
- BGG rank
- BGG #226
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Memoir '44
- 2–4 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2004

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Assault on Rotterdam is an expansion for Fallschirmjaeger: The Airborne Assault on Fortress Holland released in 2008 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by David Meyler and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
Assault on Rotterdam is an extended scenario for the MMP SCS game Fallschirmjaeger: The Airborne Assault on Fortress Holland. "Assault on Rotterdam" shipped with MMP's Operations Special Issue #1. After the bombing of Rotterdam on May 14th 1940, the Dutch forces surrendered the city. This is a what-if scenario, based on what would have happened if the city had not been bombed and instead there had been a Battle of Rotterdam. The scenario includes an additional countersheet of German and Dutch units, and extends the base game by a day and a half, assuming that the Dutch did not surrender on May 14th, and the cross-river assault planned by the Germans was executed. 6 historical variants for each player have also been added. Contents: 4 pages of rules, variants and background information 1 countersheet (131 counters + 1 blank counter)
Assault on Rotterdam supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Assault on Rotterdam for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Assault on Rotterdam belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Assault on Rotterdam are: David Meyler. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Assault on Rotterdam as an expansion for Fallschirmjaeger: The Airborne Assault on Fortress Holland. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Fallschirmjaeger: The Airborne Assault on Fortress Holland to use it. Check that your edition of Fallschirmjaeger: The Airborne Assault on Fortress Holland is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.