Table feel
Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction and limited emphasis on cooperation.
Invasion Sicily
Players
2
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
2.9
Rating
7.07
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.1
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.4
Scales well
Strategy
4.7
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Invasion Sicily has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions and moderate easiness to learn also contribute to its replay value. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, allowing players to improve their strategy over time. The player interaction score is average, but the game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance.
Luck profile
Invasion Sicily has a moderate level of luck influence. Random elements like dice rolls and card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Invasion Sicily offers a good balance between luck and player agency.
Overview
A cousin of Vance von Borries's East Front System, Invasion Sicily covers the Operation Husky, 1943. The major difference from the Barbarossa games is the addition of an "efficiency rating" to all units, which affects combat in a variety of ways to make it less predictable and less subject to factor-counting (similar to OCS's action ratings). The Allies are given a variety of invasion options, from the historical Husky through invasions in eastern and western Sicily and (most aggressively) Calabria - the toe if Italy itself. The timing and units assigned to the invasions is almost entirely flexible.
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Credits
Designers
1
Vance von Borries
Artists
2
Rodger B. MacGowan
Sawshun Yamagushi
Publishers
2
GMT Games
Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (?????)
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