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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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Novi

English From 14 years old 2 players

This game depicts the bloody and furious battle of the 2nd Coalition war that (temporarily) resulted in the loss of french dominion in northern Italy.
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ASL Map Board 37

Additional map for Advanced Squad Leader.

ASL - Sword and Fire Manila

English From 14 years old

Twenty-five scenarios and five Campaign Games for use with ASL.

Castles in the Sky

English From 14 years old

A wargaming ruleset for epic pre-WW1 battles in the sky.

Wattignies 1793 24-25 Vendémiaire An II

French, English From 14 years old 2 players

Battle of Wattignies 24-25 Vendémiaire An II - The Soldiers of the Republic Volume VI

Wars of religion - France 1562-1598

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

Wars of Religion, is a card driven game on the XVI century War of Religion in France.

Five Leagues From The Borderlands

English

Five Leagues From the is a solo adventure wargame where you take the role of a warband of heroes and adventurers and explore a grim fantasy world full of monsters, enemies, creeping malice and exciting quests.

Typhon sur le Pacifique - Seconde Edition

French, English From 12 years old 2 to 3h 1 to 2 players

Typhoon on the Pacific - Second Edition, simulates the entire conflict between the Japanese Empire and the United States of America and their allies between December 1941 and August 1945.
5/5

Malta Besieged

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Malta Besieged is a solitaire game covering the pivotal World War II years in the often overlooked Battle for the Mediterranean. You are placed in the role of the Commonwealth Commander in the theatre, and must utilize every resource at your disposal to fend off unrelenting Axis attacks in order to ensure the survival of the island of Malta.

Saladin

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

Saladin, first game in the “En Ordre de Bataille” series, recreates the famous battles of Hattin and Arsuf where Saladin was opposed by the Crusader hosts of Guy de Lusignan and then those of Richard the Lionheart.

Barbarians at the Gates

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Barbarians at the Gates is a 2-player wargame set in the last century of the Western Roman Empire.

CDG Solo System

English 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.
5/5

Churchill

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

By late 1942 the Axis had been stopped at Stalingrad, El Alamein, and Guadalcanal.  With Axis expansion halted and Allied victory only a matter of time and resources Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin began to focus on how to shape the ensuing peace to their advantage.

Warfighter: WWII Expansion 62 – Battle of Saint-Lô

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: WWII Expansion #62 – Battle of Saint-Lô adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions! This is a Soldier pack with new Hostiles, Soldiers, Vehicles, Locations, Missions, Objectives, Service Records, and Skills.

Warfighter: WWII Expansion 63 – Pegasus Bridge

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: WWII Expansion #63 – Pegasus Bridge adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions! This is a Soldier pack with new Hostiles, Soldiers, Locations, Missions, Objectives, Weapons, Equipment, and Skills.

Warfighter: WWII Expansion 64 – Force 136

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: WWII Expansion #64 – Force 136 adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions, including new Hostiles, Soldiers, Locations, Missions, Objectives, and Skills.
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Warfighter: WWII Expansion 65 – Guadalcanal 1

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: WWII Expansion #65 – Guadalcanal #1 adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions, including new Hostiles, Soldiers, Locations, Missions, Objectives, and Skills.
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Warfighter: WWII Expansion 66 – Guadalcanal 2

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: WWII Expansion #66 – Guadalcanal #2 adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions, including new Hostiles, Soldiers, Locations, Missions, Objectives, and Skills.

Warfighter: WWII Z Expansion 59 – Dagon!

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: WWII Z Expansion #59 – Dagon adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions! This is a Soldier pack with new Hostiles, Soldiers, Locations, Missions, Objectives,and Skills.

Warfighter Modern - Expansion 60 Jungle Elite/Legendary Hostiles

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: Modern Expansion #60 – Epic & Legendary Jungle Hostiles adds 50 cards and rulesheet to your Warfighter Modern Missions!

Warfighter Modern - Expansion 61 Middle East Insurgents Elite/Legendary

English

Warfighter: Modern Expansion #61 – Epic & Legendary Middle East Insurgent Hostiles adds 50 cards and rulesheet to your Warfighter Modern Missions!

Warfighter Shadow War: Expansion 63 – Desert Storm: Operation Granby

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: Shadow War Expansion #63 – Desert Storm: Operation Granby includes Soldiers, Missions, Weapons, Skill, Objectives and Locations as well as Republican Guard Hostiles.

Warfighter: WWII Expansion 60 – Attu1

English

Warfighter: WWII Expansion #60 – Attu #1 adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions, including new Hostiles, Soldiers, Locations, Missions, Objectives, and Skills.

Warfighter: WWII Expansion 61 – Attu 2

English From 14 years old

Warfighter: WWII Expansion #61 – Attu #2 adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions, including new Hostiles, Soldiers, Locations, Missions, Objectives, and Skills.

Warfighter Modern - Expansion 59 Hostage Rescue: Skyscraper

English From 14 years old

Expansion deck for Warfighter Modern.

Age of Dogfights: WWI

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

A realistic and dynamic simulation of combat between aircraft from WW1.

Age of Dogfights WWI – Main Expansion

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

Take to the skies in WWI with new aircraft and new objectives!

Age of Dogfights WWI – Important Aircraft Supplement

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

This expansion provides you with 18 important aircraft of WWI.

Age of Dogfights WWI – Additional Aircraft Types

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

This expansion provides you with 40 important aircraft of WWI.

Age of Dogfights WWI - Ottoman Empire Aircraft

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

Play Age of Dogfights with these 6 extra Turkish aircraft of the Ottoman Empire.
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Age of Dogfights WWI - 1920s

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

This expansion includes 41 aircraft from the post war 1920s providing 82 aircraft tokens.

Operation Theseus - Gazala 1942

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

Operation Theseus - Gazala 1942 is an operational level simulation of the Gazala battles of 1942, which took place during May and June 1942.

Crossing the Line - Aachen 1944 2nd. Edition

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

Crossing the Line – Aachen 1944 is an award-winning operational level simulation of the Battle for Aachen, which took place from September 12th to October 21st, 1944. The game is intended for two players but is suitable for solitaire and team play.

Give us Victories

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

"GIVE US VICTORIES" is a wargame about the Chancellorsville campaign, fought during the American Civil War, when 130,000 soldiers of the Union Northern Army clashed with the much smaller Northern Virginia Army, led by General Robert E. Lee.

Midway Solitaire - Deluxe Edition

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 1 player

Midway Solitaire - Deluxe Edition is a solitaire wargame where you lead the Allies facing the Japanese offensives of spring 1942.
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4/5

Four Lost Battles

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

Covers the Autumn Campaign, August-September, 1813. Update of the 2005 edition, with new maps and Universal Card System.

Bonaparte in the Quadrilateral

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 players

In Bonaparte in the Quadrilateral replay 5 of the most beautiful battles of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Coming soon – Pre-order : 20/11/2026
4.5/5

Border States

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

Border States is a tactical game for 2 players, with each player taking control of one side during the American Civil War. Your aim is to win the sort of decisive victories that will influence the Border States and rally them to your cause.
Coming soon – Pre-order : 20/11/2026
4/5

Saladin

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

Saladin, first game in the “En Ordre de Bataille” series, recreates the famous battles of Hattin and Arsuf where Saladin was opposed by the Crusader hosts of Guy de Lusignan and then those of Richard the Lionheart.

Napoléon 1815

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

Napoleon 1815 is the third game of the Napoleon series and will take you to 1815 to relive the last campaign of the Napoleonic Wars.

Napoléon 1815: Tapis de jeu

Giant playmat 80 cm x 80 cm for Napoleon 1815. 80x80cm.

Napoléon 1806: Tapis de jeu

Giant playmat 80 cm x 80 cm for Napoleon 1806.
5/5

Napoléon 1815

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

Napoleon 1815 is the third game of the Napoleon series and will take you to 1815 to relive the last campaign of the Napoleonic Wars.

ASL Rulebook - Pocket Edition V2

English From 14 years old

The Pocket Edition contains core Chapters A-G, J, K, & W and the full Index. All errata is now incorporated, including the new Chapter A pages and revised Chapter F from Hollow Legions. The Pocket Edition also sports a handy IFT chart on the back cover.
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Africa Orientale Italiana (Ziplock)

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

An expansion for Advanced European Theater of Operations.
4.7/5

Imperial Struggle

French From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

France and Britain clash globally over trade, influence and territory in the 1700s.

1565 Siege of Malta

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

1565 Siege of Malta is the third game in the Great Sieges series from Worthington Publishing.

Diex Aïe 2 - Village Saxon

Component of the DIEX AÏE 2 game.
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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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