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19/09/2023
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How We Make Games: Unhappy King Charles

Unhappy King Charles is a 2-player game card-driven game on the English Civil War. PHALANX is publishing a new edition of the game with updated artwork, components, player aids and a new rulebook layout. The game is widely praised for its fidelity to the subject matter: regionalism, desertions, and poor communication and coordination between Generals, […]

13/09/2023
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A Very Civil Whist in PHALANX’s Premium Edition

Experience the English Civil War through a unique, compact game of strategy and guile A Very Civil Whist is an inimitable game that combines aspects of trick-taking and area control in the historical setting of the English Civil War.  Designed by Fred Serval (Red Flag Over Paris, A Gest of Robin Hood) with evocative artwork […]

20/08/2023
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Keep’em Rolling – 1944: Race to the Rhine – What is new in this edition

Get ready for an even more thrilling experience with Keep’em Rolling – 1944: Race to the Rhine, thanks to these exciting new modules and variants: Operation Dragoon: Take command of the Allied liberation of Southern France in the late summer of 1944 with this modular expansion that brings the game to 4 players! OB West: […]

02/06/2023
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Unhappy King Charles returns – Pre-order your copy now!

A new edition of the brilliant, critically acclaimed game! Do you want to experience the thrill of leading your forces to victory in a stunning, highly-rated game depicting the struggles of the English Civil War? If so, you don’t want to miss the new PHALANX edition of Unhappy King Charles! Rewrite the history of the […]

20/04/2023
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How We Make Games: Freedom!

Strategy. History. Insight. You’ll find that – and much more – right here on the How We Make Games blog. Hear from our designers and developers (and perhaps an occasional fan such as yourself). Learn what inspires them, the history, the concepts behind their game design, and, if you are lucky, some tips and strategies […]

23/03/2023
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Quiz: Keep’em Rolling to the Rhine

Keep’em Rolling is a game for 1-4 players set in the summer and autumn of 1944, during the Allied offensive against German forces occupying France and Benelux countries.

23/03/2023
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Quiz: 1920

1920 is a two-player, intermediate complexity, hex and counter strategic-level simulation of the first Soviet attempt to conquer Europe.

23/03/2023
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Quiz: Freedom!

Freedom!is a siege game, a test of will, endurance and tactics between the besieged freedom fighters and the besieging imperial forces, who have come to crush the rebellion.

23/03/2023
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Quiz: Nanty Narking

Immersed deeply in the world of Dickens’s and Doyle’s literature, Nanty Narking moves you into the realities of the myths and legends of the Victorian era.