Category: High Flying Dice Games

Ram vs. Stag: The Battle of Bir el Gubi, November 19, 1941. Ram vs. Stag is a low complexity war game simulation of the first battle fought near the village and oasis at Bir el Gubi in Libya. In response to General Erwin Rommel’s bold offensive the British-led Allied forces launched a counter offensive to defeat the Axis forces that were besieging Tobruk. Dubbed Operation Crusader, the Allied attack was launched on November 18th and caught the Axis by surprise. [Forum]

Mahoning Monstrosity: Monsters Attack Youngstown, Ohio Summer 1977. It is the summer of 1977 and out of the PCB laden depths of the Mahoning River rises a hideous monster to threaten downtown Youngstown, Ohio. Can you mobilize Steel city’s finest and the Ohio National Guard, all aided or hindered by local personalities, to defend the city and its populace? Learn and enjoy this whimsical historical gaming salute to Youngstown as it battles a mythical monster during the summer before the real ones came to the fore that fateful October. [Forum]

September’s Corsairs: The Thompson Trophy Air Races, 1946-1949. This is the expansion game for September’s Eagles: The Thompson Trophy Air Races, 1929-1949. With this expansion all of the Thompson Trophy Air Races can now be played. The expansion includes two new decks of plane and pilot cards, 14 new die cut plane counters, 6 new course markers and an eight-page rules/scenario booklet. All come packaged in a zip lock bag that will fit in the September’s Eagles game box. Note: You must own September’s Eagles to play September’s Corsairs. [Forum]

Sad Days of Battle: The Battle of Jarama, February 6-27, 1937. After failing to take Madrid in November, Francisco Franco ordered his forces to cut off the former capital city and now symbol of Republican resistance by taking the roads south of the city linking it to the Republican government in Valencia. The attack over the Jarama River was to be coordinated with the Italian’s offensive to the north and east of the city along the Guadalajara River. However, the Italians were taking longer than anticipated to get their forces into positions, hindered by poor weather and abysmal planning. With growing impatience General Franco ordered his forces to attack, supported by the German Condor Legion as well as masses of new German tanks, artillery pieces and ample supplies of ordinance. [Forum]

Hot Sand, Cold Steel: The Battle of Abu Ageila, June 5-6, 1967. Hot Sand, Cold Steel is an introductory-level wargame simulation of the battle of Abu Ageila, fought in the Sinai between the Egyptian 2nd Infantry Division and elements of General Ariel Sharon’s armored Ugdah (division). [Forum]

Walking a Bloody Path: The Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794. This is the newest addition to the Battles of the Old Northwest Series of games; others on the battles of Kekionga, River Raisin, Wabash River and Tippecanoe were released earlier and ones on the battles of Chatham/Thames and Horseshoe Bend are in the works. Like the others in the series players use a deck of playing cards to activate their units and determine other game events. [Forum]

The Battle of Bouvines, fought on July 27, 1214 near the city of Tournai, was one of the largest ever fought in the Medieval period, and its outcome would affect the course of history for centuries. [Forum]

The 173rd Composite Airborne Brigade was composed of units from the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Following the US intervention in April, the unit was deployed to Đồng Nai Province to protect the Bien Hoa Airbase. The 173rd was a “showcase” unit that embodied what was to have been an international effort to combat the spread of Communism in South Vietnam. From the start the unit was engaged in battles with the National Liberation Front’s 9th Division for control of the province. [Forum]

Somewhere Far Beyond: The Battle of Prairie Grove, December 7. 1862. Somewhere Far Beyondis an historical simulation of the battle fought on December 7, 1862 in the hills of Arkansas, between the Union Army of the Frontier commanded by General John Schofield and the Confederate Army of the Trans-Mississippi led by General Thomas Hindman. The battle at Prairie Grove was the last chance for the Confederacy to turn the tide of the war in that theatre to their favor. [Forum]

Black Hell: The Battle for Los Negros Island, February-March, 1944. Before fleeing Corregidor, General Douglas MacArthur pledged to return to the Philippines. It was first necessary to retake New Guinea and at least neutralize the Japanese fortified base at Rabaul. Taking the island of Los Negros and its airbase at Momote would cut off Rabaul’s ability to receivd supplies from Japan or elsewhere, and allow the US-led forces to advance for an offensive to retake the Philippines. [Forum]

An Unpleasant and Devastating Fight: The Battle for Sittang Bridge, February 21-22, 1942. The situation for the Allies in Burma was increasingly desperate following the Japanese invasion that began in December 1941. After nearly a month of fighting the British Dominion forces were in full retreat, hoping to meet with reinforcements being rushed to the theater and to regroup behind the Sittang River. Another victory for the Japanese could lead to the capture of that major port and even more conquests by the sons from the land of the Rising Sun. [Forum]

Check out the numerous custom card sets created to enhance HFDG releases, along with games published by Landsknecht Publishing (Against the Odds and Turning Point Simulations). There is also a new card set for Iron and Fire, which was one of the games featured in Against the Odds 2018 Annual ($9 plus shipping). [Forum]

A Cold and Resolute Fight: The Battle for Navik, April-June, 1940. The German invasion of Demark and Norway, Operation Weserűbung, was a bold gamble by the invaders. The greatest risk for the Germans was at the northern most all-weather port of Narvik. Here the Germans landed troops that quickly overwhelmed the local Norwegian garrison but left them entirely dependent upon supplies and reinforcements that would arrive by ship or air transport. Purchase a custom card deck for the game to replace a standard card deck for an additional $6. [Forum]

Hitting Home is an introductory level game about Axis raids on the Soo Locks during WWII. The Soo Locks were a crucial choke point for the shipment of all of the iron ore used by US and Canadian steel mills. Air raids by German and Japanese aircraft and contingency plans for them, were planned by all sides. Although never carried out, strikes against this crucial Home Front installation could have had a profound impact on the war’s outcome. Hitting Home allows players to explore the “what if” of German or Japanese attacks against the Soo Locks. [Forum]

Operation Jubilee: The Raid on Dieppe, August 1942. New German radar and anti-aircraft and shore batteries installed along the north coast of France were making life more dangerous for Allied shipping as well as increasingly dangerous for their bombers crossing the channel to conduct bombing raids in occupied France, Belgium as well as Nazi Germany. In May it was decided to conduct a raid on the channel port of Dieppe. [Forum]

Nightmare Island: The Battle for Biak Island, May-August, 1944. By early 1944 General MacArthur feared the upcoming US Navy offensive to take the Marianas to the north could lead to a strategic switch in offensive operations that would jeopardize his ambition and promise to retake the Philippines (as well as taking away the spotlight his operations commanded to this point in the war). In early 1944 MacArthur proposed the capture of BiakIsland to not only end the New Guinea campaign, but also to provide a forward base of operations for his planned return to the Philippine archipelago. [Forum]