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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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Desert Blitzkrieg: Rommel’s North African Campaign

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

Desert Blitzkrieg is a two-player game covering the North African desert from April 1941 to December 1942.

Commands & Colors Tricorne: The American Revolution - The French & More!

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

The French & More! is the first expansion for the Commands & Colors Tricorne - The American Revolution game.

Combat! Volume 3 – Arnhem

English From 14 years old 4h and more 1 player

A solitaire game of man-to-man combat in World War Two.

Burma, 1942-45

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 players

Burma, 1942-45 is a remake of the original Game Designers Workshop design from 1976.

The Hunters 4th Printing

English From 10 years old 2 to 3h 1 to 2 players

The Hunters is a solitaire game (including a rule variant for 2 players) tactical placing you at the orders of a German submarine during the Second World War.

The Guerrilla Generation

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

The Guerrilla Generation: Cold War Insurgencies in Latin America contains four separate games exploring a series of thematic insurgencies.

Overflight!

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

"Overflight!" is a solitaire reconnaissance game set during the Cold War.

French & Indian War Vol. 1: Bloody Mohawk

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

Bloody Mohawk is low complexity strategy game for one to two players. It is the first installment in BMG’s French and Indian War series.

French & Indian War Vol. 2: Savage Wilderness

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

Savage Wilderness is a low complexity strategy game for one to two players. It is the second installment in BMG’s French and Indian War series.

2025 Replacement Countersheet

English From 14 years old

Replacement counters for GMT wargames, corresponding to the various errata published in 2025. .
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Purgatorio: Men of Iron Volume VI

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

Purgatorio: Men of Iron Volume VI is the sixth volume in the Men of Iron collection.

Mr. President: The American Presidency 2001-2020 2nd Edition

English From 12 years old 4h and more 1 player

Mr. President is a resource management game, in which you never have enough resources to complete your entire program, and the path you take through an always unpredictable scenario depends on the choices you make.This second edition corrects the known errors in the first edition.
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Mr. President: The American Presidency 2001-2020 2nd Edition

English From 12 years old 4h and more 1 player

Mr. President is a resource management game, in which you never have enough resources to complete your entire program, and the path you take through an always unpredictable scenario depends on the choices you make.This second edition corrects the known errors in the first edition.

Battle of Borodino

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

The "Battle of Borodino" is a low-to-moderate complexity tactical game set during Napoleonic Wars. In 1812, Napoleon and his French army have their sights on Moscow, Russia. Who will prevail? The stage is set.

Battle of Little Bighorn

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

The "Battle of Little Bighorn" is a low-to-moderate complexity tactical game set during Great Sioux War in 1876. Lieutenant Colonel Custer has his sights against the Cheyene American Indians. Who will win? The stage is set.

Men of Iron Tri-Pack 2nd Printing

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

This Tri-Pack features the first three games of the Men of Iron series: Men of Iron, Infidel, and Blood & Roses, as well as C3i's Battle of Agincourt #22.

Infernal Machine: Dawn of Submarine Warfare

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Infernal Machine: Dawn of Submarine Warfare is a solo board game that puts the player in the shoes of an inventor/entrepreneur in mid-19th century America. The game takes place during a historical period when the business environment became quite dynamic, against the tumultuous backdrop of the American Civil War.

Ardennes '44 - 4th Edition Update Kit Second Printing

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 players

This update kit is intended for players who wish to update their existing Ardennes '44 game to the 4th edition. It is not a complete game and requires the 3rd edition map and counters to play.

Ardennes '44 - Mounted Maps

English From 14 years old

Two 22 x 34" mounted maps for Mark Simonitch's Ardennes '44

Ardennes '44 - 4th Edition

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 players

Ardennes '44 explores this fascinating campaign with a detailed order of battle and an extremely accurate Ardennes game map which covers the area from the Our River to the Meuse.
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A Distant Plain - 4th Printing

English From 10 years old 2 to 3h 1 to 4 players

A Distant Plain, the third COIN Series volume, covers the Afghan conflict.

Berlin Fall of the Reich 1945

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 player

Take command of the Red Army in Berlin: Fall of the Reich, 1945, an intense and fast-paced solo wargame.

Solitaire General: Napoleon at Waterloo

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Beat Wellington and win Waterloo. Watch out for those heavy cavalry!

Black Flight - Deluxe Edition

English From 14 years old less than 30mn 1 player

Black Flight is an aerial combat game set during First World War.

Battle of Stalingrad

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 2 players

The "Battle of Stalingrad" is a low to moderate complexity tactical game set during 1942 of World War II. It pits the Russian forces against the German army. The stage is set...

Bougainville: The Forgotten Campaign

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

"Bougainville: The Forgotten Campaign" is two-player war game set during World War II. Japanese forces have occupied the island of Bougainville. It is up to the Allied forces to rebel these invaders.

Frondeurs et Frondeuses

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

Gain power and prestige at the expense of your rivals in 17th Century France

Army of the Rhine

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 players

Army of the Rhine: Ombre de Furenne is a hardcore war game set in the 17th century. It is the 14th installment in the Lace Wars saga.

Traces of Victory

English From 14 years old 4h and more 2 players

Traces of Victory: November 1944 is a simulation of the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies’ operations in eastern France in November 1944.

N: The Napoleonic Wars

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 1 player

A solitaire game of the Napoleonic Wars, based on the designer's Don't Tread on Me (White Dog Games). You play the monarchist Coalitions, led by Britain, and the game's A.I. plays Napoleonic France.

Mrs Thatcher's War: The Falklands, 1982

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 1 player

Not designed as a detailed simulation, this fun and challenging game illustrates the general strategic course of the 1982 Falklands War between Britain and Argentina, and highlights important historical themes.

Don't Tread On Me: The American Revolution Solitaire Board Game

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 1 player

As the British, attempt to put down the American rebellion.

Mistral: The Western Med 1740-48

English From 12 years old 3 to 4h 2 players

Mistral is the first of a set of naval games from Red Sash Games; a series called Sea Lords.

Army of Roussillon: Les Folies d'Espagne

English From 12 years old 4h and more 2 players

Army of Roussillon (AOR) is the eleventh volume in the Lace Wars series and the first in a set of four dealing with the War of the Grand Alliance (1688-1697).
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Wake Island - A Heroic Defiance

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 2 players

Wake Island - A Heroic Defiance covers the battle of Wake Island in december 1941.

Bloody Mohawk - The French and Indian War

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 2 players

Bloody Mohawk - The French and Indian War is a simulation of the French and Indian War, the North American theater of The Seven Years’ War fought between the English and French.

Savage Wilderness - The French and Indian War

English From 12 years old 30mn to 1h 1 to 2 players

Savage Wilderness - The French and Indian War is our second game simulation of the French and Indian War.

The Battle of the Little Bighorn

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

June 25th and 26th, 1876, eastern Montana Territory. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, was the epic fight between a massive combined force of Plains Indian tribes and the 7th United States Cavalry under the command of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer.
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Strategy & Tactics 356 - Gates of Vienna

English From 14 years old

Strategy & Tactics Issue #356 - Game Edition.

Company of Heroes - British Player Set

English From 14 years old

The new Faction Player Sets now include all of the components to add an additional player, like command cubes, dice, infantry trays and more.

Company of Heroes - OKW Player Set

English From 14 years old

The new Faction Player Sets now include all of the components to add an additional player, like command cubes, dice, infantry trays and more.

Company of Heroes - Soviet Player Set

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h

Known for its mobile and versatile units and buildings. The Soviet faction has access to powerful artillery, tanks and infantry units that can overwhelm the enemy.

Company of Heroes - Solo & Fog of War

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 player

The Solo & Fog of War Expansion for Company of Heroes 2nd Edition introduces a smarter AI opponent for solo and cooperative play, along with fog of war mechanics for added tension and strategic depth.

Company of Heroes - Terrain Pack 1

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h

Terrain Pack 1 for Company of Heroes 2nd Edition enhances the game board with 3D buildings, sandbags, tank traps, razor wire, and objective flags. It adds visual appeal and tactical depth to the game.

Company of Heroes: The Board Game 2nd Edition

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

The classic World War II RTS video game comes to the table top.

Bicocca (1522) – Pavia (1525)

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

The 6th War of Italy 1521-1525.

Campaign: Fall Blau

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Short solo game about the German campaign into southern Soviet Union in WW2.

La Bataille de Wavre

English From 14 years old 4h and more

This game completes the Waterloo series of games which includes Ligny, Les Quatre Bras and of course Mont St Jean. The game does of course involve the exploits of the right wing of L'Armee Du Nord on June 18th.
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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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