List of board wargames
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{{Wargaming}}
This is a list of board wargames by historical genre (and some subgenres) showing their publication history. All games can be presumed to have been published in English unless another language is noted.
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Historical
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| The Art of Siege
| rowspan="2" | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1979 | |
| Combined Arms
| 1974 | S&T #46, 1974 |
= Ancient =
= Early Middle Ages =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Barbarian Kingdoms
| 2024 | |
| Belisarius: The Byzantine Empire Strikes
| 2002 | S&T #210, 2002 |
| Byzantium
| Warfrog | 2005 | |
| Dark Ages: Tactical Warfare, 500-1300
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1971 | |
| Norseman: Viking Kingdoms of the North Sea
| 1985 | |
| Siege!: The Game of Siege Warfare, 50 AD-1400 AD
| Fact and Fantasy Games | 1974 | |
| Viking
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| Viking Raiders
| 1987 | Also released by Eurogames in French |
| Vikingatid
| 1998 | In Swedish |
= Middle Ages =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Agincourt
| rowspan="3" | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | |
| The Black Prince: The Battle of Navarette, 1367
| 1979 | |
| Conquistador
|1976 | S&T #58, 1976, Avalon Hill, 1983) |
| Cry Havoc
| 1981 | |
| The Crusades
| rowspan="2" | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | S&T #70, 1978 |
| Empires of the Middle Ages
| 1980 | Re-released by Decision Games {{circa}} 2004 |
| Granada: The Fall of Moslem Spain
| 2003 | |
| The Golden Horde
| 1978 | |
| Hammer of the Scots
| 2003 |
| The Legend of Robin Hood
| 1979 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1980 |
| Scotland the Brave
| 1998 | |
| Renaissance of Infantry
| rowspan="2" | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1970 | S&T #22, 1970 |
| Yeoman
| 1975 | |
= Early modern =
= Napoleonic era =
= American Civil War =
:{{see also|List of American Civil War games}}
== Skirmish ==
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Devil's Den
| 1980 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1985 |
== Tactical ==
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Antietam: The Bloodiest Day
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| Battle Cry
| 2000 | |
| The Battles of Bull Run
| rowspan="5" | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1973 | |
| Blue and Gray
| 1975 | Re-released by TSR, Inc. in 1983, by Overlord Games, and by Decision Games in 1995 |
| Blue and Gray II
| 1976 | |
| Cedar Mountain: The Prelude to Bull Run
| 1981 | S&T #86, 1981 |
| Cemetery Hill
| 1975 | |
| Chancellorsville
| 1961 | |
| Chickamauga & Chattanooga
| 2003 | |
| Fury in the West
| 1977 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1979 |
| Gettysburg
| 1958 | |
| Gettysburg 1863
| 2002 | |
| Lee vs. Meade: The Battle of Gettysburg
| 1974 | Re-released by Gamut of Games |
| Rifle-Musket
| Simulations Design Corporation | 1974 | |
| Seven Days Battles
| 1973 | |
| Stonewall: The Battle of Kernstown
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | S&T #67, 1978 |
| Thunder on South Mountain
| 2000 | |
== Grand Tactical ==
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Bloody April: The Battle of Shiloh, 1862
| rowspan="2"| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1979 | |
| Terrible Swift Sword
| 1976 |
== Operational ==
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Atlanta
| 1973 | |
| Drive on Washington
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1980 | |
| Lee vs. Grant
| rowspan="2" | Victory Games | 1988 | Wilderness Campaign, an ancestor of the Avalon Hill "Stonewall Jackson's Way" series |
| Mosby's Raiders
| 1985 | |
| Objective: Atlanta
| rowspan="2" | Battleline Publications | 1977 | |
| Shenandoah
| 1975 | |
| Stonewall Jackson's Way
| rowspan="7" | Avalon Hill | 1992 | Cedar Mountain to Second Bull Run |
| Here Come the Rebels
| rowspan="2" | 1993 | Re-released by Multi-Man Publishing; Antietam Campaign |
| Roads to Gettysburg
| Re-released by Multi-Man Publishing; Gettysburg Campaign |
| Stonewall in the Valley
| 1995 | Shenandoah Campaign |
| Stonewall's Last Battle
| 1996 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| On To Richmond
| 1997 | Re-released by Multi-Man Publishing; McClellan's Peninsula Campaign |
| Grant Takes Command
| 2001 | Wilderness Campaign |
| Battle Above the Clouds
| 2011 | Chickamauga/Chattanooga |
== Strategic ==
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Bobby Lee
|rowspan="2" | Columbia Games |1993 | |
| Sam Grant
|1997 | |
== Grand Strategy ==
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| The American Civil War 1861–1865
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1974 | S&T #43, 1974 |
| The American Civil War 1861–1865
| 1983 | S&T #93, 1983 |
| Battle Cry
| rowspan="2" | 1961 | |
| Civil War
| |
| The Civil War 1861–1865
| 1983 | |
| A House Divided
| 1981 | Re-released by Phalanx Games in 2001 |
| For the People
| 1998 |
| The U.S. Civil War
| 2015 | |
| War Between the States
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | |
= 19th Century/Industrial warfare =
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Diplomacy
| Self-published | 1959 | Re-released by Games Research in 1961 and by Avalon Hill in 1976 |
| 1898: The Spanish–American War
| rowspan="2" | Avalanche Press | 2000 | |
| 1904–1905: The Russo-Japanese War
| 1999 | |
| Chaco
| 1973 | |
| Custer's Last Stand
| 1976 | |
| Pax Britannica
| 1985 | |
| Red Sun Rising
| rowspan="2" | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1977 | |
| Rifle & Saber
| 1973 | |
| Sadowa
| 1977 | |
| Viva España
| 1977 | |
= World War I =
= World War II =
== Tactical wargames ==
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| B-17, Queen of the Skies
| rowspan="2" | Avalon Hill | 1983 | |
| Advanced Squad Leader
| 1985 | Re-released by Multi-Man Publishing in 2001 |
| Ambush!
| 1983 | |
| Commando
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1979 | |
| Conflict of Heroes
| 2008 | |
| Dreadnought: Surface Combat In The Battleship Era, 1906–45
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| Memoir '44
| 2004 | |
| Panzer 44
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| Panzer Leader
| rowspan="3" | Avalon Hill | 1974 | |
| PanzerBlitz
| 1970 | |
| Patton's Best
| 1987 | |
| Sniper
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1973 | |
| Squad Leader
| rowspan="2" | Avalon Hill | 1977 | |
| Storm Over Arnhem
| 1982 | |
| Tank Battle
| 1975 | |
| Tide of Iron
| 2007 | Re-printed by 1A Games in 2014 |
| Tobruk
| 1975 |
| U-Boat
| 1977 | |
| Onslaught
|TSR, Inc. |1987 | |
== Operational ==
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=== European Theatre ===
==== Eastern Front ====
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| EastFront
| 1991 | |
| Evropa
| 1973 | Re-released as Fire in the East by Game Designers' Workshop in 1984 |
| Micro Modern World War 2
| 1976 | |
| The Siege of Leningrad
| 1976 | |
| Turning Point: Stalingrad
| 1989 | |
| Von Manstein: Battles for the Ukraine 1941–1944
| 1975 | |
| War in the East
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1974 | |
| Wehrmacht
| 1977 | |
| Winter War
| 1986 | In Japanese |
| Winter War: The Russo-Finnish Conflict November 1939-March 1940
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1972 | S&T #33, 1972 |
| A Winter War
| 1994 | |
==== Western Front ====
==== Other campaigns ====
=== Mediterranean Theatre and North African campaign ===
=== [[Pacific War|Pacific and Asia]] ===
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| 1942
| rowspan="2" | Game Designers' Workshop | 1978 | |
| Battle for Midway
| 1976 | |
| Carrier
| 1990 | |
| Coral Sea
| 1974 | |
| Eastern Fleet
| 2001 | |
| The Fast Carriers
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1976 | |
| Flat Top
| 1977 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1981 |
| Guadalcanal
| rowspan="2" | Avalon Hill | 1966 | |
| Guadalcanal
| 1992 | |
| Indian Ocean Adventure
| 1978 | |
| Leyte Gulf
| rowspan="2" | Avalanche Press | 2005 | |
| McArthur's Return: Leyte 1944
| 1994 | |
| Midway
| 1964 | |
| Midway
| 1986 | In Japanese |
| Midway
| 1991 | |
| Midway
| rowspan="2" | Avalanche Press | 2002 | |
| Operation Cannibal
| 1996 | |
| Operation Olympic
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1974 | S&T #45, 1974 |
| Santa Cruz
| 1976 | |
| SOPAC
| rowspan="2" | Avalanche Press | 1999 | |
| Strike South
| 2005 | |
| War in the Pacific: The Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941–45
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | |
| War in the Pacific
| 2006 | | |
| War of Resistance, China Theater 1937–1941
| 1998 | |
== Strategic ==
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=== Europe ===
=== Mediterranean & north Africa ===
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Afrika Korps
| 1964 | |
=== Pacific ===
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Axis & Allies: Pacific
| rowspan="2" | Avalon Hill | 2001 | |
| Empire of the Rising Sun
| 1995 | |
| The Great Pacific War
| 2003 |
| Pacific War
| 1985 | |
| U.S.N.
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1971 | S&T #29, 1971 |
| Victory in the Pacific
| 1977 | |
| War in the Pacific
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1978 | |
== [[Grand strategy|Grand Strategy]] (Global) ==
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Axis & Allies
| 1981 | Re-released by Milton Bradley in 1984 and by Avalon Hill in 2004 |
| Global War
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| World in Flames
| 1985 | |
= Modern =
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Africa
| UKW | 1977 | |
| Bay of Pigs
| | 1976 | |
| Central America: The United States' Backyard War
| 1987 | |
| Hegemony: A Game of Strategic Choices
| 2020 | |
| Ici, c'est la France!: The Algerian insurgency 1954–62
| 2009 | |
| Twilight Struggle
| 2005 | |
| War on Terror
| 2006 | |
== Tactical ==
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Air Superiority
| 1987 | |
| Air War
| rowspan="3" | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1977 |
| Chicago, Chicago!
| 1970 | S&T #21, 1970 |
| City-Fight
| 1979 | |
| Flight Leader
| 1986 | |
| MechWar 2
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1979 | |
| Omaha Beach
| 1974 | |
| Patrol!
| Simulations Publications, Inc. |1975 |
| Raid: Commando Operations in the 20th Century
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1977 | S&T #64, 1977 |
| Ranger
| 1984 | |
| The Sands of War
| 1991 | |
| Sniper!
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1973 |
| Sniper!: Special Forces
| 1988 | |
| Tank!
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1974 | S&T #44, 1974 |
| Warfighter 101: Movement to Contact
| rowspan="3" | BayonetGames | 2005 | |
| Warfighter 101: The Guards
| rowspan="2" | 2006 | |
| Warfighter Series: Maneuver Warrior
| |
== [[Arab–Israeli conflict|Arab–Israeli wars]] ==
== [[Korean War]] ==
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Korea: The Mobile War 1950–51
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1970 | |
== [[Vietnam War]] ==
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Citadel: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
| 1977 | |
| Dien Bien Phu
| SDC | 1973 | Conflict #6, 1973; re-released by Flying Buffalo {{circa}} 1977 |
| Diên Biên Phu
| 1980 | In French |
| Dien Bien Phu 1954
| 2000 | In French; Vae Victis - #33, in 2000 |
| Grunt
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1971 | S&T #26, 1971 |
| Hue
| SDC | 1973 | Conflict #6, 1973; re-released as Battle for Hue by Simulations Design Corporation in 1977) and as Hue by Mayfair Games in 1982 |
| Platoon
| 1986 | |
| Search & Destroy: Tactical Combat Vietnam 1965–1966
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1975 | |
| Viet Nam
| Gamescience – Phillip Orbanes, Designer | 1965{{cite web |url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9827/viet-nam |title = Viet Nam {{!}} Board Game {{!}} BoardGameGeek}} |
| Year of the Rat
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1972 | S&T #35, 1972 |
== Contemporary World War III ==
Fictional
= Alternate history =
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Crimson Skies
| FASA | 1998 | |
| Dixie
| Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1976 | S&T #54, 1976 |
| Fortress America
| 1986 | |
| Amerika
| Historical Board Gaming | 2015 | |
= Science fiction =
= [[Fantasy]] =
= Abstract/generic =
| class="wikitable"
!Name !Publisher !Year !Notes |
| Attack!
| 2003 | |
| Blitzkrieg
| 1965 | |
| Castle Risk
| 1986 | |
| Conquest
| Self-published | 1972 | Released in German by Bütehorn in 1975 and in German by Hexagames in 1983 |
| Farlander
| Revaler | 2002 | |
| Feudal
| 3M | 1967 | Re-released by Avalon Hill in 1976 |
| Insurgency
| 1979 | |
| Kriegspiel
| 1970 | |
| Pizza Wars{{cite web |url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4180/pizza-wars |title = Pizza Wars Imperium {{!}} Board Game {{!}} BoardGameGeek}}
| Heathen Thorn Enterprises | 1988 | |
| Risk
| 1959 | |
| Strategy I
| rowspan="2" | Simulations Publications, Inc. | 1971 | |
| Strike Force One
| 1975 | |
| Summit
| 1961 | |
| Supremacy
| 1984 | |
| Tactics
| Self-published | 1953 | Re-released as Tactics I by Avalon Hill in 1983 |
| Tactics II
| 1958 | |
| TEG: Plan Táctico y Estratégico de la Guerra
| 1976 | In Spanish |
| Warlord
| 1978 | Re-released as Apocalypse by Games Workshop in 1980 |
See also
References
External links
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- [http://www.isimulacrum.com/GamesDB.html iSimulacrum.com Wargame Database]