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
J.U.M.P.: Into the Unknown Evil Polish Brothers S F&F 5
Jack the Ripper Aulic Council game 001 1983 T Loback F antasy 6
Jackson S PI 1981 Joe Reiser American Civil War 7
Jackson at the Crossroads / Battle of Corinth SPI p/o GBACW 1981 Joe Reiser American Civil War 7
Jacksonville: the Beaches of Doom JagdPanther 23 March 97: Russian Battlefield (nee 1976 Stephen V Cole Alternate History 9 invasion of the USA Jagdpanther) 15
Java Man Pardine Inc. a societal simulation 1979 Alexander P Brown P rehistoric 8
Jeanne d'Arc Histoire & Collections Miracle on the Loire Vae Victis 30 2000 5
JEB III Historical Alternatives 2
Jena International Team 1980 N apoleonic 6
Jena! C lash of Arms Napoleon Conquers 1996 Ed Wimble N apoleonic 8 Prussia 1806
Jena-Auerstadt Albert 1970 LJ Albert Napoleonic 4
Jena-Auerstadt S PI p/o Napoleon at War 1975 Tom Walczyk Napoleonic 7 quad
Jena-Auerstadt, 1806 OSG Napoleon's early n/p N apoleonic 2 campaigns
Jerusalem Mayfair Games 1982 John Evans Hill Arab-Israeli Wars 6
Jerusalem 1099 Mazas Editions 1985 J Antoine Crusades 6
Jerusalem! SDC Tactical Game of the 1975 John Evans Hill Arab-Israeli Wars 9 1948 War
Jerusalem, the Battle of SPI p/o Modern Battles 2 1977 Mark Herman 20 Century 7 quad
Jet Ace Lion King 1989 20 Century 3
Jet Eagles Nova / Gameshop Ace of Aces 1990 A Leonardi WW2 7
Jet Eagles Desert Storm Nova / Gameshop Ace of Aces 1991 A Leonardi 20 Century 7
Jewish War, the Khyber Pass 2000 Dennis Bishop Ancient 7
Jihad! SimCan Rise of Islam, 632-732 [1ed] 1981 & 1981 Stephen M Newberg Medieval 9 [2ed] 1982
Jihad! Saga Games 1994 Roland Weiniger SF&F 4
Joan of Arc, Montjoie Clash of Arms 1998 P Bernard Medieval 7
John Carter, Warlord of Mars Battleline S F 4
John Carter, Warlord of Mars SPI 1979 Mark Herman S F 7
Jolly Roger International Team pirates and gold of the Spanish Main 1979 [unattributed] Pirates 7
Journeys of St.Paul Avalon Hill 1969 F amily 3
Journeys of St.Paul Innovative Game Tech 1994 Family 3
Juggernaut GMT Games Great Battles of 1992 Mark Herman Ancient 9 Alexander module
Jugurtha GMT Games module for Great Battles of 1998 Richard H Berg Ancient 9
Caesar Julius Caesar TSR 1985 Richard H Berg Ancient 7
June 6th 1944 GMT Games Battle for Normandy 1999 Ted Raicer WW2 7
Junta Creative Wargames [1ed] 1979 Vincent Tsao P olitics 9
Junta West End [2ed] 1996 Vincent Tsao Politics 9
Jutland Avalon Hill [1ed] 1967 James F Dunnigan WW1 3
Jutland Avalon Hill [2ed] 1974 James F Dunnigan WW1 8
Jutland XTR Command 8 1991 Ben L Knight WW1 7