Among full-blown WW2 computer wargames, Unity of Command 2 is easily the prettiest to look at (but there’s more to it). We’d have been very surprised if Unity of Command 2 wasn’t recognised by history as good enough to knock the original game off its top spot. UoC 1 will alway...
The clash of old tactics and new technologies make the Great War of 1914-18 a fascinating period for wargames - here’s our picks of rules and minis.Timothy Linward Published: 6 months ago A War Transformed While far less popular than WW2, WW1 wargames have plenty to offer to war...
A total of forty-eight clan figures come with the game in four different colors; green, orange, white, and blue. Twenty miniature buildings are included with ten of them being citadels and ten being sanctuaries. There are four different types of cards that come with the game; action cards,...
if for no other reason than its temporal length. Using the time-honouredWargames Research Groupminiatures rules convention, ‘ancients’ actually covers from about 3000 BC to 1485 AD, although this is because the WRG lumps ‘ancient’ and ‘medieval’ together into one...
the 1914-1918 war is still a culturally compelling and mechanically apt setting for some of the best tabletop games. For this article, at least, ‘tabletop’ is defined as cardboard and paper – if you preferminiature wargames, try our guide to the bestWW1 wargamesand miniatures in 2024. ...
Warhammer board gameshaven’t always been a great success, but at Wargamer we adore both, and so were overjoyed when we foundWarhammer 40k Combat Arenasuch a legitimate winner. If you love the epic sci-fi vibes ofWarhammer 40k, but don’t fancy a full scale miniature wargame, this 30-45...
For more recommendations, read our guides to the bestWW1 board gamesand the bestminiature wargames.
As with the rest of the Combat Mission line-up, CMBS also includes a ‘quick battle’ option wherein you can set the parameters of the battle and build your force using points, much in the same way miniature wargames are played. Jury’s still out as to whether Combat Mission: Shock ...
This game is the current standard in ancient’s computer gaming. It is an uber faithful direct port of the Field of Glory miniature rules, also published by Matrix/Slitherine.Field of Glory 2uses accurately detailed 3D units that mimic the tabletop version down to having in grid the same num...