La Bataille De France 1940

In May 1940, the Second World War took a turn which would change world history forever: the German armies invaded France across the neutral territory of Belgium and The Netherlands. Two months later France had surrendered and the British Expeditionary Force had only narrowly escaped destruction by a near miracle at Dunkirk.

La Bataille de France 1940 recreates the events of those days and allows the players to reproduce the most famous battles of the Blitzkrieg on the Western Front. at a tactical level. Players take command of either the Allied or Axis forces (or can play solitaire) in the tactical battles of each scenario.

La Bataille de France 1940 represents the jump of the War Storm Series from the Spanish Civil War into World War 2. Based on the system originally used in A las Barricadas!, the first game in the War Storm Series, La Bataille de France 1940incorporates new and adapted rules for the World War 2 era. The War Storm Series promises many hours of fierce fighting between the infantry, tanks, artillery and aircraft belonging to the armies enveloped in this conflict.

Product Information

• Complexity: Medium (5 out of 10)
• Solitaire suitability: 8
• Time Scale: 1 turn = 12 - 15 minutes 
• Map Scale: 1 hex = 150 - 200 meters 
• Unit Scale: Companies & 3-5 vehicles
• Players: 2
• Playing Time: Small Scenarios: 45 minutes and up
• Designer: Juan Carlos Cebrian and Niko Eskubi
• Artist: Niko Eskubi 

Components:

• 4 Isomorphic Maps
• 4 Sheets of Counters (2 of 5/8" and 2 of 3/4")
• 1 Rulebook
• 6 Scenario Cards featuring 12 scenarios
• 2 Charts and Tables Cards
• 2 six-sided dice
• One box and lid set