RARE Out-of-Print Classic Strategy & Tactics Magazine, Nr 71 With a Complete World War II Strategy Game, "Cassino, Assaulting the Gustav Line, 1944"
About the Game
The Battle for Cassino: Assaulting the Gustav Line, 1944, is a two-player company/platoon level simulation of the third Allied attack on the German Gustav Line around Cassino which occurred in March, 1944.
The game makes extensive use of Artillery and, because Cassino Abbey was at the top of a hill, there are extensive elevation and line-of-sight rules.
If the Germans do not have a unit counter in Cassino Abbey after 17 game turns, the Allies win. If the German player has a unit in Cassino Abbey AND the Continental Hotel, the German player wins. If neither of these conditions exist, victory is then determined by Allied casualties.
Game includes: One 22 x 35" full-color mapsheet One dual-side printed countersheet (200 1/2" counters) One 12-page Cassino rules booklet
About Games of Strategy Games of Strategy are based on the concepts of chess or checkers, except that you may move as many of your pieces or none at all, and in virtually any direction. Unlike other games there are no chance cards or spinners. Victory or defeat depends on your strategy alone. No military experience is necessary, just common sense. Each of your "chesspieces" may represent units of armor, infantry, or special forces. Now YOU can change the course of history!
About Strategy & Tactics Magazine "Strategy & Tactics" magazine includes a complete game as a subject of one of the articles. The game accurately portrays the situation and the salient factors confronting the forces involved. The players are able to consider how and why the historical outcome occurred as well as the potential for other outcomes. Players can try different tactics and strategies to see the effect of their decisions on the process and outcomes. Diversity is a major strength in the continuing series of S&T games.
With battles and campaigns ranging from ancient to modern period, from very low complexity games that can be played in less than one hour to high complexity games taking hours to play, from maps representing everything from tiny areas to virtually the entire world with hexes, squares, areas, box-to-box, from counters representing everything from individuals to armies, recent experiments with larger counters (and the ½ x 1 inch counters in the past), S&T provides something different every issue. Games are selected through an annual Mega-Feedback process in which customers select the games that will go into production for future issues. Strategy & Tactics games are known for portraying unique and unusual situations rarely covered in boxed games.
Rare, Complete Wargame with Strategy & Tactics #71 Magazine, Never Used, Counters Unpunched, Excellent Condition!!! It's getting harder and harder to find a classic game such as this with the counters unpunched!
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