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2023 Ranked #12,598

Battle Card: Market Garden

Solo postcard wargame has Allied airborne divisions secure sectors and open a path for the 30th Corps to Arnhem. Six turns create a strict deadline, with each battle resolved through a simple advantage-based combat table.

Wargames Dice Print & Play Area Majority / Influence Area Movement

Players

1-2

Play time

3-5 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.1/5

Rating

6.45

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 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Battle Card: Market Garden is a quick-playing (~5 minutes) solitaire Post-card wargame about one of the most iconic battles of WWII - Market Garden.

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Battle Card: Market Garden is a quick-playing (~5 minutes) solitaire Post-card wargame about one of the most iconic battles of WWII - Market Garden. In the game, the player takes the role of the Allies, controlling the 1st, 82nd, and 101st Airborne Divisions as they try to take control of their sectors and make way for the 30th Corps to reach Arnhem. The game uses a simple combat results table (CRT) to resolve battles based on whether the Allies or the Germans have advantage. The player has six turns for the 30th Corps to reach Arnhem or they lose the game. —description from the designer

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
2
Play time
3–5 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.1/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Nils Johansson David Thompson (I)

Artists

1
Nils Johansson

Publishers

1
(Web published)