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Codeword Cromwell: The German Invasion Of England, 8 June 1940 box art
2014 Ranked #6,301

Codeword Cromwell: The German Invasion Of England, 8 June 1940

A tactical invasion wargame where players simulate a German attack on England during the summer of 1940. Civilian, military, and character cards shape fighting around a detailed local map, turning a hypothetical landing into a personal conflict.

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Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

8.02

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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From the producers of Where There Is Discord: War in the South Atlantic, Codeword Cromwell is a military boardgame simulation based on a German Armed Forces Invasion of England in the summer of 1940.

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From the producers of Where There Is Discord: War in the South Atlantic, Codeword Cromwell is a military boardgame simulation based on a German Armed Forces Invasion of England in the summer of 1940. 104cm x 72cm mounted mapboard, depicting Birkham Stokes and its environs (same footprint as WTID) 198 thick one-inch counters, representing the individual civilians, military personnel and equipment involved in the fighting of 8 June 72-page Intelligence Briefing booklet 28-page Rules of Play booklet 120 Strategy, Tactical, and Character Event cards 6- and 12-sided dice and game box One double-sided A4 full-colour set of charts and tables One single-sided A4 full-colour game setup aid

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Type

2
Wargames Thematic Games

Category

4
Adventure Dice Wargame World War II

Family

6
Country: England Digital Implementations: VASSAL Players: Games with Solitaire Rules Players: Solitaire Only Games Players: Solitaire Only Wargames Players: Wargames with Solitaire Rules

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Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
2
Play time
120 min
Age
10+
Complexity
3.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Daniel Hodges (I)

Artists

1
Mark Mahaffey

Publishers

2
(Self-Published) Fifth Column Games

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