Board wargames
30 entries in the Board Wargames compendium.
Board wargameA hobby simulating conflict on a board, born in 1954.Anachronism (game)Historical warriors clash in a five-round card game without shuffling.Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear DevastationA board game of nuclear war released by Games Workshop in 1980.Blitzkrieg (board game)First commercial wargame simulating a fictional blitzkrieg conflict.Block wargameWooden blocks hide unit strength, simulating fog of war.Chowka bharaAncient Indian board game of strategy and chance.Combat results tableA table used to resolve unit clashes in wargames.Conquest (board game)Abstract strategy game blending chess with a map board.Dixie (board wargame)Alternate-history wargame that debuted the Administration Points system.Game of the GeneralsA Filipino war game of hidden ranks and strategic deception.Gamemaster (board game series)Five war simulation games released by Milton Bradley starting in 1984.Geomorphic mapboardReusable game boards with identical edges for varied layouts.Guerilla (card game)A card wargame of South American insurgency and shifting loyalties.Gunjin ShōgiJapanese military board game with hidden pieces and flag capture.L'AttaqueFrench wargame that inspired Stratego and hidden-identity games.Microgame (board games)Small packaged board games or wargames popular since the 1980s.Ring of Fire (wargame)A two-player wargame simulating the Fourth Battle of Kharkov.RisiKo!Italian board game variant with secret missions and three-dice defense.Risk (game)A strategy board game of global conquest and diplomacy.Root (board game)An asymmetric wargame of woodland factions vying for control.Scythe (board game)A dieselpunk board game set in an alternate 1920s Europe.The Siege of Minas TirithA 1975 board wargame of the siege of Minas Tirith.Solitaire board wargameSolitaire wargames simulate opponents for single-player historical decision-making.Stratego: LegendsA Stratego variant set in a mythical world of good versus evil.Tactical wargameTactical wargames model small-unit military conflict.Tactics (game)First commercially successful board wargame, published 1954.Tactics IIRevised introductory wargame from Avalon Hill's early years.Plan Táctico y Estratégico de la GuerraArgentinian strategy board wargame based on Risk.Warrior KnightsA board game of baronial intrigue and conquest.Zone of controlA wargame mechanic limiting enemy movement near combat units.
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