{"title":"Board Games","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"andean-abyss-2nd-printing","title":"Andean Abyss (2nd Printing)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-condensed panel-expandable ng-scope ng-isolate-scope expandable open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColombia: Nation at the Edge of Abyss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColombia in the 1990s hosted one of the world’s last Marxist guerrilla armies, brutal drug lords, and right-wing death squads and appeared close to failing as a state. A decade later, its Marxists had lost their top leaders and rural sanctuary, its big drug bosses were dead or in prison, and its paramilitaries were negotiating demobilization. The Government had extended its writ to most of the countryside, restored its popularity, and improved the economy and respect for human rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndean Abyss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes 1 to 4 players into this multifaceted campaign for control of Colombia: guerrillas and police, kidnapping and drug war, military sweeps and terror. Each of four factions deploys distinct capabilities and tactics to influence Colombian affairs and achieve differing goals. Players place and maneuver 160 wooden pieces across a colorful map and exploit event cards that cannot be fully predicted. Accessible mechanics and components put the emphasis on game play, but Andean Abyss also provides an engrossing model of insurgency and counterinsurgency in Colombia—smoothly accounting for population control, lines of communication, terrain, intelligence, foreign aid, sanctuaries, and a host of other political, military, and economic factors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA New Kind of Card-Assisted Wargame\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning designer of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/1822\/wilderness-war\"\u003eWilderness War\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/62227\/labyrinth-the-war-on-terror-2001\"\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndean Abyss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures unique mechanics relating events and operations that guarantee difficult player decisions with each card flip. Most of the game’s 72 events are dual-use, representing alternative historical paths: players can choose either version of the event or from an array of operations and special faction activities. Every choice has implications for how the next card will be played. There is no hand management: the focus is on the map and on planning for the foreseeable—and the unforeseeable. Die rolls are only a small part of game: the key to victory is not luck but the ability to organize the most effective campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMultiplayer, 2-Player, Solitaire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndean Abyss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovides up to 4 players with contrasting roles and overlapping victory conditions for rich diplomatic interaction. For 2- or 3-player games, players can represent alliances of factions, or the game system can control non-player factions . Or a single player as the Colombian Government can take on the leftist FARC, the right-wing AUC, and the narco-trafficking cartels. The non-player insurgents will fight one another as well as the players, but too much power in the hands of any one of them will mean player defeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndean Abyss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents a game system on modern insurgency readily adaptable to other conflicts, particularly those featuring the interaction of many sides (thus our new COunterINsurgency series). A rich and under-represented history of guerrilla warfare beckons.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamefamily\/18749\/series-coin-gmt\"\u003eSeries: COIN (GMT)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVolume II is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/111799\/cuba-libre\"\u003eCuba Libre—Castro's Insurgency 1957-1958\u003c\/a\u003e, Volume III is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/127518\/a-distant-plain\"\u003eA Distant Plain—Insurgency in Afghanistan\u003c\/a\u003e, and Volume IV is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/144189\/fire-in-the-lake\"\u003eFire in the Lake—Insurgency in Vietnam\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTIME SCALE: multiple years per Propaganda round\u003cbr\u003eMAP SCALE: Area Movement\u003cbr\u003eUNIT SCALE: Varies\u003cbr\u003eNUMBER OF PLAYERS: 1-4 (full solitaire system)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESIGNER: Volko Ruhnke\u003cbr\u003eDEVELOPER: Joel Toppen\u003cbr\u003eMAP and CARD ART: Chechu Nieto\u003cbr\u003eCOUNTER ART: Chechu Nieto \u0026amp; Xavier Carrascosa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis second edition includes a bot to play the Government faction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-top game-awards panel-condensed ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-header panel-header-sm\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"panel-title\"\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-expandable ng-isolate-scope expandable full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list-unstyled ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/22017\/2013-origins-awards-best-historical-board-game-nom\"\u003e2013 Origins Awards Best Historical Board Game Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/22750\/2012-meeples-choice-award-nominee\"\u003e2012 Meeples Choice Award Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/20128\/2012-golden-geek-best-wargame-nominee\"\u003e2012 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/23070\/2012-charles-s-roberts-best-post-ww2-era-board-war\"\u003e2012 Charles S. 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This new signature edition has been re-mastered and updated and will be linking with an all-new companion game, Russia 1944, slated for release in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChanges from the 1986 version include an updated combat system that has been simplified and bloodier. The game updates attrition rules. The Brittany Campaign is captured in the game along with V1 rockets. The mounted map has more terrain features, covers more area. The game includes an additional scenario that takes the war past the Rhine River and goes to the end of the war. The game also includes 70 additional counters and a second map that zooms in on Normandy and features larger hexes to better manage the initial breakout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original game influenced Herman's classic Empire of the Sun in that the player will activate a headquarter piece, which in turn activates armor divisions and infantry corps within command range of the headquarters unit. Instead of cards, though, this game uses chits drawn from a cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most unique feature, though, is the attempt to model real time through a simple increment chart. The result is that if a unit moves, it captures an instance of time where all units must do something, even if that means sitting still. There is no movement phase where you move units of various speeds adjacent to an enemy and then go into a combat phase where they all attack. Coordination is captured more realistically, but in a manageable and simplistic system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game emphasizes logistics in how you coordinate combat and movement. Also, if you move too rapidly, like George Patton in 1944, you outrun your supplies and have to wait while it catches up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game plays in one sitting and has a relatively low complexity for a wargame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale: 20 miles (32 km) per hex; eleven (11) one-month turns; units are infantry corps, armor divisions and army-level HQs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-top game-awards panel-condensed ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-expandable ng-isolate-scope expandable full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list-unstyled ng-scope\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776790159509,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/pic4219534.webp?v=1739475670"},{"product_id":"field-commander-napoleon","title":"Field Commander: Napoleon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third game in DVG's Field Commander series, \u003cstrong\u003eField Commander-Napoleon\u003c\/strong\u003e allows players to step into the boots of one of greatest military commanders in history, Napoleon Bonaparte. The game covers all of Napoleon’s campaigns from his first in 1796 Italy to his final battle at Waterloo in 1815.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile other game products focus on a single battle or campaign, Field Commander-Napoleon covers ALL of Napoleon’s campaigns from his initial campaigns in Italy in 1796 until his final battle at Waterloo in 1815. The game’s Battlefield System allows players to uniquely experience Napoleon’s amazing military career, seamlessly moving from one campaign to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the 11 campaigns features its own set of components- allowing the player to customize the specific forces and troop quality for each campaign. Field Commander-Napoleon does not use generic Infantry and Cavalry forces, but historically accurate unit counters with the individual names of their commanders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eField Commander-Napoleon features strategic level area movement on 7 different MOUNTED campaign maps, and an exciting Battlefield system to resolve tactical battles. The tactical system centers on the all-important “Line” and “Column” formation system that played a pivotal role in battlefield tactics of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVive L’ Empereur!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DVG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776923295893,"sku":"","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/pic1063957.webp?v=1739476688"},{"product_id":"south-china-sea","title":"South China Sea: Modern Naval Conflict in the South Pacific","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth China Sea (SCS)\u003c\/strong\u003e provides an integrated political-military simulation of near future contention and conflict around the South China Sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlayers take on the roles of China, the United States, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.  They simulate current political tensions through card play and structured negotiation keyed to real world events in an effort to “move the needle” to their side.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnfortunately, the cards with the greatest chance of moving that needle, such as Chinese Coast Guard and U.S. Freedom of Navigation Exercise, are also most likely to trigger armed conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf and when that happens, play transitions to traditional hex-and-counter format on a map scaled at 45 nautical miles (nmi) per hex and turns of 3-7 hours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Compass Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776958521493,"sku":"","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/scs-cover-for-web_1.jpg?v=1739478420"},{"product_id":"versailles-1919","title":"Versailles 1919","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-condensed panel-expandable ng-scope ng-isolate-scope expandable open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn November 11, 1918 an armistice halted the killing field that was The War to End All Wars. To make peace, Woodrow Wilson (United States), David Lloyd George (United Kingdom), and Vittorio Orlando (Italy) were hosted by President George Clémenceau (France) in Paris, and sat down to write what would become the Versailles Treaty. The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919, after six months of acrimonious debate and bargaining between the great powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVersailles 1919\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, created by designers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamedesigner\/152\/mark-herman\"\u003eMark Herman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamedesigner\/34517\/geoff-engelstein\"\u003eGeoff Engelstein\u003c\/a\u003e, allows you to experience this piece of history as one of the four leaders with a national agenda that must be satisfied. As one of the Big Four, you sit in a conference room gaining influence on the issues present in the room. In the waiting room sit other issues and personages who are waiting their turn to make their case to meet regional aspirations such as self-determination. Will you support Ho Chi Minh's attempt to free Vietnam from French colonialism? Help Prince Feisal establish a new nation in Mesopotamia or Chaim Weitzmann create a Zionist state? Work with T. E. Lawrence to reduce unrest in the Middle East or with Ataturk in Anatolia?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs France, you are concerned with containing future German aggression while aligning with the British on reparations to pay for the destruction of the war. The British, however, would like to see Germany restored as a trading partner while preserving their empire against the global aspiration for self-determination. Italy wants territorial concessions from the former Austro-Hungarian empire. Lurking in the background is the threat of Bolshevism. Towering above it all is President Woodrow Wilson with his fourteen points that set global expectations soaring, ultimately ending in disappointment when the U.S. does not join the League of Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVersailles 1919\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintroduces a new card-bidding mechanism in which you use your influence to settle issues aligned with your agenda while keeping domestic constituents in support of your actions. You need to balance the need to demobilize your military forces while simultaneously keeping regional unrest under control. All of these decisions are set against the backdrop of regional crises and uprisings. The player who writes more of the treaty prevails in this contest of wills and national agendas. Can you save the world from the rise of nationalism? Can you make a better world while satisfying your domestic electorate? Play\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVersailles 1919\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand relive making the flawed peace that was the Treaty of Versailles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-top game-awards panel-condensed ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-header panel-header-sm\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"panel-title\"\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-expandable ng-isolate-scope expandable full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list-unstyled ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/70385\/2020-golden-geek-best-wargame-nominee\"\u003e2020 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/73309\/2020-charles-s-roberts-best-world-war-i-board-warg\"\u003e2020 Charles S. Roberts Best World War I Board Wargame Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GMT Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45777022320789,"sku":"","price":96.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/pic5291150.webp?v=1739481792"},{"product_id":"wings-plane-to-plane-combat-1916-1918","title":"Wings: Plane to Plane Combat: 1916-1918","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-condensed panel-expandable ng-scope ng-isolate-scope expandable open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A game of plane-to-plane combat in World War I\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is plenty of goodies in the box, including three geomorphic map boards, plenty of thick counters, and as much rules as you can stomach. Luckily, you can select both your level of realism (i.e. complexity: ranging from the Mass Game to the Duel Game) and the length of the scenario (30 min to 4 hours), so the game is pretty flexible in this regard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(what follows is abstracted from the ZOCO Historical Simulations Archive review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWings is a simultaneous movement job and can get pretty complex. This is traditional heavy duty boardgaming, not as complex as Advanced Squad Leader but harder than Wooden Ships \u0026amp; Iron Men and only workable with very few planes per player. Thankfully the rules do not all have to be used and Wings works pretty well with basic rules, with some of the advanced and optional as required. The advanced rules are supposed to be used as a block but consist largely of tricky maneuvers as opposed to the turns and slides of the basic rules. A simpler fleet-style game using plenty of planes is also provided. The scenarios provided include the legendary Wings 6 hex Zeppelin counter, boat targets, bombing, trench-strafing and photo runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe basic problem of WWI air combat as presented in Wings is that the planes are not very good, not very fast, grossly underpowered, turn poorly and chances are that when they get a shot off they tend to miss. As a result, there is a lot of maneuvering (more than the columns provided on the plotting pad) and relatively little damage (it could have been jotted down separately instead of occupying part of the pad). 3-D is simulated through altitude levels (0 to the 800s --although many planes will not get that high); planes go faster when diving and lose speed when climbing. Go too slow and you will stall and spin downwards until you can pick up enough speed or crash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimultaneous movement games often involve a lot of ESP because it is hard to tell where the opposition is going. Things are not so bad in Wings because planes have bank attitudes showing which way they lean, like in Blue Max. Turning, maneuvering and climbing restrictions are such that you can narrow down the other plane's intent by carefully paying attention to its banking attitude. Likewise, firing arcs are restricted, and the penalties for firing in a turn and the like are pretty steep, so naturally a plane that thinks it has a good shot will keep pretty straight and level, not too hard to out-maneuver. The general problem of planes chasing each other over an endless sky and having limited powers of turning and climbing means they will not often be in each other's guns. Having missed, it will take some time for the planes to all move around back into suitable combat positions. The game is considerably improved by having more than 1 plane on each side, thus ameliorating the chance of someone being able to fire at someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGunnery is based on 2D6 rolled as 11 to 66 (a frequent mechanism in Yaquinto games). Results will rarely destroy a target on 1 hit but affect some part of the plane. When not hitting Structure, your hits will likely reduce the limited performance of the planes. Some hits can reduce the power rating of planes. If the target only has 1\u003cbr\u003epower to spend each turn and it loses that, then it is in trouble --it can no longer climb or turn without losing speed and will be forced to dive to get anywhere. It is thus more sensible to fly off when suitably blooded rather than prolonging the game as planes slowly drag themselves back into combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolitaire gaming works quite well because the rules severely limit what a plane can do so the guessing is kept low. Play actually improves with more players as this generates more opportunities for mayhem. 50 plane types are provided although Yaquinto never published Wings II so other planes are referred to in the force tables that have no details (although it just may be possible to figure out those \"missing\" planes' characteristics from their counterparts in Blue Max and Knights of the Air). The planes are rated differently, but unfortunately performance varies with altitude so you need to check the plane reference card frequently --whilst the gun data is on the opposite side of the card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-top game-awards panel-condensed ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-header panel-header-sm\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"panel-title\"\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-expandable ng-isolate-scope expandable full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list-unstyled ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"ng-binding\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/10914\/1981-charles-s-roberts-best-twentieth-century-game\"\u003e1981 Charles S. 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Each player builds up a space empire and uses it to conquer the other players. Exploration on the mounted map is simple for players (and dangerous for their ships), revealing different space terrain that affects movement and combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpace Empires was developed to keep a rich theme without overcomplicated rules. The game includes carriers and fighters, mines, cloaking, a very large technology tree, fifteen ship classes, merchant shipping, colonization, mining, terraforming, bases, shipyards, black holes, warp points, and non-player aliens. 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For three years now the banner of revolution has been fluttering over France. Sure, the old structure has fallen but still the people clamor for change. There is a shortage of bread and on the borders the Austrians and Prussians are ready to invade. The press has become mighty popular, publicly denouncing traitors and calling the populace to arms. There are some that believe that the Revolution has gone far enough, but for others it has yet to begin. As a radical, a moderate or conservative, you’re going to attempt to lead the revolution…or at least make sure you’re alive when it’s over. If you fail, Mme. guillotine awaits…and she is becoming thirsty!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatriots \u0026amp; Traitors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecreates the chaos that tore up France from the fall of the monarchy in August 1792 until July 1794 (Thermidor Year II). Each of the players belong to a different political faction, each with their own agenda. Although they are rivals, they will have to work together to prevent the armies of Austria, Prussia and Sardinia-Piedmont from reaching Paris, thereby crushing the Revolution and ending the game prematurely!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of the multi-functional action cards, the players will be able to influence a number of areas in Paris (National Convention, Palais-Egalité, the Paris streets…) or the provinces. Each controlled area offers certain benefits…or will help them to perform a Coup d’Etat or Civil War. Activated leader cards (Robespierre, Marat, Dumouriez) belonging to their faction will help them in achieving their goals IF they are not arrested or assassinated!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1793:Patriots \u0026amp; Traitors is fresh, assymetrical, high in replayability and very, very thematic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sound of Drums","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45797187125397,"sku":"","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/pic7296482.webp?v=1740063542"},{"product_id":"storm-over-arnhem-avalon-hill-used","title":"Storm Over Arnhem (Avalon Hill, USED)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGame is in used but good condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first of the Area-Impulse games done by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamepublisher\/5\/the-avalon-hill-game-co\"\u003eAvalon Hill\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich later included\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/755\/thunder-at-cassino\"\u003eThunder at Cassino\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/759\/turning-point-stalingrad\"\u003eTurning Point: Stalingrad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/730\/breakout-normandy\"\u003eBreakout Normandy\u003c\/a\u003e. The game simulates the ferocious battle for the Arnhem Bridge on September 18-21, 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game begins with the British holding the area around the bridge, surrounded by the Germans. They try to hold out for as long as they can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach full turn covers 8 hours and includes many mini-turns (or impulses). Each impulse, the player can move or fire a small number units. Once moved or fired, the units are \"committed\" and cannot move or fire again until the next turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombat is handled by calculating attack and defense values with each side adding the roll of 2 dice. The difference (if the attacker has the higher total) in final point values is the number of casualty points the defender must lose by retreating or destroying units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe games is of relatively low complexity for a wargame and rates 3 (out of 10) on AH's difficulty scale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avalon Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45807399534741,"sku":"","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/pic2074683.webp?v=1740413248"},{"product_id":"panzers-last-stand-battles-for-budapest-1945-2021","title":"Panzers Last Stand - Battles for Budapest 1945 (2021)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-condensed panel-expandable ng-scope ng-isolate-scope expandable open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanzers Last Stand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Battalion Combat Series game depicting the Axis relief operations of Budapest from January to March 1945 in what became Germany's last major offensives in the war. The campaign game covers the Konrad Operations (I, II, and III) in January 1945. There are scenarios for each of the Konrad Operations as well as Operation Southwind in February and Operation Spring Awakening in March 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the final months of the war, Germany was still full of fight and believed Budapest to be the key to turning the tide. With Budapest fully surrounded by Soviet and former-Axis Romanian forces, the situation in the city was desperate. The Germans devised a plan to relieve Budapest by bringing in the SS-Totenkopf and SS-Wiking Panzer Divisions from Poland to launch a surprise attack before the Soviets closed the ring on the trapped forces in the city. Launched in the wee hours on New Year's Day, 1945, the fate of the Axis hung in the balance. The Soviets, having campaigned continuously from the summer of 1944, fought back viciously and showed their mettle against the elite SS Panzer Divisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great proportion of the armored forces for both sides funneled into the Budapest area. All but one of the seven SS Panzer Divisions and half of the Heer Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front (a full third of all Panzer Divisions total) ultimately fought here. The Soviets committed three Tank, five Mechanized, and one Cavalry Corps to blunt the Axis drive. The battlefield became a graveyard of tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game showcases late-war equipment like the Tiger II, Brummbär, IS-2, and ISU-152 while also including unique units like Cavalry, Assault Pioneers, Soviet Naval Infantry, Hungarian SS, and ad hoc forces mobilized to defend Budapest. Rules covering Danube River crossing, Urban combat, redeployment deception (Maskirovka), and Festung rules highlight this unique and often misunderstood campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\nScenarios:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Taking of Budapest 123: Full Campaign (4 maps, 26 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Konrad I \u0026amp; II (2 maps without Budapest, 10 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Konrad I (2 maps without Budapest, 5 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Konrad II (1 map without Budapest, 5 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle for Zamoly (Part of 1 map, 5 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Konrad III (2 maps, 10 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle for Komárom (Part of 2 maps, 17 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDays of Battle: Opening Blows to Komárom (Part of 2 maps, 4 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Southwind (Part of 2 maps, 8 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperation Spring Awakening (2 maps, 10 turns)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eComponents:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBCS rulebook (v2.0, in full color)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo BCS Charts and Tables (v2.0, in full color)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBCS Support rulebook (v2.0, in full color)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLS Game Specific rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAxis Player Booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoviet Player Booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurn Record Track Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAxis Player Display Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoviet Player Display Card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Blitzkrieg Addenda sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour 22” x 34” Full Color Game Maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1,680 Counters (four sheets of units and two BCS marker sheets)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 scenarios total, 2 one-map scenarios, 4 are 5 turns or less\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBox and Dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—description from the publisher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"closer\"\u003e\u003ca\u003e- Less\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-top game-awards panel-condensed ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-header panel-header-sm\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"panel-title\"\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-expandable ng-isolate-scope expandable open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-envelope\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list-unstyled ng-scope\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/78388\/2021-charles-s-roberts-wargame-of-the-year-nominee\" class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e2021 Charles S. 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Roberts Best Board Wargame Rules Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/78384\/2021-charles-s-roberts-best-board-wargame-playing\" class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e2021 Charles S. Roberts Best Board Wargame Playing Components Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-scope\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgamehonor\/78385\/2021-charles-s-roberts-best-board-wargame-map-grap\" class=\"ng-binding\"\u003e2021 Charles S. Roberts Best Board Wargame Map Graphics Nominee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Multi-Man Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45807409234069,"sku":"","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/products-bcs-plsjpg.image.1180x1500.jpg?v=1744940713"},{"product_id":"1500-the-new-world","title":"1500: The New World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1500 - The New World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a board game for 2 to 6 players! Each game sets-up in 10 minutes and plays in under a hour! The fast flowing game play is perfect for casual and serious gamers ages 12 and up!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player selects a color for their tokens, and then places their Victory tokens and Royal Support tokens on the map. They also gather their Colony tokens in front of them in preparation for conquest! Set-up concludes with each player receiving their starting cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring your turn, you get to play those cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCards can be played for their text. There are two types of cards: Action cards are tan, and you play them during your turn. Reaction cards are red and are played in reaction to other players' playing cards. Each player, on their turn, can play as many Action cards as they are able to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery card can also be played to perform one of several basic actions. A card can be played to do any of the following: build a colony, reduce a colony, repair a colony, or adjust Royal Support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce you have finished playing cards, you get to tally up your points for the turn. You receive one point for each successful colony you have on the map, and a bonus of two more victory points for each of your export or regional monopolies!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the other players then takes a turn. Once everyone has had a turn, advance the Time Counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game ends when you move the Turn token into the Game Over square. The winner of the game is the player with the most Victory Points!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Verssen Games (DVG)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809465622677,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/pic3959716.webp?v=1740499794"},{"product_id":"1866-struggle-for-supremacy-in-germany","title":"1866: The Struggle for Supremacy in Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"1866: The Struggle for Supremacy in Germany\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a two-player simulation dealing with the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 in Central Europe. One player controls the forces of Prussia and its allies, to include the young Kingdom of Italy and the other player controls the forces of Austria and its German Confederation allies. Using a shared deck of 55 Operations Cards, each player makes decisions concerning the deployment, combat and political-military operations in support of his forces and his general strategy. Orders of battle include all the historic corps\/divisions (with some brigade counters) and all major generals involved in the conflict. The mapboard covers an area from Hamburg to Florence and Metz to Cracow. The system includes unique mobilization rules that reflect the difficulties of mobilizing for war while attempting to garner as many victory points before war is actually declared. Once war is declared, you must fight with the forces mobilized, so shrewd judgement is required as to what to mobilize, where those forces will operate and who commands them. Always waiting in the wings is the French 2nd Empire under Napoleon III, prepared to intervene if neither side appears able to clinch a quick and decisive victory. Other features include cavalry superiority, railroads, Prussia’s mobilization advantage and coordinated attacks. 1866 includes two scenarios, the Mobilization to War scenario (the Campaign scenario) and the Seven Weeks War scenario (covering the post mobilization situation). The cards are sub-divided into Mobilization and War decks, which are combined after war is declared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"1866\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis designed by John B. Firer (designer of \"Spartacus\"). In addition to the basic game components, \"1866\" includes a comprehensive Playbook, which includes an extended Example of Play, Designer’s Notes, Optional Rules, a select Bibliography and complete and extensive Card Explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplexity: Medium\u003cbr\u003eSolitaire Suitability: Average\u003cbr\u003eTime Scale: Weekly turns\u003cbr\u003eMap Scale: Point-to-Point depiction of Central Europe from Denmark to Northern Italy and East Prussia to Eastern France\u003cbr\u003eUnit Scale: Corps\/division\u003cbr\u003ePlayers: 2 players\u003cbr\u003ePlaying time: 4 – 6 hours for the Campaign Scenario\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Compass Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809465688213,"sku":null,"price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4101\/0325\/files\/pic3086709.webp?v=1740499971"},{"product_id":"1914-offensive-a-outrance","title":"1914: Offensive à outrance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1914, Offensive à outrance\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Initial Campaigns on the Western Front in WWI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erealistically covers the battles fought in Belgium, France, and Germany during the first months of World War One.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1914, Offensive à outrance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(translation: Offensive to excess) is a comprehensively researched model that explores this fascinating set of campaigns with an accurate order of battle and detailed game map. The map encompasses the entire theater of war from the English Channel to the Swiss Border. The game system used is a streamlined derivative of the 1914, Twilight in the East system, modified to speed play, with care not to lose focus on those aspects of warfare that made the opening stages of WWI so unique. This game system, in conjunction with the accurate map, allows the German advance to be conducted along historical routes with the eminent “Open Flank” present (instead of units strung out from map edge to map edge). The Allied player has an opportunity to recreate a “Miracle of the Marne” type victory or to stop the Germans earlier. Likewise, the German player has a chance to change history and defeat the Allies’ armies in 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Campaign scenario covers the period from the fall of Liege on August 16th to exhaustion at Ypres in mid-November. 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The goal is to force the Confederates to fight outside the forts or abandon Atlanta. Tara is the fictional plantation in the movie Gone With The Wind, and is \"located\" a few miles from Jonesboro where the armies have their final battle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLast Stand At Tara\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(8\/31 - 9\/2\/1864; 3 turns)\u003c\/em\u003e: This scenario encompasses both the Confederate attack on the Union at Jonesboro and then the Confederate retreat and consolidation of their army at Lovejoy’s Station to the south on the RR line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdvanced Game Scenarios\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTo The Chattahoochee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Advanced scenario, May-July 1864)\u003c\/em\u003e: This scenario covers Johnston's retreat and the Union advance from the initial lines at Dalton to near Atlanta.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Real Game For Atlanta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Advanced scenario, July-Sept. 1864)\u003c\/em\u003e: This scenario encompasses Hood's attacks near the Atlanta forts and Sherman's maneuvering resulting in the Union capture of Atlanta.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Atlanta Campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Advanced scenario, May-Sept 1864)\u003c\/em\u003e: A \"grand campaign\" linking the two above advanced scenarios.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hardest Knocks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Advanced scenario, May-July or Sept 1864)\u003c\/em\u003e: Alternative setups to the May campaign startup.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWithout Home Or Habitation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Advanced scenario, Sept – Oct 1864)\u003c\/em\u003e: After the fall of Atlanta, Hood heads north to cut Sherman’s rail line. 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The system’s designer, Eric Lee Smith, originated the “chit-pull” activation system in his game “Panzer Command” and later used it in “Across Five Aprils,” Battle Hymn’s forerunner, both published by Victory Games. Units are organized by command, usually divisions, and activate for movement when the command’s activation marker is picked from the cup. The system uses traditional mechanics for movement, with units differentiated by type, but adds a level of detail to combat that feels almost miniatures like. In fact, the system is designed for easy conversion to miniatures. When one side has the initiative they decide when their combat phase occurs, without it, you don’t know when it will happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnits have strength point steps, which are either “formed” or demoralized, and losses are taken point by point. 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