Description

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: Guderian's Drive to the Channel

This game covers the crucial week in May 1940 when the German army broke the French line on the Meuse and raced to the sea at Abbeville. The game starts on May 13th, the third day of Case Yellow. Six panzer divisions have passed through the Ardennes and are now at the Meuse River. The French and British have raced through Belgium to reach the Dyle Line and cover the Gembloux Gap. The stage is set. Can the Germans cross the Meuse in front of strong opposition? And, if they can, will they be able to break out from the bridgeheads and advance across the map while threatened by Allied reinforcements pouring in from the north and south?

Dynamo: Retreat to Victory

The rules for both games highlight armor, air support, and morale. Special rules include: Allied Heavy Tanks, DeGaulle, Rommel, Hitler's Halt Order, and French Command Paralysis. Note that the two maps may be linked together for players to study the entire period from May 13th to June 3rd, but there is no combined game scenario.

TIME SCALE: 1 day per turn
MAP SCALE: 4 miles per hex
UNIT SCALE: Divisions, Brigades, Regiments, and Battalions

COMPONENTS:
2 Paper Maps
2 Countersheets
24 Page Rulebook
16 Page Playbook
2 Identical Player Aid Cards
2 Setup Cards
Two 6-sided Dice

DESIGNER: Mark Simonitch
MAP & COUNTER ART: Mark Simonitch

(from GMT website and BoardGames user)