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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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Warfighter Shadow War Exp 29 -Multi National Soldier Pack

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

Get 56 new Soldiers to use with Shadow War! They are a mix of US, Israeli, and German Soldiers to add to your Loadout!
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4/5

Warfighter Shadow War - The Modern Night Combat Card Game

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

Warfighter is a card game for 1 to 6 players. You play cooperatively with your friends against the system to complete Modern Special Forces squad-level combat missions.

Front Toward Enemy

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

Three years after the collapse of South Vietnam, General William Westmoreland announced that “militarily we were successful . . . we didn’t lose a single battle above company level.” It was in these intense company- and platoon-level firefights, which characterized most combat in the Vietnam War, that military engagements could be won and lost.

If Dragons Fight

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

If Dragons Fight is a "what if" simulation of the fighting that could occur across that island, within the timeframe of the next five or so years, if the mainlanders decide political or geostrategic conditions have evolved to where they must resolve the issue finally and by force.

4 CMBG - MBT Expansion

English

The 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4CMBG) is the forward element of Canadian Forces Europe. Positioned at Lahr in Southern West Germany, the brigade is poised to support VII (US) Corps and II (FRG) Corps against incursions from Soviet GSFG or CGF forces.

At Neuve Chapelle

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

At Neuve Chapelle provides a tactical simulation of the World War I battle.

ASL - Starter Kit 4 Pacific Theater of Operations

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

ASL - Starter Kit 4 Pacific Theater of Operations is dedicated to the Battle of the Pacific

Huzzah! 2: Dark Woods, Dreadful Fields

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

Huzzah! 2: Dark Woods, Dreadful Fields simulates the fighting of the Civil War at the battalion level.
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Putin's Northern War: The Struggle for Finland

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

Putin's Northern War: The Struggle for Finland is a wargame in which one player controls the forces of the Kremlin and the other the Finnish forces

A Pragmatic War : The War of the Austrian Succession 1741 - 1748

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

A Pragmatic War: The War of the Austrian Succession 1741 – 1748 is a two-player game simulating the War of the Austrian Succession.

Bar-Lev: The 1973 Arab-Israeli War - Deluxe Edition

English From 12 years old 4h and more 1 to 5 players

Bar-Lev: The 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Deluxe Edition, represents an updated game treatment of the GDW release originally published in 1977

Wing Leader: Eagles 1943-1945

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

Wing Leader: Eagles is the second expansion for GMT’s Wing Leader system. Eagles adds more aircraft, and more thrilling scenarios from the late war. Fly Hs 129 tank busters against the Soviet armored spearheads. Lead Ki-45 bomber-killers attacking B-29s over mainland Japan. Direct Coastal Command Mosquitos to strafe Luftwaffe airfields in Norway. Launch Me 163 rocket fighters against swarms of B-17s.
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Leningrad '41 - Designer's Stickers

This set of stickers was designed with the hardcore players in mind.
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ASL - Winter Offensive : Bonus Pack 10 (2019)

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 players

ASL Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #10 (2019) features four new scenario designs and two new maps (10a/b & 11a/b).

Napoleon Retreats - Campaign in France II

English From 10 years old 4h and more 2 players

4/5

Custer

French From 12 years old 2 to 3h 1 player

Take command of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, under the famous general George Armstrong Custer and live again, in solo, three battles of the Indian Wars.
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Operation Rösselsprung

English From 12 years old 2 to 3h 1 player

Solitaire simulation of the German airborne raid aimed to capture Tito in 1944
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Opération Rösselsprung

French From 12 years old 2 to 3h 1 player

Solitaire simulation of the German airborne raid aimed to capture Tito in 1944

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea

English From 14 years old 4h and more 1 to 6 players

Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea is an exciting, easy-to-learn, easy-to-play but challenging to master abstract game in which players guide the renowned and legendary civilizations that surged and receded around the shores of the Mediterranean, which the Romans aptly called the Mare Internum, or Inner Sea.
5/5

ASL - Red Factories

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 players

Red Factories is a Historical ASL module covering the battle for Stalingrad around the Krasny Barrikady ordnance factory and the Krasny Oktyabr factory complex.
5/5

Undaunted Normandy

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

Undaunted: Normandy is a deck-building game that places you and your opponent in command of American or German forces, fighting through a series of missions critical to the outcome of World War II.

Cobra: The Normandy Campaign

English 4h and more 2 players

Cobra: The Normandy Campaign is a strategic/operational simulation of the Normandy campaign of 1944, that culminated in the encirclement of some 160,000 German troops in the Falaise Pocket.
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Battles of 1866 - Blood & Iron

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Battles of 1866: Blood & Iron is an expansion book for Battles of 1866: Frontier Battles covering an hypothetical Bavarian participation to the Jicin campaign.

Singidunum - Extension

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

This expansion for Singidunum contains a set of modules.
5/5

Hearts and Minds - Third Edition

English From 15 years old 4h and more 1 to 2 players

Hearts and Minds - Third Edition is a card-driven, area-based design with low counter density and a much simplified combat system covering the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1975.

Warfighter WWII Expansion 45 – Fortifications

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 44 – Medals

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 43 – Shore Invasions

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 42 – Undead

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

Adds 112 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!
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Warfighter WWII Expansion 41 – Unique Nation Skills

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 40 – UK Airborne

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 38 – Vehicles 3

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

Adds 112 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 39 – Vehicles 4

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

Adds 112 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!
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Warfighter WWII Expansion 37 – Vehicles 2

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

Adds 112 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!
4/5

Warfighter WWII Expansion 36 – Vehicles 1

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

Adds 112 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 35 – Canada 2

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 34 – Canada 1

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 33 – Finland 2

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!
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Warfighter WWII Expansion 31 – United Nations

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 30 – South Korea 2

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 29 – South Korea 1

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!
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Warfighter WWII Expansion 28 – China 3 – Korean War

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 27 – North Korea 2

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 26 – North Korea 1

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 25 – German Airborne

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!

Warfighter WWII Expansion 24 – US Airborne

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!
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Warfighter WWII Expansion 23 – China 2

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!
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Warfighter WWII Expansion 22 – China 1

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

Adds 56 cards to your Warfighter WWII Missions!
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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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