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Wargames

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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Warfighter: Fantasy Expansion 5 – The Temple

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

This Warfighter Fantasy Expansion adds 48 cards and 6 Counters to your Backpack!

Warfighter: Fantasy Expansion 7 – The Tower

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

This Warfighter Fantasy Expansion adds 48 cards and 6 Counters to your Backpack!

Warfighter: Fantasy Expansion 3 – Lightfoot: Halfling Thief

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

This Warfighter Fantasy Expansion adds 48 cards and 6 Counters to your Backpack!

Warfighter: Fantasy Expansion 12 – Wurm's Lair

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

This Warfighter Fantasy Expansion adds 48 cards and 6 Counters to your Backpack!

Warfighter: Fantasy Expansion 2 – Merrick: Dwarven Fighter

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

This Warfighter Fantasy Expansion adds 48 cards and 6 Counters to your Backpack!

Warfighter: Fantasy Expansion 10 – Molluk's Pit

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

This Warfighter Fantasy Expansion adds 48 cards and 6 Counters to your Backpack!

Warfighter: Fantasy Expansion 11 – Lich's Halls

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

This Warfighter Fantasy Expansion adds 48 cards and 6 Counters to your Backpack!

Warfighter: Fantasy Expansion 1 – Lanolar: Elven Battle Mage

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

This Warfighter Fantasy Expansion adds 48 cards and 6 Counters to your Backpack!

Westfront II

From 10 years old 4h and more 2 players

Ardennes II

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 1 to 2 players

Ardennes II is a reissue of the award-winning Ardennes from the Standard Combat Series released in 1993.
3/5

CDG Solo System Pack n°2

English From 14 years old 1 player

The CDG Solo System is a revised GMT Edition of Stuka Joe's CDG solo method, which streamlines two-handed solitaire gameplay by decreasing turn to turn overhead and maintenance. This method of play increases narrative immersion as the great battles of history unfold on your tabletop.

North Africa '41

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

North Africa '41 is a game that represents the campaign in North Africa from Rommel's first offensive in March 1941 to December 1941.

ASL - Action Pack 16 - From The Land Down Under

English From 14 years old 1 to 2 players

Action Pack #16: From The Land Down Under features a new map (15a/b) and 15 new scenarios designed and playtested by the Australian ASL community.

The Lamps are Going Out : World War 1

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 2 to 4 players

Hornet Leader: Carrier Air Operations

English From 10 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Red Price

Strategy & Tactics Quarterly 23 - War of 1812

English From 14 years old

Strategy & Tactics Quarterly issue 23 on the British-American War of 1812.

A Glorious Chance

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

A Glorious Chance: The Naval Struggle for Lake Ontario during the War of 1812 is a solo naval wargame.

Death in the Trenches - The Great War 1914-1918

English From 12 years old 4h and more 1 to 2 players

Death in the Trenches is a strategic-scale wargame covering the entire First World War, in all theaters, at army level with divisional formations managed on an off-map display that minimizes map clutter.

Bismarck Solitaire Deluxe Edition

English from 13 years 30mn to 1h 1 player

Command the pride of the German Navy in Bismarck Solitaire by Worthington Publishing.
Red Price

Dien Bien Phu : The Final Gamble - Second Edition

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 players

Dien Bien Phu recounts the decisive battle that took place in a remote jungle valley in northern Vietnam.
Red Price

Braveheart Solitaire Bookgame 2nd Edition

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

Braveheart Solitaire Bookgame 2nd Edition is a solitaire wargame in book-game format.

Lucky Forward: The Lorraine Campaign

English From 14 years old 2 players

Lucky Forward: The Lorraine Campaign presents Third Army’s Fall 1944 offensive to just before the Germans launch their Ardennes Offensive further north.
5/5

Western Front Ace : The Great War in the Air 1916-1918

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 player

Western Front Ace: The Great War in the Air 1916-1918 is a tactical-level solo game that puts you in command of a reconnaissance plane during the First World War.

Second World War at Sea : Bismarck - Force de Raid

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Second World War at Sea: Bismarck - Raid Force is an expansion booklet for Second World War at Sea: Bismarck.

Battle of Waterberg

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

The Battle of Waterberg is a low to moderate complexity tactical game set during the German Herero War of 1905. It covers the German attack against the Hereros in German-occupied Southwest Africa.

2040: An American Insurgency

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

2040: An American Insurgency simulates a US civil war in the 21st century.

Le Fléau de Martina

French, English From 14 years old 2 players

Martina’s Bane comes with two scenarios and one campaign from the battle of Yarmouk in 636 to the assasination of the third calife in 656.

Across The Pacific

English From 14 years old 2 players

"Across the Pacific" is a board wargame which portrays the entire World War 2 Pacific War in five-month turns with units that range from armies to regiments, air fleets to destroyer flotillas.

Littoral Commander: Indo-Pacific

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 to 6 players

Littoral Commander (formerly Fleet Marine Force) is a 2-6 player boardgame about potential military conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, a hybrid of standard hex and counter wargames and card-driven games.

ASL - 1. SS Leibstandarte: Barbarossa

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

This eight scenario pack is compatible with MMP's ASL System.

Sleepwalkers: Imperial Rivalries and the Great War

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 to 5 players

Sleepwalkers is a simulation game about diplomacy at the brink of war, covering approximately the period between 1900 and 1918.

ASL Journal n°14

English From 14 years old

ASL Journal 14: Aussie Special Edition is a 56-page magazine for Advanced Squad Leader that features articles, scenarios, and a Historical ASL Campaign Game.
Red Price

Point Blank: V is for Victory - Core Rules 1.0

English From 14 years old

The Point Blank version 1.0 (v1.0) rules manual contains the set of guidelines and regulations for the game system.

Stuka Leader: Mediterranean Expansion n°2

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Battle to defend Sicily and Italy!

Stuka Leader: Mediterranean Expansion n°1

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Take on Gladiators and Swordfish in exciting aerial action!
Red Price

Stuka Leader: Eastern Front Expansion n°1

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Includes 3 new campaigns, 5 new targets, 2 new aircraft, 2 new bandits, a new bomber and 3 new events.

Stuka Leader: Aces Expansion

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Add these to your squadron to make you harder to beat!

Interceptor Ace, Volume 2: Last Days of the Luftwaffe

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

Interceptor Ace, Volume 2: Last Days of the Luftwaffe, 1944-1945, designed by Fernando Sola Ramos, is a solitaire, tactical level game which places you in command of a German day fighter during the last days of World War II.

Arracourt

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Arracourt is a Battalion Combat Series (BCS) game depicting the forlorn Axis counterattack to stop Patton’s drive across France in September 1944 and the stellar example of mobile US Combined Arms that stopped that offensive dead in its tracks.

Drop Zone: Sainte-Mère-Église

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

Fourteen scenarios of paratrooper combat in Normandy, for ASL.

B-29 Superfortress - Hell over Korea

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

This expansion for B-29 Superfortress covers missions during the Korean War from November 1950 to April 1951.

Hindenburg's Hour: The Tannenberg Campaign 1914

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Hindenburg’s Hour is a solitaire simulation of the Tannenberg campaign in August, 1914.

Waterloo Deluxe Edition

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Waterloo Campaign 1815 is a low complexity wargame focused on French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's 1815 Belgian campaign that resulted in his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18th.

Spruance Leader Carrier Expansion

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Spruance Leader Carrier Expansion adds aircraft carriers, carrier wings and carrier squadrons.
4/5

We Are Coming Nineveh

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

We Are Coming, Nineveh! is a tactical game set during the Iraqi government's campaign to liberate the western area of Mosul from the Daesh forces occupying it, between February 19 and July 9, 2017.

Strategy & Tactics Quarterly 22 - Guderian’s Panzers: From Triumph to Defeat

English From 14 years old

Strategy & Tactics Quarterly issue 22.
Red Price

Pocket Battle Game 8 - The Bagged Peiper

English from 13 years less than 30mn 2 players

Pocket Battle Game 8 - The Bagged Peiper is a postcard format wargame, and is one of four games that cover the American fight against KG Peiper and other German forces during the Battle of the Bulge
Red Price

Pocket Battle Game 9 - Just a Peiper Dream ?

English from 13 years less than 30mn 2 players

Pocket Battle Game 9 - Just a Peiper Dream ? is a postcard format wargame, and is one of four games that cover the American fight against KG Peiper and other German forces during the Battle of the Bulge
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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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