The Game List

Game Name # Type Era Description Owner #S Played
Robo Rally m M

?

Program robots to visit flags and avoid destruction.

Expansions: Armed and Dangerous (TLC), Radioactive (TLC)

TLC,DBS,PSS <1

M

History of the World m E B.C. - 1900 a perennial favorite, rack up the score epoch by epoch with lots of randomness, but good fun (4:6) DBS,JJC, JJW 2 M
Civilization m

E

B.C.

grow a civilization from nothing to iron age, trading and negotiation emphasized, combat is simplistic (2:7) DBS,JJC

2-3

M

Settlers of Catan m M Fantasy Beer and Pretzels. Unique game best played with four people. Tricky to master. Could easily play two or three games in a night. (3:4) TLC 1

Y

1830 m R Railroad Make money running railroad and manipulating stocks (2:6) JJC, PSS 2 M
1835 m R Railroad 1830 in Germany (3:7) JJW 2-3 M
1856 m

R

Railroad

Upper Canada JJW 2-3

M

1870 m R Railroad 18nn series; central US (2:6) WAA 2-3 M
Britannia m W 1st-11th C. Invasions of Britain (3:5, 4 best) WAA 2 M
Cosmic Encounter m M Space Space colonization(3:4, 4 best) DBS ? N
Formula Dé m M 20th C. Formula 1 racing(2:8, 4+ best) TLC 1 M
Air Baron m

E?

20th C.

Build an airline empire by acquiring routes to gain market share. TLC

1

2

Acquire m

A

?

Build wealth by buying shares and merging companies. TLC

<1

2

Ambush 1 W WWII Solitaire game of squad tactics using individual soldiers DBS,JJC 1 N
Flight Leader 2 F Modern Turn-based air war game like Richthofen's War. Also a good one-nighter JJC,TLC 1 N
Knights of the Air(Sky?) 2 F WWI WWI Air Combat game. Innovative initiative moment simulates air combat more effectively than Richtofen's War. JJC 1 N
Richthofen's War 2 F WWI light weight air war simulation, could be fun for a one nighter DBS,JJC 1 N
Flat Top 2 S WWII Carrier battles in the Pacific. A real nail biter. Works well for team play. JJC 2(?) N
Jutland 2 S WWI naval war in the north sea, last real slugfest of naval guns (or could have been), miniatures style, search for the enemy then use individual ship counters to resolve battles DBS 2 N
Midway 2 S WWII battleship++, search and then send planes to do the work DBS 2 N
Victory In the Pacific 2 S WWII Strategic Naval Combat covering the Pacific Front. Somewhat unbalanced play system that favors the Americans TLC 1-2

N

Wooden Ships & Iron Men 2 S 1770-1820 individual ship counters in the great age of sail DBS,JJC, TLC 1 Y
Afrika Korps 2 W WWII early AH game, not very capable of team play DBS 2 N
Alexander 2 W B.C. phalanx, chariots, archers, cavalry, elephants, you name it we got it. Battle of Guagamela (sp?) gave Alexander Persia, interesting combat that revolves around morale and facing DBS 2 N
Arab-Israeli Wars 2 W Cold War company level land war set in the Middle East; fairly easy to play TLC 1-2 N
ASL 2 W WWII Squad Leader + JJC 1-2 N
Luftwaffe 2 W WWII strategic bombing war over Germany, scale is pretty high level DBS,TLC 2 N
Panzer Blitz 2 W WWII eastern front; company level land war; fairly easy to play DBS,TLC 1-2 N
Panzer Leader 2 W WWII western front; company level land war; fairly easy to play TLC 1-2 N
SPI Civil War Quad Pack 2 W Civil War standard simulations of Civil War battles DBS 2 N
Squad Leader 2 W WWII squad level game, lots of rules, fairly detailed simulation (ASL is the next step). I have all of the expansion kits having even more rules and more units [TLC]. DBS,TLC 1-2 N
Star Fleet Battles 2 W Sci-Fi Tactical level space combat between the Star Trek races JJW 1 N
Starship Troopers 2 W Sci-fi individual man scale vs. BEMs DBS 1-2 N
Tobruk 2 W WWII squad/platoon level game of war in the desert DBS,TLC 2 N
1914 2 W WWI another early AH game, never played, but reviews claimed it was about as bogged down as the real war DBS,JJC 2 N
France 1940 2 W WWII German invasion of France, lots of pieces DBS 2 N
Diplomacy m E 1900 Simple, non-chance, negotiation based game (4:7) DBS,WAA ? N
Empire In Arms m E Napoleonic Grand Strategy and Diplomacy game. Make Treaties, invade neighbors, etc. (2:7) JJC 2+ N
Machiavelli m E 15th/16th C. Renaissance Italy Diplomacy clone with some chance events (2:8) WAA 2+ M
New World m E Era of Exploration European powers compete to exploit the new world (2:6) JJW 1-2 N
Republic of Rome m E Roman Republic Political game of senatorial factions who compete to gain power and keep Rome from falling to the barbarians (3:6) JJW 2+ N
Supremacy + Legions & Merchant Marine Add-on m E Present Nuke fest, very luck intensive the last time we played it, the merchant marine add-on helps some, but the first to market still has a big advantage, I'm suggesting that that be tempered a little through rules modifications. (2:7) DBS 1 Y
Circus Maximus m M Roman Chariot racing ala Ben Hur. A riot to play, few of the starting chariots actually finish a race. Can do 2-3 races in a night. (2+) JJC <1 Y
Circus Minimus m

M

Roman

Simplified Circus Maximus. JJC

<1

Y

Escape From Colditz m M WWII Escape from a POW camp (2:6) JJW 1 N
Gladiator m M Roman fight it out in the arena, man on man, or manage and bet on yours and other's gladiators (2+) DBS 1 N
Hacker m M ? Become a master hacker without getting busted. System similar to Illuminati (3:6) JJW 1 N
Illuminati m M ? Control the World with the Mind-Control Lasers (2:6) JJW 1 Y
Junta m M Banana Republic Political game of shifting alliances with the goal of becoming El Presidente (2:7) JJW 1-2 N
Kingmaker m M 15th C. Power politics during War of the Roses (2:7) WAA 1+ M
Samurai m M 12th-17th C. Feudal Japan; similar to Kingmaker (2:8) WAA ? N
Source of the Nile m M 1800-1900 explore Africa, can be a fun diversion, plotting land is slow until the knack is picked up (2+) DBS 1-2 Y
Spies! m M pre-WWII Beer and Pretzels spy craft during the pre-war era. Covers the major powers. (2:5) TLC 1 Y
Star Traders (Steve Jackson) m M Sci Fi Pick up and deliver cargo in the universe (2:6) JJW 1 N
Wiz War m M Fantasy Wizards try to steal each others treasures. Beer & Pretzels game (2:4) JJW <1 Y
Wizardry m M Fantasy Complex role playing with unique map system. Fight monsters and natives, collect treasure, avoid being killed. (2:8) TLC 1 Y
Blackbeard m S 1600-1700 Piracy on the high-seas during the great age of sail. You are captain of your own pirate ship and strive to make money by hijacking merchants. Odd turn system based on card drawn. (2:6) DBS,TLC 1-2 Y
Imperium Romanum II m W Ancient Rome Roman Civil wars from 88 BC to 400 AD. (2:6) JJC 2 Y
Maharaja m W 1500BC-1850AD Britannia in India (3:5) JJW 2 M
War & Peace m W Napoleonic several scenarios and a campaign, lots of the major powers represented (2+) DBS 1-2 N
3rd Reich m W WWII the European theatre, all of the major powers represented, can be set piece game for those who have been exposed to it, but has some interesting aspects (also a long game to play full campaign) (2:5) DBS,JJC, TLC 2-3 N

Key Types : 
A - abstract
E - empire building 
F - air battles (flight) 
M - misc. 
R - railroad 
S - sea battle 
W - traditional war game

m multiplayer 
nT n player game, suitable for team play 
M played multiple times


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