History in Play

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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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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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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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.

Same era

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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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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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Midway

Avalon Hill

1964

WT 2.4/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 6.6

Classic naval wargame simulating the pivotal 1942 carrier battle.

Same era

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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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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.

Same era

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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.

Same era

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