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Ambush!: Purple Heart
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Ambush!: Purple Heart

Requires:Ambush!

Designed by Joseph Reiser

Published by Victory Games (I), Hobby Japan

Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Cities: Caen (France)

Community Snapshot

Medium complexity
~240 min
7.8 on BGG (460)
Text-heavy

Categories

Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Exploration
Discover new areas, map unknown territory, and uncover surprises.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.
World War II
Set during the Second World War — from D-Day to the Pacific theater.

A medium dice rolling game. Rated 5.8 on BGG.

How It Plays

Action Points

You get a limited number of action points each turn and choose how to spend them — prioritizing is everything.

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Grid Movement

Pieces move on a grid of squares — straightforward movement that still leaves room for deep tactical thinking.

Hexagon Grid

The board uses hexagons instead of squares — this gives you more directions to move and think about.

Line of Sight

Your units can only interact with what they can directly see on the board — positioning matters a lot.

Movement Points

You get a set number of movement points to spend on moving your pieces — plan your path carefully.

Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

You play through linked missions or scenarios that build on each other — it's like an epic adventure in chapters.

Secret Unit Deployment

You place your units face-down so opponents don't know what you've got — the reveal is always exciting.

About This Game

Purple Heart is the second expansion for Ambush! It adds six new scenarios along with new weapons, vehicles, enemies and maps. The scenarios are designed to be challenging for experienced characters. Instead of being limited to France in 1944 like the base game, Purple Heart also takes you to: - The Ardennes, December 1944 - South of Caen, July 1944 - The Rhone Valley, 1944 - Western Germany, Spring 1945

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Country: Belgium

Players

1

Play Time

240 min

Complexity

3.2 / 5

Rating

7.8

Year

1985

Solo / Solitaire Game

You can play this one all by yourself — perfect for a quiet evening when you want a fun challenge on your own.