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2015 Ranked #4,494

The Greatest Day: Sword, Juno, And Gold Beaches

This World War Two wargame has commanders fight the Normandy landings on Sword, Juno, and Gold beaches. Beachhead decisions set the course of a larger campaign for France.

Wargames Wargame World War II Chit-Pull System Hexagon Grid

Players

2-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

4/5

Rating

8.60

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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The Greatest Day: Sword, Juno, and Gold Beaches, Battle for Normandy: Volume One, is the first volume in a three volume series covering the battle of Normandy in June of 1944. It not only introduces a new theater but also provides version 2.0 updates for the GTS rules.

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The Greatest Day: Sword, Juno, and Gold Beaches, Battle for Normandy: Volume One, is the first volume in a three volume series covering the battle of Normandy in June of 1944. It not only introduces a new theater but also provides version 2.0 updates for the GTS rules. Assaults have been streamlined, the artillery rules have been improved, and various other changes have been made to make this version of GTS an even better gaming experience. It covers the operations in the British/Canadian sector from June 5th Night to June 13th 23.00. Game Scale: Game Turn: 2 hours in daytime / 8 hours nighttime Hex: 546 yards / 500 meters Units: Platoon to Company (most units are company) Game Inventory & Scenarios: see wiki below

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Play and group

Players
2–8
Best with
1
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
4.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Adam Starkweather

Artists

1
Nicolás Eskubi

Publishers

1
Multi-Man Publishing

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