.'Europe Engulfed'
Block war game
by GMT (Stock no. GMT7)
PRICE: £69.99
(+P&P)
'Europe Engulfed' covers the entirety of World War II in Europe from
September 1939 to the end of 1945.
'Europe Engulfed' is designed to play quickly with its focus on
historical detail combined with playability. The game includes:
Wood Block Units:
Wood blocks for land units provide a realistic fog of war. Only the
controlling player can see if their units are armour or infantry, weak or
strong until combat is engaged. The inability to know the strength of your
opponent ensures that even the most experienced players will make their
fair share of tactical and strategic errors.
Production and Strategic Warfare:
Game turns represent two months each and production and strategic
warfare takes place within each of these turns. The inventive production
system shows that the conquering power does not get the same value out of
resource areas as the original power that lost them. Production levels are
easy to calculate and production choices include special actions, fleets,
U-boats, strategic fighter and bomber assets, ground-support units, flak,
V-weapons, and, of course, lots of armour, and infantry units from which
to choose.
Special Actions:
Special actions are an innovative rule system to account for the large
historical territorial gains that occurred over the course of a two-month
game turn without bogging the game down with multiple player turns. Using
Special Actions, players can purchase additional movement phases and
combat rounds, amphibious and airborne assaults, and even take actions
during an opponent's combat phase.
Rulebook and Playbook:
The 24-page rulebook is clearly written with many examples. Also
included is a 24-page playbook. The playbook includes player notes,
designer notes, optional rules, scenarios, index, and an extended example
of play highlighting the May/June 1940 turn which reveals tactics for
successfully attacking and defending.
Age 16+
For 2 or 3 players
Playing time: 2-3 hours per scenario or 10-12 hours for a full campaign
game.
Contents:
Two 22 " x 34" full colour maps
283 Wooden blocks (with stickers)
244 Full colour counters
24 page Rule book
24 page Play book
24 6-sided dice (two sets of 12)