This game was designed by the French club, Vortigern, to be played by correspondence and was later picked up by Azure Wish Edition to be sold as a commercial boardgame. It is a game for six players which combines diplomatic negotiation, warfare, and religious strife. Each player represents one of the primary religions of the seventh century AD: Western...
La Guerra per la Sicilia 264-241 A.C. Roma e Cartagine si confrontano per la prima volta. Una guerra senza respiro, combattuta sulla terra e sul mare. Il vincitore non solo otterrà la Sicilia, ma si candiderà a diventare la potenza egemone sul Mediterraneo per i secoli successivi. --- Rome and Carthage confront each other for the first time. A war without...
The Brittany War of Independence 1487-91 simulates the conflict between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Brittany. The war ended with the defeat of the Britons and the marriage of the Duchess Anne to the King of France Charles VIII, sealing the annexation of the Duchy to the kingdom. This game is part of the Gold and Steel series which allows the...
La Guerre du Bien Public, Monthléry 1465 (War of the Public Weal, Monthléry 1465) is a historical simulation from March to December 1465. The Public Weal is lead by the King's of France brother, Charles Duke of Berry, but in reality the Count of Charolais (future Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy). The Weal comprises the Duchies of Armagnac, Bourbon...
Designed by a fencing instructor, La Piste is a fast paced, 2-player fencing simulation card game. Each player selects a fencer with special skills and a weapon (foil, epee, or saber). Fencers move along a strip and play a variety of cards representing various fencing moves. A six-sided die determines certain outcomes. This game focuses on fencing moves...
(from the rulebook:) The game starts in October 1791, when the Legislative Assembly is installed. It ends in September 1795. The game mechanics are mainly diplomacy and negotiations. Each player represents a "Political Current" (or simply a Current), because at this time, there was no permanent political party, but only shifting groups of politicians. Each...
By the beginning of 1954, both the French and Viet Minh realized that the war in Indochina was nearing an end. Ho Chi Minh had requested cease fire negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, and the French government was looking for a way out that would give them peace with honor. Both sides felt that a "big win" on the battlefield would finally secure at the...