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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.
Historical
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art of Siege | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1979 | |
| Combined Arms | 1974 | S&T #46, 1974 |
Ancient
Early Middle Ages
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belisarius: The Byzantine Empire Strikes | Decision Games | 2002 | S&T #210, 2002 |
| Byzantium | Warfrog | 2005 | |
| Dark Ages: Tactical Warfare, 500-1300 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1971 | |
| Norseman: Viking Kingdoms of the North Sea | Simulations Canada | 1985 | |
| Siege!: The Game of Siege Warfare, 50 AD-1400 AD | Fact and Fantasy Games | 1974 | |
| Viking | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| Viking Raiders | Standard Games | 1987 | Also released by Eurogames in French |
| Vikingatid | Trollspel | 1998 | In Swedish |
Middle Ages
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agincourt | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | |
| The Black Prince: The Battle of Navarette, 1367 | 1979 | ||
| Conquistador | 1976 | S&T #58, 1976, Avalon Hill, 1983) | |
| Cry Havoc | Standard Games | 1981 | |
| The Crusades | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | S&T #70, 1978 |
| Empires of the Middle Ages | 1980 | Re-released by Decision Games c. 2004 | |
| Granada: The Fall of Moslem Spain | Avalanche Press | 2003 | |
| The Golden Horde | Excalibre Games | 1978 | |
| Hammer of the Scots | Columbia Games | 2003 | |
| The Legend of Robin Hood | Operational Studies Group | 1979 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1980 |
| Scotland the Brave | Avalanche Press | 1998 | |
| Renaissance of Infantry | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1970 | S&T #22, 1970 |
| Yeoman | 1975 |
Early modern
Napoleonic era
American Civil War
- See also: List of American Civil War games
Skirmish
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devil's Den | Operational Studies Group | 1980 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1985 |
Tactical
Grand Tactical
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloody April: The Battle of Shiloh, 1862 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1979 | |
| Terrible Swift Sword | 1976 | Re-released by TSR, Inc. in 1986 |
Operational
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Guidon Games | 1973 | |
| Drive on Washington | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1980 | |
| Lee vs. Grant | Victory Games | 1988 | Wilderness Campaign, an ancestor of the Avalon Hill "Stonewall Jackson's Way" series |
| Mosby's Raiders | 1985 | ||
| Objective: Atlanta | Battleline Publications | 1977 | |
| Shenandoah | 1975 | ||
| Stonewall Jackson's Way | Avalon Hill | 1992 | Cedar Mountain to Second Bull Run |
| Here Come the Rebels | 1993 | Re-released by Multi-Man Publishing; Antietam Campaign | |
| Roads to Gettysburg | Re-released by Multi-Man Publishing; Gettysburg Campaign | ||
| Stonewall in the Valley | 1995 | Shenandoah Campaign | |
| Stonewall's Last Battle | 1996 | Chancellorsville Campaign | |
| On To Richmond | 1997 | Re-released by Multi-Man Publishing; McClellan's Peninsula Campaign | |
| Grant Takes Command | 2001 | Wilderness Campaign | |
| Battle Above the Clouds | Multi-Man Publishing | 2011 | Chickamauga/Chattanooga |
Strategic
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Lee | Columbia Games | 1993 | |
| Sam Grant | 1997 |
Grand Strategy
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The American Civil War 1861–1865 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1974 | S&T #43, 1974 |
| The American Civil War 1861–1865 | TSR, Inc. | 1983 | S&T #93, 1983 |
| Battle Cry | Milton Bradley | 1961 | |
| Civil War | Avalon Hill | ||
| The Civil War 1861–1865 | Victory Games | 1983 | |
| A House Divided | Game Designers' Workshop | 1981 | Re-released by Phalanx Games in 2001 |
| For the People | Avalon Hill | 1998 | Re-released in GMT Games in 2000 |
| The U.S. Civil War | GMT Games | 2015 | |
| War Between the States | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 |
19th Century/Industrial warfare
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplomacy | Self-published | 1959 | Re-released by Games Research in 1961 and by Avalon Hill in 1976 |
| 1898: The Spanish–American War | Avalanche Press | 2000 | |
| 1904–1905: The Russo-Japanese War | 1999 | ||
| Chaco | Game Designers' Workshop | 1973 | |
| Custer's Last Stand | Battleline Publications | 1976 | |
| Pax Britannica | Victory Games | 1985 | |
| Red Sun Rising | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1977 | |
| Rifle & Saber | 1973 | ||
| Viva España | Battleline Publications | 1977 |
World War I
World War II
Tactical wargames
Operational
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European Theatre
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroFront | Columbia Games | 1995 | |
| Triumph and Tragedy | GMT Games | 2015 |
Eastern Front
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| EastFront | Columbia Games | 1991 | |
| Evropa | Game Designers' Workshop | 1973 | Re-released as Fire in the East by Game Designers' Workshop in 1984 |
| Turning Point: Stalingrad | Avalon Hill | 1989 | |
| Von Manstein: Battles for the Ukraine 1941–1944 | Rand Games | 1975 | |
| War in the East | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1974 | |
| Winter War | Ad Technos | 1986 | In Japanese |
| Winter War: The Russo-Finnish Conflict November 1939-March 1940 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1972 | S&T #33, 1972 |
| A Winter War | Game Research/Design | 1994 |
Western Front
Other campaigns
Mediterranean Theatre and North African campaign
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Assault on Crete | Avalon Hill | 1977 | |
| Bloody Kasserine | Game Designers' Workshop | 1992 | |
| Bomb Alley | Avalanche Press | 2002 | |
| The Campaign for North Africa | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | |
| Crete | 1969 | S&T #18, 1969 | |
| Descent on Crete | 1978 | ||
| The Desert Fox | 1981 | S&T #87, 1981 | |
| El Alamein: Battles in North Africa | 1973 | ||
| Fall of Tobruk | Conflict Games | 1975 | Re-released by Cool Stuff Unlimited in 2004 |
| Gazala: 1942 | Avalanche Press | 2002 | |
| Island of Death: The Invasion of Malta, 1942 | 2006 | ||
| Kasserine | GMT Games | 2001 | |
| Kasserine Pass | Conflict Games | 1973 | Re-released by Game Designers' Workshop |
| Operation Crusader | Game Designers' Workshop | 1978 | |
| Panzer Armee Afrika | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1973 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1982 |
| Race for Tunis | Game Designers' Workshop | 1992 | |
| Rommel in the Desert | Columbia Games | 1982 | |
| Torch | Game Designers' Workshop | 1985 | |
| Western Desert | 1982 | Re-released as War in the Desert by Game Research/Design in 1995) |
Pacific and Asia
Strategic
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Europe
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trial of Strength | Panther Games | 1985 | |
| Advanced Third Reich | Avalon Hill | 1992 | |
| Axis & Allies: Europe | 2000 | ||
| D-Day | 1961 | ||
| Defiant Russia: 1941 | Avalanche Press | 2004 | |
| Europe Engulfed | GMT Games | 2002 | Winner of the Charles S. Roberts Award |
| Fortress Europa | Avalon Hill | 1980 | |
| Hitler's War | Metagaming Concepts | 1981 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1984 |
| Luftwaffe | Avalon Hill | 1971 | |
| Red Vengeance | Avalanche Press | 2005 | |
| Rise and Decline of the Third Reich | Avalon Hill | 1974 | Re-released by Avalanche Press in 2001 |
| Russia Besieged | L2 Design Group | 2004 | |
| The Russian Campaign | Jedko Games | 1975 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1976 and by L2 Design Group in 2003 |
| Russian Front | Avalon Hill | 1985 | |
| Stalingrad | 1963 | ||
| War at Sea | Jedko Games | 1975 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1976 and by L2 Design Group in 2007 |
| War in Europe | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1976 | Re-released by Decision Games in 1999 |
| World War II: European Theater of Operations | 1973 |
Mediterranean & north Africa
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrika Korps | Avalon Hill | 1964 |
Pacific
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axis & Allies: Pacific | Avalon Hill | 2001 | |
| Empire of the Rising Sun | 1995 | ||
| The Great Pacific War | Avalanche Press | 2003 | |
| Pacific War | Victory Games | 1985 | |
| U.S.N. | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1971 | S&T #29, 1971 |
| Victory in the Pacific | Avalon Hill | 1977 | |
| War in the Pacific | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 |
Grand Strategy (Global)
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axis & Allies | Nova Games | 1981 | Re-released by Milton Bradley in 1984 and by Avalon Hill in 2004 |
| Global War | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| World in Flames | Australian Design Group | 1985 |
Modern
Tactical
Arab–Israeli wars
Korean War
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea: The Mobile War 1950–51 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1970 |
Vietnam War
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu | Game Designers' Workshop | 1977 | |
| Dien Bien Phu | SDC | 1973 | Conflict #6, 1973; re-released by Flying Buffalo c. 1977 |
| Diên Biên Phu | Jeux Descartes | 1980 | In French |
| Dien Bien Phu 1954 | Histoire & Collections | 2000 | In French; Vae Victis - #33, in 2000 |
| Grunt | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1971 | S&T #26, 1971 |
| Hue | SDC | 1973 | Conflict #6, 1973; re-released as Battle for Hue by Simulations Design Corporation in 1977) and as Hue by Mayfair Games in 1982 |
| Platoon | Avalon Hill | 1986 | |
| Search & Destroy: Tactical Combat Vietnam 1965–1966 | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| Viet Nam | Gamescience – Phillip Orbanes, Designer | 1965 | |
| Year of the Rat | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1972 | S&T #35, 1972 |
Contemporary World War III
Fictional
Alternate history
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Skies | FASA | 1998 | |
| Dixie | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1976 | S&T #54, 1976 |
| Fortress America | Milton Bradley | 1986 | |
| Amerika | Historical Board Gaming | 2015 |
Science fiction
Fantasy
Abstract/generic
| Name | Publisher | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack! | Eagle Games | 2003 | |
| Blitzkrieg | Avalon Hill | 1965 | |
| Castle Risk | Parker Brothers | 1986 | |
| Conquest | Self-published | 1972 | Released in German by Bütehorn in 1975 and in German by Hexagames in 1983 |
| Farlander | Revaler | 2002 | |
| Feudal | 3M | 1967 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1976 |
| Insurgency | Battleline Publications | 1979 | |
| Kriegspiel | Avalon Hill | 1970 | |
| Pizza Wars | Heathen Thorn Enterprises | 1988 | |
| Risk | Parker Brothers | 1959 | |
| Strategy I | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1971 | |
| Strike Force One | 1975 | ||
| Summit | Milton Bradley | 1961 | |
| Supremacy | Supremacy Games | 1984 | |
| Tactics | Self-published | 1953 | Re-released as Tactics I by Avalon Hill in 1983 |
| Tactics II | Avalon Hill | 1958 | |
| TEG: Plan Táctico y Estratégico de la Guerra | New Yetem | 1976 | In Spanish |
| Warlord | Gibsons Games | 1978 | Re-released as Apocalypse by Games Workshop in 1980 |
See also
References
- "FINALISTS FOR 2004 IGA". 2004-04-26. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007.
- "Viet Nam | Board Game | BoardGameGeek".
- "Pizza Wars Imperium | Board Game | BoardGameGeek".