Minden Games
ZIP EDITION GAMES
Zip Edition games aim to provide players with the most wargaming "bang for the buck" possible. Designs cover a wide range of subjects, scales, eras, and game systems. These are complete games, emphasizing playability and historicity, at a price that won't bust your budget. The majority were designed for solitaire play; most Zip Edition games sell for under $10.
How can we offer complete strategy games for such prices? We are specifically targeting the inexpensive side of the wargaming marketplace; heaven knows there are plenty of large wargames (with correspondingly large prices) available. Zip Edition games have small footprints, but punch way beyond their size when it comes to wargaming fun. They are published for those who know that solid designs come in various sizes. With lower production costs (gamers must cut out the counters, you supply your own dice), we can pass the savings along to you.
Whether you enjoy traditional hexagon games, naval miniatures, solitaire designs, abstract political simulations, or all of the above, Zip Edition games have the mix of historical insight, strategy, and high playabilioty that you should expect from a wargame, at the right price.
HOW TO ORDER: Click on the game you want, and in its drop down menu select either "US/Canada" or "Outside N.America" as delivery location (overseas prices are slightly higher, reflecting increased postage costs). During checkout, a flat $3.50 postage fee will be added to your order, no matter your location. Overseas orders are sent via airmail. (If you wish to order by US$ check or money order, send payment to: Minden Games, P.O. Box 10667, Glendale, AZ, 85318, and please remember to include the postage charge, your name and address, and list of what you are ordering.)
PDF FORMAT: Some Zip Edition games are also available in pdf format. Click here for information. Click on a game cover for more details.
WW2 tactical naval, 2 players, 16 page rules, scenarios, 8 ship counters (1/4500 scale), 80 game counters, miniatures (Battleship Captain) system; 2011.
WW2 operational, 2 players (solitaire option), 8 page rules, 89 counters, area movement map; 2011.
WW1 tactical air (Fokker Scourge era, 1915), solitaire, 16 page rules,
31 counters, area map display; 2010.
American Civil War tactical (Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg), solitaire, 8 page rules, 66 counters, hex map; 2009.
WW2 tactical naval, 2 players, 16 page rules, 2 historical scenarios, 12 ship counters (1/4500 scale), 60 game counters, miniatures (Battleship Captain) system; 2011.
WW1 tactical (individual men), solitaire, 12 page rules, 146 counters, area movement map; 2011.
WW2 political, solitaire, 12 page rules, 6 counters, 8.5" x 5.5" map; 2011.
Medieval jousting, 2 or more players (up to eight), 8 page rules, Jousting Matrix, 8 knight counters, no map; 2011.
American Civil War (Battle of Cold Harbor, 1864), solitaire, 4 page rules, 66 counters, hex map; 2008.
1890-1906 tactical naval (including Battle of Tsushima, 1905 scenario), 2 players, 16 page rules, 82 ship counters (1/4500 scale), 77 game counters, Reference Card, miniatures (Battleship Captain) system; 2008.
Vietnam tactical (man vs man, jungle firefights), 2 players, 12 page rules, 86 counters, 8.5"x11" color map, Reference Card; 2011.
Post-WW2 abstract political game, solitaire, 16 page rules, 72 counters, map, event cards, defendant cards; 2011.
Pre-WW2 abstract political game, solitaire, 12 page rules, 21 counters, 8.5" x 5.5" map; 2011.
World War I tactical naval game; 2 players. 16-page rules, 68 1/4200 scale ship counters (British/German/French/Italian/Austrian/
Russian, BB, BC, B, AC classes), Reference Card, 63 color game markers, various scenarios; 2011.
World War I tactical naval game; 2 players. 24-page rules, 135 1/4200 scale ship counters (British/German BB, BC, B, AC, CL classes), 2 Reference Cards, 126 color game markers, scenarios include the full Battle of Jutland (1916); 2012.
Tactical WW2 air (November 1940), solitaire, 12 page rules, 28 counters, color map; 2012.
PACIFIC & MEDITERRANEAN SALVO! To order these naval titles, click on the game to the left,
scroll down to the game you want, and add it to your cart.
------------------ TO ORDER: Click on the drop-down box, select either "US/Canada" or "Outside N.America" delivery, and add to your cart. -----------------
Newest edition of this popular
WWII tactical combat game
variant; 2012.
Solitaire WW2 game of the
British invasion of Madagascar
in early 1942; 2012
