In this fast-paced board (and safe) version of Russian Roulette, you try to be the last one standing. You may play risky pulling the trigger or smart by bribing your opponents to take your place. Use energy cards to facilitate your position or make it difficult for your opponents. In each phase of a round, a player is eliminated and the others gain victory...
"The fate of the empire rests upon this one battle, let every man do his utmost." Admiral Togo addressing the Japanese Fleet 27 May 1905 Dawn of the Rising Sun contains 20 scenarios covering all the major surface engagements of the Russo-Japanese War that led to this stunning reversal of fortunes. Using the same rules as Fear God & Dread Nought, a novice...
"A Rusty Throne" is a fast-playing solitaire Card Driven Wargame set in a low fantasy realm, featuring an elegant player-influenced enemy AI with no book-keeping, and multi-use cards leading to difficult decisions. King Alric is mad, everyone knows that; a rusty mind on a rusty throne. As the heir to Prydon's northern highlands, the troubles of court are...
Ruthenia: The Boardgame The Hunnic empire has fallen and old empires are returning to power in the Mediterranean. Hordes of Nomads continue to invade Europe through the eastern steppe. They cross the rivers Rha, Tanais and Danapris to enter the lands of the Eastern Roman Empire, known as Byzantium. The settlers of the Slavic tribes are moving south from...
A scenario, based on a classic Clint Eastwood Western. The mining town of Lagos a remote mountain place in Inyo County. The local townsfolk fear the return of three notorious outlaws who they helped send to prison years ago, and when a mysterious gunfighter rides into town unannounced, the citizens of Lagos beg him for help. But the gunfighter, known only...
This mini-campaign is structured in five “acts,” or quick scenarios playable in a single evening. There is a map-based component to this game, representing a cat-and-mouse chase between the Cowboys and the Earp posse. The Cowboy mission is to escape Cochise County for the relative safety of either the New Mexico Territory or Sonora, Mexico. The Earp player...
Ruweisat Ridge: The First Battle of El Alamein, was first published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #105. The game covers the desert battles around El Alamein from July 1 through July 18, 1942. The British Commonwealth 8th Army must hold the line against the battered Panzerarmee Afrika, since Alexandria and the virtually undefended Nile Delta lie less than...
Schnell Boats: Scourge of the English Channel is a tactical-level wargame where you (as the Captain) take the command of a German Kriesgsmarine type S-100 Schnellboot fast attack torpedo boat squadron in the English Channel during 1943-1944. Your main goal is to survive while sinking as many enemy ships as you and your squadron can. Missions include...
In SaaC, you're the maestro of mayhem – leading a software team through the glorious chaos of enterprise development. Outthink rival teams by balancing ruthless pragmatism with idealistic best practices – all while oscillating between major incidents and mandatory team-building karaoke. In each round, there is an event to which all teams react with their...
Sabotage was designed and illegally distributed by a group of Danish resistance fighters during the German occupation of Denmark which lasted from 1940-45. It simulates an actual act of sabotage that took place against a transformer station at the Scandia Locomotive Factory in Randers on 6 July, 1943. Erik Hagen, a medical practitioner who was also active...
"SAC: All Out Nuclear War Against the Soviet Union, 1962" is an introductory level, low complexity wargame simulation. It portrays a “what if” attack by the US Strategic Air Command (SAC) against the USSR. The premise of the game is that the Cuban “missile crisis” escalated to an all-out nuclear war between the Cold War protagonists. The game is designed...