Throughout the 18th century, Britain and France waged a bloody series of wars for nothing short of global domination. Massive sailing warships, armies of bayonet-wielding soldiers, and their skilled allies fought for control of North American, African, and Indian colonies. In many ways, this was the first "world war". In 1750: Britain vs. France, you play...
In July 1758, the British army made a major push north against Fort Carillon, a.k.a. Fort Ticonderoga. This was part of a three-pronged campaign against New France, led by Major-General Abercromby. With a massive army of 17,000 men supported by 44 pieces of artillery, the 3,500 French and Canadian defenders were facing overwhelming odds. Due to unforeseen...
"1759 Siege of Quebec” is the first wargame of the Worthington's Great Sieges game series. These wargames highlight command decisions for players against a solitaire game engine opponent. They have been designed for easy set up and quick game play. Game unit placement is shown on the game board and units are wooden markers representing troop and ship...
Az 1775: Rebellion az Academy Games legújabb játéka. Idősebb testvéréhez - 1812: The Invasion of Canada - hasonlóan szintén egy történelmi játékról van szó, melyben fontos szerepet kap a területfoglalás és a harc is. Mindkét játékban fontos, hogy jól taktikázzunk, de persze az sem árt ha mellénk pártol Fortuna asszonyság is. De vajon mi újat mutat ez a...
1776 is a two-player, turn-based war game played on a hex grid map of the thirteen colonies and Canada. It is primarily concerned with the military aspects of the American Revolutionary War. There is a basic game, various scenarios with advanced rules and a campaign game. Avalon Hill Complexity Rating - 7 (from the back of the box:) The shot heard round...
Being an Examination of the Philadelphia Campaign of that Year Including a Study of the Ten Crucial Days of 1776 and the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. "I left Congress on the 11th of November, 1777, that year which the Tories said, had three gallows in it, meaning the three sevens." ~John Adams 1777: The Year of the Hangman is an operational study of...
1792: La Patrie en Danger is an operational level wargame / simulation about the first campaign of the First Coalition (1792-1797) of the French Revolutionary Wars conducted by the French army against European Royalists Powers (aka Allies: Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, Spain, Dutch Republic...). It was used for the '1992 French wargame championship'....
17K2 is a challenging, minimalist solo push-your-luck survival and route-planning game set on the treacherous slopes of K2. Players take on the role of an expedition leader attempting to reach the summit and return within a strict 17-day limit while managing scarce resources, volatile weather, and team fatigue. Overview The mountain is divided into 4...
"Nem azt mondom Uraim, hogy a franciák nem fognak jönni. Csak azt mondom, hogy nem a tengeren." - John Jervis, St. Vincent grófja, az Admiralitás Első Lordja Az 1805: Sea of Glory feleleveníti a napóleoni háborúk korának legkeményebb és legkiszámíthatatlanabb ütközeteit a nyílt vízen. Ketten játszhatjátok, miközben egyikőtök az angol királyi flottát...
1806: Auerstädt is a tabletop wargame that allows you to recreate this astounding asymmetrical battle of the War of the Fourth Coalition, face to face with another player or as a solitaire experience. Take command of the French III Corps under maréchal Davout, one of Napoléon’s best commanders, and attempt to reproduce his astounding victory against a...
Time: 1600 hrs. October 13, 1806 Napoleon and Lannes are standing, surveying the situation from the Windknolle. Beyond the slope, they can begin to see the fire lights of the Prussians in the valley. The Saxon General Tauenzien now occupies the Dornberg after earlier relinquishing the Landgrafenberg and, more critically, the bridge over the Saale at...
The Campaign: Three grueling months of bitter conflict, thrusting Napoleon's "little conscripts" against a re-vitalized Austrian army determined to avenge its humiliating defeats of the past. An embattled advance along more than 200 miles of the Danube Valley in a contest of maneuver, thrust, and counterthrust immortalized on such battlefields as...