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Decision at Elst: An Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module
2014
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- 2 players
- 360–720 min
- Complexity 3.8/5
For 2 players
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Decision at Elst: An Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module is a board game released in 2014 for 2 players and 360–720 minutes per game. It was designed by Ken Dunn and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
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About the game
(from MMP website:) Decision at Elst is the first Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module and covers the battle at Elst, Holland, in September 1944 between British and German units during Operation MARKET-GARDEN. It depicts the British 214th Brigade’s advance toward Arnhem through the Dutch town of Elst defended by the German Kampfgruppe Knaust. This area of Betuwe, also known as the Island, was the furthest advance of XXX Corps before the official end of the MARKET-GARDEN offensive on 25 September 1944. Decision at Elst comes with: • a 22" x 34" historically-accurate map of the battlefield; • three countersheets with British and German infantry, tanks, and guns, and game markers; • two player aid cards; • four historical scenarios and one Campaign Game; • one 28-page ASL Starter Kit basic rules booklet (with all the latest finetuning); • one 20-page DaE Campaign Game rules booklet, with all of the rules needed to play the scenarios and the Campaign Game, including new rules for the steeple, offboard artillery, polder terrain, and German SS units. Decision at Elst is a fully self-contained product and requires nothing else to play it.
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Decision at Elst: An Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module 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 listed playing time for Decision at Elst: An Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module is 360–720 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Decision at Elst: An Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module has a complexity rating of 3.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Decision at Elst: An Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module belongs to these categories: Wargame and World War II. Its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid 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 Decision at Elst: An Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module are: Ken Dunn. 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 Decision at Elst: An Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit Historical Module as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.