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The Howze Board was the informal name given to the Tactical Mobility Requirements Board created at the direct request of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to review and test new concepts integrating helicopters as close air support into the United States Army. Helicopters had been used during the Korean War to ferry wounded and supplies ...
Star Fleet Battles (SFB) is a tactical board wargame set in an offshoot of the Star Trek setting called the Star Fleet Universe. Originally created in 1979 by Stephen V. Cole, [1] it has had four major editions. The current edition is published by Amarillo Design Bureau as Star Fleet Battles, Captain's Edition.
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Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) is a tactical-level board wargame, originally marketed by Avalon Hill Games, that simulates actions of squad sized units in World War II.It is a detailed game system for two or more players (with solitary play also possible).
Legion is a two-player tactical board wargame in which one player controls Roman legions, and the other player controls one of Rome's historic enemies during the period 100 BC to 700 AD, [1] including barbarian hordes, Carthaginians, and rebel legions.
Cross of Iron is a tactical board wargame published in 1979 by Avalon Hill as an expansion — called a "gamette" by the company — to their very popular 1977 wargame Squad Leader. The game simulates small group tactical combat during World War II on the Eastern Front .
In 1976, Richard H. Berg designed a grand tactical, regimental level board wargame, Terrible Swift Sword, that simulated the Battle of Gettysburg.Published by SPI, the game won that year's Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Tactical Wargame". [4]
In his 1977 book The Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, Nicholas Palmer warned that this was a "massive company-level game," and that it "covers the full operation, from the first paratroop landings to the final evacuation (if the game goes historically, that is.)" [5] In his 1980 sequel The Best of Board Wargaming Palmer wrote that Allied ...