Historic Games

Clash Of Sovereigns: The War Of The Austrian Succession

December 1740: Young King Frederick II leads the army of upstart Prussia in a surprise invasion of Austrian Silesia. He hopes for an easy conquest of the rich province at a time when the Austrian Empire appears vulnerable following the death of Charles VI, King of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor.  ...More...

No. of Players: 2 to 4

Duration: 180 to 720 minutes

Min. Age: 12

Comancheria Board Game: The Rise And Fall Of The Comanche Empire 2nd Printing

They struck with the ferocity of a thunderstorm on the open prairie. Once, they were a relatively feeble tribe, dwelling in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains-until, that is, they came into possession of horses. And so it was that seemingly out of nowhere, they emerged as an unstoppable force,  ...More...

No. of Players: 1

Min. Age: 14

Commands And Colours Board Game: Medieval

Commands & Colors: Medieval is based on the Commands & Colors game system and by design is not overly complex. The Medieval game introduces many new game concepts to the Commands & Colors system, which add historical depth and flavor. Some of the new concepts are: Superior armor and status when battling.  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Duration: 60 minutes

Min. Age: 14

Commands And Colours Board Game: Medieval Crusades Expansion

The first expansion for Commands & Colors: Medieval. The original plan was to have the Medieval expansions follow a somewhat historical timeline, but to keep in tune with player requests and feedback, GMT chose to jump ahead in time some 500 plus years to the Crusades. Actually reflecting on the  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Duration: 60 to 120 minutes

Min. Age: 12

Cuba: The Splendid Little War Game: 2nd Edition

Cuba: The Splendid Little War, from designer Javier Garcia de Gabiola, is a two-player simulation of the third War of Cuban Independence, which lasted from 1895 to 1898. (This was the last of the three liberation wars fought between Cuba and Spain; the previous wars were the Ten Years' War (1868-1878)  ...More...

No. of Players: 2

Duration: 120 minutes

Min. Age: 13

Falling Sky Board Game: Ariovistus Expansion And Update Kit

Gaul, 58 BC: Competing Celts have invited mercenary Germans and then an ambitious Roman governor into their divided land as protectors. Before Caesar's audacious claim to the whole of Gaul leads his legions even farther north to war with the Belgae, a great Sueban chieftain will call ever more warbands  ...More...

Falling Sky Board Game: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar 2nd Edition

All Gaul

Late Summer, 54 BC: In a series of brilliant and brutal campaigns, Caesar has seized Gaul for Rome. But not all tribes rest subdued. In the north, the Belgic leader Ambiorix springs a trap on unwary legions while Caesar is away. In the south, an ambitious son of the Arverni seeks  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 4

Min. Age: 14

Great Battles Of Alexander Deluxe Expanded Edition

The Great Battles of Alexander: Deluxe Edition, the updated, expanded, full-color-enhanced version of the best-selling, multi-award-winning game system that started the Great Battles of History series, includes new game counters, maps, packaging, battles, and scenarios that cover all the major battles  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 4

Duration: 240 minutes

Min. Age: 12

Here I Stand Board Game: 500th Anniversary Edition

Here I Stand covers the political and religious conflicts of early 16th Century Europe. Few realize that the greatest feats of Martin Luther, Jean Calvin, Ignatius Loyola, Henry VIII, Charles V, Francis I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Ferdinand Magellan, Hernando Cortes, and Nicolaus Copernicus all  ...More...

No. of Players: 2 to 6

Duration: 180 to 360 minutes

Min. Age: 14

Hoplite Board Game: 2nd Printing

Hoplite, the 15th volume in the Great Battles of History series of games, allows players to recreate classic battles from the pre-Alexandrian Persian-Hellenistic Age, the heyday of the Hoplite (heavy infantry fighting in packed formation). This period is often considered to feature the birth of Western  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 4

Duration: 60 to 480 minutes

Min. Age: 14

Inferno: Guelphs And Ghibellines Vie for Tuscany

Tuscany, 1259. As wealth from crafts and foreign trade elevated northern Italy's urban families above the landed lords, rivalries within and among their cities hardened into conflict between two great parties. Ghibellines aligned with the Hohenstaufen imperial dynasty that ostensibly ruled Italy,  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Duration: 60 to 360 minutes

Min. Age: 14

Levy And Campaign Series Volume 1: Nevsky: Teutons And Rus In Collision 1240-1242

Nevsky is a board wargame about the storied clash between Latin Teutonic and Orthodox Russian powers along the Baltic frontier of the mid-13th-Century. It is the first volume in GMT Games' Levy & Campaign Series portraying military operations in a variety of pre-industrial conflicts. In Nevsky, players  ...More...

No. of Players: 1 to 2

Duration: 60 to 360 minutes

Min. Age: 14