First off, I should point out that "meatgrinder" is being used in professional literature about the battle. An example is the 18th April 2023 article "How Long Should Ukrainian Forces Defend Bakhmut? Lessons from Stalingrad," by Gælan Hanlon on West Point's Modern War Institute website. This seemingly conventional hex-and-counter combat-odds-resolution...
One of the 70s-era "Micro-Warfare" games published by Heritage Models, Inc, under its "Tabletop Games" subsidiary. The Cold War heats up on your kitchen table, as Red launches it's nuclear arsenal of ICBM's, IRBM's, and Strategic Bombers against Blue's air defense command. Blue occupies two thirds of the table with his cities, missile silos, radar sites...
"Baltic Gap: Summer 1944", depicts the Soviet drive into Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania during the summer of 1944. As the game begins, the defense of Vitebsk, a Byelorussian fortified city located just a few hexes beyond the southeast corner of the playing surface, has just collapsed. 1st Baltic Front is advancing westward through the shredded German line...
In the card-matching game Banana Boy VS Uni-Cone, you can put the world back together in wacky ways, although ideally you can make a match. To set up, spread the 32 double-sided cards on the table. On a turn, flip over two cards. If the two cards match in color, collect one of the cards — and if the picture matches as well, collect both cards! Try to...
Banana Rush is a chill, slightly twisted economic card game for 2–4 players, where you run your own banana plantation… and make sure your rivals regret ever planting anything. Build stuff, upgrade it, harvest your sweet yellow goods, and scrump like there’s no tomorrow. Oh yeah — and then scrump even more.. What’s inside this fruity madness: A...
"Banditen!" it is a tactical wargame covering two battles between Italian Partisans and forces of the R.S.I (Repubblica Sociale Italiana). Tarnova is a simulation of the battle fought on 19-21 January 1945 at Tarnova della Selva, near Gorizia. Gravellona Toce is a simulation of the battle fought on 12-14 December 1944 at Gravellona Toce, 110 km NE of...
In the year 2511 in a society run through Augmented Reality; omnipotent corporations have replaced each continent. A fast paced, cutting edge game known as BANKS is the neo-gladiator approved sport on Earth, with teams embodying each of their corporate spheres. As players you fight for your sphere's personal freedoms and to gain corporate favor. In BANKS...
Banner Blood is a semi-cooperative candlepunk fantasy adventure game set in a dangerous fictional world where powerful technologies are fueled by your blood. Blood acts as both your health and the fuel for an equipment set that gets completely chosen by the player. The world is hostile, with each province in play chosen by a different player. Gameplay is...
Barbarity is a competitive card adventure game themed around barbarians in popular culture, such as Robert E. Howard stories, and '80's sword and sorcery films and comics. It's very brutal and gory, but played for laughs, and has plenty of easter eggs referencing the films and stories it's based upon. Each player is represented by a hero card in the game...
Barista is a one-hour game for 1-4 players designed by Marc Musso. Own, operate, and upgrade your own coffee shop to become the most popular spot in town! In Barista, you start with a basic coffee shop and three interns in your staff. This can change very quickly. You decide if/when you want to hire one of the dozens of unique employees or hire Baristas to...
The China Challenge introduces a new thematic map compatible with The Leeghwater Project expansion, featuring three major innovations: 1) Landscape Tiles: 18 additional structures covered by construction tiles showing the required building costs. When constructed, the tile is removed to reveal the completed structure and reconfigure the map. Building a...