use the armies you use for other rules. Included are morale rules so...
A hypothetical wargame involving a terrorist attack on a Strategic Air Command airbase. "ALERT FORCE is a man-to-man tactical game of terrorist warfare. Rules include the use of fragmentation and gas grenades, light anti-tank weapons, satchel charges, vehicular movement and ramming, the effects of exploding aircraft, bunkers and even the theft of nuclear...
Alésia, 52 Av. J.-C.: César contre Vercingétorix (Alesia, 52 BC: Caesar against Vercingetorix) covers the battle of Alesia, Caesar's siege of the Gauls in 52 BC. This Tactical level board-wargame can be played by two players (Romans and Gauls) or by three, where the third player represents the Gallic relief force. Turns represent ninety minutes of daylight...
Rules and scenarios for gaming tabletop battles in antiquity. Alexander & His Adversaries includes Summary of Blood of Ancients rules Army lists for Alexander & Philip’s armies Army lists for Balkan rivals, Persians, Indians, Bactrians and more Interesting leadership abilities (Inspirations) Era specific rules for elephantry and more Interesting...