History in Play

MATCH 08

Clash of Monarchs

GMT Games

2008

WT 4.0/5 2–4P 360MIN RTG 7.1

Card-driven game of the Seven Years' War in Europe. Sweeping and elegant.

Tags: Europe, Renaissance

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Prussia's Glory II

Compass Games

2008

WT 2.8/5 1–2P 90MIN RTG 7.0

Detailed tactical simulation of Frederick the Great's major battles.

Tags: Europe, Renaissance

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MATCH 08

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: Europe, Medieval

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MATCH 05

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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MATCH 05

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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MATCH 05

Here I Stand: Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555

GMT Games

2006

WT 2.0/5 2–6P 30MIN RTG 6.3

Grand strategic card-driven game covering the political, military and religious upheaval of the Reformation. Six powers compete across Europe, the Americas, and the Ottoman frontier.

Tags: Renaissance

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MATCH 05

Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan

GMT Games

2011

WT 2.8/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 8.0

Block wargame of the 1600 Sekigahara campaign that unified Japan under Tokugawa. Hidden unit identities create fog of war, and card-driven combat rewards planning and misdirection.

Tags: Renaissance

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