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The War: Europe 1939-1945 – Expansion Kit
The War: Europe 1939-1945 – Expansion Kit
by Compass Games (2017)
Player Count
2 to 5

Playing Time
18 hours
Categories
  • Wargame
  • Expansion for Base-game
  • World War II
  • Designers
  • Ernie Copley
  • Mechanisms
  • Hex-and-Counter
  • Artists
  • Mark Mahaffey
  • Rating: 8/10 from 2 users

    Description

    The War 1939 – 1945 Expansion Kit offers twelve new scenarios, including 3 alternative history scenarios:

    • "A Road Not Taken" (Hitler does not declare war on the U.S.in 1941)
    • "Lord Halifax’s Treaty" (Britain makes a deal with Germany in summer 1940 after losing the BEF at Dunkirk)
    • "The virtue of vigilance" (Britain and France rearm early enough tobe ready for war in 1939)
    The other 9 scenarios are historical or near historical:
    • Battle of Britain
    • Operation Sealion (the never-executed invasion of Britain)
    • Arctic convoy
    • Kursk
    • Stalingrad
    • Bombing the Reich
    • Clandestine war
    • Italian campaign
    • Operation Tannenbaum (the never-executed invasion of Switzerland in 1940)

    A 38-page optional rule book, which introduces such new concepts as Hidden Buildups (which allow Bulge-style strategic surprise); variable French and Soviet Surprise rules (for 1940 and 1941, respectively); new Diplomatic targets and strategies; solitaire Diplomatic rules; a much more robust Spain; expanded SS recruiting, Hiwis, Brandenburgers and 49 (!) new variants.
    Two new counter sheets, enabling players to operationalize the new scenarios, optional rules and Variants.

    Components:
    • 2 full sheets of 5/8” counters
    • 3 sop cards
    • 1 sequence of play booklet – there is an SOP for each of the 12 new scenarios
    • 1 optional rules booklet
    • 1 scenario booklet
    • 1 full color box and lid – the big 3” deep box

    (adapted from the publisher's description and back of the box)

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