Bastogne: Screaming Eagles Under Siege 18-27 Dec' 44

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.8

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 3.5

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to pay frequent attention to others' actions. However, there is limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

The game offers a high degree of variability with different experiences each time it is played. The expansions available add new content and gameplay elements. There is deep strategic depth and room for players to improve their strategy over time. The game scales well with different numbers of players and offers a consistent and engaging experience. It is moderately easy to learn with a good balance of depth.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Bastogne: Screaming Eagles Under Siege 18-27 Dec '44 is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

Bastogne: Screaming Eagles Under Siege,18-27 Dec '44, is the thirteenth game is the Standard Combat Series. This game covers the defense of the little crossroads town of Bastogne from 18 December to 26 December 1944. It is not a game about the whole Ardennes Offensive, but rather a close-up look at the actual perimeter battle to protect the town and the mechanized delaying actions leading into it. The map only extends as far east as Longvilly and north to Noville at 400m per hex. Each turn is a day, units are generally companies. Bastogne comes with special rules for road marching, Team SNAFU, barrages, and air strikes - but is built around a quick-to-play, simple-to-learn framework. Bastogne has three scenarios: an introductory scenario covering the Battle for Noville, a medium-sized one covering the Battle for Longvilly, and the withdrawal of Team Cherry plus the counterattack by the 501st Airborne Regiment, and the campaign game itself covering the whole action in a jam-packed 10 turns. A number of variants have been provided so you can experience the game over and over looking at fresh insights. Game Scale: Game Turn: One day Hex: 400 meters Units: Platoon to Battalion Players: 2 (suitable for solitaire play) Playing Time: 4+ hours Complexity: Low Solitaire Suitability: High

Mechanism

2

Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

6

Cities: Bastogne (Belgium) Country: Belgium Digital Implementations: VASSAL History: World War II (Battle of the Bulge) Players: Two Player Only Games Series: Standard Combat Series (MMP)

Type

1

Wargames

Media