Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
La Der des Ders (The War That Ends All Wars) is a two-player Strategic level wargame upon the World War One. Created by Arnauld Della Siega, "La Der des Ders" is published in the issue #145 of the French wargaming magazine Vae Victis.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Movement
Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Area-Impulse
Players alternate short actions within contested areas until everyone passes.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Events
Triggered events alter the shared state, rules, or available choices.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
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La Der des Ders (The War That Ends All Wars) is a two-player Strategic level wargame upon the World War One. Created by Arnauld Della Siega, "La Der des Ders" is published in the issue #145 of the French wargaming magazine Vae Victis. The game covers the entire conflict from 1914 to 1919. Each player control one of the two sides: the Central Powers or the Entente Allies. It's possible to play alone with specific Solitaire rules. One turn is equivalent to 4 months. There's a maximum of 14 turns except if the war is won before. Each turn, players gain Resources Points that may be spent in Research, Offensives, Reinforcements and Naval Warfare. A turn follows these steps : Initiative Events Collect of Resource points the player with the initiative spend his points Naval Warfare for the initiative player the player without the initiative spend his points Naval Warfare for the player without the initiative —user summary