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Magazine: Against The Odds

Strike of the Heron: The Approach to Stalingrad Aug-Sep 1942

Strike of the Heron: The Approach to Stalingrad Aug-Sep 1942

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
180–240 min
Min. Age:
14
The Lash of the Turk

The Lash of the Turk

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
360 min
Min. Age:
14
The Bagged Peiper

The Bagged Peiper

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
0
Bradley's D-Day

Bradley's D-Day

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
War in the Aegean

War in the Aegean

boardgame

War in the Aegean simulates sea, ground, and air battles in the Dodecanese Islands from September to November 1943. It highlights the clash between British forces and German counterattacks. Each game turn represents one week of the campaign.

Players:
2
Time:
300 min
Min. Age:
12
Barring the Gate

Barring the Gate

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Domesday, The Norman Conquest 1066-1106

Domesday, The Norman Conquest 1066-1106

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
180–720 min
Min. Age:
14
Cactus Throne: The Mexican War of 1862-1867

Cactus Throne: The Mexican War of 1862-1867

boardgame

This historical strategy game covers the French intervention in Mexico from 1862 to 1867. One player commands the European invaders and their allies, while the other leads the Republican forces loyal to President Juárez in defending the nation.

Players:
2
Time:
360 min
Min. Age:
14
A Dash of Peiper

A Dash of Peiper

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
10
Guerra a Muerte

Guerra a Muerte

boardgame

Guerra a Muerte is a wargame from Against the Odds magazine #23. It simulates the fourteen-year independence struggle in Latin America, during which Spain lost nearly all its colonial possessions across the two continents.

Players:
2
Time:
360 min
Min. Age:
12
Kesselschlacht: Ukraine Spring 1944

Kesselschlacht: Ukraine Spring 1944

boardgame

Kesselschlacht: Ukraine Spring 1944 simulates the encirclement and breakout of the German First Panzer Army in spring 1944. The game features daily turns, medium complexity, a hex map, and focuses on mobile defensive warfare tactics.

Players:
2
Time:
360–480 min
Min. Age:
12
Imperial Sunset: The Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944

Imperial Sunset: The Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944

boardgame

Imperial Sunset is a moderate complexity simulation of the Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944). Players command the US Navy or Imperial Japanese Navy. Each turn represents six hours on a map featuring dedicated tactical displays for surface and air engagements.

Players:
2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
Apocalypse in the East: The Rise of the First Caliphate 646-656 A.D.

Apocalypse in the East: The Rise of the First Caliphate 646-656 A.D.

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
180–300 min
Min. Age:
0
Die Atombombe: The Reich's Bid to Build the Bomb

Die Atombombe: The Reich's Bid to Build the Bomb

boardgame

Players:
2–5
Time:
30–120 min
Min. Age:
0
Backlash!

Backlash!

boardgameexpansion

Players:
1–2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
14
All or Nothing: The Fight for Fort Mercer – October 22, 1777

All or Nothing: The Fight for Fort Mercer – October 22, 1777

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
30–90 min
Min. Age:
0
Go Tell the Spartans

Go Tell the Spartans

boardgame

This solitaire game from Against the Odds magazine #6 simulates the historic battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Players command Spartan leader Leonidas, defending the narrow pass against the Persian invasion. Using a grid map and tactical unit deployment, the game includes counters and rules supporting optional two- and three-player modes.

Players:
1
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
No Middle Ground: The Golan Heights 1973

No Middle Ground: The Golan Heights 1973

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
60–240 min
Min. Age:
0
The Pocket at Falaise

The Pocket at Falaise

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
The Juno Beach Landings

The Juno Beach Landings

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Terrible Swift Swordfish

Terrible Swift Swordfish

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Assault on Narvik

Assault on Narvik

boardgame

Assault On Narvik simulates the 1940 ground, sea, and air battles around the Norwegian port. This compact mini-game features a small map, 95 counters, and rules focusing heavily on unit fatigue, harsh terrain, and combined arms operations.

Players:
2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
Monty's D-Day

Monty's D-Day

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Shōgi

Shōgi

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0