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Balkan Gambit, 1943-1945
Head-to-Head Duel

Balkan Gambit, 1943-1945

Designed by Brian Train

Published by Bonsai Games, Decision Games (I)

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

1-2

Community Snapshot

Best with 2
Medium-Light complexity
180–240 min
5.9 on BGG (20)
Some text

Categories

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-light dice rolling game, best enjoyed with 2 players. Rated 0.0 on BGG.

How It Plays

Dice Rolling

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

Hexagon Grid

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

About This Game

Balkan Gambit is a military simulation exploring the alternative-historical premise that the Allied powers have chosen to invade southern Europe via Greece, Albania, and Yugoslavia in the latter half of World War II. Nothing like this actually happened, though the Allies went to great lengths to convince the Axis powers that such plans were intended in order to mislead them as to their true intentions. Nonetheless, some Allied strategists and leaders, including Winston Churchill, believed that an invasion of Europe via the Balkans was a legitimate and war-winning activity.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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🌿Medium-light board games for 2 players

Play Time

180-240 min

Complexity

2.0 / 5

Rating

5.9

Year

2015