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Nuts! Cold Wars 2009 Paratroopers on D-Day

German Armored Car advances on the Russians

Nuts! (2005)

Players

1–8

Playing time

120–120 min

Age

10+

6.71

Average rating

Ratings

3.25/5

Weight

#19603

BGG rank

Outside top 5,000

Designer:Ed Teixeira

Artist:Eric Hotz, Kim Allman, Doug Hamm

Publisher:Two Hour Wargames (THW Game Design)

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy7.0

Luck7.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity6.5

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameMiniaturesWorld War IIBookCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Overview

From the Publisher's website:

NUTS! * The Game of Man to Man Combat in WW 2

NUTS! (*)General Anthony McAuliffe - US Army Bastogne, Belgium December 22nd 1944

Half your squad is pinned down from light machine gun fire and two of your men are wounded and screaming for help. Another one of your guys is "hunkered down" behind that wall and isn't moving anytime soon. All hell's breaking loose around you and everyone is looking to you for answers. Right about now you're wondering what the heck you've gotten yourself into. Welcome to the world of "NUTS!"

"NUTS!" starts off in 1944 Europe and covers squad to platoon size actions. Want to play something larger? Sure, go ahead; once you've learned the simple but elegant mechanics "NUTS!" you'll soon be running a company! All the info you need covering the infantry and armor of the major powers [Germany, US, UK, and USSR] in Europe '44 is found here in "NUTS!" Free supplements will be made available that cover the other war years and combatants. Everything you need to get started gaming in the most popular year of the most popular gaming period is right here!

The campaign system generates your "Missions" and links them together in a simple yet realistic way. "NUTS!" also features a character advancement system that allows you to "personalize" your troops. Watch them progress from "green" replacements to "battle hardened" veterans while under your expert command. We've designed "NUTS!" to be played with any figures you already have and in any scale! So pull out those favorite figures, get ready to have some fun, and remember... JUST PLAY THE GAME!