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1997 Ranked #17,071

Wave Of Terror

A hex-and-counter wargame where opposing commanders maneuver battalions across the Ardennes to earn the most victory points. Weather and alternating operations shape each day, while losses and city control steadily determine the campaign.

Wargames Wargame World War II Hexagon Grid History: World War II (Battle of the Bulge)

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

2.87/5

Rating

6.00

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Game on Battle of the Bulge (ie. Ardennes), 1944.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Game on Battle of the Bulge (ie. Ardennes), 1944. Game Scale is 1.5 miles/hex; One Game Turn = 24 hours. Units are mainly battalion size. Mini-monster with 2 maps and 840 counters. Turn sequence summary : Weather determination First couplet German Operations Allied Operations First Artillery Recovery Second Couplet Second Artillery Recovery. Victory is determined by accumulating victory points. This is earned by killing enemy units and controlling cities.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame World War II

Mechanism

1
Hexagon Grid

Family

3
History: World War II (Battle of the Bulge) Magazine: Command Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1
Play time
360 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
John Desch

Artists

3
Chris Perello Beth Queman Cherry Scollan

Publishers

2
Kokusai-Tsushin Co., Ltd. (?????) XTR Corp

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