La Disfida: Barletta 1503 was sent for free to those who pre-ordered Braccio da Montone. The Disfida di Barletta was a tournament fought near Barletta, Southern Italy, on 13 February 1503. It consisted in a mounted tourney between 13 Italians and 13 French knights. The tournament took place in an area enclosed by the judges of both parties. This is a...
Breakout: 1st Panzer Army allows one or two players to examine the operational possibilities inherent in the battle between the Soviets and Germans that occurred in the northwest Ukraine during March and April 1944. Each full turn represents three days. Each hex on the map represents 4.2 miles (6.8 km) from side to opposite side. Designer: Ty Bomba....
Breakpoint is a cooperative tactical board game for 1–4 players, set in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. The game emphasizes precision, planning, and team coordination as players face a series of increasingly demanding combat waves followed by a final boss encounter. Combat in Breakpoint is entirely deterministic: the game uses no dice and no cards....
Breitenfeld is one of the Thirty Years War Quadrigames. This one appeared in Strategy & Tactics magazine #55, March/April 1976. From the introduction: The Thirty Years War game system is an operational simulation of warfare in Europe during the fist half of the seventeenth century. Each game in the system is based on one of the more significant and...
The Broken Isles is a 2-4 player pirate themed strategy game. Each player is a band of pirates searching for one of each of the lost gemstones – a ruby, a sapphire, and an emerald. The first player to unearth one of each wins, sailing off into the sunset with their newfound treasure. The game is highlighted by: Dynamic board rearrangement (the islands are...
Bronze Island is a strategy board game for 2 to 4 players, set in the Bronze Age collapse period (c.1,200 BC). In this game, you will take on the role of a leader of a Bronze Age civilization, trying to survive in a changing world. To win, you will need to build your tableau of cards, representing different cultural and technological achievements of that...
The year is 2042. Due to The Unfathomable Events of 2037, madness reigns across the cruise industry. The four remaining cruise lines now pursue market share through warfare. As a result, cruises are more popular than ever, because everyone is nuts (also due to The Unfathomable Events of 2037). The "cruise" part: as the Admiral (formerly CEO) of a cruise...
CONTEXT Imagine a rainbow Ring with nice things running all over in it. It's full of cuteness, except that there should only be one when the rain stops reflecting the sunlight. A bit like when the cops charge at gay pride, the color gives way to the horror ... and you can then smell the scent of death, wet of course like it just rained. It's kind of a...
In the dynamic realm of modern tabletop gaming, Build & Destroy ingeniously combines the strategic battles inspired by Risk, enriches the dynamic landscapes reminiscent of Catan, and infuses production elements akin to Monopoly & Hotel. These classic elements have been seamlessly updated to meet modern tabletop gaming standards, all within a thrilling...
Bulge: The Battle for the Ardennes is a Divisional sized board-wargame on the Ardennes offensive in 1944 on a small map and with short rules. The German objective is to blast the American lines and exit as many units as possible on the West and North West edges of the map. Central to the system are the supply rules. Supply lines are interdicted by...
The Bulge is a re-design/re-development of 1979 SPI's The Big Red One: The Game of the First Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge (re-released as The Big Red One in 1980 by SPI. In addition to updating the rules, this version introduces new victory conditions, a shorter play time, and updated art on the 34"x22" map and 176 5/8" counters. The...