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Highway To The Reich: Operation Market-garden 17-26 September 1944 box art
1977 Ranked #7,197

Highway To The Reich: Operation Market-garden 17-26 September 1944

A tactical World War II wargame in which Allied and German forces fight across Holland during Operation Market Garden. Company-level troops contest the bridges and highway crucial to the airborne invasion.

Wargames Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid Paper-and-Pencil

Players

1-5

Play time

360-720 min

Age

12+

Complexity

4.39/5

Rating

7.08

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 3.9/5

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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How it plays

How does it play?

Highway to the Reich is a tactical company/troop level simulation of the Allied/German combat which took place during the critical ten day period of Operation Market-Garden: September 17-26, 1944.

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Highway to the Reich is a tactical company/troop level simulation of the Allied/German combat which took place during the critical ten day period of Operation Market-Garden: September 17-26, 1944. The game simulates the over 35,000 Allies dropped from the skies of Holland to take and hold a crucial stretch of highway with its bridges. Contains four 22" x 34" four color soft maps (in use the maps require 108" x 34"), over 2,000 die-cut counter playing pieces (2400 total on 6 counter sheets), 32 page rule book, various charts and playing aids including German off board movement. Re-implemented by: Highway to the Reich: The Allied Airborne Invasion of Holland, 1944 (Third Edition)

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Play and group

Players
1–5
Best with
1
Play time
360–720 min
Age
12+
Complexity
4.4/5
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Credits

Designers

3
Eric Goldberg Irad B. Hardy Jay A. Nelson

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)