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Looking west to east at the frontier and the assembled invasion forces
My magnet system has reached breaking point with this game (Historical scenario after first German move, before air phase)

The Fall of France (1981)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
240–240 min
Age
12+
6.95
Average rating
135
Ratings
4.10/5
Weight
#11874
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:フランス崩壊
Designer:John Astell
Artist:Rodger B. MacGowan
Publisher:Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) +1 more
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Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 8.2, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity8.2
Theme5.0

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Overview

The Fall of France: The Campaign of France, 1940 is a two-player game recreating the German Blitzkrieg in France and the Low Countries in the spring of 1940.

At 16 miles per hex, the maps cover France, the Low Countries, southern England, Switzerland, northern Italy, and western Germany. Each player controls the air and ground forces committed to the invasion or defense of the west. Naval units are not used in the game and are included for Europa purposes. Air units are based on groups of about 40 aircraft; naval units represent flotillas of destroyers and individual capital ships and cruisers; ground units are scaled at divisions, brigades, regiments, and battalions.

The rules use the basic Europa game mechanics as a framework, with specialized rules covering the historical situation in detail such as movement, combat, air power, supply, fortifications, gliders, naval evacuation, and the Maginot Line.

Game Components:

Two 21" x 27" Maps (Europa maps 16 & 17) Eight dual-side printed full-size countersheets (#23-30) and one dual-side printed half-size countersheet (#31) (2040 i/2" counters) A Complete Set of Rules One Chart Set: French Order of Battle British Order of Battle Belgian Order of Battle Dutch Order of Battle Swiss Order of Battle German Order of Battle Italian Order of Battle French Unit ID Chart Turn Record/Replacement Chart Europa Corps Marker Display (x3) French Unit Breakdown Chart German Unit Breakdown Chart CRT/Terrain Effects Chart (x2) One Europa VIII Supplement: French mobilization and reinforcements British forces on the continent Belgian mobilization and reinforcements Dutch mobilization and reinforcements Swiss armed forces and reinforcements French Unit Breakdown Chart One Die

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Expansions

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