Simulations Canada
Simulations Canada is the name of a Canadian board wargame publisher established in Nova Scotia in 1977. The company was founded by Stephen Newberg as a one-man operation and was one of only a handful of companies devoted to publishing wargames at that time. Other companies such as Avalon Hill and Simulations Publications, Inc. did not accept unsolicited submissions, resulting in the creation of the company.
| Industry | Gaming |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | British Columbia, Canada (formerly Bridgewater, Nova Scotia) |
Key people | Stephen Newberg |
| Products | Board games, wargames |
Stephen Newberg, with assistance from other designers and graphic artists, produced a relatively large output of games in the first years of the company, focusing on a wide mix of historical subjects not covered by other publishers.
As the wargames industry grew, Simulations Canada made a number of text-only computer wargames that included a traditional board-game map and counters.[1] The company decided to focus entirely on computer games by 1986.[2] In 2001, Simulations Canada entered into a partnership with Matrix Games to publish some of Simulations Canada's computer titles, resulting in the release of Flashpoint Germany in 2005. In 2004, another partnership with Omega Games saw the rerelease of Line of Battle and Battleship.
Simulations Canada is currently based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia and continues to create and produce innovating materials.
Games
Board games
| Year | Title | Designer(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Raketny Kreyser | Cold War | Simulates a tactical naval engagement with surface ships and aircraft | |
| 1977 | The Peloponnesian War | Ancient | Strategic-level simulation | |
| 1977 | Dieppe | World War II | ||
| 1978 | Quebec Libre | Modern | Political and economic simulation of Canada under political tension | |
| 1978 | IJN | World War II | ||
| 1978 | Le Grand Empire | Napoleonic Wars | ||
| 1979 | Warring States | Warring States period | ||
| 1979 | Torpedo! | World War II | Simulates tactical submarine and anti-submarine warfare | |
| 1979 | I Will Fight No More...Forever | Nez Perce War | A game on the Nez Perce campaign of 1877 | |
| 1980 | Lee at the Crossroads | American Civil War | Brigade-level study of the Battle of Gettysburg | |
| 1980 | Kriegsmarine | World War II | ||
| 1980 | Dark Stars | Space | Simulations Canada's only science-fiction game | |
| 1980 | Assault on Tobruk | World War II | ||
| 1980 | Rockets Red Glare | War of 1812 | Strategic and operational simulation of the War of 1812 in North America | |
| 1981 | Jihad! | Early Muslim conquests | Strategic simulation of the first century of Islamic expansion after the death of Mohammed | |
| 1981 | Inchon | Korean War | Simulation of the Inchon campaign | |
| 1981 | Divine Wind | World War II | Strategic simulation of the Pacific War | |
| 1982 | Seapower & the State | Stephen Newberg | Cold War | Simulates a global naval war between the U.S. and USSR. Was remade as a PC game under the title Red Sky at Morning |
| 1982 | Scourge of God | Middle Ages | Covers the Mongol wars 1206-1259 | |
| 1982 | Napoleon's Last Triumph | W. Haggart, Stephen Newberg | Napoleonic Wars | A grand tactical game of the Battle of Wagram |
| 1982 | D.A.K. | World War II | Strategic simulation covering the battle for North Africa | |
| 1983 | With Fire and Sword | P. L. Hollinger, Stephen Newberg | Thirty Years' War | Strategic simulation covering the entire Thirty Years' War |
| 1983 | The Wilderness | American Civil War | Brigade-level study of the Battle of the Wilderness | |
| 1983 | La Regia Marina | World War II | Strategic simulation of naval combat in the Mediterranean Sea | |
| 1983 | Ortona | World War II | Operational simulation covering the Allied drive on Ortona in December 1943 | |
| 1983 | Man of War | Age of Sail | Tactical-level study of naval battles from 1775 to 1815 | |
| 1983 | Hannibal: The Italian Campaign | P. L. Hollinger | Second Punic War | Strategic simulation of Hannibal's campaign in Italy |
| 1984 | Schnellboote | World War II | Focuses on small-craft warfare | |
| 1984 | Power and Resolution | English Civil War | ||
| 1984 | The One World | P. L. Hollinger, Stephen Newberg | Aztec wars | |
| 1984 | Lebensraum | World War II | Grand-strategic game of the Eastern Front. Republished by Compass Games in 2018 | |
| 1984 | Battle Stations | Cold War | Operational game of modern naval combat | |
| 1984 | West Front | World War II | Grand-strategic game of the Western Front | |
| 1985 | Norseman | Medieval | ||
| 1986 | Line of Battle | World War I | Tactical study of naval combat from 1912 to 1924. Republished in a second edition by Omega Games in 2006 | |
| 1986 | Battleship | World War II | Tactical study of naval combat from 1924 to 1945. Republished in a second edition by Omega Games in 2005 | |
| 2010 | Grand Fleet | World War I | Strategic game of the Anglo-German naval struggle for control of the North Sea | |
| 2015 | Setting Sun, Rising Sun | Russo-Japanese War | Strategic game of the Russo-Japanese War's naval actions | |
| 2017 | Sovereign of the Seas | Age of Sail | Strategic game of naval struggle between the UK and European powers from 1756 to 1805 | |
| 2019 | Once We Moved Like the Wind | Apache Wars | ||
| 2020 | Dawn of Empire | Spanish-American War | Strategic game of the Spanish-American War's naval actions | |
Computer games
| Year | Title | Designer(s) | Era | Notes | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Fall Gelb | Les Howie | World War II | Strategic-level game covering the Battle of France | Apple II, Atari ST, C64, PC |
| 1983 | Grey Seas, Grey Skies | Bill Nichols, Stephen Newberg, Thomas Konczal (2nd edition) | Cold War | Portrays small naval engagements. A second edition was released in 1987, with more playable vessels and additional features | Apple II, C64, PC |
| 1984 | Sieg in Afrika | John Kula | World War II | Strategic-level game of the North African Campaign from 1940 to 1943 covered in monthly turns | Apple II, C64 |
| 1984 | Fifth Eskadra | Bill Nichols, Stephen Newberg | Cold War | Theater-level game of a U.S.-Soviet naval campaign in the Mediterranean Sea | Apple II, C64, PC |
| 1985 | Battle of the Atlantic | Les Howie, Stephen Newberg | World War II | Strategic-level game covering Atlantic convoy activities from 1939 to 1944 | Apple II, Atari ST, PC |
| 1985 | Golan Front | Bill Nichols, Stephen Newberg | Yom Kippur War | Theater-level game of the Yom Kippur War's Syrian-Israeli front | Apple II, C64, pC |
| 1985 | Seventh Fleet | Bill Nichols, Stephen Newberg | Cold War | Theater-level game of a U.S.-Soviet naval campaign in the Western Pacific Ocean | Apple II, C64, PC |
| 1986 | Rommel at Gazala | Stephen St. John | World War II | Apple II, Atari ST, PC | |
| 1986 | Operation Overlord | Stephen St. John | World War II | Apple II, Atari ST, PC | |
| 1986 | To the Rhine | Stephen St. John, Stephen Newberg | World War II | Apple II, Atari ST, PC | |
| 1987 | Moscow Campaign | Stephen St. John, Stephen Newberg | World War II | Apple II, PC | |
| 1987 | The Stalingrad Campaign | Bill Nichols | World War II | Apple II, Atari ST, C64, PC | |
| 1987 | Kursk Campaign | Stephen St. John, Stephen Newberg | World War II | Apple II, PC | |
| 1987 | Long Lance | Bill Nichols | World War II | Covers naval combat in the Pacific in 1942 | Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, C64, PC |
| 1988 | In Harm's Way | Bill Nichols | World War II | Covers naval combat in the Pacific from 1943 to 1944 | Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, C64, PC |
| 1988 | Rommel at El Alamein | Stephen St. John, Stephen Newberg | World War II | Apple II, Atari ST, PC | |
| 1988 | Northern Fleet | Bill Nichols, James Baker, Stephen Newberg | Cold War | Theater-level game of a NATO-Soviet naval campaign on the North Atlantic | Apple II, Atari ST, PC |
| 1989 | Grand Fleet | James Baker, Stephen Newberg | World War I | Covers naval combat from 1906 to 1920 in the North Sea | Atari ST, PC |
| 1989 | Kriegsmarine | James Baker, Stephen Newberg | World War II | Covers naval combat in the Atlantic from 1939 to 1945 | Amiga, Atari ST, PC |
| 1989 | Main Battle Tank: Central Germany | Stephen Newberg, Stephen St. John | Cold War | Battalion/brigade-level game of mechanized combat in West Germany | Apple II, Atari ST, PC |
| 1990 | Battle Tank: Barbarossa to Stalingrad | Stephen Newberg, Stephen St. John | World War II | Amiga, Atari ST, PC | |
| 1990 | Main Battle Tank: North Germany | Stephen Newberg, Stephen St. John | Cold War | Follow-up to Central Germany but set in NATO's Northern Army Group sector | Apple II, Atari ST, PC |
| 1990 | Malta Storm | Robert Crandall, Stephen Newberg | World War II | Strategic-level game covering the Siege of Malta and Axis attempts to resupply forces in North Africa | Amiga, Atari ST, PC |
| 1990 | Fleet Med | James Baker, Stephen Newberg | World War II | Covers naval combat in the Mediterranean Sea from 1939 to 1943 | Amiga, Atari ST, PC |
| 1991 | Main Battle Tank: Middle East | Stephen Newberg, Stephen St. John | Modern warfare | Covers potential conflicts in the Middle East | Amiga, Atari ST, PC |
| 1991 | Battle Tank: Kursk to Berlin | Stephen Newberg, Stephen St. John | World War II | Apple II, Atari ST, PC | |
| 1991 | Pacific Storm: The Midway Campaign | Robert Crandall | World War II | Strategic-level game covering an 18-week period beginning on May 15, 1942 in 9 two-week turns | PC |
| 1991 | Pacific Storm: The Solomons Campaign | Robert Crandall | World War II | PC | |
| 1993 | Red Sky at Morning | Bill Nichols, James Baker, Stephen Newberg | Cold War | Based upon Seapower & the State; covers naval warfare across the world in a World War III scenario, with start dates in 1973, 1982, 1991, and 2000 | PC |
| 1993 | Man of War | Stephen Newberg, Stephen St. John | Age of Sail | PC | |
References
- Harrington, William H. (December 1985). "Golan Front". Computer Gaming World (review). p. 48.
- "Simulations Canada". canadiansoldiers.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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