On December 8, 1941, Japan launched a land, sea and air assault that conquered all of Southeast Asia and the East Indies in six months. One important event in this campaign was the capture of Hong Kong. This British colony on the south coast of China was an economic prize the Japanese could not pass up, and a fortress they could not leave standing. The...
"The Siege of Khartoum" is a low to moderate complexity tactical wargame covering the Mahdist siege of Egyptian-held Khartoum during the Mahdist Revolution. The game takes about 90 minutes to play. One side commands the Mahdist units and the other side commands the Egyptian and British units. Cards allow variety of play. The object of the wargame for the...
This game depicts the efforts of Army Group North from 1941 to 1944. The area encompassed by the Map sheet covers the Baltic coast up to Leningrad & past-including part of Lake Ladoga, North to past Tikhvin, over to past Demyansk, & South to past Ostrov & Tartu. The RULES have Special provisions for: Railroads; Engineers (Soviets ONLY); Weather effects...
THE TIME IS: 1200 hours, 3 June 1615. The Shogun finally senses the approach of the end of a long term conflict. Toyotomi house still does not submit to the Shogun’s will. Prologue Father Ieyasu had it all thought out - clean up things at Osaka quickly to have a summer saké party with luscious Lady Matsu hime Razan at 1800 hours. The plan is set. Ieyasu...
Wargame encompassing the entire Siege of Minas Tirith, starting with the attack on Osgiliath and ending after the arrival of the Dol Amroth troops led by Aragorn. Also includes Battle of the Slag Hills, the last battle of the War of the Ring, fought outside the Gates of Mordor. Gondor's task is to delay the dark forces long enough for the ring to be...
The Siege of Orgun: Afghanistan 1983 - a strategic valley in the Paktika Province close to the Pakistan border. A large group of Mujahideen (800 strong) assaults fortified positions, including an airfield and a 19th century fortress, protected by a regiment of the Afghan Army reinforced by Soviet forces. Game Mechanics: Area-Impulse system with a twist:...
1904. The Japanese have invested in the city of Port Arthur, a crucial naval base for the Russians. The city is heavily defended by redoubts and forts. The Russians are confident that the Czar will be proud of their defense, despite the continued bickering among their generals. The Japanese have 100,000 men for the siege, but soon realize taking the city...
From the publisher's website: ""The Romans knew not…how deeply the greatness of their own prosperity and the fate of the whole Western world were involved in the destruction of the fleet of Athens in the harbor of Syracuse.” Arnold Say what? The ‘fate of the whole Western world?’ Syracuse? How? Simple. If the Athenians had taken Syracuse, during their...
This game was published in Vae Victis magazine #139. It's a bonus for Cortés et la conquête du Mexique 1519-1521 which was published in Vae Victis #137 and offer to play these battles separately or with the campaign. It allows you to resolve the siege on a special tactical map when it is held in ZS 22 of Tenochtitlan or to independently simulate the Noche...
Broadly based upon "Sword and Pistol" and "Sword and Shield" by the same author, SIEGE is designed to play out siege warfare in the ancient and medieval periods in a relatively fast game. One figure represents 8 men. Written for 15mm miniatures the rules are adaptable to other scales. Percentage dice are used, there is a points system for those who want...