Games From A to Z

Games Beginning With H

by John Kula



This is the ninth 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 H.

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...

Game NameCompanyYearDesigner EraData
Reliability
HackerSteve Jackson-Steve JacksonFantasy9
Hacker II the Dark SideSteve Jackson-Steve JacksonFantasy9
Hakodate 1869 Six Angles 6Six Angles1998Masahiro YamazakiMedieval4
HalocaustJagdPanther---4
Hamburger HelperLa Vivandiere---4
Hamburger Hill Vietnam 1969PM Pubs1982Perry A MooreVietnam5
Hammer of God the Yom Kippur War, 1973SDC1976F AkerArab-Israeli Wars3
Hammer of Thor Norse mythologyNova1980Joe AngiolilloFantasy8
Hammer's SlammersMayfair1984VossSF6
Hanau 1813 Serie Vive l'EmpereurSocomer Editions1989-Napoleonic5
Hannibal A Game of Ancient WarriorsAker Siegel1964 [unattributed]-Abstract9
HannibalPoultron Press1968-Ancient5
Hannibal [1ed] 69, [2ed] 72 & [3ed] 73Histo Games1969Laurence RusieckiAncient8
Hannibal 2 nd Punic WarAulic Council1983Glenn KiddAncient8
Hannibal Italian Campaign 218-206 BCSimCan1983Peter HollingerAncient9
Hannibal S&T 141Decision1991J SutcliffeAncient8
Hannibal Rome/Carthage 218-201 BCAH1996Mark SimonitchAncient9
Hannibal French version of AH HannibalJeux Descartes1998-Ancient5
Hard VacuumSierra Madre--SF&F5
HarpoonAdventure Games--WW23
HarpoonGDW1987Larry Bond20 Century7
Harpoon [4ed] Clash of Arms1997Larry Bond20 Century7
Harpoon IIAdventure Games--WW23
Harvest of Death S&T 1293W1989David MartinAmerican Civil War9
Hastings 1066 S&T 110TSR1986Richard Berg Medieval9
Hastings 1066 Casus Belli 9Excelsior Pubs1993Nicolas PilartzMedieval5
Hatfields and McCoys Competitive Edge 13One Small Step1998-Guerilla9
Hedgerow Hell module 2 ASL DeluxeAH1987David MartinWW27
Helios Chronicles, theBruce, Adrian-Adrian BruceSF&F5
Hell Hath No Fury Wargamer 383W1985Thomas SundellAncient8
Hellfire Pass Wargamer 393W1985Vance Von BorriesWW29
Hell's FoxesSGS1991Jack JewartWW29
Hell's HighwayVictory Games1983John ButterfieldWW29
Helltank Microgame 19 #3119Metagaming1981Phil KosnettSF7
Helltank Destroyer Microgame 22 #3122Metagaming1982Phil KosnettSF9
Helm's DeepSPIn/p-Fantasy1
Helm's Deep, Battle ofFact & Fantasy1974Richard JordisonFantasy7
Henderson Field the Guadalcanal CampaignQuarterdeckn/pRichard SpenceWW22
Henry V Agincourt; Patay; Formigny; Castillon3W1993Rob Markham100 Years War8
Heraklios Jeux & Strategie 6Excelsior Pubs1980F Marcela-FroidevalAncient5
Here Come The Rebels Antietam 1862AH1993Joe BalkoskiAmerican Civil War8
Hero Adventure in the catacombsYaquinto1980Michael MathenyFantasy8
Heroes of OlympusTFG1981BD SustareFantasy6
HeroikaREK--Napoleonic2
HeroQuestMilton Bradley1989-Fantasy9
Hetzer Sniper! Expansion set 1TSR1988S WinterWW24
H-Hour [1ed] & [2ed]Balboa1976Bill ComitoWW28
High ColoniesSPI--SF&F4
High Crusade, the Ares 16SPI1983David CookSF7
High GroundCrown Tactics1991W Drury17 Century7
High NoonMetagamingn/p-Wild West2
High SeasDRSG, Inc.1992D SetserPirates6
Highest Ground, theRoberts-P RobertsSF&F3
High-Tech Edge for Strategic Supremacy expansion Supremacy Games1989R Simpson20 Century7
Forces Highway 2000Gamescience--SF&F2
Highway 2000Threshold Games1981-SF&F4
Highway to the Kremlin, 1812 Napoleon's middle campaignsOSGn/p-Napoleonic2
Highway to the Reich [1ed] 1976 & [2ed] 1977SPI1976Jay NelsonWW28
HimalayaWilkins & Assoc--Cards2
Hispania 320BC - 1200AD [1ed]Steding, Andreas1994Andreas Stedingvarious5
Hispania 320BC - 1200AD [2ed]AWE1996Andreas Stedingvarious8
History From beginning to gunpowderSteinbrecher1978ER Dickinsonvarious5
History of the Second World War I Hitler Turns Against RussiaTFG1984N SchuesslerWW29
History of the Second World War IITFG1985N SchuesslerWW29
History of the World Ragnor Brothers1980-various3
History of the WorldGibsons Games1991-various3
History of the WorldAH1993Steve Kendallvarious8
Hit the BeachMilton Bradley1963-WW25
Hitler's BunkerChicago Wargamers1980-WW24
Hitler's Counterstroke in FranceTFG1986James MeldrumWW24
Hitler's Last Gamble Command Series II-1Rand1975-WW26
Hitler's Last Gamble Originally the Last Gamble3W1989Danny ParkerWW28
Hitler's WarAH1984Keith GrossWW28
Hitler's War Metahistory 1 #5201Metagaming1981Keith GrossWW29
Hobbit AdventureICE--Fantasy4
Hobkirk HillMarkham Designs2000-American Revolution5
Hochkirk Casus Belli 39Excelsior Pubs1987--5
Hof Gap Central Front series Vol. 2SPI1980 Charles Kamp20 Century9
Hohenlinden 1800Delires SARL1995L GarbeNapoleonic5
Hollow Legions ASL module 7AH1989Bob McNamaraWW27
Hollow Legions ASL module 7 [2ed]MMP2001-WW25
Holowczyn Sweden vs. Russia 1708Swedish / Svensk1981P Englund6
Holy Roman Empire Wargamer 333W1984Mark McLaughlinThirty Years War9
Holy War Microgame 13 #3113Metagaming1979Lynn WillisFantasy7
Holy War: Afghanistan S &T 147Decision1991Joe Miranda20 Century8
Home Before the Leaves Fall Combat 4Wellington Wargames1977-WW15
Home Before the Leaves FallClash of Arms1997David BoltWW18
Homes and HovelsFGU---4
Honor of the SamuraiGamewright Inc.1999-Medieval4
Honour Alone Fall of Hong Kong, 1941Pacific Rim1991Brian KnippleWW28
Hooker & Lee p /o Blue & Gray 2 quadSPI1976Richard BergAmerican Civil War7
Hoorah Command 39XTR1996-American Civil War7
Hoplita Alea 4 tac. ancients land system Ludopress1989Javier CebrianAncient5
Hornet LeaderGMT1991Dan Verssen20 Century8
Horse Clans, theFGU---4
Horse Soldiers, the S&T 1193W1988Richard BergAmerican Civil War9
Hot Spot Microgame 15 #3115Metagaming1979W ArmintroutSF7
Hougoumont: Rock of Waterloo Command 11XTR1991Ralph BraunNapoleonic8
House Divided, a [1ed] 1981 & [2ed] 1989GDW1981Frank ChadwickAmerican Civil War8
House of Saud 3W--Arab Independence2
HovertankClose Sims1983Wayne CloseSF6
HoverTankWinsome Games1998-SF5
How the West Wasn't WonAmerican Designers--Wild West4
HSWMesserschmitt---4
Hube's Pocket Western Ukraine 1944The Gamers1996D FriedrichsWW27
HueMayfair1983John HillVietnam7
Hue, Battle for w/ Dien Bien Phu in Conflict 6SDC1973John HillVietnam9
Hull-DownInternational Wargamer1969GA Bradford20 Century5
Hundred Days BattleAH1983Kevin ZuckerNapoleonic9
Hundred Days, Battles of theOSG1979Kevin ZuckerNapoleonic9
Hundred Years War S&T 177Decision 1995Joe Miranda100 Years War8
Hunt for Red October, theTSR1988Douglas Niles20 Century6
Hunters from the Sky Battle for Maleme Airfield, CreteThe Gamers1994Wig GravesWW27
Hurtgen Forest p /o Westwall quadSPI1976Howie BaraschWW27
Hydra Grenadier---4
Hyper BattleFuture & Fantasy1981Rich SlabbekoomSF8
HyperspaceCalhamer1969Alan CalhamerSF4


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