History in Play

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Hammer of the Scots

Columbia Games

2002

WT 3.0/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 7.5

Columbia Games' block wargame of the Scottish Wars of Independence, 1296-1314. Features William Wallace and Robert Bruce against English domination. Hidden unit strengths via wooden blocks.

Tags: Medieval

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Crusader Rex

Columbia Games

2007

WT 2.9/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 7.2

Block wargame of the Crusades in the Holy Land. Christians battle Saladin's forces across the Levant in this elegant Columbia block game.

Tags: Medieval

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Crusader

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1997

WT 2.5/5 2–4P

Designed by Dean Essig

Tags: Medieval

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Samurai

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1996

WT 3.4/5 2–2P

Designed by Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman

Tags: Medieval

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Storm Over Jerusalem

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2023

WT 2.7/5 2–2P

Designed by Scott Blanton

Tags: Medieval

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The Crusades: Western Invasions of the Holy Land 1097-1191 A.D.

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1978

WT 2.9/5 2–8P

Designed by Richard H. Berg

Tags: Medieval

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The Siege of Jerusalem (Third Edition)

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1989

WT 3.9/5 2–2P

Designed by Fred Schachter, Bruno Sinigaglio, Steve Weiss

Tags: Medieval

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We Happy Few: The Battle of Agincourt

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2015

WT 3.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Amabel Holland

Tags: Medieval

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Men of Iron

GMT Games

2005

WT 2.7/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 6.9

Medieval battle game covering Agincourt, Crécy, and other battles.

Tags: Medieval

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Polis: Fight for the Hegemony

Asylum Games

2012

WT 3.7/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 7.6

Strategic game of the Peloponnesian War covering the conflict between Athens and Sparta.

Same era

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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.

Same era

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Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage

Avalon Hill

1996

WT 3.4/5 2–2P 200MIN RTG 7.8

Card-driven operational game of the Second Punic War. Hannibal must use his brilliant generalship to defeat Rome before Carthage's allies defect. A landmark design that popularised the card-driven war...

Same era

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Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars

GMT Games

2017

WT 4.2/5 1–4P 360MIN RTG 7.9

Mark Herman's strategic game of the entire Peloponnesian War. Each side juggles political infighting between its own factions as well as military competition against the enemy — unique dual-layer card...

Same era

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