| Au pas de Charge | 08 Nov 2018 6:25 p.m. PST |
Looking for a good strategic/operational paper boardgame for the '44 Normandy campaign. Mostly to make a series of tabletop games meaningful, thus not complex or like playing a second game beside the tabletop games. Simple, controllable, even playable as solitaire. |
| repaint | 08 Nov 2018 6:45 p.m. PST |
you want probably "breakout Normandy" link |
| Dynaman8789 | 08 Nov 2018 6:50 p.m. PST |
Storm over Normandy is similar but even simpler (but Breakout Normandy is one of my all time favorite games). link In print and more standard Igo-Ugo then the SoN or B:N is Normandy 44. link |
| Wackmole9 | 08 Nov 2018 8:09 p.m. PST |
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| Au pas de Charge | 08 Nov 2018 9:20 p.m. PST |
Breakout is just D-Day and a week? Seems a little…involved? Normandy '44 is interesting but seems unavailable at a sane price. |
 aegiscg47  | 09 Nov 2018 7:54 a.m. PST |
Several suggestions here although at first glance I think Breakout Normandy or Storm Over Normandy might work best for miniatures conversion as they use area control maps. Normandy '44 is going to be reprinted here soon and that is an outstanding game, plus once you learn the basics of that it opens up Holland '44, Ardennes '44 (probably the best Bulge game ever), Ukraine '43 and more are on the way. Another game you may want to look at is MMP's The Might Endeavor, which is part of their SCS series and is great for solo play, easy to learn, and it covers Normandy all the way up to the end of the war. |
| Au pas de Charge | 09 Nov 2018 9:03 a.m. PST |
Oh, word? GMT is reprinting Normandy '44? That is good news indeed, indeed. @aegiscg47, although your suggestion might be good for other readers, I have very little experience with boardgames and cant afford to jump into an overwhelming game. |
| aegiscg47 | 09 Nov 2018 11:16 a.m. PST |
Understand. Ardennes "44 is at the printer, so probably around the beginning of next year it should be out. D-Day is a pretty complex operation and frankly, there aren't a lot of simple games on the subject. My suggestion is to use Breakout Normandy because you can clearly see which units are in each area, what the predominant terrain is in that area, and in terms of miniatures campaigns/battles, areas are easier to convert to the tabletop than hexes. |
| Au pas de Charge | 09 Nov 2018 11:47 a.m. PST |
Well, I will pre-order the Ardennes game just to have it because it looks like GMT stuff sells out quickly but I am also willing to try Normandy '44. |
| Pvt Snuffy | 05 Dec 2018 10:23 a.m. PST |
I would try "The Pocket at Falaise" Medium complexity, solitaire suitability high, about $35 USD new if I recall. |
| Last Hussar | 01 Jan 2019 4:06 a.m. PST |
Flames of War did an Arnhem game ?firestorm? Which is an enjoyable game, but also intended to create battles. |
| Marc the plastics fan | 01 Jan 2019 2:04 p.m. PST |
Are any of these actually available? |
| alphus99 | 01 Feb 2019 1:42 p.m. PST |
Free Firestorm Overlord and Firestorm Caen campaign games here! link
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| Au pas de Charge | 08 Aug 2019 1:23 p.m. PST |
Anyone try the FOW mini campaigns? |
| 1815Guy | 24 Aug 2019 8:29 a.m. PST |
IVe just taken delivery of "Heroes of Normandie", which might interest you. I haven't had a go yet, but my club chums rate it. And it's been highly rated on Board Game Geek. link I got mine from Amazon. |
| alphus99 | 27 Oct 2019 9:26 a.m. PST |
I've been experimenting with Field Commander: Rommel which has a D-Day/Normandy scenario and has the advantage of playing solo. It also has the advantage of being area-based and a small sized map: Example encounter and full map (the camera cropped some of the lower tables)
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First counter number on counters is Attack Factor, second is Defense, third is Movment |
| Au pas de Charge | 28 Oct 2019 7:34 a.m. PST |
I hear good things about Field Commander: Rommel. |
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