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Squad Leader Scenarios (SL) is a tactical board wargame created by Avalon Hill (Hasbro Gaming) that focuses on infantry combat during the Second World War.Players use map boards and counters to control small units of soldiers, vehicles, and weapons.
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.
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).
In a retrospective review more than 30 years after the publication of ' CA ', Luc Olivier noted "In 1973, it should have been a good game and the first good tactical naval simulation around, with some good ideas like the speed/facing markers. But now, nothing more remains: graphics are prehistoric, tactics are wrong and the system doesn't give ...
In a 1976 poll conducted by SPI to determine the most popular board wargames in North America, Legion placed a very respectable 44th out of 202 games. [1]: 157 } In the January 1976 edition of Airfix Magazine, Bruce Quarrie noted "the game well illustrates the splendid discipline of the Roman army at its highpoint." He concluded, "In general ...
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Tactical wargames offer more of a challenge to the designer, as fewer variables or characteristics inherent in the units being simulated are directly quantifiable. Modern commercial board wargaming avoided tactical subjects for many years, but since initial attempts at the subject appeared, it has remained a favourite topic among wargamers.
Armageddon: Tactical Combat, 3000-500 BC is a board wargame first published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1972 in Strategy & Tactics, then released as a stand-alone game, then reimplemented as Chariot: Tactical Warfare in the "Biblical" Age, 3000-500 BC.