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The Creature That Ate Sheboygan

The Creature That Ate Sheboygan

boardgame

In this board game, one player creates a monster to destroy Sheboygan. The opponent evacuates civilians and deploys police and the army to stop the beast. This classic title inspired numerous similar monster-destruction games.

Players:
2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
10
Harvest of Death: The Second Day at Gettysburg

Harvest of Death: The Second Day at Gettysburg

boardgame

Harvest of Death is a tactical mini-wargame from Strategy & Tactics #129, simulating the fight for Little Round Top on Gettysburg's second day. Players score for destroyed brigades and key terrain. It includes a solo mode allowing players to command the advancing Confederates.

Players:
1–2
Time:
90 min
Min. Age:
12
Hot Spot

Hot Spot

boardgame

Microgame #15 from Metagaming is a tactical game about the Technocrat raid on Chiros. Attackers must capture floating crustals before units melt in the lava. Includes a map, rules booklet, and counters for all units.

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
10
Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame

Ardennes Petite: A Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes 1944, Minigame

boardgame

Players:
1–4
Time:
30 min
Min. Age:
8
1940

1940

boardgame

This wargame simulates the German campaign against France and the Low Countries. Operating at corps and division scale, each hex represents 26 kilometers and each game turn equals five days.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
The Atlanta Campaign

The Atlanta Campaign

boardgame

The board game 'The Atlanta Campaign' simulates the 1864 North Georgia campaign between Union General Sherman and Confederate General Johnston. Lincoln's reelection and the survival of the South hung in the balance based on the outcome of this crucial conflict.

Players:
2
Time:
60–120 min
Min. Age:
12
Italia 1917-1918: A Farewell to Arms

Italia 1917-1918: A Farewell to Arms

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
60–360 min
Min. Age:
14
Helltank

Helltank

boardgame

Helltank is a tactical sci-fi wargame from the Metagaming microgame series. It simulates 21st-century armored combat featuring futuristic units like helltanks, missile launchers, and jetpack troops on a small map.

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
12
The Battle of Königsberg: The Bear's Revenge

The Battle of Königsberg: The Bear's Revenge

boardgameexpansion

Players:
1–2
Time:
120–480 min
Min. Age:
14
The Age of Eagles

The Age of Eagles

boardgame

Players:
2–8
Time:
180–240 min
Min. Age:
12
Rocroi: 19 May 1643 – The End of Spanish Ascendancy

Rocroi: 19 May 1643 – The End of Spanish Ascendancy

boardgame

Rocroi is a classic wargame about the Thirty Years' War. Available as a quad-game alongside three other conflicts from this era, it is specifically designed for historically interested strategy gamers.

Players:
1–2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
Iron Dream

Iron Dream

boardgame

Iron Dream is a two-player strategic wargame covering the World War II Eastern Front in 1941-42. The Axis forces primarily attack while the Soviet player defends from Typhoon to Stalingrad.

Players:
2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
0
Never Call Retreat

Never Call Retreat

boardgame

Never Call Retreat simulates the first day of the historic battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, between Union and Confederate forces. Originally published in The Wargamer Magazine, the game includes maps, counters, and rules.

Players:
2
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
12
Inferno sull'Isonzo, Bainsizza 1917

Inferno sull'Isonzo, Bainsizza 1917

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Ramses II

Ramses II

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2
Time:
60–180 min
Min. Age:
10
Red Sun Black Cross Caribbean Campaign June 1949-Sep 1950

Red Sun Black Cross Caribbean Campaign June 1949-Sep 1950

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
14
Escape from Dinosaur Island!

Escape from Dinosaur Island!

boardgame

Escape From Dinosaur Island is a comic-book sized solo and cooperative game from the 1980s. U.S. Marines strand on a prehistoric island in 1944. Using two maps, players manage movement and tactical combat. Various events, weapons, and individual status tracking add depth to the mission of surviving.

Players:
1–2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12
La Primogenita

La Primogenita

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
200–300 min
Min. Age:
15
Rise and Decline of the Third Reich

Rise and Decline of the Third Reich

boardgame

Rise and Decline of the Third Reich is a complex strategic wargame about WWII in Europe. For 2 to 6 players, it features detailed campaigns, scenarios, resource management, and diplomacy. The rules are intricate and demanding.

Players:
2–6
Time:
240–720 min
Min. Age:
14
Antietam: The Bloodiest Day, 17 September 1862

Antietam: The Bloodiest Day, 17 September 1862

boardgame

This tactical mini board game on the pivotal Civil War battle uses the SPI Blue & Gray Folio series rule system. It features sequential turns, strict zones of control, and introduces new attack effectiveness mechanics for 1-2 players.

Players:
2
Time:
240 min
Min. Age:
12
End of the Iron Dream

End of the Iron Dream

boardgame

End of the Iron Dream covers the final year of World War II in Europe, starting with the D-Day invasion. Published in issue 42 of The Wargamer Magazine, this wargame focuses on historical military operations and strategy.

Players:
1–4
Time:
–
Min. Age:
12
Engine Thieves: The Andrews Railroad Raid of 1862

Engine Thieves: The Andrews Railroad Raid of 1862

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
90–120 min
Min. Age:
14
Ottaggio 1625

Ottaggio 1625

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Waterloo

Waterloo

boardgame

This classic Avalon Hill strategy game refights Napoleon's final campaign. Over 160 die-cut counters represent the armies of France, Prussia, and the Anglo-Allied Dutch forces maneuvering on a full-color mapboard.

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
12