"The fate of the empire rests upon this one battle, let every man do his utmost." Admiral Togo addressing the Japanese Fleet 27 May 1905 Dawn of the Rising Sun contains 20 scenarios covering all the major surface engagements of the Russo-Japanese War that led to this stunning reversal of fortunes. Using the same rules as Fear God & Dread Nought, a novice...
Ruthenia: The Boardgame The Hunnic empire has fallen and old empires are returning to power in the Mediterranean. Hordes of Nomads continue to invade Europe through the eastern steppe. They cross the rivers Rha, Tanais and Danapris to enter the lands of the Eastern Roman Empire, known as Byzantium. The settlers of the Slavic tribes are moving south from...
"SAC: All Out Nuclear War Against the Soviet Union, 1962" is an introductory level, low complexity wargame simulation. It portrays a “what if” attack by the US Strategic Air Command (SAC) against the USSR. The premise of the game is that the Cuban “missile crisis” escalated to an all-out nuclear war between the Cold War protagonists. The game is designed...
Sack Armies is a fantasy-based battle game for 2-6 players with strategic, operational, and tactical elements. It was released several years ago, but implemented many innovative mechanisms (at the time) and an well-designed elegant system. It was marketed as a Collectible Token Game; however, the “collectability” aspect is almost completely mitigated by...
Šalingrad is inspired by the famous detective game Scotland Yard. The principle of the game is simple: a group of detectives moves around the city of Brno using public transports, trying to reveal the movement of the mysterious Baron and catch up with him. The Baron's movement is secret at first, but later reveals its position several times. If the Baron...
"Salve" is a simple, tactical wargame. All you need is an opponent, one or two hours of your time and a sound strategy. Play with some of the units of some of the most prestigious fleets and meet in battle. Contains both historical and fictional scenarios. No scale given for turns or gameboard but counters represent individual ships in World War II....
Sam Grant covers the western theater of the American Civil War around the Mississippi area from 1862-1864. It comes with a beautiful card-stock map from Vicksburg to Cincinnati and heaps of wooden blocks for the North and South. The game utilizes both a strategic layer of the conflict but also provides a slightly more tactical layer of combat with...
This expansion for Samhain contains 3 tokens and 4 additional place cards. Tokens: Magic Cauldron: It allows players to move more members of the clan. Gladius: Influence the action cards that can be used in each turn. Magic Potion: Provides additional powers to those who own it. Cards: Spring: allows you to use your items at best. Sacred Oak: Provides...
The year is 1508 AD. The Onin Wars have been over for 31 years and the Japanese era of civil war has begun. Hosokawa Matsumoto, the Kanrei or vice-Shogun, has just been assassinated and the region is becoming unstable without its primary leader. Who will take his place and bring leadership to the people? Matsumoto’s adopted sons, Takakuni and Sumimoto...
Sandbox hill is a miniatures wargame that uses plastic army men as soldiers and die-cast metal cars as tanks and can be played in about any location. The game requires you supply: Soldiers: at least 60 army men preferably in two colors Tanks: at least 6 die cast metal cars (hot-wheels, matchbox, etc) Artillery: several hundred large rubber bands Mines: a...