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Avalanche: The Salerno Landings

Avalanche: The Salerno Landings

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) · 1976
2360 min12+ yrs3.3/5 complexity7.2 BGG#19.084 BGG149CouplesStrategy
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Avalanche: The Salerno Landings is an Operational level simulation of the nine day battle for the beachhead at Salerno, Italy in September of 1943. The Allied commander will attempt to get ashore and stay ashore.

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Avalanche: The Salerno Landings box art
official art · Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)

Avalanche: The Salerno Landings is an Operational level simulation of the nine day battle for the beachhead at Salerno, Italy in September of 1943. The Allied commander will attempt to get ashore and stay ashore. The German commander will attempt to throw him back into the sea, or failing that, inflict maximum casualties on him. The German has only until the 17th of September to do so, as by then the British 8th Army, driving up from the toe of Italy, will arrive and force him to withdraw.

Game Scale: Game Turn: 8 hours Hex: .74 miles / 1.19 kilometers Units: Company

Game Inventory: Two 22 x 27" full color maps Four countersheets of which two are dual-side printed (960 1/2" counters) One 20-page Avalanche rulebook Four dual-side printed Player Aid Cards One 6-sided dice possibly one errata sheet dated July 20, 1976

Solitaire Playability: Medium Complexity Level: Medium Players: 2 Playing Time: 6-30 hours

game anatomy
Complexity3.3 / 5
BGG rating7.2 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
360 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#19.084
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Avalanche: The Salerno Landings is a wargame game, for 2 players, taking ~360 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Avalanche: The Salerno Landings — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Avalanche: The Salerno Landings support?
Avalanche: The Salerno Landings is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Avalanche: The Salerno Landings take?
A game of Avalanche: The Salerno Landings takes about 360 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Avalanche: The Salerno Landings for?
Avalanche: The Salerno Landings is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Avalanche: The Salerno Landings?
Avalanche: The Salerno Landings has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.3 out of 5.
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