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The historical video game belongs to a video game genre in which stories are based upon historical events, environments, or people. Some historical video games are simulators, which attempt an accurate portrayal of a historical event, civilization or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow.
This is a list of board wargames by historical genre (and some subgenres) showing their publication history. All games can be presumed to have been published in English unless another language is noted.
eRules World War II (WargameSystems, 2001) The Face of Battle (Meramic Enterprises, 2001) Fast Micro-Armour Rules for World War II (Reginald D. Steiner, 1981) Fast Rules (Armored Operations Society, 1970) Final Combat (Britton Publishers, 2004) Final Round (n/a, 2006) Firefly (Table Top Games, 1987) Flames of War (Battlefront Ltd, 2002)
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies (1992) Empire Earth (video game) (2001) The Entente: Battlefields WW1 (2003) Empire Earth II (2005) Aggression – Reign over Europe (2008) Warfare 1917 (2008) World War One (2008) Toy Soldiers (2010) [7] Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land (2012) The Great War: Western Front (2023)
The first tabletop RPG set during World War II Beyond the Supernatural: Palladium Books: 1987, 2005 Modern Day Horrors Bifrost: Skytrex Ltd. 1982 Big Bang Comics RPG: Pisces All Media 2006 Big Eyes, Small Mouth: Guardians of Order: 1997, 2001, 2007, 2020 Anime-based RPG Black Crusade: Fantasy Flight Games: Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: 2011 The ...
Anti-tank dogs – a Soviet, World War II weapon that had mixed success. Canines with explosives strapped to their backs were used as anti-tank weapons. Project Pigeon – a proposed U.S. World War II weapon that used pigeons to guide bombs. Bat bomb, a U.S. project that used Mexican free-tailed bats to carry small incendiary bombs.
The British Army's 2nd Dragoons in 1813 had 340 ponies of 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) and 55 ponies of 14 hands (56 inches, 142 cm); [33] the Lovat Scouts, formed in 1899, were mounted on Highland ponies; [34] the British Army recruited 200 Dales ponies in World War II for use as pack and artillery animals; [35] and the British Territorial ...
The games became a political tool used by city-states to assert dominance over their rival city states. Politicians would announce political alliances at the games, and in times of war, priests would offer sacrifices to the gods for victory. The games were also used to help spread Hellenistic culture throughout the Mediterranean. The Olympics ...