WAR GAMES

The game in that issue is a purpose-designed solitaire effort by Javier Romero titled "ISIS Libya." The player commands a near-future international US/EU/NATO coalition intending to overthrow the nascent Islamic state in North Africa. Articles (in no particular order) are: Analysis: ISIS Libya; World War II Halftracks; Holy Land War, 1919-49; German Colonial Wars in South West Africa, 1885-1904; A History of Armored Trains at War; Task Force Razor: A Suggested Alternative Strategy in Iraq. ...

Damaged Box - Contents should be fineHold the Line, The American Revolution is an innovative collaboration between Worthington Publishing and The Plastic Soldier Company/PSC Games to reproduce and remaster some of Worthington Games original titles. Combining CLASH FOR A CONTINENT, the original HOLD THE LINE, plus 18 new original scenarios into one comprehensive Revolutionary War game, Hold the Line, The American Revolution will take players from the towns of Lexington and Concord to the shores...

Damaged Box - Contents should be fineCommands and Colors Expansion #4 – Imperial Rome The Imperial Rome expansion is packed full of new concepts and new units: heavy cataphracted cavalry, cataphracted camel units, baggage wagons, wagon laagers, massed units of horse archers, light infantry tossing caltrops, plus our new Para Bellum system for fighting a series of battles... and more. Each of these additions works within the confines of the original system rules, with only slight modifications...

The Supreme Commander is a game designed for 2-5 players covering the entirety of World War II in the European Theater of Operations (ETO), from September 1939 to the end of the war. While there are plenty of other ETO games out there, The Supreme Commander effectively models all of the primary aspects of the war in a simple, straight-forward manner. Murmansk convoy, Lend-Lease, diplomacy, the strategic U-Boat campaign, technological advancement, strategic bombing campaigns, naval invasions,...

COMPONENTS: Two 16" x 34" backprinted maps Two and 1/2 Color Countersheets Two 11" x 25" Player Aid Cards One 8.5" x 11" Player Aid Card Rule Book Battle Book Two 10-sided dice Men of Iron is a play-oriented series of games covering the wide spectrum of land battles from, roughly, the era just prior to the first Crusades to the arrival of gunpowder. This is a historical simulation series not so much intended to show what happened, but why things occurred as they did. The third volume in the...

Damaged Box - Contents Should Be Fine2015 VersionThe Great War is the latest adaptation of Richard Borg's tried and tested Command and Colours game system bringing the epic battles of the First World War to the gaming table. Players can command armies of detailed, hard plastic, 1/100th scale miniature figures representing British and German troops of the time. The confusion of battle and challenges of command and control are provided through command cards, combat cards and HQ tokens that limit...

Fief is a game of dynastic ambition, where players assume the roles of nobles in 14th century France. Each player strives to become the most powerful ruling force in the kingdom by gaining control of Fief and Bishopric territories. In turn they acquire ecclesiastical (church) and noble titles which give their families influence in elections of Pope and King. Players strengthen their positions by negotiating marriage alliances between their families, setting the stage for love, treachery and...

The Israeli Air Force Leader Aircraft Miniatures set adds metal miniatures to your game! Each set includes 24 Aircraft miniatures. x1 P-51D Mustang x1 B-17 Flying Fortress x1 Spitfire I/V x1 Bf-109G x1 Mosquito FB x1 Mystere IVA x1 Ouragan x2 Mirage IIIC x2 Super Mystere x2 F-4E Phantom II x2 A-4C Skyhawk x2 Nesher x2 F-15A Eagle x2 F-16 Fighting Falcon x2 C.2 Kfir x1 F-35 Lightning II Miniatures are supplied unpainted and assembly may be required. ...

Enemy Coast Ahead: The Doolittle Raid uses the game format to explore the first raid on the Japanese home islands by the United States during World War Two. It is a solitaire game challenging the player to conduct a successful mission where the criteria for success is not purely military. The player must organize, equip, and train a squadron of B-25 medium "Mitchell" bombers to attack a distant and rather dangerous target. The game not only covers the raid from launch to landing, it extends...

This Stand alone game uses the No Peace without Spain System, also contains a campaign game combining the components and scenario rules of both the Nine Years: War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697 and NO PEACE WITHOUT SPAIN games into one epic scenario running from 1688 to 1713 for the epic scenario ownership off both games is needed. Now players can recreate one of the decisive moments in European history, as France begins its long slide to revolution, Austria enjoys its last moment of...

From award-winning designer Ted S. Raicer, The Fall of the Third Reich covers the dramatic last two years of WWII in Europe, as the Western Allies and the Soviet Union fight against fierce German resistance to bring down the Thousand-Year Reich.

Absolute Victory is a simulation of World War II in every actual and possible theater on the entire globe, designed by the Charles S. Roberts Award-winning design team of R. Ben Madison and Wes Erni. The armed forces of a hundred different nations battle to control a single world-wide map whose 'sliding scale' gives more detail to areas which saw historical fighting (such as Europe and the Pacific islands). A revolutionary mode-based land combat system models the real decisions and objectives...

The first game in the series presents the battle fought between the French Army of King Charles VIII, and the Condottieri forces of the League of Venice under the command of Francesco II Gonzaga of Mantua. The game features the Historical Battle as fought by Francesco Gonzaga across a rising Taro River, a free-set up version, and a what-if scenario that portrays the Italian fear of a French drive on Parma.

On the 15th December 1899 General Sir Redvers Buller tried to cross the Tugela River in order to relieve the Siege of Ladysmith. He was faced by well entrenched Boer commandos who inflicted a reverse upon the British that ultimately led to Buller being relieved of command.Redvers' Reverse is a solitaire, area movement, game that recreates the difficulties for the British in trying to affect a successful crossing of the Tugela River against the Boer commandos (who are played by the game...

This game extends the narrative begun in NATO, Nukes & Nazis: The War in France & Russia to the other main theater of operations of this war: East Asia. It can be played alone or combined with the play of the two-map scenario in the parent game. Either way, it will provide a complete theater-commander experience. The initiating change to history behind this game is as follows. Early in the spring of 1943, one of the historically failed assassination plots attempted against Hitler during that...

Battles of Saratoga, Brandywine and Guilford Courthouse/Eutaw SpringsThis series is one of GMT’s longest running series, and has a reputation not only as fine simulations, but as games that can be easily learned and played.The first three games of this series, long out of print, are now updated and combined into one boxed set.1.Great value for the money 2.Now with two double-sided MOUNTED maps 3.Thicker counters 4.Replacement counters for all eight existing games ...

The Thunderbolt-Apache Leader Aircraft Miniatures set adds metal miniatures to your game! Each set includes 10 Aircraft miniatures. 2 x Mi-24 Hinds 2 x AH-64 Apaches 2 x A-10 Thunderbolts 1 x F-16 Fighting Falcon 2 x AH-1 Cobras 1 x MQ-1 Predator Miniatures are supplied unpainted and assembly may be required.

Israeli Air Force Leader spans the entire modern history of Israel from 1948 to present, and into the future! You get to fly everything from WWII propeller-driven fighters all the way to the F-35 Stealth Fighter! The game places you in command of the pilots and aircraft of a squadron of Israeli aircraft in hostile campaigns to defend your country. The aircraft and weapons available for each campaign are historically accurate. A major part of the game is mission planning. You decide how to arm...

The Phantom Leader Aircraft Miniatures set adds metal miniatures to your game! Each set includes 28 Aircraft miniatures. x2 F-106 x8 F-4E x2 A-6A x2 F-100D x2 A-4C x4 MiG-21MF x4 MiG-17 x4 MiG-19S Miniatures are supplied unpainted and assembly may be required.

COMPONENTS 3" Box 457 red, green, gray and black blocks 1 sheet terrain tiles 7 sheets of labels 2 reference cards 1 combined rule and scenario book

During the Crisis of the Third Century, the Roman Empire nearly collapsed in the face of calamitous internal and external strife, including continuous civil war and barbarian invasions from all directions. Beginning with the assassination of Emperor Alexander Severus, a period of 50 years saw nearly as many different men seize imperial power over all or part of the Empire, until the reforms of Diocletian in 284 AD ushered in an era of peace.In Time of Crisis, 2-4 players take the reins of...

Simple Great Battles of History (Simple GBoH) allows gamers to recreate the significant battles of the ancient Western world covered by GMT's Great Battles of History (GBoH) Series. Simple GBoH is designed for players who want a faster, less die-roll-heavy version of the GBoH system, while retaining as much of the historical flavor and insight of the original rules. These rules and its companion playbook cover all the battles published in Deluxe Great Battles of Alexander, SPQR, Caesar: The...

The regiment had fought countless battles across the European continent. War had been waged in Bavaria against the Prussians, Catalonia against the Spaniards, under the great pyramids against the relentless Turk and even at New Orleans against those upstart Americans. Now new challengers have arisen and a completely foreign army is arrayed across the battlefield. The Tri-Color fluttered in the breeze as rocket shells burst in the air. A new type of warfare was about to be unleashed.Manoeuvre:...