Description

It is the dawn of September 1939, and the dark clouds of war hover over the globe. China and Japan have already been at war for more than 2 years and now a Continental war is about to become a worldwide war, a World in Flames.

You, as leader of your nation, must guide your country through its darkest days, enhancing your economy, working with allies, building the units you need and then employing them effectively to defeat your manifold foes.

You are in charge of your country from 1939 until 1945 or until you conquer or fall. How you use your assets is up to you. Each country has its own special abilities and capabilities based on your country's skills aptitude and leadership. And of course there is the all important field of diplomacy where how you negotiate the minefield of international relations can be the difference between victory and defeat.

Only one player can win, but you have to be on the winning side to be that player. So you want to help your allies JUST enough so your side wins but not so much that it is not you that gains all the glory you clearly deserve. Give my chums all support short of help is my war-winning strategy.

World in Flames shows the entire world and will be the world's biggest boardgame. That's right, for the first time ever all maps and displays will be hard-mounted boards with bound edges.

Furthermore all the counters are now die-cut not knife cut so no more flash and no more wrestling with the cardboard stem before it gives up its precious offspring counters. The game is sumptuous, with some of the most beautiful counters ever printed. Each one lovingly hand-crafted and individually assessed and valued. The overall look of the game and counters is a work of art.

World in Flames can be played from 2 to 6 players (and can easily be played solitaire too). There are 20 campaigns you can play, from the hour long Victory in The West campaign to the 150 hour Global War mega campaign. World in Flames is the ultimate gaming challenge.

• World in Flames Collector’s Edition Deluxe game (CS 1-9, 18-22, 24 & 46-55)
• America in Flames game (CS 26-28);
• Days of Decision III game (2 x CS 13 & 3 x CS17);
• Patton in Flames game (CS 31-35);
• Africa map (full-colour 514 x 534 mm paper map);
• Scandinavian map (full-colour hard-mounted 504 x 210 mm map);
• Khaki in Flames kit (CS 40-45), (only required for America in Flames and Patton in Flames, all World in Flames Collector's edition Commonwealth counters are now in Khaki);
• Free 2 year licence to download the World in Flames Collector's edition (Virtual) companion (which includes high quality images of all the counters, maps and rules graphics and text as well as all the technical data and production specs on all the combat aircraft and naval units of world war II), available now
• most recent 2 Annuals ~ currently Millenium WiF Annual (incl. CS 30, Politics in Flames) & 2008 WiF Annual (incl. CS 39, Factories in Flames);

for a total of 2 magazines, 4 games, 7 expansions, 1 virtual companion, 15 maps and 9240 counters (and a couple of pages of rules:)!

GAME RATING
Scope: Global Strategic
Complexity: Scenarios - Moderate, Campaigns - High
Solitaire: Highly Suitable
Players: Up to 6
Ages: 12 to Adult

(from ADG website)