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The Great War Centenary Edition
This is a simple wargame that reproduces trench warfare to great effect. Machine guns and field artillery are highly effective weapons, but the trenches provide excellent protection. The problem is that players can't win by just hiding in their trenches! Full marks to Richard Borg for a terrific adaptation of his " Commands & Colors" system to World War One.
On top of this, the highly detailed models from the Plastic Soldier Company are a delight: the game looks superb when set out for play. The scenarios offer a variety of interesting challenges to the players, too, despite inherent repetitiveness of the subject matter.
All in all, this is a terrific game and one that captivated me when I first saw it at the UK Games Expo. The centenary edition, new for 2018, uses slightly softer plastic for the models, so they're less brittle than the originals, and does away with the need to assemble some figures.
It has been enhanced and expanded with the addition of tanks – see the Tank expansion and Whippet tanks – and, most recently, The French Army.
For 2 players, aged 14+, playing time 90 minutes: £45.00 (£37.50 outside the UK)
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The Great War was designed by Richard Borg and is published by PSC Games
Find out more: The Great War on BoardGameGeek
Other " Commands & Colors" games available from Games from Pevans are: Memoir
'44 (World War Two), Commands & Colors: Napoleonics, Commands & Colors: Medieval (Byzantines in 6th century) and Red Alert (spaceship battles).
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Tank expansion
The invention that was expected to break the deadlock of trench warfare: the tank. Inside the box are six terrific models: four British Mark IV tanks (two 'male' and two 'female') and two German A7Vs. A substantial rulebook details how to use the tanks in the battle scenarios and provides a lot more scenarios for the game (including some that include the Whippet tanks that come in a separate expansion).
In addition, there are models of field guns and crew (some assembly required), allowing these to be deployed on the battlefield. Plus additional terrain tiles and markers that provide more battlefield features. All in all, this is a substantial expansion that adds a lot to the game.
Be aware: the gun barrels on the tank models are fragile and likely to break off.
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Out of stock, but possibly available direct from the publisher, PSC Games.
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The Great War: Tank expansion was designed by Richard Borg and is published by PSC Games
Find out more: The Great War: Tank expansion on BoardGameGeek
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Whippet tanks
The Whippets were small, lightly armoured and armed with just machine guns. It was intended as a faster vehicle to exploit gaps in the enemy lines – more like the traditional cavalry role. This expansion for The Great War is a small box containing three model Whippet tanks. The models are terrific and they provide an interesting additional option to the game.
There are no scenarios in this expansion, but there are several intriguing scenarios in the Tank expansion that include Whippets.
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Out of stock, but possibly available direct from the publisher, PSC Games.
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The Great War: Whippet tanks was designed by Richard Borg and is published by PSC Games
Find out more: The Great War: Whippet tanks on BoardGameGeek
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The French Army
This substantial expansion for The Great War does just what it says: provides additional figures (in a fetching blue) for the French army. As you'd expect, alongside this are lots of scenarios (including a dozen on aspects of the battle of Verdun) for using these troops. These bring in some new terrain features, particularly fortifications to be fought over and waterways that get in the way.
The expansion also introduces new 'Special Personnel', providing figures not just for the French army, but also for the Germans and British. When attached to a unit, each of these gives that unit some special ability. Thus Engineers let units clear barbed wire or dig in, Marksmen add an extra die when attacking and Elite units can move further to attack. While these are involved in many of the new scenarios, a section in the rulebook shows how to add them to existing scenarios
as well.
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Out of stock, but possibly available direct from the publisher, PSC Games.
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The Great War: The French Army was designed by Richard Borg and is published by PSC Games
Find out more: The Great War: The French Army on BoardGameGeek
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French tanks
Two detailed models of WW1 French tanks in 1/100th scale: a St Chamond and a Schneider. There are scenarios in the French Army expansion that make use of them. Okay, you don't have to have the correct models, but they do look gorgeous.
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Out of stock, but possibly available direct from the publisher, PSC Games.
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The Great War: French tanks was designed by Richard Borg and is published by PSC Games
Find out more: The Great War: French tanks on BoardGameGeek
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