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History: Italo-Ethiopian Wars

Lion of Judah: The War for Ethiopia, 1935-1941

Lion of Judah: The War for Ethiopia, 1935-1941

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
180–240 min
Min. Age:
0
Bloody Keren

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
Gods of War: Robert E.Lee

Gods of War: Robert E.Lee

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Colonial Campaigns: Ethiopia 1887-1896

Colonial Campaigns: Ethiopia 1887-1896

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2–6
Time:
180 min
Min. Age:
0
I Leoni delle Ambe

I Leoni delle Ambe

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Ascari

Ascari

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895

Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
60 min
Min. Age:
10
Conquest of Ethiopia: The Italian Invasion, 1935-1936 – A Panzer Grenadier Game

Conquest of Ethiopia: The Italian Invasion, 1935-1936 – A Panzer Grenadier Game

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
30–180 min
Min. Age:
12
Lion of Ethiopia: Tiger of Ethiopia

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
Soldiers of the Negus

Soldiers of the Negus

boardgameexpansion

The Critical Hit scenario pack for ASL includes a historical booklet, rules, eight scenarios from the 1935–1936 Italo-Ethiopian War, a counter sheet, and new rules for the Ethiopian army.

Players:
2
Time:
3 min
Min. Age:
12
Africa Orientale Italiana: The Fall of Italian East Africa, 1941

Africa Orientale Italiana: The Fall of Italian East Africa, 1941

boardgame

Players:
1–2
Time:
–
Min. Age:
0
Reckless Daring: Brigade Level Minatures Rules for the Colonial Age 1870-1910

Reckless Daring: Brigade Level Minatures Rules for the Colonial Age 1870-1910

boardgame

Players:
2–6
Time:
–
Min. Age:
12
Advanced European Theater of Operations: Africa Orientale Italiana

Advanced European Theater of Operations: Africa Orientale Italiana

boardgameexpansion

Players:
2–5
Time:
360 min
Min. Age:
15
Lion of Ethiopia

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
Dominion of the Spear and Bayonet: Fight Battles of the Colonial Era – Solo Game

Dominion of the Spear and Bayonet: Fight Battles of the Colonial Era – Solo Game

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
10 min
Min. Age:
12
Black Skin Black Shirt

Black Skin Black Shirt

boardgame

Players:
1
Time:
60–90 min
Min. Age:
0
Adowa: End of an African Dream

Adowa: End of an African Dream

boardgame

Players:
2
Time:
120 min
Min. Age:
10
Adua 1896

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