Following Dewey's naval victory, US Officials negotiated with Spain over the surrender of the Philippine capital, Manila, while simultaneously negotiating Filipino independence with Aguinaldo. When US forces occupied Manila, Aguanildo's own larger, and initially better armed veteran force squared off with McKinley's expeditionary force. There followed four...
In "Amoeba Wars", players play remnants of a fallen Galactic civilization returning to its Home Sector, which had been overrun by Giant Space Amoebas. Starting from corners of a hexagon grid game-board, players direct fleets of ships to capture solar systems and push back Amoeba infestations and renegade doomsday machines (relics of the empire), trying to...
Ampumahiihtopeli (translation from Finnish: The Biathlon game) is about biathlon, the combination of cross-country skiing and shooting targets. The players compete to be the first to reach the goal line, by moving along a track on the board. In individual competition, each player will visit the shooting range twice and at each time try to hit all the five...
Clear for action! During the American Civil War the Union and Confederate navies clashed along the length of the Mississippi River fighting for control of the primary strategic waterway in North America. Often overlooked in this campaign is the Union invasion of the Red River valley in the spring of 1864. Support General Banks Union army, a massive United...
With grim-faced determination and sharpened sword, lead your troops through the greatest battles of history using the simple maneuver and combat mechanics that allow you engage in the decisive missile and melee combat that is Ancient Battles Deluxe. Here players will find more than a great game, but a complete system using standardized pieces and rules...
Multi-player wargame based on ancient warfare in the eastern Mediterranean, featuring the Peloponnese War, Greco-Persian wars, the rise of Alexander the Great of Macedonia, to just before the beginnings of the Roman era. The innovative victory system requires each player to assume the control of multiple nations listed on their player card (Group One, Two...
This is a different game from the Steven Mathers' Ancient Empires that's featured on this site. This is a tabletop wargame using miniatures, which don't come with the actual game itself. It is based around the battles of Julius Caesar e.g. the Roman Civil war, the conquest of Gaul and so forth. Contents of game box include: Gold Hot-Stamped leather ring...
The board game Ancient Greek City States is a turn based economic and war game, for 2 to 4 players, set during the 5thc B.C in southern Greece. The game includes 1 map of Southern Greece 32” x 36” at 8 miles to the inch, circa 5thc B.C., 1,680 economic chits, 1,960 military and control chits, 760 number counters, 3 player aids, Greek money and 4-6sided and...
The book provides a general overview of miniature wargaming in the ancient and medieval periods. While designed for miniatures players, the included historical backgrounds, army tactics, and army lists (50+) are useful to the ancient and medieval boardgamer as well. The book is divided into the following periods: Biblical, Classical, Dark Age and Medieval....
This is a set of rules designed for use with 6mm or 2mm strips of figures, though other figure scales could be used if desired. Two different basing systems are suggested: 1) where units are comprised of multiple strips with strips being removed when casualties are taken, or 2) units are made of 1 or 2 strips, with unit strength tracked with a roster or...
Wargames Rules for Entire Battles. From Earliest History to 1400 AD. A miniatures game for ancient and medieval warfare. The rules use interesting game mechanics, such as random movement rates, to represent the variable nature of warfare in the era it addresses. Units are rated by a Unit Cohesion Value (UCV) that takes into account the armor, leadership...
Ancient Warfare Fast Play Rules: Rules for Wargaming Tactical Level Combat From 3000 BC - 450 AD (AW) is a set of miniature rules for wargaming tactical level combat for the period 1500 BC to 450 AD. These rules span over three thousand years and cover the earliest civilizations up to the fracturing of the Roman Empire to the point of eliminating their...