History in Play

MATCH 05

Napoleon's Triumph

Simmons Games

2007

WT 3.6/5 2–8P 180MIN RTG 8.0

Innovative block wargame recreating Austerlitz with hidden unit information.

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MATCH 05

Wellington's Victory

SPI

1976

WT 1.2/5 2–2P 20MIN RTG 5.4

Highly detailed tactical simulation of the Battle of Waterloo at battalion level.

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MATCH 05

Commands & Colors: Napoleonics

GMT Games

2010

WT 2.7/5 2–2P 90MIN RTG 8.0

Light-to-medium wargame using the Commands & Colors system for Napoleonic battles.

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MATCH 05

Borodino

Worthington Games

2012

WT 2.1/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 6.7

Block game simulating Napoleon's brutal 1812 battle at Borodino.

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MATCH 05

Trafalgar

Worthington Games

2017

WT 1.6/5 2–4P 60MIN RTG 6.8

Naval block game of the Battle of Trafalgar.

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MATCH 05

Ney vs. Wellington

OSG

2006

WT 3.6/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 6.9

Detailed simulation of the Waterloo campaign, including Quatre Bras and Ligny.

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MATCH 05

Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign 1815

Avalon Hill

1974

WT 3.2/5 2–2P 360MIN

Classic hex wargame of the three-day Waterloo campaign.

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MATCH 05

Marengo: Napoleon's Greatest Gamble

OSG

2004

WT 3.4/5 2–2P 300MIN

Detailed simulation of Napoleon's 1800 Italian campaign.

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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

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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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

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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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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MATCH 02

Fire in the Lake

GMT Games

2014

WT 4.1/5 1–4P 180MIN RTG 8.1

COIN series volume covering the Vietnam War with four asymmetric factions.

Same era

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MATCH 02

Twilight Struggle

GMT Games

2005

WT 3.6/5 2–2P 180MIN RTG 8.3

The #1 rated wargame of all time. Card-driven Cold War grand strategy for two players.

Same era

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MATCH 02

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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MATCH 02

'65: Squad-Level Combat in the Jungles of Vietnam

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2016

WT 2.4/5 2–3P

Designed by Mark H. Walker

Same era

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MATCH 02

'Wacht am Rhein': The Battle of the Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1977

WT 3.6/5 2–4P

Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, Jim Dunnigan, Redmond A. Simonsen

Same era

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MATCH 02

13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2016

WT 2.3/5 2–2P

Designed by Asger Harding Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen

Same era

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