A Fading Star: Insurgency and Piracy in Somalia
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–4
- Time:
- 120–300 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Lion of Ethiopia: Tiger of Ethiopia
boardgameexpansion
Tiger of Ethiopia, published in Command Magazine 6, requires Lion of Ethiopia to play. This alternative history wargame simulates a 1948 Japanese invasion of East Africa against Italian and German forces in World War III.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 180 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Lion of Ethiopia
boardgame
This two-player wargame simulates the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935–1936. It includes a map, counters, and a rulebook. Italy wins through territorial control or army destruction. Ethiopia wins by destroying forces and headquarters or by surviving until turn 22.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 120 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Black Skin Black Shirt
boardgame
- Players:
- 1
- Time:
- 60–90 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Bloody Keren
boardgame
Bloody Keren is an operational simulation of the Allied invasion of Italian Eritrea and Ethiopia during World War 2. Covering the campaign from January to November 1941, it utilizes four-day turns and a map scale of approximately eight miles per hex.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 90 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Keren: East Africa 1941
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Adowa: End of an African Dream
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 120 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
A.O.I. (Africa Oriental Italiana)
boardgame
A.O.I. is a wargame about fighting in Italian East Africa during 1940-1941, featuring a regional map and twelve monthly turns. Victory depends on key city control. Crucial gameplay elements include strict supply rules, particularly for the Italian forces, and managing troop desertions in the later turns.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 12
Kassala
boardgame
A small introductory wargame published in The Complete Book of Wargames. The game portrays a historical battle between Christian Ethiopians and invading Muslims in the year 1541.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Lion of Judah: The War for Ethiopia, 1935-1941
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 180–240 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Adua 1896
boardgame
The board game depicts the historical Battle of Adua in 1896 between Italy and the Abyssinians. It was published as issue number 4 of the Italian wargaming magazine "Alea Iacta Est" and is specifically designed for simulation players.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 180 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Forgotten Victory: The East African Campaign 1940-41
boardgameexpansion
- Players:
- 2–8
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 12
Forgotten Legions: Designer Signature Edition
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–4
- Time:
- 180–420 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
The Ogaden War: Ethiopia versus Somalia 1977-78
boardgame
This board game simulates the bloody Ogaden War of 1977-1978. Based on the Iraq 2003 system, it covers the Somali invasion and the Soviet-Cuban counteroffensive. It features 18 turns at the battalion level, an air warfare system, and random events.
- Players:
- 1–2
- Time:
- 300 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Breakthrough at Gemehalo 1999
boardgame
This wargame simulates the Ethiopian military's decisive assault on the Eritrean Gemehalo fortress during the Eritrean-Ethiopian War. At company level across nine hourly turns, troop morale determines ultimate success or failure.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 8 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
La guerre de l'Ogaden 1977
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0