History in Play

MATCH 11

Iwo Jima: Bloodbath in the Bonins

Decision Games

2020

WT 3.0/5 1–1P 180MIN

Solitaire game of the US Marine assault on Iwo Jima.

Tags: Infantry, Pacific Theater, Tactical

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MATCH 09

CAESAR: The Great Battles of Julius Caesar – The Civil Wars 48-45 B.C.

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1994

WT 3.4/5 2–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman

Same war

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MATCH 09

Finnish Civil War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2017

WT 2.6/5 2–2P

Designed by Brian Train

Same war

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MATCH 09

Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2010

WT 2.4/5 2–2P

Designed by Grant Dalgliesh, Justin Thompson

Same war

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MATCH 09

Roman Civil War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1993

WT 3.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Joseph Miranda

Same war

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MATCH 09

The Great Battles of Julius Caesar: The Civil Wars 48-45 B.C. – Dictator

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1995

WT 3.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman

Same war

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MATCH 09

The U.S. Civil War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2015

WT 3.9/5 2–2P

Designed by Mark Simonitch

Same war

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MATCH 09

This Accursed Civil War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2002

WT 3.6/5 2–2P

Designed by Ben Hull

Same war

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MATCH 05

D-Day at Omaha Beach

Decision Games

2009

WT 3.4/5 1–2P 480MIN RTG 8.3

Solitaire game covering the first critical hours of the Omaha Beach landing.

Tags: Tactical

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MATCH 05

Midway

Avalon Hill

1964

WT 2.4/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 6.6

Classic naval wargame simulating the pivotal 1942 carrier battle.

Tags: Pacific Theater

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MATCH 05

Commands & Colors: Ancients

GMT Games

2006

WT 2.7/5 2–2P 60MIN RTG 7.8

Fast-playing tactical wargame covering battles from the Greco-Persian Wars through the fall of Rome. Uses the Commands & Colors block system with scenario-specific terrain.

Tags: Tactical

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MATCH 05

Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid

GMT Games

2019

WT 3.1/5 1–3P 360MIN RTG 7.7

Solitaire game recreating the famous 617 Squadron bouncing-bomb raid on the Ruhr dams.

Tags: Tactical

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MATCH 05

Guadalcanal

Compass Games

2011

WT 2.5/5 2–2P 360MIN RTG 5.9

Operational game covering the entire Guadalcanal campaign — land, sea, and air.

Tags: Pacific Theater

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MATCH 05

Coral Sea

Avalon Hill

1979

WT 2.8/5 2–2P 180MIN

Classic carrier battle game simulating the first fleet engagement fought entirely by aircraft.

Tags: Pacific Theater

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MATCH 05

Carrier

Avalon Hill

1990

WT 4.0/5 1–1P 360MIN RTG 7.4

Solitaire game of naval air warfare in the Pacific, playable across multiple scenarios.

Tags: Pacific Theater

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MATCH 05

SPQR

GMT Games

1992

WT 3.7/5 2–2P 240MIN RTG 7.4

GMT Great Battles of History series opener. Covers major battles of the Roman Republic.

Tags: Tactical

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MATCH 02

Stalingrad '42

GMT Games

2019

WT 2.3/5 2–5P 60MIN RTG 7.5

Operational-level simulation of the Stalingrad campaign using chit-pull activation.

Same era

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MATCH 02

The Longest Day

Avalon Hill

1980

WT 4.1/5 2–8P 5400MIN RTG 7.2

Classic monster wargame covering the entire Normandy campaign at regimental scale.

Same era

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MATCH 02

Battle of the Bulge 1944

GMT Games

2024

WT 2.1/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 7.9

Detailed operational treatment of the Ardennes offensive using the ZOC Bond system.

Same era

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MATCH 02

Kursk: The Southern Front

MMP

2010

WT 3.1/5 3–4P 45MIN RTG 6.5

Part of the Operational Combat Series covering the southern pincer at Kursk.

Same era

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