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Nominated for 2001 Origins Award Best Historical Miniatures Rules Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Designs |
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The Face of Battle is an advanced tactical game that covers all aspects of WW2 skirmish miniatures gaming, from infantry to tanks, raw to elite. The players command their forces with numerous combat, tactical and game options, utilizing skill rather than blind chance. Like soldiers on the battlefield, players make decisions under pressure.
The Face of Battle WW2 Miniatures game simulates the action that occurs during the peak of battle – the moments of sheer terror, panic, bravery, and intense combat. The game is fast, fun and exciting to play. Players are always involved in the action during the game. The rules are very comprehensive, but easy to learn. The game includes more than 220 pages of rules and supporting chapters, 20 reference charts, 1500 counters on 5 templates, 225 cards on 15 templates, 6 scenarios, generic weapon data for all nations, over 230 German and Russian vehicles, equipment lists, TO&E, and much more. The book also includes the Game Construction Kit, a set of rules covering sequence, action and activity. This allows a variety of playing styles, from quick pick-up games to very detailed tactical combat. The game comes with six scenarios: 4 general and 2 historical. The scenarios are designed using a graduated learning process so players can begin gaming with only a quick read of the rules. This game is designed with a good balance of historical accuracy and game play. The rules include German and Russian forces, with generic data for other nations. Future expansion packs cover the United States, the Commonwealth and Axis and Allied minor forces. The game is complete, exciting and fun to play. |
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Period: WW2, all theatres, 1939 - 1945 Scope: skirmish, squad level Figure Scale: 15mm to 28mm, 1 to 1 scale, individually based figures Ground Scale: 1" = 2 metres |
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On Patrol This introductory scenario represents a possible encounter between two reconnaisance patrols. The scenario includes firearms and grenades, as well as the basics of deck building, leadership and morale. Hill 905 An introductory attack/defense scenario for two generic forces. This scenario introduces submachineguns and smoke grenades. Another Day A generic scenario for any nation. Force 1 has been ordered to perform a fighting withdrawl. Force 2 must prevent the retreat. This scenario introduces officers, machineguns, anti-tank rifles and buildings. The Last Straw The fourth generic scenario. Force 2 has been ordered break out of their current position. Force 1 is determined to stop them. This scenario introduces light mortars, grenade launchers, events, weather, anti-tank guns and haystack terrain. Force 1 is controlled by two players. Death at the Crossroads First Panzer Army struggled to contain Malinovsky’s 3rd Ukrainian Front striking south across the Dnieper between Nikopol and Krivoi Rog. Scathing action and close combat occured along the entire front. Both armies must hold vital positions. The Ukrainian Front forced costly action upon the Panzer Army as it made deep inroads into the defence. The Bee Hive The start of the main offensive against Stalingrad began in September 1942. The 14th and 24th Panzer Division and 94th Infantry Division were to take South Stalingrad. Their key objective was the grain elevator. The German soldiers and tank crews were harassed by sniper fire and delayed by determined Russian troops. Like every force in Stalingrad, the 14th Division had to fight heavily for every inch of the city. |
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Ammunition Shortages Amphibious Landings Amphibious Vehicles Anti-Aircraft Guns Anti-Tank Rifle Anti-Tank Weapons Artillery Autocannons Backblast Bagpipers Basic Rules of Play Battlefield Promotion Bicycles Bocage Booby Traps Breakdowns Buildings Camouflage Capitulation Card - Blank Card - Buffer Card - Crew Card - Event Card - Leadership Card - Mass Move Card - Soldier Card - Turn Card - Vehicle Cards Cavalry Close Defense Systems Combat Heroics Commander Hindrance Counters Counters Sets I to V Courage Demolition Charges Designer Notes Dust |
Events Explosions Fire Lanes Firearm Combat Fires Flamethrowers Foraging Glossary Grenades Guards Hand to Hand Combat Heavy Weapons Heroes Hidden Units Infantry Close Assault Interrogation Leader Ratings Leadership and Ranks Line of Sight Machineguns Mines and Minefields Mired Mishaps Morale Mortars Movement - Soldier Movement - Vehicles Night Fighting Night Spotting Off Board Activity Orchards Panic PillBoxes Pistols Prisoners |
Rafts Recoilless Rifles Rifle Grenades Rifles Rivers Scales and Basing Scenario Planners Sewers Skiing Skills Smoke Snipers Snow Spotting and Identifying SubMachineguns Surrender Swimming Terrain - Advanced Terrain - Basic Units Vehicle Combat Vehicle Crew Vineyards Weather Russian Ranks and Medals Russian TO&E Russian Equipment Russian Vehicles Russian Surnames German Ranks and Medals German TO&E German Equipment German Vehicles German Surnames 2 Historical Scenarios 4 General Scenarios And much more... |
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