It chronicles the Wars of Scottish Independence through roughly the time period portrayed in the film Braveheart.
The units are represented by wooden blocks with identifying markings on only one side.
Hammer of the Scots was designed by Jerry Taylor and Tom Dalgliesh and published by Columbia Games in 2002.
It was a nominee for the 2002 Charles S. Roberts Awards for Best Pre-World War II Boardgame.
Gav Thorpe comments: "Hammer has simple rules and therefore its strength lies in the complex strategies and tactics that arise from these basic foundations.