French Foreign Legion

1982

E. R. Teuber, Larry V. Brom, Vernon Jay Stribling

BGG Geek Rating

5.6

based on 78 ratings

BGG Average Rating

7.3

community average

BGG Ranking

#12190

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Players

2-3

Weight

2.00/5.00

Playtime

60 min

Age

10+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Grid Movement Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game Simulation Dice Rolling Three Dimensional Movement Chit-Pull System Square Grid Line of Sight Paper-and-Pencil Movement Points

📂 Categories

Movies / TV / Radio theme Wargame Post-Napoleonic

🎨 Artists

Rodger B. MacGowan

🏢 Publishers

Yaquinto

📖 About This Game

(from the back of the box:) The French Foreign Legion is based on a genre of movies and serials that feature hard-cased Legionnaires defending a desert fort against hordes of fanatical tribesmen. The action is fast, furious, and unpredictable as the Bedouins rush the walls, throw their grappling hooks, and climb up for furious melees with the tough defenders. Can the walls be held, or is it time to fall back to the inner buildings? Will dynamite breach the walls, and will the heat cause men to be seized by "the madness"? What about the mutiny that was brewing? Can the discipline and strong defenses stop overwhelming numbers? Tune in next week for chapter 5, or play a game of THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION.