This is the 12th 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 L.

The data provided here come from Simulacrum’s database (available for downloading in a number of formats on Simulacrum’s home page) of games, an ongoing project with information culled from many sources, primarily old war game magazines such as Strategy & Tactics, Fire & Movement, Moves, Campaign, Panzerfaust, Conflict and the Wargamer. 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.

The date of publication is now Y2Kcompliant. 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 10, with 9 meaning that I’ve actually held the game in my hands and confirmed the data with my own eyes, 10 meaning that I have reconfirmed the data, and 2 or 3 meaning that the game may never have been published and all data are suspect.

Without further ado, then...

La Bataille d'Albuerra-Espagnol Clash of Arms Beresford vs. Soult, 1811 1987 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 7
La Bataille d'Auerstadt Marshal Ent. 1978 Dennis A Spors Napoleonic 8
La Bataille d'Auerstaedt Tome Napoleonic 2
La Bataille d'Auerstaedt Clash of Arms 1984 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 6
La Bataille d'Austerlitze Clash of Arms Napoleonic 2
La Bataille d'Austerlitze 1805 Marshal Ent. Napoleon's victory over Austria, 1980 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 8
La Bataille de Corunna-Espagnol Clash of Arms Moore vs. Soult, 1809 1995 J Bailey Napoleonic 7
La Bataille de Deutsche-Wagram Clash of Arms 1980 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 6
La Bataille de Deutsche-Wagram Marshal Ent. 1981 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 6
La Bataille de Finges, Mai 17999 Cercle de Strategie J ournal du Stratege 17-18 1985 PBerclaz 5
La Bataille de Fleurus Jeux Descartes 1980 J J Petit 5
La Bataille de Friedland AWE Serie Vive l'Empereur 1997 D Rouy Napoleonic 6
La Bataille de Ia Drang H&C Le premier engagement de la 1st Air Cav 1999 Vietnam War 5
La Bataille de la Marne J eux Descartes 1983 J J Petit WW1 6
La Bataille de la Meuse 1940 H&C Vae Victis 19 1998 David Guerin WW2 6
La Bataille de la Moskowa M artial Ent. Borodino 1812 1975 Lawrence A Groves Napoleonic 8
La Bataille de la Moskowa GDW [2ed] 1977 & [3ed] 1988 1977 John Harshman Napoleonic 9
La Bataille de la Moskowa Clash of Arms [4ed] 2000 Napoleonic 4
La Bataille de la Talavera Marshal Ent. Napoleonic 2
La Bataille de Ligny Clash of Arms 1991 Ed Wimble Napoleonic 7
La Bataille de Lutzen Clash of Arms 1999 Ed Wimble Napoleonic 8
La Bataille de Mont St. Jean Clash of Arms [2ed complete] Ed Wimble Napoleonic 6
La Bataille de Mont St. Jean Clash of Arms requires La Bataille de Ligny & Quatre Bras 1993 Ed Wimble Napoleonic 7
La Bataille de Preussisch-Eylau Marshal Ent. 1978 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 8
La Bataille de Preussisch-Eylau Clash of Arms 1807 1990 Ed Wimble Napoleonic 7
La Bataille de Talavera Clash of Arms 1995 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 7
La Bataille de Valmy Jeux Descartes 1981 J J Petit 5
La Bataille de Wavre Clash of Arms requires La Bataille de Ligny 1994 Ed Wimble Napoleonic 7
La Bataille d'Eckmuhl AWE Serie Vive l'Empereur 1996 D Rouy Napoleonic 5
La Bataille des Corunna Clash of Arms Napoleonic 6
La Bataille des Pyramides H&C Vae Victis 23 1998 Napoleonic 5
La Bataille des Quatre Bras Clash of Arms 1991 Ed Wimble Napoleonic 6
La Bataille d'Espagnol-Talavera Marshal Ent. [1ed] 1979 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 8
La Bataille d'Espagnol-Talavera Clash of Arms Wellesley vs. Joseph, 1809 1986 Monte D Mattson Napoleonic 8
La Bataille d'Orthez Clash of Arms 2000 5
La Bataille du Matz : 9-12 juin 1918 H&C Vae Victis 24 1999 Nicolas Stratigos WW1 6
La Batalla de Las Ardenas Nike & Cooper Battle of the Ardennes WW2 5
La Batalla del Ebro Nike & Cooper Battle of Ebro 5
La Belle Alliance SPI p /o Napoleon's Last Battles quad 1976 Kevin Zucker Napoleonic 7
La Caida del Imperio Romano Nike & Cooper Fall of the Roman Empire Ancients 5
La Campagne de Gettysburg, 1863 H&C Vae Victis 8 1996 Nicolas Stratigos American Civil War 5
La Campagne de la Loire H&C Vae Victis 14 1997 Jean-Philippe Imbach Franco-Prussian War 6
La Campagne de Russie Excelsior Pubs. Jeux & Strategie 21 1983 X Jacus Napoleonic 5
La Cite Medievale Fortifiee FDR / Jeux Rexton expansion for Croisades 1987 Crusades 5
La Grande Armee SPI Campaigns of Napoleon in Central Europe 1972 John Michael John Michael Young Napoleonic 9
La Grande Armee TSR new edition 1988 Mark Acres Napoleonic 7 La Grande Guerre AWE 1999 P Thibault WW1 6
La Guerra Civil Espanola Nike & Cooper Spanish Civil War Spanish Civil War 5
La Guerra Civil Espanola Nike & Cooper 1985 Spanish Civil War 5 (1936)
La Guerra de Espanola Nike & Cooper Spanish War 5
La Guerra de Secesion Nike & Cooper the Secession War 5
La Guerre de l'Empereur OSG Napoleonic Campaign 1805-1815 Kevin S Zucker Napoleonic 6
La Guerre de Vendee Excelsior Pubs. Jeux & Strategie 25 1984 JJ Petit Napoleonic 5
La Guerre des Ducs Excelsior Pubs. Jeux & Strategie 1 1980 Francois Marcela-Froideval 5
La Guerre des Gaules Excelsior Pubs. Casus Belli 68-69 1992 Ancient 5
La Guerre d'Indochine, 1950-54 Tonkin Sim, Cornejo 1991 M Goya Indochina War 5
LA Lawless Decision Games Moves 75 1992 Joe Miranda 20 Century 9
La Legion Nike & Cooper Legion 5 La Marcha Sobre Madrid Tyr 1980 WW2 2
La Patrie en Danger Excelsior Pubs. Zucker operational system 1991 Marc Brandsma Napoleonic 5
La Regia Marina SimCan naval war in Mediterranean 1940-43 1983 Stephen M Newberg WW2 9
La Revolution Francais AWE 1996 O Marce French Revolution 8
La Segunda Guerra Mundial Nike & Cooper WW2 WW2 5
L'Age de la Renaissance Jeux Descartes French version of AH Age of Renaissance 1999 5
L'Aigle Foudroye 1870 H&C Vae Victis 38 2001 Franco-Prussian War 6
Lake Erie 1813 Red Forces 1968 War of 1812 3
Lam Son AIWA the War in South East Asia 1977 Edward G Tilton, Sr Vietnam War 10
L'An Mil Jeux Actuels 1986 Jean-Pierre Pecau Medieval 5
Land of Og Wingnut [1ed] 1995 & [2ed] 1998 1995 Aldo Ghiozzi Ancient 8
Land of the Free MDG [1ed] 1996 & [2ed] 1998 1996 Brian R Train 20 Century 9
Lands of Adventure FGU Fantasy 6
Landships! Clash of Arms WW1 tactical armoured warfare 1994 Perry A Moore WW1 9
Landsknechte IT 4 Landwehr Albion 1975 4 Lankhmar TSR 1976 FLeiber Fantasy 5
Laplace, Newton & Lagrange Bone Games SF5
L'Armee du Nord Clash of Arms the Belgian Campaign 1993 Ed Wimble Napoleonic 9
Las Batallas de los Gringos BSO Games two battles from the Mexican-American War 1999 Richard H Berg Mexican-American War 8
Las Dunas 1658 Ludopress w/ Montjuic 1641 1996 Enrico Marti Thirty Years War 5
Last Battle GDW 1989 T Ryan WW3 6 Last Battle for Germany Omega 1989 WW2 3
Last Battles 3 W East Prussia 1994 Gary Miklos Helmer WW2 7
Last Battles of the Reich PM Pubs. Spring Awakening, Solstice, Defend Berlin & Nordwind 1991 Perry A Moore WW2 7
Last Battles of Vietnam PM Pubs. Xuan Loc, I Corps, II Corps 1990 Perry A Moore Vietnam War 6
Last Blitzkrieg, the Battle of the Bulge 3W 1995 Mike Smith WW2 8
Last Days at Saigon Basement 1975 Campaign and Fall of Saigon 1975 John Prados Vietnam War 7
Last Days of the Grande OSG 1999 Kevin S Zucker Napoleonic 6 Armee, the
Last Elephant Offensive PacRim Sangshak, Burma 1944 1991 Brian L Knipple WW2 8
Last Frontier FMG the Vesuvius Incident 1993 N Sofge SF6
Last Gamble, the Hobby Japan Battle of the Bulge 1986 Danny S Parker WW2 8
Last Hurrah, the AH ASL module 6 1988 R Martin WW2 7
Last Hurrah, the M MPASL module 6 2001 WW2 5
Last Panzer Victory, the W E Debrecen 1944 1983 Perry A Moore WW2 8
Last Raid, the BSO 2000 5
Last Stand, the PM Pubs. 1945 1990 Perry A Moore WW2 6
Last Starfighter, the FASA 1984 J Weisman SF6
Last Success, 1809, the OSG Napoleon's middle campaigns n/p Napoleonic 2
Last Victory, the Vanguad 1980 John Schettler WW2 4
Last Victory, the Manstein at Kharkov 1943 Clash of Arms 1987 John Schettler WW2 6
Lawrence of Arabia 3 W Wargamer 24 1983 Roger Nord Arab Independence 8
Le Chateau des Templiers FDR / Jeux Rexton expansion for Croisades 1987 Crusades 5
Le Dernier Amiral Excelsior Pubs. Jeux & Strategie 55 1989 PB Ducarrior SF&F 5
Le Grand Empire SimCan France & Napoleon, 1795-1815 1978 Stephen M Newberg Napoleonic 9
Le Siege d'Alicante Excelsior Pubs. Jeux & Strategie 30 1984 Crusades 5
Leatherneck Victory Battle Hymn module 1988 Joe Reiser WW2 6
Lebanon JagdPanther n/p 2
Lebensraum! SimCan the campaign in Russia 1941-45 1984 Stephen M Newberg WW2 9
Lee at Gettysburg SPI 1973 American Civil War 9
Lee at the Crossroads SimCan Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 1980 Stephen M Newberg American Civil War 9
Lee Invades the North PacRim the 1862 & 1863 campaigns 1988 Bob G Markham American Civil War 9
Lee Moves North SPI Lee at Gettysburg 2nd edition 1973 John Michael John Michael Young American Civil War 8
Lee Takes Command Clash of Arms 7 Days Campaign 1993 G Selkirk American Civil War 8
Lee vs. Grant Victory 1988 Joe M Balkoski American Civil War 7
Lee vs. Meade Rand the Battle of Gettysburg; 1974 [unattributed] RGA's 1st game American Civil War 7
Legend Begins, the Rhino [1ed] 1991 & [2ed] 1992 1991 M ark Simonitch WW2 9
Legend Begins, the Terran [3ed] 1994 Mark Simonitch WW2 9
Legend of Robin Hood, the OSG [1ed] 1979 Joe Bisio Fantasy 9
Legend of Robin Hood, the AH Outlaw of Sherwood Forest 1982 Joe Bisio Fantasy 9
Legend of the Lost Dutchman SWI 1995 Randy Moorehead Age of Sail 6
Legion SPI p /o PRESTAGS 1975 John Michael Young Ancient 9
Legion Society of Ancients 1995 Paddy Griffiths Ancient 5
Legion FGU 6 Legions of Rome 3 W Keith Poulter Ancient 3
Leipzig Poultron Press Test Series 7 1969 James F Dunnigan Napoleonic 7
Leipzig SPI Napoleon vs. Europe, 1813 1971 James F Dunnigan Napoleonic 8
Lemberg & Verdun Decision Games more Over the Top battles 2000 WW1 5
Leningrad SPI 1979 Dick Rustin WW2 9
Leningrad Decision Games The Advance of Army Group North, Summer 1941 1994 Dick Rustin WW2 10
Lensman Terran 1969 Phil D Pritchard SF8 Lensman Simulations, Inc. SF 5
Leopard II Tsukuda 1986 A Okada 20 Century 7
Lepanto 1571 Red Forces 1968 Ottoman Turks 3 Leros PM Pubs. N ovember 1943 1982 Perry A Moore WW2 5
Leros The Gamers the German invasion of Leros, 1943 1996 D Friedrichs WW2 7
Les 4 Dernieres Batailles de Napoleon EDI-AR Belgian version of SPI game 1976 Napoleonic 5
Les Aigles Jeux Descartes Napoleonic 2
Les Ailes de la Gloire Oriflam reprint of GDW Blue Max 1994 WW1 5
Les Bleus, les Blancs et Chouans les Excelsior Pubs. Jeux & Strategie 57 1989 J J Petit Napoleonic 5
Les Campagnes du Danube H&C Vae Victis 41 2001 5 Les Cochons de l'Espace Tilsit SF 5
Les Croisades H&C Vae Victis 17 1997 Nicolas Stratigos Crusades 6
Les Diadoques Excelsior Pubs. Casus Belli 61 & 62 1991 J M Zaninetti Medieval 5
Les Eperons d'Or Excelsior Pubs. Casus Belli 38 1987 M Dodinot Medieval 5
Les Sept Royaumes FDR / Jeux Rexton 1982 Jean-Pierre Pecau Ancient 5 Combattants
Les Victoires de Pyrrhus Oriflam reprint of GMT Pyrrhic Victory 1998 Ancient 5
L'escadre oubliee Sim. Cornejo 4 scenarios for Saga 1982 X Jacus SF&F 5 Galactique
Leuthen 1757 Clash of Arms Frederick's Greatest Victory 1997 Seven Years War 7
Leuthen 1757 H&C Vae Victis 32 2000 S Ferreira Seven Years War 5
Leviathan Crunchy Frog SF5 Leviathan FASA SF 5
Leyte SPI p /o Island War quad 1975 Jay A Nelson WW2 7
Leyte 3 W n/p Meic Harris WW2 2
Leyte Gulf Dumdei M Dumdel WW2 4
Leyte Gulf SoPac 1979 B Pointer WW2 7
Leyte Gulf 1944 Red Forces 1968 WW2 3
Leyte Gulf Naval Chess Game SGS2001 Lou R Coatney WW2 9
Liberation of Kuwait, the Ferrani 1991 J Ferrani 20 Century 4
Liberte Warfrog 2001 Liberty March MVHP the Battle of Oriskany 1777 American Revolution 6
Lieber bairisch sterben Moskito Ein Spiel um den Bauernaufstand von 1705: Bavarian rebellion against the Elector, 1705-6 1988 Karl-Heinz Schmiel 6
Liftoff! TFG race to the Moon in the 1960's 1989 FBronner 20 Century 7
Light Division 3 W 1989 Joe M Balkoski 20 Century 8
Light Infantry Division 1985 James F Dunnigan 20 Century 4
Lightyear Han Jerry Han SF 5
Lightyear OmegaBlade SF 5
Ligny SPI p/o Napoleon's Last Battles quad 1976 Kevin S Zucker Napoleonic 7
Ligny I Gettysburg Napoleonic 4
Ligny II Gettysburg 1975 Napoleonic 4
Like Lions They Fought XTR Anglo-Zulu War 1879 1994 Dennis Bishop Zulu Wars 8
Lille SPI p /o Art of Siege quad 1978 Dave CWerden Spanish Succession 9
Line in the Sand, a TSR 1991 FDille 20 Century 9
Line of Battle SimCan capital ship combat 1914-25 1986 Stephen M Newberg WW1 9
Line of Fire BSO Lundy's Lane 1814 & Maipo 1818 2001 Napoleonic 5
Linebacker II SGP Combat 8 1979 Claes Henrikson Vietnam War 7
Lion of Ethiopia XTR Command 4 1990 M Duffield 20 Century 7
Lion of the North, the GMT Breitenfeld; Lutzen 1993 Richard H Berg Thirty Years War 8
Lions of Finland Avalanche 2001 5
Lissa 1866 Red Forces 1968 Austro-Italian War 3
Little Big Horn TSR 1976 Ernest Gary Gygax Wild West 8
Little Big Horn IT Custer vs. Sitting Bull 1981 Duccio Vitale Wild West 7
Little Big Horn Euro Games new version of IT game 1989 Wild West 5
Little Big Horn, Battle of the Waddington 1963 Wild West 6
Little Gibraltar Washington the Storming of Stony Point, July 15, 1779 1993 Tom D Ciampa American Revolution 10
Little or No Mercy Kronemyer 1971 D Kronemyer 4
Little Round Top AH 1982 Larry Millman American Civil War 6
Little Round Top 3 W Wargamer 20 1982 David G Martin American Civil War 8
Lobositz, the Battle of GDW Series 120 1978 Frank Alan Chadwick Seven Years War 8
Locust PM Pubs. Soviet Invasion of Iran 1981 Perry A Moore 20 Century 7
Lodz 1914 Critical Hit first blitzkrieg 1999 David Bolt WW1 7
Lodz: Blitzkrieg in the East 3 W Wargamer 29 1984 David Bolt WW1 8
Loewenherz Rio Grande 1998 Fantasy 3 Logistics Command Westinghouse 1978 [unattributed] 20 Century 9
Loigny 1870 Ludopress Alea 6 5 London's Burning AH 1995 Ben L Knight WW2 6
Lone Wolf and Cub Mayfair 1989 M Costello Medieval 4
Lonely Mountain ICE 1984 C Charlton Fantasy 7
Long March, the Little Wars Baselisk Game #2 1977 Tom Wham Chinese Civil War 10
Long March, the TSR 1977 Tom Wham Chinese Civil War 5
Longbow BSO Agincourt / Crecy / Poitiers 2001 Medieval 5
Longest Day, the AH 1980 Randall CReed WW2 7
Longstreet's Assault Xeno 1992 American Civil War 9
Look at That Schmuck on the Camel Victory 1995 W Pierce N on Wargame 9
Lord Nelson at Trafalgar Cormier 1968 Roger R Cormier Napoleonic 8
Lords & Wizards FGU fantasy world to conquer 1977 Adam L Gruen Fantasy 8
Lords of the Middle Sea Chaosium 1978 Lynn Willis Fantasy 7
Lords of the Renaissance Sierra Madre 1995 Phil Eklund Renaissance 7
Lords of the Sierra Madre Sierra Madre 1994 Phil Eklund 20 Century 6
Lords of the Sierra Madre Decision Games [3ed] 1997 Phil Eklund 20 Century 8
Lords of Underearth M etagaming M icrogame 18 1980 Keith Gross Fantasy 7
Lorraine SPI n/p 2 Lorraine 44 Sim Cornejo 1982 HA Cornejo WW2 5
Los Arapiles! SimTac Wellington's Victory at 1995 Jose Luis Arcon Napoleonic 5 Salamanca
Lost Battles SPI Tactical game 103: Rgt-Bn 1971 James F Dunnigan WW2 10 Combat, Russia 42-44
Lost Sentinels Critical Hit ASL expansion WW2 2
Lost Victory GMT Manstein at Kharkov, 1943 Winter 1994 David James Ritchie WW2 10
Luftschiff Sierra Madre 1996 Phil Eklund WW1 7 Luftwaffe AH 1971 Louis Joseph Zocchi WW2 9
L'Ultime Planete Excelsior Pubs. Jeux & Strategie 2 1980 Francois Marcela-Froideval SF&F5
Lutzen SPI p /o Thirty Years' War quad 1976 Tom Walczyk Thirty Years War 7
Luzon 3 W the initial Japanese assault on n/p Jack Webster Greene WW2 2 the Philipines