The Battle of Albuera has gone down in history as the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Peninsular War. Marshal Soult thought he could roll up a mixed Spanish/British/Portuguese force and claim a great French victory. He was wrong. A clever flank attack was stopped dead by some of the best Spanish troops of the war. Then, despite a devastating charge by...
Transformation of metals into gold? It’s possible – any physicist will say nowadays. In the 16th century, alchemists made attempts to do that in their laboratories, aspiring to gain wealth and never-ending fame. Some, as Edward Kelley, thanks to royal sponsors, achieved all that, nevertheless they never succeeded in transmutation of metals… In this magical...
Story: Long ago, the power of five elements was operating in the whole land. Metal manufactured tools. Wood bred creations. Water moisturized lives. Fire warmed world. And Earth created land. Five elements mutually generated and overcame each other. In this circle, all creations within heaven and earth never ended. In the vast land, only a few people could...
In the worker movement game Alchemy Bazaar, 2-5 players are rival alchemists who jointly own a growing bazaar of alchemical shops. Each round, new shop tiles are added to the bazaar, and the players then take turns moving their apprentices around the various shops to collect coins, alchemical ingredients, formulas and special actions. Each apprentice can...
A tactical character-based board game where gladiators fight for immortality before Aldarok: the end of all things. Characters move around on hex-grid battle maps, use unique abilities, and roll dice for combat. Fight against an opponent with a squad of 3 unique characters. Build up a resource pool (Destiny) and unleash it on your opponent with a wide...
Alea Iacta Est is a strategic historical wargame for two players. It narrates the civil wars that tore the late Roman Republic to shreds and paved the way for the establishment of the Principate. The period covered extends from Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon with soldiers of the XIII Legion (12 January, 49 B.C.) to Octavianus’ closing of the doors of the...
(from the publisher:) During a war that blazed across most of the world, there was only one place in North America that was invaded and occupied by the Axis. The hard fighting that took place in the freezing fog and the logistical nightmare of getting there in the first place doesn't get the place in the history of the Second World War that it deserves....
Wargame covering the siege of Tyre by Alexander the Great and the Macedonians in 332 B.C. The map consists of both Area Movement (sea) and Point-to-Point (the city of Tyre). The three scenarios include: Naval Battles, Fight for the City, Fight for the City (siege version) and the Campaign Game. The game has very high quality and attractive color...
"Alexandros: Conquest and Empire" is a wargame on the conquests of Alexander the Great from 334-323 B.C. One player takes command of the Macedonians and the other leads the Persians. They fight over provinces in quarterly turns. Combat can be fought tactically, using a separate display reminiscent of the way of resolving combat in Eagle games, with units...
Alexandros and I Am Spartacus! features not one but two great ancient wargames that originally appeared in Command magazine in 1991 and 1992, garnering numerous Charles S. Roberts Award nominations and awards. This expanded edition features both games along with their multiple expansions, with two full-size game maps and updated graphics throughout....