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Expansion for Bolt Action
Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives
2015
Rules assistance for Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
Rules assistant for Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives
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Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives is an expansion for Bolt Action released in 2015 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Matthew Bona and its main mechanics are Simulation and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
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About the game
Crossroads, Closing the Gap A World War 2 Mini-Campaign detailing the actions of the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade at the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives. A 49 page Campaign Book, featuring background, force lists and 7 missions in accurately mapped locations. CAMPAIGN STRUCTURE: A 2 part linked campaign showing the initial Canadian advance into St Lambert, following up with the German counter-attack and push to break out of the Falaise Gap through the town. Complete with multiple victory conditions, including a method to track the teetering morale of the German forces at the time. MISSIONS: Detailed mission maps based off a master campaign map, taken from 1944 1:25,000 General Staff maps. These maps provide the mission battlegrounds for the campaign. 'FORCE LISTS: Entries for Canadian Infantry, German Infantry and Fallschirmjager troops. Historical support lists are also provided for each force. BACKGROUND: A look into the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade and the German defenders of St Lambert. SUPPORTED SYSTEMS: Created for the Chain of Command wargame, this campaign module is also compatible with Bolt Action, Flames of War and I Ain't Been Shot Mum. Being a campaign module, the information present should be useable by most wargames with some modification. —description from the publisher
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Questions and answers
Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives 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 Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives 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.
Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and World War II. Its main mechanics are Simulation and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. 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 Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives are: Matthew Bona. 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 Crossroads: Closing the Gap – A WW2 mini-campaign detailing the Battle of Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives as an expansion for Bolt Action. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Bolt Action to use it. Check that your edition of Bolt Action is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.