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Six rival kingdoms fight across four linked maps in scenarios ranging from evening battles to decade-long campaigns. The basic game emphasizes movement, terrain, recruitment and…
Battalion, brigade and regimental forces maneuver across a hypothetical 1989 conflict in southern Germany. Asynchronous WEGO turns make orders, command delay and standard operat…
Action heroes take on overwhelming opposition in missions inspired by heist, spy and action films. The Director’s Cut system uses small pools of six-sided dice, with matching pa…
Heroes and warrior bands fight battles inspired by history, legend and fantasy, from Troy and Hastings to Arthurian and Norse settings. Reputation rewards heroic deeds and rever…
Players build nuclear arsenals, delivery systems and attack plans, then model blast, heat, fire, radiation, fallout and population effects on a high-resolution world map. Editab…
Justice and Oppression contend over slavery in the decades before the American Civil War. A face-up card display, political capital and a shared sequence of actions make each si…
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1811 · November 7
Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
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Napoleon’s most celebrated victory was not magic. It was a calculated risk, an Allied command failure, and a violent contest whose outcome remained uncertain longer than the legend suggests.
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