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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

Israel 1948 - The First Arab-Israeli War

English from 13 years 1 to 2h 2 players

Israel 1948 - The First Arab-Israeli War is an award-winning brigade game that simulates the invasion of the newly-formed state of Israel by the Arab League in 1948. It is a two-player game, with one player siding with Israel and the other with the Arab League.

81,54€

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Paper Wars 105 - Ebb & Flow

English From 14 years old

Ebb & Flow: The Final Communist Offensive in Korea, 22 April – 10 June 1951 by Ty Bomba.

44,95€

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Golden Age of Piracy: 1718

English From 14 years old 4h and more 1 player

Golden Age of Piracy: 1718 is a solitaire, tactical-level, open-ended sandbox game by Joe Carter, being part wargame, part adventure game, and part RPG. As the captain of a pirate ship in the Caribbean during the year 1718, you will attempt to accumulate enough booty through illicit means in order to buy a King’s pardon and retire from a life of piracy before time runs out.

74,95€

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Stellar Horizons 2: Galactic Frontier

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 to 7 players

Stellar Horizons 2: Galactic Frontier traces humanity’s journey into the galaxy over the coming centuries (2100-2900) by Andrew Rader.

136,95€

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War Room: A Larry Harris Game (2nd ed)

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 to 6 players

A deluxe global WW2 board game for 2-6 players (team play).

239,95€

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5/5

Les Aigles de Napoléon en péninsule

French From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

A wargame and a game book about the campaigns of Bonaparte.

34,90€

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2/5

Vikings: Scourge of the North

English From 14 years old 1 to 2h 1 player

Lead your Vikings as they battle and settle across Europe and the North Atlantic.

16,95€

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Battles In The East Volume 2 : Uman Pocket and Guderian’s Final Blitzkrieg, 1941

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

Battles in the East (BITE) is a series simulating World War II Eastern Front battles.

104,95€

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Battles in the East Volume 1: Sandomierz Offensive and Bagration Stopped, 1944

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

Battles in the East is a series simulating World War II Eastern Front battles.

111,95€

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Pacific Battles, Vol. 1

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 2 players

38,95€

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Combat! Volume 1 – 2nd Printing Maps only

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 player

Map board set (4 maps) for Combat! Volume 1. Upgrade your play experience by enjoying the new maps.

37,95€

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War Room: Dry-erase O&P Charts

A set of 7 double-sided dry-erase O&P Chart Boards.

14,95€

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War Room: O&P Chart Pad Set

A O&P chart pad set of all 7 Nations.

29,95€

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War Room: Wooden Hotspot Tokens

A set of 30 wooden Hotspot Tokens Nice and chunky!

14,95€

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War Room: Command Staves

A set of 2 black, wooden and plastic Command Staves with wedge tip designed to maneuver Command Stacks on the large World Game Map.

15,95€

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War Room: Card Holder

Blank Black Card Holder for War Room.

4,95€

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War Room: China Stickers

Historically accurate China Stickers (as the original print run was censored by China).

2,95€

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War Room: 10 Dice Batch

A set of 10 custom 12-sided dice specifically designed for War Room.

9,95€

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1795: Traîtres & Patriotes -Les Thermidorians

French

19,95€

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4.7/5

1793: Patriots & Traitors, The French Revolution Year II

French From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 to 5 players

Recreate the years following the French Revolution with 1793: Patriots & Traitors.

74,95€

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Warriors of God - The 100 Years War

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

The 100 Years War was a pivotal event in medieval European history. In Warriors of God, Game Journal magazine and Multi-Man Publishing have joined hands to bring a unique perspective to this conflict.

53,90€

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Storm Over Dien Bien Phu

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

Storm Over Dien Bien Phu takes you to the heart of the decisive battle of 1954, when encircled French forces faced Viet Minh assaults.

57,95€

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Warriors of Japan

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

Warriors of Japan is a wargame covering the years 1335-1339 in Japan, as two great rival courts vie for power to determine who will rule the country.

51,95€

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In the Shadows

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

Relive the battle of the French Resistance during World War 2.

36,95€

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Downfall Mounted Maps + 3" Box, 2nd Print

English

Mounted map for Downfall and also a deeper box to go with the mounted map.

33,95€

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Roma Victrix

English From 14 years old 3 to 4h 1 to 6 players

Roma Victrix is a grand strategic, moderate complexity wargame for one to six players, covering a time period ranging from 218 BC to 533 AD in twenty separate historical and hypothetical scenarios.

104,95€

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La Bataille des Quatre Bras 2nd Edition - Boxed

English From 12 years old 1 to 2 players

La Bataille des Quatre-Bras is the second of five boxed sets detailing the climatic moments of Napoleon's last 100 days as Emperor of the French.

79,95€

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5/5

New Cold War

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

Geopolitical struggle from 1989 to 2019.

84,95€

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1795 - The Thermidorians

English

19,95€

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1793: Patriots & Traitors, The French Revolution Year II

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h 1 to 5 players

Recreate the years following the French Revolution with 1793: Patriots & Traitors.

74,95€

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World at War 101 - Solomons Campaign

English 1 player

World at War, Issue #101 - Game Edition.

49,95€

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Assault Sicily 43 - Customized Dice set (16)

A set of 16 engraved dice.

17,94€

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Assault Sicily 43 - Gela Bechhead

English From 14 years old 2 to 3h

Recreate the Battle of Sicily with Assault Sicily 43 - Gela Bechhead

129,95€

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Rommel's War

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

ROMMEL'S WAR is a 2 player game about the first year of the war in the desert, from March 1941 to January 1942. One player takes the role of Rommel in command of Axis forces, and the other player takes the role of the British commanders (Wavell and Auchinleck).

81,95€

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3.5/5

Verdun

French, English, German From 10 years old less than 30mn 2 to 4 players

World War I trick-taking game on Verdun's battlefield.

12,95€

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Dixie - Bull Run Full Set

English From 14 years old

The Bull Run full set contains all 200 cards in the Bull Run series.

74,95€

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Alliance

English From 14 years old 4h and more 1 to 7 players

Alliance is the game of diplomacy and conflict set in the Napoleonic era using the esteemed Columbia Block System.

118,50€

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The Circumvallation

French

Extra map for Oppidum.

7,50€

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La Contrevallation

Extra map for Oppidum.

7,50€

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The Ridge

Extra map for Oppidum.

7,50€

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The Riverbank

Extra map for Oppidum.

7,50€

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Oppidum 1

Extra map for Oppidum.

7,50€

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The Celtic Oppidum

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

An expansion for Oppidum.

25,00€

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L'Oppidum Celtique

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

French edition of The Celtic Oppidum .

25,00€

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Pontiac’s War: Frontier Rebellion, 1763-1766

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

British vs Native Americans on the American frontier.

99,95€

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Eagles - Waterloo Deck

English From 14 years old 2 players

60 random cards.

12,95€

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Dixie - Bull Run Deck

English From 14 years old

60 random cards for Dixie.

12,95€

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Dixie - Shiloh Deck

English From 14 years old 2 players

60 random cards for Dixie.

12,95€

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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.