History in Play

MATCH 25

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 eventSame warTags: Ancient, Naval

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MATCH 25

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 eventSame warTags: Ancient, Naval

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MATCH 22

Tyrant: Battles of Carthage versus Syracuse

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2003

WT 3.3/5 2–4P

Designed by Dan Fournie

Same eventSame warTags: Ancient

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MATCH 19

Syracuse (415/413 av. J.-C.)

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2012

WT 2.1/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 7.6

Same eventSame war

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MATCH 19

Peloponnesian War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2019

WT 4.0/5 1–2P 240MIN RTG 7.6

Same eventSame war

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MATCH 12

Epic of the Peloponnesian War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2006

WT 4.0/5 2–4P

Designed by Jonathan Iwamasa, Kurt Kuhlmann

Same warTags: Ancient

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MATCH 12

Hellenes: Campaigns of the Peloponnesian War

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

2009

WT 3.0/5 2–2P

Designed by Craig Besinque

Same warTags: Ancient

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MATCH 12

The Peloponnesian War, 431-404 BC

PUBLISHER UNKNOWN

1991

WT 3.1/5 1–2P

Designed by Mark Herman

Same warTags: Ancient

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MATCH 11

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: Aerial, Naval, WWII

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MATCH 11

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: Aerial, Naval, WWII

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MATCH 08

Midway

Avalon Hill

1964

WT 2.4/5 2–2P 120MIN RTG 6.6

Classic naval wargame simulating the pivotal 1942 carrier battle.

Tags: Naval, WWII

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MATCH 08

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: Aerial, WWII

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MATCH 08

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: Naval, WWII

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MATCH 08

The War: Europe 1939-1945

GMT Games

2009

WT 4.2/5 2–5P 1080MIN RTG 7.2

Grand strategic game covering the entire European theater of WWII.

Tags: Europe, WWII

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MATCH 08

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: Ancient, Europe

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MATCH 05

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.

Tags: WWII

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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: WWII

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MATCH 05

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.

Tags: WWII

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MATCH 05

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.

Tags: WWII

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MATCH 05

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.

Tags: WWII

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