Boardgames and solitaire wargames

[Jonathan Fletcher]

Phalanx: An ancient battle game by Phil Sabin is simple yet quite enjoyable, available in Slingshot, 165, 15-24 (1993) and also in a back issue of Wargames Illustrated from about the same time.  This is really a two person across the board hex based board game but plays easily solo; focuses on deployment and manoeuvre rather than chance.

Sabin's more complex Legion can be played solo also and is available here: 

http://www.soa.org.uk/joomla/games/18-games/65-legion