This is the sixth in a planned series of 27 articles dealing with all the world’s board wargames ever published, and some that weren’t published. Each article gives summary data for all the games whose titles begin with the same letter of the alphabet, sequentially starting with the numbers. This article includes all games beginning with the letter E.

The data provided here comes from Simulacrum’s database (spreadsheet, actually, and in Excel 97 format for those who are interested) of games, an ongoing project with information culled from many sources, primarily old wargame magazines such as Strategy & Tactics, Fire & Movement, Moves, Campaign, Panzerfaust and Conflict. Since new data are continually being identified and existing data confirmed or amended, the database is in a state of constant flux.

The game data in the following table are:

Title
Additional Data
Publisher
Date of publication
Designer
Era
Data reliability factor

Game titles appear as published, with the following exceptions. English articles only, i.e., a, an and the, are moved to the end of the title (all non-English titles containing articles are precisely as they were published). Likewise all English titles beginning with the word Battle have had Battle and its preposition, i.e., at, of or for, moved to the end of the title as well.

Additional data may include subtitle, edition number and date, magazine in which the game appeared, etc.

The date of publication is now Y2K compliant. There are only two games listed in the database whose publication date is in the 19th Century, and the exact date is provided next to the title to avoid any ambiguity. An n/p entry as a date suggests that the game was never, or has not yet been, published. The dates listed are, wherever possible, copyright date, which could precede publication date.

Information given for era is generally not specifically provided by the publisher, and so is an extrapolation which could be debated. Precedent has been established for just such a debate, ancient precedent, if I may be so bold.

The data reliability factor is not intrinsic to the game itself, but simply a scale I’ve devised to indicate the relative accuracy of the data. The scale goes from 0 to 9, with 9 meaning that I’ve actually held the game in my hands and confirmed the data with my own eyes, and 2 or 3 meaning that the game may never have been published and all data are suspect.

Without further ado, then...

Title, Additional Data, Publisher, Date of publication, Designer, Era, Data reliability factor

Eagle and the Sun Excalibre Games 2
Eagle and the Sun, the Fresno Gaming Assoc. 1991 M Crane WW2 7
Eagle Day Histo Games 1973 Laurence J Rusiecki WW2 7
Eagle Day Excalibre Games 1974 Laurence J Rusiecki WW2 6
Eagle Kingdoms Gamewright 1994 family 4
Eagles GDW 1974 Loren Weisman ancient 8
Early Pacific Battles Bruce Moore 1976 Bruce Moore WW2 7
Early 20th Century Naval Battles Bruce Moore n/p WW1 1
East & West the Third Mondial War International Team 1980 [unattributed] WW3 9
East Front Excalibre Games 2
East Front Russo-German War Control Box Inc. 1976 Steve Bettum WW2 8
The East is Red S&T 42 SPI 1974 James F Dunnigan 9
East Wall Battles for the Dnepr 1943-4 Critical Hit / MiH 1997 John Desch WW2 7
East Wind Rain W WW 1984 Mark G McLaughlin WW2 7
East Wind Rain Task Force Games 1985 Mark G McLaughlin WW2 7
Eastern Civilization Civilization exp. Alea 21 Ludopress various 5
Eastern Front Solitaire [1ed] 86 [2ed] 94 & [3ed] Omega Games 1986 DW Alexander WW2 7
Eastern Front Tank Leader West End Games 1986 John Hill WW2 7
EastFront Columbia Games 1991 Craig Besinque WW2 7
Eban Emael p /o Paratroop SPI 1980 Joe Perez WW2 9
Battle of Eckmuhl S &T 114 WWW 1987 Keith Poulter 9
Edelweiss the Caucasus 1942 Clash of Arms 1990 J Schettler WW2 7
Edgehill [1ed] Perfidious Albion 1977 Charles Vasey ECW 5
Edgehill [2ed] Combat 2 reprint Wellington Wargames 1977 Charles Vasey ECW 8
Edgehill 1642 Excalibre Games 1976 RJ Hlavnicka ECW 7
Edson's Ridge Competitive Edge 10 One Small Step 1996 M Smith WW2 8
Egypt: David vs. Goliath AH Afrika Korps variant Taurus Ltd. 1975 [unattributed] WW2 8
Eighth Army Attactix Games 1982 S Carter WW2 8
El Alamein SPI 1973 James F Dunnigan WW2 9
El Dorado Jeux & Strategie 10 Jeux & Strategie 1981 Duccio Vitale 5
El Grande Jeux Descartes 1998 5
El Salvador Mansfield 1983 R Mansfield 7
The Elbe GMT Games 1999 Perry A Moore WW2 4
Eldstrid Wellington Wargames 1977 4
Elephants & Bamboo P M Publications P erry A Moore Vietnam 3
Elephants de Guerre reprint GMT War
Elephants Oriflam 1994 5 Elric [1ed] 1977 & [2ed] 1981 The Chaosium 1977 Gregg Stafford SF&F 7
Elric [3ed] Avalon Hill 1984 Gregg Stafford SF&F 5
Embrace an Angry Wind Franklin & Springhill, 1864 The Gamers 1992 Dean Essig ACW 7
Emperor of China unification of China Dynamic Design Inc. 1972 G Lawrence Lamborn abstract 9
Emperor of the Roman Empire Papers in History 1974 4
The Emperor Returns, 1815 Napoleon's late campaigns OSG n/p Napoleonic 2
The Emperor Returns the Last Campaign C lash of Arms 1986 Kevin S Zucker Napoleonic 8
Emperor's First Battles Decision Games 1986 Joe Miranda Napoleonic 7
Emperors of Europe Xeno 1992 Napoleonic 6
The Emperor's War 1805-1815 O SG 1998 Kevin S Zucker Napoleonic 4
Empire International Team 1980 4
Empire 1 BattleFlag/3rd Millenia 1973 R Thomas SF&F 7
Empire of the Petal Throne TSR 1975 MAR Barker SF&F 5
Empire of the Rising Sun Avalon Hill 1995 T Abrahamsen 8
Empires At War Great Battles of 19th C.: Decision Games 1993 Joe Miranda 19th C. 8 Inkerman 54; Solferino 59; Europe Koniggratz 66 & Gravelotte 70
Empires in Arms ADG 1983 Harry Rowland Napoleonic 7
Empires in Arms Napoleonic Wars Avalon Hill 1986 Harry Rowland Napoleonic 8
Empires of the Middle Ages medieval Europe 771-1467 SPI 1980 James F Dunnigan medieval 9
En Pointe Toujours II Normandie 44 Vae Victis 31 Histoire & Collections 2000 Theophile Monnier WW2 6
En Pointe Toujours! Vae Victis 16 Histoire & Collections 1997 Theophile Monnier Indochina 5
Enchanted Wood SPI 1981 Paul Jaquays SF&F 4
Enchanted Wood TSR 1983 Paul Jaquays SF&F 7
End of Empire Command 46 XTR 1997 William Marsh ARW 7
End of the Iron Dream Wargamer 42 W WW 1985 Tyrone Bomba WW2 7
Endkampf Ostpreussen C oSi WW2 2
Battle for Endor West End Games 1989 P Corless 4
Enemy at the Gates Southern Russia, 1942-43 The Gamers 1994 Dean Essig WW2 7
Enemy in Sight cards - Napoleonic naval Avalon Hill 1988 Neal Schlaffer Napoleonic 8
English Civil War Ironside Games 1976 R Sandall ECW 6
English Civil War Ariel / Philmar 1978 R Sandall ECW 8
English Civil War Rostherne Games 1995 David G Watts ECW 4
Epaminondas Ariel / Philmar 1975 Robert Abbott 6
Epee Wargames Research 1974 6
Escape and Evasion Omega Games 1989 B Gibbs 4
Escape from Altassar Task Force Games 1982 Dan Campagna SF&F 7
Escape From Colditz Gibson P Reid WW2 8
Escape From New York TSR 1981 David Cook SF&F 5
Escort Fleet Ad Technos 5 Espana 36 Tyr 1980 3
EuroFront Columbia Games 1995 Craig Besinque WW2 6
Europa 1945-2030 Birth of a Continent Euro Games 1998 Duccio Vitale post WW2 6
Europa Play Aid Kits 1-5 Fire in the East; Desert Pak; GR/D WW2 7 Narvik; Scorched Earth; pain
Europa Universalis 1492 - 1792 Azure Wish 1993 P Thibault various 7 Europa Universalis Exp. Kit Azure Wish 1994 6
Europe 1483 Guild of Blades 2 Europe 1797 Belchamber 1979 B Belchamber 4
Europe 1914 Tactical Game 19 Poultron Press WW1 2
Europe Aflame TSR 1989 David Cook 7
Europe at War Axis & Allies expansion Xeno WW2 4
Europe at War Jedko Game Co. 1984 Jon Edwards WW2 7
European Theater of GDW n/p WW2 2 Operations
Eutaw Springs c f Rebels & Redcoats II Decision Games 2
Excalibur To the Victor the Spoils Wotan Games 1989 J Musgrave SF&F 6
Extermadura Merida 1938 Alea 18 Ludopress Spanish CW 5
Extinction Sinauer Associates 1970 Stephen Hubbell SF&F 5
Eylau Napoleonic Wargames Albert 1970 LJ Albert Napoleonic 4
Eylau p /o Napoleon's Art of War SPI 1979 Omar DeWitt Napoleonic 4
Eylau Napoleon's winter battle GDW 1980 R Fontana Napoleonic 8
Eylau Avalanche Press 1999 6 Eylau 1807
Eagles of the Empire Games USA Napoleonic 2
Eylau 1807 Translation of Wargamer 2 Simulations Cornejo 1977 Napoleonic 7
Battle of Eylau Wargamer 2 WWW 1977 K Broadhurst Napoleonic 7