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Baba Yaga

Baba Yaga

boardgame

Players:
1–6
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
10
Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

boardgame

Players:
3–5
Time:
60–90 min
Min. Age:
14
American Rails

American Rails

boardgame

Players:
3–5
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
14
Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan

Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan

boardgame

Sekigahara is a strategic 2-player block game about the 1600 campaign in Japan. Played without dice, players manage armies and their loyalty using cards. This historical game takes about three hours to play.

Players:
2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
14
Calimala

Calimala

boardgame

Players:
2–5
Time:
75 min
Min. Age:
10
1066: End of the Dark Ages

1066: End of the Dark Ages

boardgame

1066: End of the Dark Ages is an intermediate wargame for two to four players simulating the historic struggle for Britain. Players control Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Vikings, or Britons across twelve monthly turns using various military and political tools.

Players:
2–4
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
14
Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire: Strategic Decision Series

Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire: Strategic Decision Series

boardgame

Players:
2–3
Time:
810–1620 min
Min. Age:
12
Yalu: The Chinese Counteroffensive in Korea, November 1950 - May 1951

Yalu: The Chinese Counteroffensive in Korea, November 1950 - May 1951

boardgame

Yalu is a wargame covering the Chinese counteroffensive in the Korean War from November 1950 to May 1951. Each hex represents 10 miles, one turn equals a week, and units range from battalion to division level.

Players:
2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
12
Caesar Imperator: Britannia

Caesar Imperator: Britannia

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Heraklios

Heraklios

boardgame

This magazine wargame from Jeux et Stratégie #6 simulates a hypothetical battle between Athens, Sparta, Macedonia, and Persia. It was notably used for the first French wargame championship held in 1980.

Players:
4
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
12
The War of the Worlds: France

The War of the Worlds: France

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
0
Norrköping/Linköping (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Norrköping/Linköping (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2–5
Time:
30–90 min
Min. Age:
8
Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
40 min
Min. Age:
0
Ultimus Romanorum: La Chute de Rome

Ultimus Romanorum: La Chute de Rome

boardgame

Ultimus Romanorum is a strategic board game depicting the fall of the Western Roman Empire from 405 to 476 AD. One player controls Rome, the other its enemies. Players use stratagems and historical leaders to score victory points.

Players:
2
Time:
480 min
Min. Age:
0
Mediterranean Empires: The Struggle for the Middle Sea, 1281-1350 AD

Mediterranean Empires: The Struggle for the Middle Sea, 1281-1350 AD

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
120–300 min
Min. Age:
0
Aterui Saga

Aterui Saga

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
10
Julian: Triumph Before the Storm

Julian: Triumph Before the Storm

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
I Am Spartacus!

I Am Spartacus!

boardgame

This two-player game simulates the Spartacus slave revolt in ancient Rome (73–71 B.C.). Using a large map and 189 counters, players compete over 17 turns for victory points or an instant triumph by capturing key objectives.

Players:
2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
12
Engkanto

Engkanto

boardgame

Players:
1–4
Time:
45–80 min
Min. Age:
10
Travellers' Tour Through the United States

Travellers' Tour Through the United States

boardgame

This board game features an 1822 US map with numbered cities and uses a teetotum instead of dice. Players travel along connected paths, naming cities and populations upon arrival to reach New Orleans first. Published in New York, it is recognized as the first board game entirely invented and produced in the United States.

Players:
2–4
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
8
Kingmaker

Kingmaker

boardgame

Kingmaker simulates the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England. Players use noble families and private armies to control and crown royal heirs. The princes act as pawns in a greater struggle for ultimate control of the throne.

Players:
2–7
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
Egypt (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

Egypt (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2–4
Time:
30–60 min
Min. Age:
8
The Korean War: June 1950-May 1951

The Korean War: June 1950-May 1951

boardgame

The Korean War: June 1950-May 1951 is an operational-level wargame simulating the conflict's first year on the Korean peninsula. It covers the initial attack, the UN Inchon landing, and the subsequent Chinese counter-offensive.

Players:
1–2
Time:
120–900 min
Min. Age:
15