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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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Pavlov's House - Companion Book

A Companion book for the game Pavlov's House.
3/5

Mini Game Series - Heroes of Telemark: Commando Raids in Norway, 1942-43

English From 12 years old 1 player

Heroes of Telemark simulates the British SOE sabotage campaign in 1942-43, to prevent the Third Reich from developing an atomic bomb.
4/5

Mini Game Series - Khartoum: Sudan, 1883 to 1885

English From 12 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Khartoum: Sudan, 1883 to 1885. The Mahdist rebellion swept over the Sudan in 1883, destroying an Egyptian army under the command of the British General Hicks and endangering Khartoum on the Nile.

Mini Game Series - Campaigns of Montrose: A Year of Living Dangerously, 1644-1645

English From 12 years old 2 players

Campaigns of Montrose: A Year of Living Dangerously, 1644-1645. This is a two-player game. It depicts James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose, and his legendary string of victories over the Scottish Covenanter government during the First English Civil War (1642-1646), that would later go down in a crushing defeat.

Alexandre contre la Perse

French, English 2 players

Alexander against Persia is a tactical game which presents the first 3 battles in the By the Edge of the Sword Antiquity series. They bring onto the stage the greatest conqueror of Antiquity in the course of the mighty confrontations which enabled him to bring Persia to its knees.

Orages à l'Est

French 2 players

A game by Florent Copeau, on a moose system by Nicolas Stratigos. Includes two battles of the Eastern Front: Tali-Ihantala and Turda.
5/5

WWII Commander: Volume One – Battle Of The Bulge

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

WWII Commander: Volume One – Battle Of The Bulge is a two-player game of the German offensive against the Western Allies in December 1944.

ASL - Action Pack 14: ASL Oktoberfest XXXIV

English From 14 years old 2 players

ASL - Action Pack 14: ASL Oktoberfest XXXIV takes a deep dive into the battles in France throughout Normandy and Brittany in the late spring and summer of 1944.

Shiloh 1862

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

Shiloh 1862 is Volume II in the Civil War Brigade Battle Series from Worthington Publishing.
4.7/5

Dual Powers : Revolution 1917

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

In Dual Powers, 1-2 players direct the forces on one side of this struggle through political action, social maneuvering, and military conflict.
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4/5

France 1944 : The Allied Crusade In Europe, Designer Signature Edition

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

France 1944 covers the historical events that led to the liberation of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands during the Allied drive on Germany that ultimately led to the end of the war in Europe.
5/5

Interceptor Ace

English From 12 years old 2 to 3h 1 player

Interceptor Ace: Daylight Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44 is a solitaire, tactical level game which places you in command of a German fighter during World War II.

Warfighter Modern - Shadow War Card - 35 Dividers Expansion

Extension to organize Warfighter Shadow War cards
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4.3/5

Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! - Russia 3rd Edition

English 1 to 2h 2 to 4 players

Awakening the Bear! is the first game in the Conflict of Heroes series. This series is a squad level combined arms training game used by history fans, universities, and military personnel throughout the world.
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4/5

Combat! Volume 1 – 2nd Printing

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 1 player

Combat! is a solitaire game on man to man combat in the 20th century.
5/5

RAF : The Battle Of Britain 1940 - Deluxe Edition

English From 10 years old 4h and more 1 to 2 players

A third printing of John Butterfield's award winning RAF update with a two-sided mounted game board in a 3-inch box.

Warfighter PMC Core Game

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Run your own MERC company! Select your company goal! Bid on Contracts! Resolve the encounters using the Warfighter system!

Warfighter PMC : And More Money Expansion 3

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best mercerers.

Warfighter: Modern PMC Expansion 44 – Money!

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best mercerers.

Warfighter: Modern PMC Expansion 45 – More Money!

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best mercerers.

Warfighter: Modern PMC Expansion 47 – Mercs!

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best mercerers.
4/5

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 43 - Jihadist OilPlatform

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Jihadists have captured an oil platform off the coast of Angola. It’s up to you to lead your team through the platform’s maze of compartments, disarm the booby traps, and take down the terrorists before they destroy the platform and all aboard!

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 42 - Spooky Crate

English 1 to 6 players

8” x 16” x 9” Card crate to hold all your Warfighter Shadow War products! The crate includes a 33”x17” Warfighter Shadow War Neoprene Mat! Can hold approximately 3,000 unsleeved cards!

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 41 - Russian Federation

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Get 56 cards of Russian Soldiers, Gear, Skills, and Action cards to add this Nation to your Modern Shadow War game!

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 40 - East European Adversaries

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Get 56 cards of Middle Eastern Shadow War Hostiles, Locations, Missions and Objectives to fight Middle Eastern enemies at night!

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 18 – Nation Skills

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best British, American and Russian fighters.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 27 – Poland

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best Polish fighters.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 22 – US Airborne

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best fighters in the US airborne.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 16 – Germany

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best German fighters.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 14 – Israel 1

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best Israeli fighters.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 15 – Israel 2

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension brings you the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best Israeli fighters.

Warfighter Modern - K9 and Handlers

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

The K9 extension brings a different type of soldier to your Team.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 17 – North Korean Adversaries

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best North Korean fighters.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 32 – African Warlords 1

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best African fighters.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 33 – African Warlords 2

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best African fighters.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 28 – Australia

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best Australian fighters.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 30 – Canada 1

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

This extension provides you with the soldiers and weapons you need to create a unit of the best Canadian veterans.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 31 – Canada 2

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Cette extension vous apporte les soldats et les armes dont vous avez besoin pour créer une unité des meilleurs combattants canadiens.

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 24 – Chinese Adversaries

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Get 56 cards of Chinese Hostiles, Locations, Missions and Objectives to fight Chinese enemies!

Warfighter Modern : Daytime Card Dividers

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

60 Modern Daytime card dividers to help keep your Daytime cards organized!
3/5

Warfighter: Modern Expansion 19 – Elite Drug War Adversaries

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Cette extension vous apporte les soldats et les armes dont vous avez besoin pour créer une unité des meilleurs combattants des narcotrafiquants ainsi que des soldats mexicains.

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 39 - Middle Eastern Adversaries

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Get 56 cards of Middle Eastern Shadow War Hostiles, Locations, Missions and Objectives to fight Middle Eastern enemies at night!

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 38 - Jungle Adversaries

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Get 56 cards of Jungle Shadow War Hostiles, Locations, Missions and Objectives to fight Jungle enemies at night!

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 36 - MV Golden Nori Somali Pirates

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

In the dark, lead your Seal team discreetly aboard the Golden Nori, neutralize the Somali pirates, and save the crew!
5/5

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 26 - United Kingdom Pack

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

United Kingdom gives you Player Soldiers, Non-Player Soldiers, and Squad Soldiers from the United Kingdom for inclusion in night missions for your Shadow War campaign. Also included are their Weapon and Equipment cards.

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 23: Shadow War Syrian Tabka

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Get 56 cards to fight off insurgents at the Tabqa Airbase Facility!

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 21- Bin Laden ToraBora and Pakistan Double Deck

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

Each Shadow War Mission Pack is a real-world location. Shadow War Mission Packs put you in command of SpecOps teams running missions in real-world countries in the facilities you see on the news.

Warfighter Shadow War Exp 20 - North Korea Yongbyon Nuclear Facility

English 30mn to 1h 1 to 6 players

56 cards to combat North Korean enemies on the Yongbyon nuclear site.
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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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