1918: The War in France & Italy – Great War Scenarios 1

This book of scenarios for 1918 has been chiefly designed with the Bloody Picnic rules in mind, although the games could be played with other rules. These battles provide variety. While they all involve an attacker and defender, there is plenty of variation on the theme, ranging from a two battalion trench raid up to a divisional attack supported by tanks as well as terrain which includes mountains and river crossings. Stormtrooper involves the players all taking the part of the attackers, while The Taking of Montdidier is a mini-campaign which can be played as a board game /scenario generator or just as a board game. All the games can be played with variations in the nationalities being used. For example, The Green Fields is described using Germans attacking the British. Actually, during 1918 nearly all the nationalities had opportunities to be both attackers and defenders in the green fields. To this end, army lists for multiple nationalities are provided. Some of these scenarios are suitable to be played solo. Included are a few tips for playing the games solo at the end of each scenario. Some rules clarification to Bloody Picnic and some specific weapon types have also been addressed in a final chapter. Scenarios Monte Valbella, Battaglia Tre Monti, Italy 28th January 1918 Stormtrooper, France 21st March 1918 Manchester Hill, France 21st March 1918 The Green Fields, France March 1918 The Taking of Montdidier, France 27th March 1918 Beaumont Hamel, France 8th June 1918 Battle of the Piave,Mini Montello, Italy 15th June 1918 Hamel, The Perfect Battle, France 4th July 1918 The Rock of the Marne (1), France 15th July 1918 The Rock of the Marne (2), France 15th July 1918 Army Lists: Austro-Hungarian Cavalry Division Austro-Hungarian Infantry Division British Cavalry Division British Infantry Division British Tank Units French Cavalry Division French Infantry Division French Tank Units German Cavalry Division German Cavalry Schützen Division German Infantry Division German Tank Units Italian Cavalry Division Italian Infantry Division United States Infantry Division United States Tank Units — extracted description from the publisher