"As God may help, it appears to me that all the flower and honor of chivalry is there, most wisely and expertly drawn up." -- John Chandos, before the Battle of Auray (29 September 1364) The Hundred Years War (1337 to 1453) was a dynastic struggle between the English house of Plantagenet and the French house of Valois for control of the French throne....
Blood Red Roses is a simple though slightly unorthodox tabletop wargame primarily intended for two players to fight battles representative of the Wars of the Roses. It concentrates its attention at the level of the commanders and their wards, the major organisational divisions of armies at the time. Evidence for how battles of the period were fought is...
In July 1920, the Red Army's Tukhachevsky launched an offensive to put an end to the war with Poland that had begun the previous year. His goal was Warsaw, but it was only a passing phase. After conquering Poland, the aim was to export the revolution to Germany and then to all of Europe. However, Piłsudski, the commander of the Polish army, ordered a...
At the end of July 1944, the Soviet army was gradually approaching Warsaw. However, the Germans used their panzer divisions to slow down the Soviet advance. The command of the Polish Home Army decided to start an uprising in Warsaw, hoping to take control of the city from the Germans. Then, they could act as real "hosts" on behalf of The Polish...
Warzone Eternal is a fast-playing skirmish miniatures game in which players collect a force representing one of humanity’s five powerful megacorporations—Bauhaus, Capitol, Cybertronic, Imperial, and Mishima—or the hordes of necrobionic warriors of Algeroth, the Dark Legion Apostle of War. Through scenario-driven battles, players will engage in the constant...
Washington's Crossing: A Game of the Winter Campaign of 1776-1777, that resulted in the twin-victories of Trenton and Princeton and turned the fortunes of the war The first in a series of linkable operational games on the American Revolution. Leaders are activated using activation points. Each leader has a cost to activate based on his rank. Washington's...
Description courtesy of BoardgameNews.com Waterloo – a two-player game for early 2009 with the French and British fighting once again. The action system is a clever creation: You know the range of possible actions that you can take on a turn, but the opponent knows exactly how many actions you have, and that knowledge strips the certainty from your...
Similar to classic Risk but set in Europe. Possibly you believe that dominating Europe is easy, but you will have to play your cards correctly to be able to conquer it. Your rivals can reconquer your conquered territories at any moment. You will need to have all your effectives available to outlast the constant assaults of your rivals and to have success...
(in English, from the designer:) Waterloo 1815, Fallen eagles is a regiment/battalion level game of the famous battle. The game includes 400 counters (French, Anglo-allied and Prussian order of battle for June 18th 1815), a 108 x 75 cm map (200 meters per hexagon; 42.5 x 29.5 inches, in 2 parts), various play aids, a rule book and a playbook. It is a one...
Waterloo 1815: Napoleon's last battle is a game that recreates the decisive encounter fought between the French army and the Anglo-allied and Prussian coalition on June 18th, 1815. The wooden pieces represent the actual units that fought the battle. They come in different sizes, making it easy to tell infantry from cavalry from artillery. Infantry and...