Infantry Attacks: August 1914

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 2.7

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation.

Replay value

Infantry Attacks: August 1914 has a high replayability score due to its variability in gameboard, expansions available, strategic depth, scalability, and moderate easiness to learn. With a Final Replayability Score of 7.85, the game offers a fresh and engaging experience with room for improvement in strategy and interaction between players.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Infantry Attacks: August 1914 is 5.33, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements such as dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a moderate role.

Overview

August 1914 is a stand-alone game in the Infantry Attacks series, the World War One equivalent to the long-running Panzer Grenadier series. Units are companies and squadrons, and the forty scenarios represent actions from the opening battles of 1914 in East Prussia and Poland between the Russian and German armies. Forces include the German Army's regular and reservist infantry, Landwehr, cavalry, artillery and the Prussian Guard. The Russian Army brings its own infantry, grenadiers, regular cavalry, Cossacks, artillery and Plastuns.

Mechanism

2

Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

2

Players: Two Player Only Games Series: Infantry Attacks (Avalanche Press)

Type

1

Wargames

Media