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A wargame is a simulation that recreates a conflict or battle that actually took place, or sometimes an alternate-history scenario based on plausible premises. Unlike a traditional board game, where the theme serves mainly as a backdrop, a wargame is... A wargame is a simulation that recreates a conflict or battle that actually took place, or sometimes... Read more

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Wolfpack

English from 13 years 4h and more 1 to 4 players

Wolfpack is a tactical-historical game depicting the struggles between German Wolfpack submarines and Allied merchant convoys during the Second World War. Wolfpack takes place in the North Atlantic from late 1941 to early 1943.

Holland'44 2nd Printing

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 players

Holland '44 is a two-player game depicting the Allies’ combined ground and airborne attack in the Netherlands during WWII, which was code named Operation Market-Garden.

Comancheria: The Rise and Fall of the Comanche Empire 2nd Printing

English From 14 years old 4h and more 1 player

The rise and fall of the Comanche Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries. A solitaire game based on the Navajo Wars system.
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Next War: Iran

English From 16 years old 4h and more 2 players

Next War: Iran is a wargame about a possible future conflict between Iran and the USA and its allies for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Normandy 44 4th Printing

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 to 4 players

Normandy 44 4th Printing is a regiment-level game dedicated to the Normandy landings and battles of the following 3 weeks.

Black Swan - Dark Black

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 to 5 players

Involve Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and more in WW2.

Blitz in the East

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 1 to 2 players

Relive the Russian Campaign in the epic clash between the Axis and the Soviets.

Blitz in the East - Scorched Earth Expansion

English 4h and more 1 to 2 players

Manage Logistics during the war in the East.

The Soft Underbelly 1943-1945

English From 14 years old 30mn to 1h 2 players

An easy, fast and small board game about WW2 in Italy, N. Africa and Southern Europe

Battles of Napoleon: Volume I - Eylau 1807 - Mounted map

English

A beautiful map of Eylau 1807 mounted on solid 2mm greyboard.

Battles of Napoleon: Volume I - Eylau 1807 - Situation map

English

Wonderful era style map of the battlefield of Eylau, illustrated by the very talented Silvia Wipfler.
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Pocket Battle Game 6 - Rattenkrieg : Battle for the Barrikady Factory

English From 14 years old

A solitaire game on the German attempts to clear the Barrikady Factory of Soviet defenders during the 1942 attack on Stalingrad.
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Pocket Battle Game 1 - Rattenkrieg : Assault on the Tractor Factory

English From 14 years old

Rattenkrieg: Assault on the Tractor Factory is a solo wargame in the Pocket Battle Game series.
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Pocket Battle Game 32 - Mansteins Attack on Kharkov 1943

English From 14 years old

Pocket Battle Game 32 - Manstein's Attack on Kharkov 1943 is a postcard-sized wargame.

Schutztruppe Heia Safari 1914-1918

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 to 2 players

Schutztruppe - Heia Safari: 1914-18 simulates fighting in East Africa during the First World War.

Invasion: Malta

English From 14 years old 2 players

Invasion: Malta is a wargame simulating the aborted invasion of Malta by the Axis armies.

Deux Années de Gloire

French, English From 14 years old

2 Années de Gloire (2 Years of Glory) brings together the four battles that determined the outcome of the Prussian and Polish campaign from 1806 to 1807. They were previously featured in 2006 and 2007, and we are now offering them in new, redesigned and significantly revised versions.

Champs de Bataille II

French, English From 14 years old

This second volume of the new edition of Fields of Battle takes us from the end of the Roman Republic to the beginning of the Empire. It covers the wars against Mithridates VI Eupator the King of Pontus, the conquest of Gaul by Caesar, the civil wars of the First and second Triumvirates, the wars against Parthia.

Kremlin

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 3 to 6 players

Kremlin is a game for 3-6 players competing to control the Soviet Union without knowing exactly who influences the politicians in office currently. The game is for ages 14-up, playable in 75-120 minutes. In its original German edition, Kremlin was a 1987 Spiel des Jahres Recommended pick.

Offensive Roads : Stalingrad

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

Stalingrad Roads is a classic wargame that recreates a major theater of the Second World War, with a solid, easy-to-learn game system and plenty of strategic options for both players.

Virgin Queen 2nd Printing

English From 10 years old 4h and more 2 to 6 players

Virgin Queen 2nd Printing is a multiplayer strategy and diplomacy game retracing the Wars of Religion during the reign of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici.
5/5

Burning Banners : Rage of the Witch Queen

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 to 6 players

Welcome to the immersive world of Burning Banners: Rage of the Witch Queen, a fantasy board game for 2-6 players ready to transport you to the heart of Kalar and put your strategic skills to the test.

Traces of Hubris

English From 14 years old 4h and more 1 to 2 players

Traces of Hubris is a game for two players that simulates the German summer offensive Case Blue (Fall Blau) in southern Russia during the second half of 1942. The aim was to "cut" the Volga at Stalingrad and capture the oil fields of the Caucasus.

1812 - Napoleon's Fateful March

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 players

1812 - Napoleon's Fateful March is a game for 2 players that simulates Napoleon's invasion of Russia at operational leve

Pacific War 1942 Solitaire

English From 14 years old 1 player

Quick playing travel game of controlling the Pacific in World War 2.

War of 1812 Solitaire

English From 14 years old less than 30mn 1 player

Quick playing game as the Americans try to conquer Canada in 1812.
2/5

Axis & Allies - Anniversary Edition

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 to 6 players

Will history repeat itself, or will you change the outcome?

Atlantic Sentinels

English From 14 years old 4h and more 1 to 2 players

Atlantic Sentinels is a solitaire, tactical level game placing you as the Senior Officer of the Escort, shepherding a convoy in the North Atlantic from the attacks of U-boats, 1942-43.

Second World War at Sea - Java Sea

English From 14 years old 30mn to 1h 2 players

Java Sea is a Second World War at Sea series game.

Dragons of Underearth

English From 14 years old 2 players

Dragons of Underearth gives you danger and glory in a complete fantasy role playing game where you are the hero.

Ram Speed

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Ram Speed is a two-player game recreating the excitement of naval warfare in the Bronze Age.

Trailblazer

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Trailblazer is the space game of free market exploration and exploitation.

Pocket Battle Game - The Peiper Dream

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 1 to 2 players

Can the allies halt the relentless advance of Kampfgruppe Peiper ?

Strange Victory

English From 14 years old 1 player

A solitaire wargame.
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Axis & Allies: 1940 Pacific Second Edition

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 to 4 players

A WWII strategy game.

Axis & Allies: 1941

English From 10 years old 2 to 3h 2 to 5 players

Axis & Allies 1941 is designed to be set up and played faster than the previous versions of Axis & Allies. The playing time is around 1:30 to 2 hours.

Fire When Ready

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 to 4 players

Naval battles wargame for 1 to 4 players.

Storm of Steel: Ju-87 STUKA, Eastern Front

English From 14 years old 30mn to 1h 1 player

Storm of Steel: Ju-87 STUKA, Eastern Front is a solitaire tactical air wargame where you take the role of a Staffelkapitän – Flight leader. Select, equip and fly your aircraft, lead a squadron of Stuka dive bombers and execute close air support missions along the Eastern Front from the opening day of Operation Barbarossa on June 22, 1941 up to the Kursk offensive in 1943.

Axis and Allies - Battle of the Bulge

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Control territory and contend with supply shortages while directing infantry, artillery, tanks,and aircraft in one of the most decisive conflicts of World War II.Axis & Allies: Battle of the Bulge challenges two players to control territory and contend with supply shortages while directing infantry, artillery, tanks,and aircraft in one of the most decisive conflicts of World War II.

Global War: World War II Worldwide 1939-1945

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h

An epic solitaire game of World War 2 from the Allied perspective.

Battle of Monongahela

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

The "Battle of Monogahela" is a low to moderate complexity tactical game set during the 18th century. It chronicles the British Army's march into Fort Duquesne in 1755. Can the French military hold its ground? The stage is set...

Vive L'Empereur: 2nd Edition

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 to 2 players

Vive L'Empereur! is a solitaire hex and counter wargame depicting the decisive Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 2015. Can you overcome the Anglo-Allied Army under Wellington and Prussian Army under Blucher to renew French domination of Europe?

Louisbourg 1758

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Louisbourg 1758 is a two-player game about the campaign to take the fortress. One player commands the British, while the other commands the French.

WWII Campaigns: 1940 1941 and 1942

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 to 2 players

WWII Campaigns: 1940, 1941, and 1942 is the faithful recreation of not one, but THREE classic GDW Series 120 games, in this all-encompassing package. E

Gettysburg 1863

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Gettysburg 1863 is Volume IV of Worthington's Civil War Brigade series. Relive the Battle of Gettysburg on the largest mounted set in the series.
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When Nightmares Come

English From 14 years old

A solo and cooperative skirmish wargame for investigating and battling the supernatural mysteries of the modern world.

Manila The Savage Streets 1945

English From 14 years old 4h and more 1 player

Manila: The Savage Streets, 1945 is a solo wargame about street fighting in Manila during the American takeover.

Bismarck The Last Battle

English from 13 years 1 to 2h 1 player

Bismarck: The Last Battle is a solitaire game that retraces the last 5 days of the most feared German battleship of the Second World War.
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The Wargame: definition and how it differs from a traditional board game

A wargame is a simulation that recreates a conflict or battle that actually took place, or sometimes an alternate-history scenario based on plausible premises. Unlike a traditional board game, where the theme serves mainly as a backdrop, a wargame is based on a map, units differentiated by their role (infantry, armoured vehicles, artillery, ships) and rules that model real-world factors: terrain, logistics, morale, etc. This rigour sets it apart from games with a military theme but abstract mechanics, such as Risk, where combat boils down to a roll of the dice without taking the context into account. Titles such as Axis & Allies straddle the line between the two worlds: more detailed than a standard board game, yet simplified compared to a highly specialised wargame. The genre features several publishers renowned for the rigour of their simulations, including GMT Games, Avalon Hill, Multi-Man Publishing and Compass Games.

Why play a historical game?

Playing a wargame allows you to engage with a conflict actively rather than merely as a historical account. Players make strategic or tactical decisions and can explore alternatives to those taken by real-life military leaders, which gives the game a reflective dimension regarding the unfolding of events. Fans of the genre appreciate the depth of the rules, the need to anticipate the consequences of every decision, and the fidelity to the constraints of the period being simulated: supply lines, weather and military doctrine. Historical wargames appeal both to history enthusiasts wishing to deepen their knowledge and to players seeking demanding strategic challenges, with a single game session potentially lasting several hours or even spanning multiple sessions.

Wargames for all historical periods

The richness of the genre also lies in the breadth of periods covered. Our catalogue allows you to explore the entire spectrum of military history: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 17th and 18th centuries, the 19th century, the First World War, the Second World War and modern warfare. Some games also feature imaginary conflicts, set in science-fiction or fantasy worlds, applying the same simulation principles to fictional battles. This diversity means every player can find a period that particularly interests them, whether it be ancient phalanxes, Napoleonic cavalry charges or Second World War armoured vehicles.

From major series to niche titles

Philibert’s catalogue includes both flagship series and more niche titles. Among the must-haves are Advanced Squad Leader (ASL), the benchmark for tactical combat in the Second World War, Axis & Allies, Commands & Colors and its family-friendly version Mémoire 44, as well as Panzer Grenadier and Conflict of Heroes. Alongside these widely recognised titles, the catalogue offers more specialised games, designed for experienced players or focusing on specific themes: Der Weltkrieg, La Bataille, Lace Wars, Great Statesmen, COIN, Wing Leader, Next War and Warfighter. For those new to the genre, Mémoire 44, Axis & Allies or the Folio and Mini series from Decision Games are excellent starting points, thanks to their accessible rules and shorter games.

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