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Rules assistance for ATS: Briefing #3
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–2 players
Rules assistant for ATS: Briefing #3
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
ATS: Briefing #3 is an expansion for Berlin: Red Victory released in 2017 for 1–2 players. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.
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About the game
The third ATS Briefing, the first in many years is loaded with invaluable resource material for Advanced Tobruk System enthusiasts. The 48 page issue, laid out in color, contains several new articles, such as: Buildings as targets, with a handy table to assist decision-making The Finns in WWII Obstacles and demolition Scenario design But that's not why you called! This issue also includes a new suite of Busting The Bocage scenarios along with a remastered Pointe du Hoc map, printed on heavy cardstock. AS a bonus, the magazine includes a full-color replay of one of the new scenarios. Additionaly, the ASL-comp chestnut "The Grain Elevator" is here for ATS players to enjoy, complete with cardstock map and scenarios to play on it. Ownership of the ATS rules, playaids and system markers is required to make use of this material, as well as combat counters from Berlin: Red Victory and at least one ATS Normandy title, such as D-Day Rangers or Band of Brothers.
Mechanics
Publishers
- Critical Hit, Inc.
Questions and answers
ATS: Briefing #3 supports 1–2 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
ATS: Briefing #3 belongs to these categories: Wargame, World War II, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are 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 catalogue lists ATS: Briefing #3 as an expansion for Berlin: Red Victory. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Berlin: Red Victory to use it. Check that your edition of Berlin: Red Victory is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.