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The World at War: Europe

The World at War: Europe

Headquarter Games · 2022
1–3120–480 min12+ yrs3.0/5 complexity6.5 BGG94Strategy
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How do you play The World at War: Europe?

The World at War: Europe covers WWII in the European theatre. The game works for 1 to 3 players. Each game turn takes around three months of real time. The players doesn't move counters over the map, but they move wooden cubes.

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The World at War: Europe covers WWII in the European theatre. The game works for 1 to 3 players. Each game turn takes around three months of real time.

The players doesn't move counters over the map, but they move wooden cubes. The only one counters present in the game are the air fleets, fortifications and other markers used to manage countries resources, research, diplomacy, factories, convoys or certain actions in the game.

The game is a medium complexity game covering much of the interesting aspects of this campaign. The game map is divided in areas and sea zones. Most of the countries can enter in play, except Sweden and Switzerland. There are major powers (Germany, Italy, USSR, USA, UK and France) and minor powers.

Most of the game mechanics are centered on actions. Many game mechanics are solved with d3 dice. The number of actions that a major power has represent it's capability to perform operations or investment in technological advances or industrial improvements.

Other aspects in the game are important like the hidden Diplomacy which adds a lot of strategical options to players and adds lot of replayability.

The rules are short and easy to learn.

game anatomy
Complexity3.0 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
120–480 min
Players
1–3
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q3How do you play The World at War: Europe?
The World at War: Europe is a wargame game, for 1–3 players, taking ~120–480 minutes, featuring action queue. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about The World at War: Europe — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does The World at War: Europe support?
The World at War: Europe is played by 1–3 players.
Q5How long does a game of The World at War: Europe take?
A game of The World at War: Europe takes about 120–480 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is The World at War: Europe for?
The World at War: Europe is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is The World at War: Europe?
The World at War: Europe has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.0 out of 5.
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