Wargamer Magazine #40

Fight on the Beaches

Germany invades Britain in 1940

 

Fight on the Beaches is a two-player game simulating the first eleven days of a German plan to invade the United Kingdom in the Autumn of 1940.The game is at a corps commander level, with hexes representing 5 miles, 12 hour turns, and units organized at divisional level with elements down to regiment and battalion size.

　

Game Components:

  • Rules (4pp bound in)
  • 200 die cut counters
  • One 22" X 34" full color, glossy map

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  • Each Hex is 5 miles across
  • Game Turns represent 12 hours of real time
  • Units are Divisional with regiment and battalion size elements
  • Designed by: John Lambshead & Robert Sandell
  • Developed by: John Rinley

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Magazine Contents

Fight on the Beaches Designers’ Notes (Separate views by each of the two designers. Design article by Roger Sandell & John Lambshead.)

Invasions and Invaders (Historical background to Fight on the beaches by Roger Sandell and John Lambshead. Includes: The Land; The Leaders)

Boots & Saddles (Feature review of GDW’s new Assault series game by Thoas L. Tuchy)

CINCPAC – East Wind Rain (Advanced Rules for 3W’s East Wind Rain by Chris V. Bruegge.)

Fire! (Optional bombardment rules for Unconditional Surrrender and Champion’s Hill byJon Southard.)

China Incident (Q&A and Errata for the issue game from Wargamer #37)

Hell, Hath No Fury (Q&A and Errata for the issue game from Wargamer #38)

The Empire Struck Down (A Holy Roman Empire Replay by Mark G. McLaughlin)

Holy Roman Empire (Errata for the game from Wargamer #33)

Issue Game: Fight on the Beaches (by Roger Sandell & John Lambshead.)

Briefings (mini reviews of: Central Command (S&T #98); Overlord (Simon & Schuster); Empire Builder (Mayfair))

　

Departments

--- Mail Call (Readers Letters)
--- G2 (Hobby News)
--- Home Front (Who’s Who at 3W)
--- Swap shop
--- A Hitchhikers Guide to Computer Wargames (spacy games)

 

   

This is a superior shape copy that may have a bit staple rust and some light cover wear. It is crispy clean, shiny, unmarked and guaranteed complete. The game is unpunched and un-played.

WWW40 December 1984 48pp magazine, counter sheet, map

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This item would weigh just under 0.94 pounds (0.43 kg) when packaged for shipping.





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