Home›Modern Conquest and War Games›Player Count›Small Group (3-6 Players)Browse BySmall Group (3-6 Players)Player count sorts games by how many people are actually needed on each side. Wikipedia describes association football as "played between two teams of 11 players," a fixed number written directly into the Laws of the Game. This dimension groups games that require the same number of players.FactsSmall Group (3-6 Players)FAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1824 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedThe game could simulate the fog of war, where the umpire would place on the map blocks only for the troops which were in visual range of both sides. 1Small Group (3-6 Players)Filter Results68 entriesSportAllBoard game (2)Board game, territorial conquest and strategy (1)Card game (1)Chess-like board wargame (1)Fantasy board wargame (1)hex map-based wargame (1)Strategy board game (1)Wargame (1)Derived FromAllRise and Decline of the Third Reich (1)Risk (2)Wallenstein (board game) (1)Warhammer 40,000 (2)Origin RegionAllFrance (1)Origin YearAll1957 (1)1961 (1)1967 (1)1972 (2)1973 (1)1974 (2)1975 (2)1976 (2)1977 (1)1978 (3)1979 (5)1980 (2)1981 (3)1982 (1)1984 (1)1985 (1)1986 (1)1987 (1)1988 (1)1989 (1)1990 (3)1991 (2)1992 (2)1993 (3)1995 (2)1997 (2)1999 (2)2001 (1)2002 (2)2003 (1)2004 (1)2005 (2)2006 (2)2007 (1)2010 (2)2011 (1)2016 (1)2023 (1)2025 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 68A Line in the Sand (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Advanced Third ReichSmall Group (3-6 Players)Alpha Omega (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Ancient ConquestSmall Group (3-6 Players)Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear DevastationSmall Group (3-6 Players)Axis & AlliesSmall Group (3-6 Players)Axis & Allies MiniaturesSmall Group (3-6 Players)Axis & Allies: Europe 1940Small Group (3-6 Players)Axis & Allies: PacificSmall Group (3-6 Players)Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940Small Group (3-6 Players)Battle-Cry (Milton Bradley game)Small Group (3-6 Players)BattleSpaceSmall Group (3-6 Players)Cityfight: Modern Combat in the Urban EnvironmentSmall Group (3-6 Players)Civilization (2002 board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Colonial DiplomacySmall Group (3-6 Players)Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (game)Small Group (3-6 Players)DemonworldSmall Group (3-6 Players)Dune (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Emperor of China (game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Epic (tabletop game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Epic 40,000Small Group (3-6 Players)Escape from ColditzSmall Group (3-6 Players)Europa Universalis (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Feudal (game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Flames of WarSmall Group (3-6 Players)Friedrich (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Full ThrustSmall Group (3-6 Players)Give Me Liberty!Small Group (3-6 Players)GorkamorkaSmall Group (3-6 Players)Here I Stand (boardgame)Small Group (3-6 Players)Hitler's War (game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Judge Dredd (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Kings & CastlesSmall Group (3-6 Players)La Famiglia: The Great Mafia WarSmall Group (3-6 Players)Lankhmar (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Les AiglesSmall Group (3-6 Players)Lightning Strike (game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Lords of the Middle SeaSmall Group (3-6 Players)Man O' War (game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Mare Nostrum (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Mighty EmpiresSmall Group (3-6 Players)Modern Naval BattlesSmall Group (3-6 Players)Modern Naval Battles II: The Campaign GameSmall Group (3-6 Players)NecromundaSmall Group (3-6 Players)Plan Táctico y Estratégico de la GuerraSmall Group (3-6 Players)Revolt On AntaresSmall Group (3-6 Players)Rise and Decline of the Third ReichSmall Group (3-6 Players)RiskSmall Group (3-6 Players)Samurai BladesSmall Group (3-6 Players)Shogun (1986 board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Shogun (2006 board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Silent DeathSmall Group (3-6 Players)Space Empires 4XSmall Group (3-6 Players)Space FleetSmall Group (3-6 Players)Space Raid!Small Group (3-6 Players)Star Fighter (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Star Wars Risk: The Clone Wars EditionSmall Group (3-6 Players)Star Wars: Rebellion (board game)Small Group (3-6 Players)Starfire (board wargame)Small Group (3-6 Players)StarForce: Alpha CentauriSmall Group (3-6 Players)The Last Crusade (collectible card game)Small Group (3-6 Players)The Succession WarsSmall Group (3-6 Players)Tide of IronSmall Group (3-6 Players)Trench CrusadeSmall Group (3-6 Players)White Bear and Red MoonSmall Group (3-6 Players)Wizard's QuestSmall Group (3-6 Players)World in FlamesSmall Group (3-6 Players)Zargo's LordsSmall Group (3-6 Players)FAQsWhy isn't Risk classified alongside Chess in this atlas?Risk is a modern designed game with no historical chess-family lineage, so it sits apart from Chess and its relatives.Modern Conquest and War Games covers 20th-century commercial games of territorial conquest or negotiation among players, such as Diplomacy, Risk and Stratego, that were designed without a traditional chess-family lineage. Chess and its historical relatives are grouped instead under Chess-Family War Games because they descend from or parallel the ancient game of Chaturanga.Sources1. Wikipedia: Kriegsspieltier 2WikipediaKriegsspiel, Reisswitz Jr. perfects Kriegsspiel (1824) sectionIn early 1824, the prince invited Reisswitz Jr. to present his wargame to the king.Kriegsspiel, Reisswitz Jr. perfects Kriegsspiel (1824) section, fog of war sentenceThe game could simulate the fog of war, where the umpire would place on the map blocks only for the troops which were in visual range of both sides.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.