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Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944

Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944

Legion Wargames LLC · 2026
130–60 min0+ yrs1.0/5 complexity6.8 BGG62KidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944?

Doodlebugs! is a solitaire game in which the player controls the British response to the V-1 rocket (nicknamed Doodlebugs, also Buzz Bombs) launches of Flak Regiment 155 located along the coast of France across the channel.

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Doodlebugs! is a solitaire game in which the player controls the British response to the V-1 rocket (nicknamed Doodlebugs, also Buzz Bombs) launches of Flak Regiment 155 located along the coast of France across the channel. Their target...London!

The game covers the first week of Operation Eisbär, which began on June 13, 1944. The game concludes after the last phase of the game is completed for June 20. The actual campaign continued until March 1945. At its peak, more than one hundred V-1s a day were fired at southeast England, 9,521 in total.

The goal of the player (playing the British side) is to prevent the Germans from gaining a victory, which would bring a tremendous propaganda coup for Nazi Germany. This done by shooting down the V-1 rockets as they cross the channel heading for London, as well as suppressing fires started as a result of V-1 rockets hitting their target.

—description from the publisher

game anatomy
Complexity1.0 / 5
BGG rating6.8 / 10
Vibe
KidsCouplesStrategy
Play time
30–60 min
Players
1
Recommended age
0+ yrs
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Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 is a abstract strategy game, for 1 players, taking ~30–60 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 support?
Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 is played by 1 players.
Q5How long does a game of Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 take?
A game of Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 takes about 30–60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 for?
Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944?
Doodlebugs!: The First Week of Operation Eisbär, 1944 has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.
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