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2003 Ranked #12,196

Against All Odds

Tactical D-Day war game has airborne forces defend Utah Beach exits through multiple scenarios. A detailed system focuses on the critical fight to secure routes inland.

Wargames Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid Secret Unit Deployment

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

4.11/5

Rating

7.33

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Fourth boxed game in the Advanced Tobruk System. The 82nd Airborne defense of the beach exits from Utah Beach on D-Day. Giant hex map, 6 counter sheets, 8 scenarios and sturdy mapsheet. Contains the 1.75 version of the ATS rules.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Secret Unit Deployment

Place or assign units secretly before their positions are revealed.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame World War II

Mechanism

3
Hexagon Grid Secret Unit Deployment Simulation

Family

2
Players: Two-Player Only Games Series: Advanced Tobruk System (Critical Hit)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
180 min
Age
12+
Complexity
4.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Ray Tapio

Publishers

1
Critical Hit, Inc.

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