Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players need to frequently pay attention to and react to each other's strategies. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

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 without compromising its appeal or balance. It is moderately easy to learn with a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, the game has a strong replayability score of 7.88.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Fighting Formations: Grossdeutschland Motorized Infantry Division is 6. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with random elements having a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. While luck does play a significant role, player strategy and decisions primarily determine the game outcome.

Overview

Fighting Formations is a fledgling series of games, which will focus on several battles of various individual formations during World War II. The first title in the series is "Grossdeutschland Infantry Division." Future titles aren't yet set in stone but could be devoted to other famous divisions (Big Red One), Corps (Afrika Korps), regiments (442nd RCT), Commando troops, Ranger battalions, etc. The scale of the game is 75 meters per hex with turns representing about 5 minutes of real time. Units are squads, guns with their inherent crews, and individual vehicles. Platoons are also employed. The game has card Assets -- including such things as snipers, artillery, air support or demolitions -- but is not card-driven. It is also not the typical Igo-Yougo fare with a strict sequence of play. Instead, the base game engine is an impulse-type back and forth mechanic whereby the various Orders carry with them a certain cost in Initiative, with the person having the most Initiative at any given time being able to take the next action on the map. This first game has the following components: 4 22" x 34" back-printed mapsheets 5 countersheets 55 cards 24-page series rulebook 48-page playbook an 8.5" x 22" track display several cardstock player aids dice: 2d6, 2d8, 2d10, 2d12 & 2d20 10 wooden cubes 1 wooden pawn Fighting Formations FAQ

Mechanism

6

Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Line of Sight Simulation Variable Phase Order

Family

6

Country: Germany Country: Russia Country: Soviet Union History: World War II (Eastern Front) Players: Two Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦

Type

1

Wargames

Media