Thematic Stage Setting
Simulation board games offer a window into alternative realities, where you can engage in the complexities of managing economies, building empires, navigating historical events, or piloting vehicles through critical missions. Each game provides a narrative scaffold that invites players into a specific realm, be it recreating historical conflicts or grappling with contemporary challenges. The thematic elements are crafted to establish a world that feels as genuine as possible, often drawing on real data and historical details to fortify the sense of immersion.
Sequence of Play
Throughout the course of the game, you will find yourself engaging with a structured environment that closely mimics real-world systems. Depending on the simulation's focus, you may encounter turn-based mechanics where you execute a series of actions in a specified order or real-time elements that test your reflexes and adaptability. Each turn, phase, or round presents a layer of decision-making, extending from managing resources to interacting with other players through negotiation, trade, or conflict.
Strategic Depth and Decision Making
Simulation games are a proof that the strategic mind. The crux of these games lies in meaningful decision-making, where each move requires thoughtful analysis and foresight. These are not games of chance; rather, they are exercises in planning, adaptability, and resource management. You will need to weigh your options carefully, as the decisions you make early on could have lasting implications for your success or failure as the game progresses.
Learning Curve and Mastery
Entering a simulation game often means embarking on a learning journey, as you come to grips with intricate rules that aim to accurately portray the complex real-life systems you are engaging with. The initial complexity should be seen as a gateway to deeper understanding and satisfaction, as the more you play and familiarize yourself with the mechanics, the more rewarding and engaging the game becomes. Steady progression and skill acquisition are hallmarks of these games, offering players profound gratification as they develop into seasoned strategists.
Emotional and Intellectual Experience
Simulation games offer a rich context of emotional and intellectual stimulation. The thrill that comes with making critical decisions under pressure, the satisfaction derived from successful management and growth, and the enlightenment found in exploring realistic scenarios are all elements you can anticipate. The emotional weight attached to triumphs and setbacks in these games often echoes the real-life situations they model, providing an enveloping and captivating experience that goes beyond mere entertainment.
Jeux utilisants Action Points et Simulation
Jeux utilisants Market et Simulation
Jeux publiés par Giant Roc et utilisants Simulation
Strategy Game utilisants Simulation
Jeux utilisants Hexagon Grid et Simulation
Jeux utilisants Hand Management et Simulation
Jeux utilisants Area Movement et Simulation
Jeux à thématique Science Fiction utilisants Simulation
Family Game utilisants Simulation
Jeux illustrés par Charles Kibler et utilisants Simulation
Jeux conçus par Dmitry Knorre et utilisants Simulation
Every ecosystem is a complex combination of living organisms and the environment. Even a small change in any element affects the entire system, but balance is usually restored quickly. However, sometimes a random event leads to the butterfly effect ...
Evolution - New World - Butterfly Effect
25,00 $US
Evolution is an award-winning board game where 2 – 6 players adapt species in an ever changing ecosystem with hungry predators and limited resources. Traits like Hard Shell and Horns will protect you from Carnivores, while a Long Neck will get food ...
Evolution (3rd Edition)
44,99 $US
25,00 $US
Jeux utilisants Network and Route Building et Simulation
Jeux publiés par Giga Mech Games et utilisants Simulation
Counter Attack - The Football Strategy
-20 %
49,99 $US
39,95 $US
This is Counter Attack. . .and You are the Football Manager!Can you handle the pressure of playing every move on the pitch? Will you tactics crumble in the heat of the match, or will you stick to your game plan and lead your team to glory?Pick you squad...
principalement positif, 78 %
14 ans et +
2 joueurs
90 minutes
Impliqué
Sports
Dice Rolling
Hexagon Grid
Movement Points
Open Drafting
Jeux conçus par Gregory M. Smith et utilisants Simulation
Jeux à thématique World War I utilisants Simulation
Jeux utilisants Push Your Luck et Simulation
Jeux illustrés par Tim Allen et utilisants Simulation
Jeux publiés par L'Oeuf Cube et utilisants Simulation
Napoleon Saga: Waterloo (2nd Edition)
-20 %
44,99 $US
35,99 $US
Napoleon Saga: Waterloo is a strategic game for 2 players that will let them play the 1815 Belgium campaign battles opposing the French army to the coalition force. Whether you want to play a historic scenario or you want to create your own battle, Napoleon...
très positif, 86 %
14 ans et +
2 joueurs
60 minutes
Détendu
Card Game
Napoleonic
Waterloo Campaign
Action Points
Dice Rolling
Hand Management
Secret Unit Deployment
Jeux publiés par On the Line Game Company et utilisants Simulation
Pizza Box Football
9,95 $US
9,00 $US
Pizza Box Football is shaped like a pizza box... and it opens up into a head-to-head football strategy game designed to offer all the intensity of real football in every play. Players unfold the game board (the field) and lay it inside the unfolded ...
mitigé, 55 %
12 ans et +
1 à 2 joueurs
60 minutes
Détendu
Dice Game
Sports
Bluffing
Dice Rolling
Rock-Paper-Scissors
Simulation
Jeux utilisants Variable Set-up et Simulation
Jeux utilisants Open Drafting et Simulation
Jeux publiés par Dan Verssen Games (DVG) et utilisants Simulation
Jeux conçus par Gregory M Smith et utilisants Simulation
Silent Victory is a solitaire tactical level game placing you in command of an American submarine during WWII in the Pacific. Your mission is to destroy as much Japanese shipping and as many warships as possible while advancing your crew quality and...
Silent Victory - U.S. Submarines in the Pacific, 1941-45 (2nd Printing)
150,00 $US
The Hunted is a solitaire tactical level game placing you in command of a German U-Boat during WWII. This is the long-anticipated sequel to the award-winning, multiple-print edition release The Hunters, and picks up the action where The Hunters left...
Hunted, The - Twilight of the U-Boats, 1943-45
40,00 $US
Jeux à thématique American Indian Wars utilisants Simulation
Bayonets & Tomahawks
-45 %
64,00 $US
35,00 $US
War has broken out on the North American continent, pitting the French and British colonial empires against each other. Although they ahve faced off before, this time something is different: large scale European-style warfare transforms this theater ...
positif, 82 %
14 ans et +
2 à 4 joueurs
120 minutes
Impliqué
Team-Based Game
Age of Kings
Age of Reason
Action / Event
Action Points
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Dice Rolling
Jeux conçus par Dirk Blennemann et utilisants Simulation
Operation Theseus - Gazala 1942
75,00 $US
Operation Theseus - Gazala 1942 is an operational level simulation of the Gazala battles of 1942, which took place during May and June 1942.The game is intended for two players but is also suitable for solitaire and team play. The goal for the Axis ...
positif, 82 %
12 ans et +
1 à 2 joueurs
60 minutes
Impliqué
War Game
World War II
Action Points
Dice Rolling
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Jeux conçus par Tetsuya Nakamura et utilisants Simulation
Traces of War is a two-player game that simulates the intense fighting between Axis and Soviet forces after the battle of Kursk during August 1943 to March 1944. A major Soviet offensive is launched against a German mobile defense. Will the breakthrough...
Traces of War
64,95 $US
58,00 $US
Traces of Hubris is a two-player game that simulates the German Case Blue (Fall Blau) summer offensive in southern Russia during the second half of 1942. The goal was to “cut off” the Volga at Stalingrad and to capture the Caucasus oil fields.The Axis...
Traces of Hubris
64,95 $US
