The best platoon level armor game ever, still decades ahead of panzerblitz, panzer grenadier. Luckily, the rules can be downloaded as a pdf and reprinted if. Game system designed for small unit actions from platoon to battalionsized formations. Each 78 doublesided counter represents a single vehicle, towed gun or aircraft. Enemy in the crosshairs is a cardbased game for 1 to 8 players that depicts tanktotank warfare on the eastern front of world war ii in the early to mid 1940s.
Modular rules system with basic, advanced and optional rules section. Also, here are update files that show changes to the units and maps, from designer mark simonitch. Over 6 pages i think just to explain indirect fire. German panzer and motorized formations all component units of each major formation usually 15. The game features an extremely high solitaire playability.
The gmt version of panzer owes it roots to the original panzer, armor and 88 games, by yaquinto. Its gmt s decision, but i find it a little odd that they have the rules and vassal module available for a game like the last hundred yards up on the website before it was even shipping, but chose not to make them available for a panzer expansion that, even without the solo rules, they can probably predict sales numbers down to single digits. It includes errata and clarifications to the original rules. Click the first initial of the game below to jump to the start of that letter. Any use of these materials except for that express noncommercial use is prohibited without express permission from gmt games, llc. Is there a difference between yaquintos panzer rules and gmt s panzer rules.
Whats in the box 4 kb pdf, an overview of the panzer series, present and. Game system designed for small unit actions from platoon to battalionsized. Gmt s panzer rules are almost unreadable, they are long and impossible to read. This page is here as a resource to help people play and enjoy the old spi games they own.
There is little in this hobby more frustrating than opening a game and to find you misplaced the rules, or a chart. It attempts to convey the claustrophobia and urgency that tank crews experienced in this bitter conflict, utilizing a simple action system to keep the action moving at a rapid pace. A sturdier, more resilient book would have been appreciated. The final forces on the eastern front, 2nd printing panzer, 3rd printing. Mbtidf evolved from the original games by simplifying some aspects, e. The background color on each combat unit distinguishes. Vehicle include 11 unique hit locations, armor angles and penetration charts for level, rising and falling fire various ammunition type, e. Shown above are the three steps of the 23rd panzer division and the 75th.
Drive to the rhine the 2nd front panzer reprint ed. Panzer is a historical world war ii war game that focuses on small unit actions and combined arms operations on the eastern front in 194344. The 3rd edition has some additions and modification to the 2nd printing. The kaisers pirates was republished by gmt games in 2009. The gmt game maintains the 100m per hex scale as i think that provides a good balance for. Day is an american game designer best known for military based board games, computer games, card games, and miniature rules. Thirdparty game overview via boardgame geek this is one of a very popular series of games from gmt covering the first months of the invasion of the ussr. After a period of fog, rain, and snow blankets the area, three german. The panzer leader rules and the respective 78 leader counters of various enlisted and. Luckily, the rules can be downloaded as a pdf and reprinted if necessary.
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