Fortress Games

03/11/2026

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9UnEsozotfg

Secession 1861 is a solitaire effort to parry Abraham Lincoln and the powerful Union military and political efforts to subdue and defeat the Confederacy duri...

02/01/2026

Long-time popular board game critic Wayne Hansen talks about the best solo games to come out in 2025. His very first mention: "Secession 1861" by Fortress Games! Check it out:

Interested in what 2025 (and maybe end of 2024, ahem) brought to the table in the world of board war games? Then you're going to want to check out my Top 5 (...

12/31/2025

You haven't seen? Zilla Blitz (27k subscribers) BEST SOLITAIRE WARGAMES!

D-Day at Omaha Beach (Decision Games)
Save South Vietnam! (Fortress Games)
Purple Haze (Phalanx Games)

What are the top solitaire (solo) board wargames? In this video, I rank my top solitaire (solo) board wargames, counting down from #10 to #1. These are the s...

12/23/2025

Just released: instructional video for our new game "The Armada"

Better than reading the rulebook! And, BTW, "The Armada" is a fun and low-complexity historical simulation. Enjoy!

An instructional video on how to play "The Armada" by Fortress Games. Setup at the start; First couple turns 04:32; A couple late game turns 37:07. "The Ar...

12/19/2025

Are you one of those people who learn games better from an instructional video versus the rule book? Just posted on YouTube: "Secession 1861" how-to-play video, with shortcuts so you can jump to the thing you're trying to learn. Enjoy!

Learn how to play Fortress Games' "Secession 1861". Shortcut links take you to the game element you want to understand better! (Use closed captions, I'm a mu...

12/10/2025

Kickstarter fulfillment was completed in November, when we also began shipping orders in the USA. Starting today, “The Armada” and “Secession 1861” are available INTERNATIONALLY through our partnership with Noble Knight Games!
https://fortress-games.net/the-armada/
https://fortress-games.net/secession-1861/

11/19/2025

Our pallets of "Secession 1861" & "The Armada" arrived here in Tampa from the Port of L.A. early this morning. Even as I'm typing this, we are packing boxes for shipment to YOU. We were hoping to get the KS completed by year-end, now we expect to be done this month (November).

(If you weren't a Kickstarter supporter, go to our web page - the games are available for sale now!)

07/31/2025

Less than 12 hours to go in this KS campaign. Both games are at the printer! If you're interested, time's a-wastin'...

New games launch new game series! "The Armada" in Britannia Rules the Waves series; "Secession 1861" in 19th Century America series

07/25/2025

"The Armada" & "Secession 1861"

Only 5 more days to go in this Kickstarter campaign! 278% funded and at the printer already 2+ weeks before the campaign ends, Fortress Games continues our commitment to completing and fulfilling KS campaigns faster than lightning.

Be Queen Elizabeth or King Philip in 2-player “The Armada”, or fight as the besieged South in solitaire “Secession 1861”. But make up your mind in the next 5 days!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1301120681/the-armada-and-secession-1861

(By the way, our other games are being offered at significant discounts if purchased as part of this campaign. Fortress Games has never discounted a game except as part of Kickstarter campaigns.)

06/16/2025

Check out our interview with the popular game enthusiasts "The Players' Aid"!

https://theplayersaid.com/2025/06/16/interview-with-robert-phaneuf-designer-of-secession-1861-the-american-civil-war-and-the-armada-from-fortress-games-currently-on-kickstarter/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK8_0dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF1WXVQZjgyYXRKZDIyTFpFAR5CxpA3ptvgrnVRvNDD03S1peZXn5CWwBu2i2UqTIgIGKVUyOF9OLGZH2Brlw_aem__RU-K0plU0e1GJkgFY6xNw

Fortress Games, operated by Bob Phaneuf, is the maker of some very good and interesting solitaire wargames, of which I have played 20th Air Force: A Solitaire Game of the Strategic Bombing Cam…

06/01/2025

It's live! "The Armada" & "Secession 1861" are now available from our Kickstarter campaign!!

New games launch new game series! "The Armada" in Britannia Rules the Waves series; "Secession 1861" in 19th Century America series

05/30/2025

Just pre-launched our new Kickstarter campaign: "Secession 1861" & "The Armada". Click the link to be taken to the campaign!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1301120681/the-armada-and-secession-1861