https://www.booyakajuice.com/collections/all.atom booyakajuice 2024-09-19T01:31:07-04:00 booyakajuice https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/7427311796275 2024-09-19T01:31:07-04:00 2024-09-19T01:31:07-04:00 Grant: The Western Campaign of 1862 *PRE-ORDER* Board Games Compass Games

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 73.95

Designer Jon Southard
Publisher Compass Games
Players 2
Playtime 120-360 mins
Suggested Age 14 and up


ETA Q4 2024

Early in 1862 a little-known general named U.S. Grant led the Union's offensive into West Tennessee. After capturing two river forts and the largest bag of prisoners ever captured by an American army to that time, Grant made a daring advance up the Tennessee River, while supporting armies advanced down the Mississippi and overland through Tennessee. But the Confederate army under A.S. Johnston hit back, staking everything on a furious battle in the woods around Shiloh Church.

GRANT: The Western Campaign of 1862 puts you in charge of the entire Tennessee campaign. As the Union player, you must coordinate three armies, using both naval and land forces to advance along the major rivers, take the important objectives of Nashville and Corinth, and seize the fortress of Island Number Ten to open the Mississippi River. As the Confederate player you are trying to block the Union offensives, choose your moment to counterattack, and if possible, take the war into Kentucky. Movement and combat by river is just as important as land, giving this campaign a unique feel in Civil War history. A chit-based sequence of play makes the game highly variable and models the abilities of Grant and Johnston.

—description from the publisher

]]> 2-Players-Only Age_14+ Availability_Pre-order NewProduct Playtime Maximum_120 Minutes Pre-Order_New Product Type_Board Games Product-Not-International https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/7427311796275 Default Title 73.95 CPA1171 4023 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/6854253838387 2022-12-27T10:39:36-05:00 2022-12-27T10:39:36-05:00 Carrier Battle: Philippine Sea Board Games Compass Games

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 74.95

Designer Jon Southard
Publisher Compass Games
Players 1
Playtime 30-300 mins
Suggested Age 13 and up

"Carrier Battle: Philippine Sea" is a solitaire simulation of the largest carrier battle in history, fought during the invasion of Saipan (June, 1944). As the U.S. commander, you maneuver your task forces and conduct air searches in a tension-packed contest to find the Japanese carriers before they locate and attack yours. Simple game mechanics control Japanese movement and determine the timing and strengths of their attacks. You will not know that a Japanese air strike is headed your way until it is detected by radar and you scramble your fighters to intercept.

The game has a total of nine scenarios. Four learning scenarios take you through the rules by programmed instruction using slices of the real battle. The other five are full-scale, fully replayable games. These include one-day scenarios for each day of the action, a two-day scenario for the whole battle, a hypothetical scenario presuming different US plans, and a hypothetical scenario in which Midway was never fought and the Japanese come armed with the full Pearl Harbor striking force.

Carrier Battle: Philippine Sea is based on Carrier: The Southwest Pacific Campaign – 1942-1943 (Victory Games, 1990) but is a new, standalone wargame.

—description from the publisher
]]> 1-Player-Only Age_12+ Arrival-Feb 17 2024 Arrival-Jun 21 2024 Arrival-Mar 12 2023 Arrival-Mar 29 2024 Arrival-May 25 2024 Arrival-New-Mar-6-12-2023 Arrival_Aug 30 2024 Arrival_Aug 9 2024 Arrival_Jul 26 2024 Arrival_Jul 6 2024 Arrival_Jul 7 2024 Availability_In Stock BGG-Set Category_Wargames Discount_On Sale INV-0-L INV-C Non-TCG Players Maximum_1 Player Players Minimum_1 Player Playtime Maximum_120+ Minutes Playtime Minimum_30 Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20230319 Restock-20230402 Restock-20240218 Restock-20240331 Restock-20240602 Restock-20240811 Restock-20240818 Sale Type_Regular Stock_Updates Year Published_2020s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/6854253838387 Default Title 74.95 CPA1154 3022 https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/4693154529331 2020-12-27T00:12:38-05:00 2020-12-27T00:12:38-05:00 The Conquistadors: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas 1518-1548 Board Games Compass Games

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 93.95

Designer Jon Southard
Publisher Compass Games
Players 1-5
Playing Time 180-360 mins
Suggested Age 16 and up

In the half-century after Columbus, small bands of daring Spanish adventurers conquered Central and South America, destroying the huge armies of long-established native empires in the process. Some won great fortunes in gold, while many others only died an early death. These men were The Conquistadors. In this partly card-driven, partly procedural game —a brand-new design from Jon Southard — one to five players each control a group of conquistadors, trying to discover and loot the civilizations of the Americas and end up with the most gold and power.

A game of The Conquistadors begins with the outline of Central and South America as known in 1520. Your first task will be to seek out and discover the great Indian cities and empires -- which may appear in their historical locations, or in quite different places. Once you discover where the cities and empires are, it is time to gather gold. You might battle and plunder the Indians, or your best plan may be to attempt diplomacy and enlist them as allies -- especially if you have an Indian interpreter in your expedition. Like Francisco Pizarro, you might try a Sudden Shock Attack to capture a native king and extort a fat ransom. Always you must be sure to keep the Governor happy, or he may issue a warrant for your arrest. Beware of native uprisings, painted warriors, and poisoned darts around the next corner, and watch out for defection in your own ranks. If you fall behind in the race for gold, you might try to descend the Amazon or discover the Fountain of Youth. And when you are really in a tight place, perhaps you can appeal to Mano de Dios (the Hand of God) to bail you out.

The Conquistadors is playable by from 1 to 5 players, with an introductory Basic Game, a more involved Standard Game, and some optional rules. While the normal game system requires 2 or more players, solitaire play is enabled by a special solitaire module.

Product Information:
  • Complexity: Low to Medium 3/4/5 out of 10 (Basic/Standard/plus Optional Rules)
  • Solitaire Suitability: High (solitaire scenario), Low (other scenarios)
  • Time Scale: variable, one turn = 3 to 18 months
  • Map Scale: abstract, point-to-point area map covers Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
  • Unit Scale: Individual leaders, 3 to 25 Spanish troops, up to several thousand Indian troops
  • Players: one or two
  • Playing Time: three hours (Basic Game), four to six hours (Standard Game)

—description from the publisher

]]> 3Q-2022-Sale Arrival-Aug 11 2022 Arrival-Aug 13 2023 Arrival-Feb 18 2023 Arrival-Jun 16 2022 Arrival-Jun 29 2022 Arrival-May 25 2024 Arrival-Oct 20 2022 Arrival-Sept 10 2022 Availability_In Stock BD-2022 BD-2022-ComparePrice BF-2022 BF-2022-ComparePrice BF-2023 BGG-Set Category_Wargames Discount_On Sale Google-True INV-C INV-M-Z INV-T Non-TCG Players Maximum_5 Players Players Minimum_1 Player Playtime Maximum_120+ Minutes Playtime Minimum_120+ Minutes Product Type_Board Games Product-International Restock-20220404 Restock-20220707 Restock-20220825 Restock-20230611 Restock-20240324 Sale Type_Regular Sale-Current-Items Year Published_2020s https://www.booyakajuice.com/products/4693154529331 Default Title 93.95 CPA1120 1996