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Soldiers: Man-to-man Combat In World War Ii box art
1987 Ranked #10,372

Soldiers: Man-to-man Combat In World War Ii

A World War II skirmish wargame has players control individual soldiers with distinct skills and action points. Bidding for initiative determines who acts next, while generated scenarios keep missions varied.

Wargames Wargame World War II Action Points Hexagon Grid

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.95/5

Rating

6.85

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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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 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

In Soldiers each Counter represents a single man with certain skills.

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In Soldiers each Counter represents a single man with certain skills. The game system allocates to each man (counter) a certain amount of action points (depending on his experience) and permits certain activities based on his status (for example a cautious soldier will take more points to take a risky action). The number of action points determines when a unit may move and what it can do. Both players bid for initiative and the winner moves a soldier; this progresses until the turn is over. Scenario generation system for more variety.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
John H. Butterfield

Artists

1
David Henderson

Publishers

1
West End Games

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