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Game Module Catalog

The following listing is broken into two categories: Commercially published modules from game companies, and User-Defined Modules submitted by gamers for use by the public. If you've created a UDM that you'd like to share, please contact us.

Published Modules

Crucible, Don Rae's Chessboard A&A, East & West, MapView Chess, SQUARES - The Civil War Battle Game, The Great War, The World at War

Crucible

"Crucible depicts a bleak future where warlords struggle for control of a vast world. Each player starts as a small provincial power; however, these powers quickly absorb neighboring provinces and grow into empires, which inevitably clash over resources and population.

This game represents an attempt to create a “pure” war game. All players start with equal resources--only wise diplomacy and clever strategy can differentiate the winners from the losers. In addition, players may choose to play simultaneously, allowing attacks by multiple players, or three-way battles.

The setting of Crucible occurs on a future Earth, decades after a catastrophe has devastated the global power structure. Organized communication and structured militaries have vanished, and local bosses and warlords have replaced nation-states.

But in the midst of this chaos, six groups have thrived and grown. Whether through strident belief, or through efficient government, or through careful preservation of past technology, these new powers have begun to lift themselves above their bickering neighbors.

Now, you control one of these groups, and you can build your empire any way you choose. Become a maritime power, or build enormous armies to control resources. Either way, you’ll quickly find you have competition…."

Learn more at Imp Games

Don Rae's Chessboard A&A

Created by noted Axis & Allies essayist Don Rae, this variant sets up a two-player face off on a land-and-sea chessboard. It uses Axis & Allies battle mechanics, along with a few interesting twists. You've got to play it to believe it!

Learn more at Don's Axis & Allies and Strategy Game Forums

East & West

"In 1948, the world balances on the edge of war as the Soviet Union besieges the city of Berlin.

Frustrated by Allied airlifts resupplying the city, Soviet leader Josef Stalin launches an all-out assault on Western Europe, South Asia, and the Korean Peninsula.

The Allied powers, reorganizing in the face of the attack, band together as the NATO alliance and attempt to repel the marauding Soviets."

Learn more at Imp Games

MapView Chess

Just as the name implies, your basic game of chess. A bit of nostalgia for those of you who recall chess by mail which together with the Internet spawned PBEM as we know it today.

Special thanks to Imp Games for their help creating this Module.

SQUARES - The Civil War Battle Game

"An abstract recreation of a classical Civil War engagement between the blue and the gray. The essential elements of mid-19th Century military doctrine have been faithfully reproduced and incorporated into a highly playable and realistic game system. A player's forces are made up of Infantry Brigades, Artillery Batteries and Cavalry Squadrons. Play proceeds in what can best be described as chess-like; players taking sequential turns performing a limited number of actions per turn. This process effectively portrays the simultaneity of conflict, without the usual complications of pre-recorded moves and orders. Individual battles are quickly resolved based on a player's force of will and audacity, but no one comes out unscathed. There is a tense ebb and flow to the game that must be experienced to be appreciated."

Learn more at Deer Valley Game Company

The Great War

"In 1914, the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand triggered a conflict between Austria and Serbia. A Byzantine network of alliances quickly drew all of Europe into war.

World War One was a brutal and fascinating conflict, featuring weapons and tactics never seen before or since. You can take control of one of the six great powers struggling for control in Europe.

The game features country-specific graphics and a multitude of units and technologies."

Learn more at Imp Games

The World at War

"The World at War is widely recognized as the most successful and best Axis & Allies variant available today. Over the years it has brought new life to the game by arming players with a much broader variety of strategies, special forces and options.

The World at War comes complete with over 200 plastic playing pieces, a new map, rules, and new set up charts. One of the key features of the game is the starting time and that France (also includes the Netherlands and Belgium) and China are now separate players.

Additional features include special troops such as paratroopers, marines, German SS and Russian guards. The present owner of Xeno Games liked this game so much, that he bought the company."

Learn more at Xeno Games