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World War I: 1914-1918

This strategic wargame has players direct European armies through the land conflict of the First World War. Semiannual turns and free deployment let commanders test different openings across the full five-year campaign.

Wargames Wargame World War I Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.4/5

Rating

6.82

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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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 3.8/5

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?

(from the rules:) World War I is a simulation on the army level of the land combat in Europe from 1914 to 1918. the simulation is primarily a land conflict with the secondary influence of naval forces abstractly simulated.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description

(from the rules:) World War I is a simulation on the army level of the land combat in Europe from 1914 to 1918. the simulation is primarily a land conflict with the secondary influence of naval forces abstractly simulated. The game covers five years in semi-annual (six-month) turns. This is a small (100 single sided counters) representation of World War I featuring 1 scenario. It also has a "free deployment" option for setup. Note: Due to considerable differences, the 2015 and later editions have their own entry here: World War I: Deluxe Edition

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Wargame World War I

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

6
Continents: Europe Country: Germany Magazine: Strategy & Tactics Players: Two-Player Only Games Players: Wargames with Rules Supporting Only Twoâ?¦ Series: Moment in Conflict (SPI)

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
180 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Jim Dunnigan Joseph Miranda

Artists

2
David McElhannon Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

3
Decision Games (I) Hobby Japan SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)