Price: $8.99 USD
Publisher: Vexillia Limited
This two-player card game covers the experience of the British III Corps on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, July 1st, 1916. This, the third game in the Somme series, is an extension of X Corps and uses the same rules. Games typically take 45-60 minutes.
There are no rules with this game, and you will need a copy of X Corps to play the game.
The game follows the course of the pre-battle preparation and the first day of the battle itself. One player is the commander of the III Corps, General Sir William Putteney. The other player is his opponent, Lt. General Hermann von Stein, commander of the German XIV Reserve Corps.
New cards:
- British first use of "Smoke" and "Make Haste" across No Man's Land.
- British mines at Lochnager and the Y Sap.
- German "Intelligence" intercepts and the use of "Tear Gas".
Key game concepts:
- The use of "No Man's Land" reflecting its importance to both sides.
- The German use of artillery in tactical defence and to support counter-attacks.
- The British use of counter-battery fire rather than pure area bombardment.
- The consolidation of captured trenches against counter-attacks.
Contents:
- Historical introduction and set-up information (6 pages).
- Set of color cards (13 pages: 9 backs, 9 terrain, 34 German & 39 British cards).
- Set of printer-friendly cards (German and British cards are monochrome).
Part of the Somme Series: VIII Corps, X Corps, III Corps, XV Corps and XIII Corps.
Also available in US letter format.
