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Stalingrad '42: Southern Russia, June-December, 1942

Stalingrad '42: Southern Russia, June-December, 1942

boardgame

Players:
2–4
Time:
120–480 min
Min. Age:
14
Caesar's Legions

Caesar's Legions

boardgame

Caesar's Legions is a wargame simulating Roman campaigns in Germania at an operational level. Five scenarios feature hex-based movement, tactical cards, and dice combat. Germanic units use hidden movement in forests.

Players:
2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
D-Day

D-Day

boardgame

D-Day simulates the Allied landings in France and the drive to the Rhine across 50 turns representing one week each. Allies must establish beachheads, break out, and sustain forces. Historically significant as the first wargame featuring a hexagonal grid.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
Battle for Moscow

Battle for Moscow

boardgame

Battle for Moscow is a simple, free operational WWII board wargame depicting the 1941 German push toward Moscow. The German side aims to capture Moscow via blitzkrieg, while the Soviet player attempts to prevent this through strategic retreats.

Players:
2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Demyansk Pocket

Demyansk Pocket

boardgame

Demyansk Pocket is an operational wargame depicting Soviet offensives in late 1941 and early 1942 to destroy or relieve encircled German units. The game features medium complexity and is designed for two or more players.

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
12
Bitwa Warszawska

Bitwa Warszawska

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
25–35 min
Min. Age:
12
Afrika: 2nd Edition

Afrika: 2nd Edition

boardgame

Afrika II is a fast-paced wargame covering the North African campaign from 1940 to 1942. It highlights logistics in desert warfare using the accessible Standard Combat Series ruleset, offering historical depth and low complexity.

Players:
1–2
Time:
120–720 min
Min. Age:
0
La Campagne de Gettysburg, 1863

La Campagne de Gettysburg, 1863

boardgame

"La Campagne de Gettysburg, 1863" is a Vae Victis wargame covering the Gettysburg campaign from June 22 to July 13. It features rules for fog of war, weather, and munitions. Counters require assembly. The rulebook is in French, with online translations.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
Supply and Steel:  A WW2 Logistics Micro Wargame

Supply and Steel: A WW2 Logistics Micro Wargame

boardgame

Players:
2–3
Time:
80–120 min
Min. Age:
12
Italia 1917-1918: A Farewell to Arms

Italia 1917-1918: A Farewell to Arms

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
60–360 min
Min. Age:
14
Chinese Farm: Egyptian-Israeli Combat in the '73 War

Chinese Farm: Egyptian-Israeli Combat in the '73 War

boardgame

Chinese Farm is part of the Modern Battles series on contemporary conflicts. Using standard and exclusive rules, it simulates the combat around the Suez Canal during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.

Players:
2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Baltic Gap: Summer 1944

Baltic Gap: Summer 1944

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
0
Arnhem 1944

Arnhem 1944

boardgame

Arnhem 44 (or Arnhem 1944) is a wargame simulating Operation Market Garden in September 1944. At the battalion level, players re-experience the fierce fighting between Nijmegen and Arnhem involving Allied and German forces.

Players:
2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
The African Campaign: Designer Signature Edition

The African Campaign: Designer Signature Edition

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
120–180 min
Min. Age:
12
Druid: Boudicca's Rebellion, 61 A.D.

Druid: Boudicca's Rebellion, 61 A.D.

boardgame

Druid: Boudicca's Rebellion, 61 A.D. is an operational two-player wargame simulating the revolt of ancient Britons against Roman occupiers. Players battle as barbarians or Romans using guerrilla tactics, hidden deployment, tribal uprisings, and special rules across first-century Britain.

Players:
2
Time:
120–240 min
Min. Age:
12
Case White: The Invasion of Poland, 1939

Case White: The Invasion of Poland, 1939

boardgame

Case White: The Invasion of Poland, 1939 is the fifth wargame in GDW's Europa series. It simulates the 1939 German invasion of Poland using the series' standardized rules designed to eventually link all campaigns together.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
Iwo Jima: Hell On Earth

Iwo Jima: Hell On Earth

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
90–120 min
Min. Age:
14
Blitzkrieg vs. Russia, 1941

Blitzkrieg vs. Russia, 1941

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
90–120 min
Min. Age:
10
Kiev 1941: Biggest Battle of Encirclement

Kiev 1941: Biggest Battle of Encirclement

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30–90 min
Min. Age:
8
Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge

Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge

boardgame

Bitter Woods is a mid-complexity two-player wargame about the Ardennes Offensive in December 1944. Using a hexagonal map with brigades and regiments, it simulates historical conditions like morale, blitzkrieg tactics, and Allied air power.

Players:
2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
What Happens Next

What Happens Next

boardgameexpansion

What Happens Next is an expansion for GDW's Battle for Moscow wargame. It allows the Soviet player to play out the winter counter-offensive. The variant introduces new victory conditions based on points, a winter effects table, and reinforcement rules.

Players:
2
Time:
120–480 min
Min. Age:
12
Okinawa: The Last Battle, April 1945

Okinawa: The Last Battle, April 1945

boardgame

Okinawa is part of the Island War quadrigame series, focusing on the U.S. invasion of Okinawa in April 1945. The board game utilizes the series' standard rule set alongside exclusive rules specific to this historical conflict.

Players:
1–2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Triplanetary

Triplanetary

boardgame

This tactical board game set in the inner solar system features realistic vector mechanics. Players plot courses on the map using grease pencils. Fuel is limited, making the clever use of planetary gravity essential for successfully reaching destinations.

Players:
2–3
Time:
45 min
Min. Age:
12
The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940

The Burning Blue: The Battle of Britain, 1940

boardgame

The Burning Blue by GMT Games is a detailed wargame simulating World War II air battles between the Luftwaffe and Britain's RAF. It accurately recreates tactical operations from Channel convoys to the strategic offensive against London.

Players:
2
Time:
300 min
Min. Age:
12