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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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ASL - Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 9 (2018)

English From 14 years old 2 players

ASL Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #9 (2018) features five new scenario designs and four new Deluxe boards.

5/5

Memoire 44 - Battle Maps - Dans la Jungle et le Désert

French, English From 8 years old 30mn to 1h 2 players

The second installment in our second series of Memoir '44 Battle Maps offers two new decks of Combat cards along with 6 pre-printed standard scenarios and 2 pre-printed Overlord scenarios that put these cards to good use.

Day of Heroes

English From 12 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Day of Heroes is a tactical simulation of the Battle of Mogadishu.

Napoleon's Resurgence

English 4h and more 2 players

Napoleon's Resurgence recreates the three key battles of the Spring Campaign of 1813.

5/5

Pack de pions The Anarchy

Thicker counters for The Anarchy

5/5

Napoléon 1806

English From 10 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

With Napoleon 1806, in 1 to 2 hours, two players will relive the clashes between Prussian and French at the heart of the imperial conquests of Napoleon the 1st, which culminated in the battles of Auerstaedt and Jena.

Wing Leader: Blitz

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

Wing Leader: Blitz is the first expansion for GMT’s Wing Leader system.

5/5

Battles of the Warrior Queen

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Battles of the Warrior Queen covers the major engagements during the rebellion of the Iceni tribe and Boudicca’s allies against the legions of Emperor Nero.

1/5

Ships of the Line: Trafalgar 1805

English, Spanish From 12 years old 2 to 3h 2 to More than 10 players

Ships of the Line is a naval combat system that simulates battles between 1740 and 1815 at the tactical level.

Sherman Leader

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 player

5/5

ASL - Action Pack 13: ASL Oktoberfest XXXII

English

ASL - Action Pack 13: ASL Oktoberfest XXXII builds on the success of ASL - Action Pack 12 : ASL Oktoberfest XXX, and highlights the design and playtesting talents of Ohio’s finest.

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Brezhnev’s War: NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact in Germany, 1980

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 players

Brezhnev’s War: NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact in Germany, 1980 enables two players to game the first month of a hypothesized communist invasion of Western Europe sometime between the fall of Saigon and the start of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.

Next War: Poland Second Edition

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

Next War: Poland Second Edition, the fourth volume in the Next War series, shifts the action from Asia to Europe and allows players to fight a near-future war in Poland when the Russians and their allies invade Poland and NATO reacts.

South China Sea

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 2 to 5 players

South China Sea (SCS) provides an integrated political-military simulation of near future contention and conflict around the South China Sea.

From Varese to Treponti

English From 12 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

From Varese to Tre Ponti is an expansion to San Fermo with two more battles of the same 1859 Garibaldi campaign in the Italian Second Independence War.

San Fermo

English From 12 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

San Fermo is a simulation of the Battle of San Fermo.

Montecuccoli on the Raab

English From 16 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Montecuccoli on the Raab is a game covering the Battle of Saint Gotthard.

Dego Deluxe

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

Dego Deluxe covers the Second Battle of Dego.

Dego

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

Dego covers the Second Battle of Dego.

Montenotte

English From 12 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

Montenotte covers General Bonaparte's first victory in the Montenotte Campaign.

Demyansk Shield

English From 16 years old 4h and more 2 players

Demyansk Shield recreates the World War II campaign in the Valday Hills region of Russia, from late January 1942 through May 1942.

5/5

Ager Sanguinis

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

Ager Sanguinis ("The Field of Blood" in Latin) is set in Northern Syria and simulates the fierce fights between the descendants of the Normans who followed Bohemond of Tarento, son of Robert Guiscard and founder of the principality of Antioch in the 12th Century.

Ager Sanguinis

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

Ager Sanguinis ("The Field of Blood" in Latin) is set in Northern Syria and simulates the fierce fights between the descendants of the Normans who followed Bohemond of Tarento, son of Robert Guiscard and founder of the principality of Antioch in the 12th Century.

5/5

Commands & Colors Tricorne: The American Revolution

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

By design, Commands & Colors Tricorne - The American Revolution is not overly complex. The game is based on the highly successful Commands & Colors game system, where the Command cards drive movement while creating a “fog of war” and the battle dice resolve combat quickly and efficiently. 

4.8/5

D-Day at Tarawa (2nd Printing)

English From 10 years old 4h and more 1 player

Based on the D-Day at Omaha Beach, this solitary game traces the critical days of the invasion of the Island of Betio in November 43. The amphibious operation. Dura 4 days between the US 2nd Marine, the 2th Infantry Division and Japanese troops entrenched in their defenses.
3/5

ASL - Starter Kit Expansion Pack 1

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

ASL - Starter Kit Expansion Pack 1 is 4th installment of the Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit line.

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NNN3: Nippon, Nukes, & Nationalists

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

NNN3: Nippon, Nukes, & Nationalists extends the narrative begun in NATO, Nukes & Nazis 2 to the other main theater of operations of this war: East Asia.

Miracle on the Marne

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Miracle on the Marne is an operational level game of the Battle of the Marne that occurred near Paris, France in September, 1914.

Band of Brothers - Battle Pack 1

English from 13 years 1 to 2h 2 players

Band of Brothers - Battle Pack 1 is an expansion to the serie of the tactical games Band of Brothers.

'65 - Hue City Map Expansion

English From 12 years old 2 to 3h

22" x 34” board full of city terrain.

Gorizia 1916

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

5/5

D-Day at Omaha Beach (5th Printing)

English 4h and more 1 to 2 players

D-Day at Omaha Beach (5th Printing) recreates America's bloodiest and most heroic day of the Second World War.
5/5

B-17 Flying Fortress Leader

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 player

B-17 Flying Fortress Leader is a WWII strategic bombing solitaire game that takes place in the European Theater of Operations (ETO).

Singidunum

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

Singidunum has been conceived as a game to bridge the gap between traditional wargames and abstract games.

Singidunum VF - Extension

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

This expansion for Singidunum contains a set of modules.

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Singidunum VF

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

Singidunum has been conceived as a game to bridge the gap between traditional wargames and abstract games.

Kido Butai: Japan's Carriers at Midway

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

The solitaire game Kido Butai simulates the dramatic events of the pivotal battle at Midway from a Japanese perspective.

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Late War Card Deck

English

12 cards, double laminated, UV matted

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Middle War Card Deck

English

12 cards, double laminated, UV matted

Napoleon's Quagmire

English From 14 years old 2 players

Napoleon's Quagmire is a large-scale wargame simulating four battles of the Spanish War of Independence.

Warfighter World War II Series: Metal Tokens Expansion

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

Metal Tokens to add to your Warfighter games!

5/5

The Western Front: 1914-1918

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 players

The Western Front: 1914-1918 covers the Western Front in World War I.

The Italian Front: 1915-1918

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 players

The Italian Front: 1915-1918 covers the Italian Front in World War I.

Folio Series: Zama

English From 12 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

Zama is a simulation of the climactic battle of the Second Punic War: the decisive struggle between the Roman Republic and Carthage for control of the Western Mediterranean.

5/5

'65 - Squad-Level Combat in Vietnam

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

A squad-level, tactical game, ’65 recounts the early battles of the Vietnam War, from Ia Drang to Operation Starlight, and most everything between.

Obbedisco!

English From 12 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

Obbedisco! is an operational wargame on Garibaldi campaign in Trentino during the Third Italian War of Independence.

Adowa

English From 10 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

Adowa is a battalion-level wargame covering the worst defeat suffered by a European power in Africa.

4.5/5

Clash of Giants: Civil War

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Clash of Giants: Civil War, takes the game system from Ted S. Raicer’s popular and critically acclaimed Clash of Giants WWI series to two of the storied battles of the American Civil War: Second Bull Run and Gettysburg.

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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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