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The War Of The Worlds: England

A solitaire invasion wargame has human commanders defend England from Martian Tripods and evacuate refugees. Destroyed land reduces production, so each battle must balance saving territory, people, and future military capacity.

Wargames Novel-based Science Fiction Area Majority / Influence Solo / Solitaire Game

Players

1-2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

2.39/5

Rating

7.30

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

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?

England is under attack by strange forces from Mars! You must hurry to field forces to oppose the Martian menace before they ravage all of England and begin converting it for Martian colonization.

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England is under attack by strange forces from Mars! You must hurry to field forces to oppose the Martian menace before they ravage all of England and begin converting it for Martian colonization. The Tripods will first destroy your cities and send refugees fleeing across the land, desperate to escape via harbors and ships. Once an area is destroyed, Red Weed will start to sprout up, finishing their work. As England is devastated, your production decreases and your ability to produce Field Guns, Infantry, and Cavalry also decreases! When you march your forces into the same region with a Tripod wave, you get to command them in battle! Once you deploy your forces to the map, they are ready to do battle! In battle, the towering Tripods will march toward your positions as your guns do their best to bring them down. While advancing, the Tripods will attempt to detect your concealed guns. Once they do, they will blast them with heat rays! Each game turn brings the war closer to victory for either Humans or Martians! The Martians gain colonization points by destroying the land and scooping up the fleeing refugees. You gain victory points by keeping your lands healthy, destroying Tripods, and evacuating the grateful refugees! The game begins with a wave of Martian Tripods marching across England, as well as a Martian Cylinder already embedded in the ground, and preparing to construct a second wave of Tripods! The War of the Worlds is a Solitaire board wargame that puts you in command of the Human forces in a desperate attempt to defend Earth against the invading Martian Tripods! While you plan and carry out the Human side of the war, the game system commands the Martian forces. The War of the Worlds is a low complexity board wargame for wargamers, Science-Fiction fans, and anyone who likes an easy to play game with good decision-making. Each games takes only an hour or so to play. —description from the publisher

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Play and group

Players
1–2
Best with
2
Play time
60 min
Complexity
2.4/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Arnauld Della Siega

Artists

1
Nicolas Treil

Publishers

1
Dan Verssen Games (DVG)

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