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The Fall of France

The Fall of France

Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) · 1981
2240 min12+ yrs4.1/5 complexity7.0 BGG#11.761 BGG541CouplesStrategy
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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.

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The Fall of France box art
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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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game anatomy
Complexity4.1 / 5
BGG rating7.0 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
240 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#11.761
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Q4How many players does The Fall of France support?
The Fall of France is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of The Fall of France take?
A game of The Fall of France takes about 240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The Fall of France for?
The Fall of France is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is The Fall of France?
The Fall of France has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 4.1 out of 5.
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