After the fall of Poland, Hitler turned to the Western Front. It was essential that he eliminate France and neutralize England. To this end, his generals devised Plan Yellow (Fall Gelb): Army Group B (General Fedor von Bock), consisting of the 6th and 18th Armies, would invade the Netherlands and Belgium to draw Allied forces into those countries. A few...
France 1940 is a World War II Operational level board-wargame that covers the invasion and defeat of France (and Belgium, the Netherlands, the British forces on the continent) by Nazi Germany in the spring of 1940. This game features low counter density, with counters representing infantry corps and armored divisions. Special rules are also included...
France 1940: Victory or Defeat, allows one or two players to examine the strategic possibilities inherent in the campaign that occurred within France and the Low Countries in that year. A second scenario allows for an alternative history examination of the opportunity the French had in September 1939 if they’d kept their promise to launch a “major...
France 1944 is a game on the Allied invasion of France which continues until June 1945, despite the name. Turns are one week. The game is a fairly simple affair, with turns consisting of just movement, combat, and exploitation. Units are backprinted for step reduction. Most units are divisions. There are advanced rules which include things such as fuel...
(David A. Vandenbroucke review - http://grognard.com/reviews/france44.txt): France 1944 (Victory Games) is a Mark Herman design. It's a 130 counter, 1 map game of the breakout and pursuit across France. Units are divisions, I believe. Components are up to VG's usual high standards. Complexity is rated as "low," and solitaire suitability is "medium." The...
A France '40 két játékot is tartalmaz: Sickle Cut és Dynamo. Mindkettő ugyanazokat a szabályokat használja, de két külön térkép tartozik hozzájuk. Sickle Cut : 1940. májusában a németek áttörték a francia vonalakat a Meuse folyónál és a franciák és britek versenyfutásba kezdenek... Dynamo : A britek visszavonulása Dunkirk-be és az evakuáció... Az angol...
“...even if the operation were to have only a 10% chance of success, I would stick with it. For only this can lead to the defeat of the enemy.” —General Halder, Chief of General Staff France '40 contains two separate games: Sickle Cut and Dynamo. Both games use the same rules and share many game pieces, but each has a separate full size map. Sickle Cut:...
This alternative history wargame examines the strategic and operational possibilities inherent in the campaign that would have occurred within France in June 1940 if that country’s government had resolved not to give up, as was the case historically. The assumption is that they instead chose to evacuate as much of the French Army as possible to France...
A two player alternative history wargame that examines the possibilities inherent in the campaign that could have occurred in northwest Africa late in 1940 if the French had resolved not to give up. The assumption is they instead chose to evacuate as much of the French Army as possible to Tunisia, Algeria and French Morocco. Both sides’ orders of battle...
Freezing death – Finnish Winter War is a two player wargame of the Winter War fought between Finland and Soviet Union 1939-1940 as well as preparations that lead to the conflict. Map shows three fronts where main battles took place and where soviet player tries to advance his troops to while Finnish players units, underequipped but more accustomed to...
Freezing Inferno is an Operational level 1 or 2 players board-wargame set in World War II covering the 1939-1940 conflict between the USSR and Finland. It is a hex & counter wargame with unique battle mechanism, a lot of strategy, some diplomacy and a number of features specific to the harsh winter conditions of the setting. Freezing Inferno is medium...