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No Retreat! #3 - The French Front, May-June 1940

By: Victory Point Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Historic Gaming - Boxed Games

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Product Info

Title
No Retreat! #3 - The French Front, May-June 1940
Category
Author
Carl Paradis
Publish Year
2012
Dimensions
8.5x11x.5"
NKG Part #
2147481660
MFG. Part #
VPG16012
Type
Boxed Game
Series
Deluxe #6
Age Range
14 Years and Up
# Players
1 - 2 Players
Game Length
30 - 160 Minutes

Description

The “Phony War” ended in May of 1940 as the German Army unleashed blitzkrieg attacks into Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg in preparation for their audacious plan to invade France. Dubbed “Case Yellow” (Fall Gelb), it relied on a surprise attack with armored forces through the Ardennes Forest that the French had deemed impenetrable. A German staff study proved otherwise, and their panzers were pushed through this broken wooded terrain with deft speed, catching the Allies by surprise with their appearance.

In No Retreat 3, players command the Allied (French and British) or German forces, operating them in accordance to one of several historical plans (represented by Plan cards). Maneuvering forces over hexes that are approximately 30 kilometers across, over turns that represent 4 days of real time each, the vaunted No Retreat series card-assisted game systems are there to create on-map puzzles around each hex, unit and battle as the tense engagements rage back-and-forth and nothing is entirely predictable.

Designer Carl Paradis has made an exhaustive study to answer the question, “Could France have staved off total defeat in 1940?” His research yields a resounding, “Yes!,” and the simulation elements of No Retreat 3, combined with its novel gameplay elements, offer a rich and insightful presentation of this controversial military campaign that shaped the trajectory of World War II.

What's In The Box?:

  • One full-color, 24-page rules book
  • One 8.5" x 11" Player Aid Mat
  • Two two-sided 8.5" x 5.5" Player Aid sheets (1 German and 1 French)
  • Two 11" x 17" game maps
  • 117 thick, two-sided, multi-shaped game pieces
  • 37 Event and Plan cards
  • Two mounted, laser-cut 11" x 17" game maps
  • One six-sided 12mm die
  • One bright red, 9" x 11 7/8" Deluxe cardboard VPG game box
  • One beautiful box cover sleeve
  • One "Wipes-A-Lot" napkin
  • One charcoal desiccant packet